Whirlow Brook Park borders the Limb Brook, a small stream but an important border, which once separated the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria and was the county boundary between Yorkshire and Derbyshire. It is also the ecclesiastical border between Canterbury and York and the parishes of Ecclesall and Dore. The name Whirlow is said to mean a boundary mound.

Originally a family manor house built by, Percy Fawcett in 1906, Whirlow Brook Hall is a stunning stone built property with the garden laid out as it remains today with the rockery and ponds. In 1920 the house became home to Sir Walter Benton-Jones, a leading industrialist in the city.

It was only in 1951 that the grounds became open to the public. Today, Whirlow Brook Park is open daily and maintained by Sheffield City Council and the gardening group of Sheffield U3A. More recently the Friends of Whirlow Brook has been established which is committed to restore and develop the rest of the park. The house is operated as a wedding venue.

From the house, the view down the garden included an open stretch of water, a mill pond, built to store water for the Whirlow Mill lower down the valley.

Today there is a cafe in the gardens serving breakfast, lunch and tea. A fine place to finish your walk through the Limb Valley.