Keele International and EU Guide Keele International and EU Guide 2019 | Page 4

4 | Location
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Edinburgh
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
T R AV E L T I M E S
Leeds
1hr 30 mins
To London by train
Location
LIVE EXPLORE DISCOVER
Keele University
is located next to
Newcastle-under-
Lyme and is a
short journey from
Stoke-on-Trent
city centre.
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Around 15 minutes on the bus,
20 minutes by foot or 5 minutes
by car, this is the town centre
where you’ll find supermarkets,
bars, restaurants and high street
fashion stores. Lymelight Boulevard
has a bowling alley, escape room
and Vue cinema.
Stoke city centre
10 minutes by car or 40 minutes
by bus, this is ideal for shopping,
culture and nightlife. With Cineworld
cinema, Potteries Museum and Art
Gallery, Intu shopping centre and
more, you won’t be short of things to
do. The Sugarmill and Victoria Hall
are popular live music venues, whilst
the Regent Theatre is fantastic for its
range of shows and performances
throughout the year. There’s also a
dry ski slope and ten pin bowling at
the nearby Festival Park.
Liverpool
1hr
50 mins
Manchester
1hr
Keele
To Birmingham by train
40 mins
Nottingham
Stoke-on-Trent
Birmingham
1hr
To Manchester by train
10 mins
Cardiff
Oxford
London
Stoke-on-Trent by car
1.5hrs
Under 45 minutes away About an hour away
• T
 he Peak District National Park –
for spectacular views, walking and
even climbing.
• F
 lip Out – a new indoor
trampoline playground for both
adults and children.
• T
 rentham Estate – 725 acres of
visitor gardens, a monkey forest,
high ropes adventure course and
beautiful shopping village. • T
 he Trafford Centre – one of the
UK’s best shopping malls with
200 shops and 60 restaurants as
well as Sea Life and Legoland
Discovery Centre.
• C
 hester Zoo – the most visited
attraction in the UK outside
London, home to 7000 animals.
• A
 lton Towers – a major theme
park with rides and a water park.
•  Tamworth SnowDome –
an artificial indoor ski slope.
•  Drayton Manor – a theme park
with its own zoo.
•  Cannock Chase – offers
challenging mountain biking
and stunning walks.