Living at Keele Accommodation Guide 2016/17 | Page 10

Stoke-on-Trent is great for shopping,
culture and nightlife.
intu Potteries (situated in Hanley,
the city centre) is the largest shopping
and leisure destination in Staffordshire
and South Cheshire, with over 90 high
street shops and a traditional market.
Its new leisure development, the Hive,
which opened in 2015 has added...
a nine screen Cineworld and seven
restaurants to the centre, including
some of the nation’s favourites,
Chiquitos, Nando’s and Pizza Express.
The Cultural Quarter is a hub of creative
and entertainment venues and home to
two theatres, the Regent Theatre and
the Mitchell Arts Centre. The Sugarmill
and The Underground
are great for live
Student
music every week
night on
and The Exchange is
Mondays!
home to some of the
city’s best clubnights.
Close to the centre you’ll find the
Potteries Museum which is home to
the famous Staffordshire hoard and
just a short walk away is the renowned
Emma Bridgewater factory where
you can take a tour, shop for gifts
or decorate your own piece of pottery
in the popular decorating studio.
Festival Park, which is a 15 minute
walk from the centre is great for
entertainment. In addition to its
retail park, it has an Odeon cinema,
bowling alley, Hotshots, ski slope
and Water World.

Inside the new Hive

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