Local places to visit……. Apedale County Park and Mine visits The Apedale Community Country Park is quite literally on our doorstep, offering 184 hectares of open space to explore. The park offers a varied landscape of woodland, meadows and pools crossed by many paths and tracks. Overlooking the park is a memorial in the form of a pit wheel dedicated to the mine workers of Staffordshire. This is the newest country park in Staffordshire in what was once a hive of industrial activity. As recently as the 1990s areas of the park were part of an open cast mine. However the area has been landscaped and restored and now provides a habitat for a wide variety of wildlife. Apedale Community Country Park Blackbank Road Knutton Newcastle Staffs ST5 6AX https://www.apedale.co.uk/attractions/apedale-country-park/
Clayton Library Dartmouth Avenue Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 3NR
Free wi-fi Free PC access Printing Photocopying Scanning Meetings rooms
Jubilee 2 Swimming pool, Climbing Wall, fitness Jubilee2 Brunswick Street Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire ST5 1HG https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/jubilee2 The Rudyard Lake steam railway The Rudyard Lake Steam Railway is a Victorian style narrow gauge steam railway which gives a delightful three mile return trip from the free car park at Rudyard Station along the side of Rudyard Lake. It’s the ideal way to see the lake and get to its attractions. You can break your journey if you wish and children and dogs are welcome. http://www.rudyardlake.com/rudyard-lake-steam-railway/ Rudyard Reservoir, Off Lake Road, Rudyard, Leek ST13 8XB
Brampton Museum and Park The park was originally two gardens divided between the two Victorian villas on the park – the Firs (now the museum) and Pitfield House (now the café and Giggles and Wiggles nursery). Before that, the land was part of the Brampton Field – common land grazed and cultivated by the town burgesses. The name Brampton means ‘place where broom grew’. The Brampton Field was sold by the town burgesses after the 1845 Inclosure Act and was developed as a residential area for the towns professional classes, such as shopkeepers and business owners. The houses were built in the 1850s. Brampton Park Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire ST5 0QP Telephone: 01782 619705 Email: [email protected]
Northwood Garden Centre A successful family run garden centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Priding ourselves in offering top quality plants at affordable prices.
Northwood Garden Centre Clayton Road Clayton Newcastle-Under-Lyme ST5 4DH
Tel: (01782) 635 081
St Marys Church Situated in the centre of the market town of Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It has been called the "Cathedral of South Cheshire" and it is considered by some to be one of the finest medieval churches, not only in Cheshire, but in the whole of England.
St Mary’s Church, The Rectory, Church Lane, Nantwich CW5 5RQ http://stmarysnantwich.org.uk/
Tegg's Nose Country Park Discover Tegg's Nose Country Park and experience Cheshire's wild hill country where rock dominates the landscape. Dry stone walls and sturdy barns add to the dramatic character of the steeply sided valleys while many of the hill tops are pitted with old quarries. Quarrying was certainly happening at Tegg's Nose in the 1500's and continued until 1955. Men blasted, hammered, hacked and chiselled away at the rock in harsh conditions for low wages. Today nature has softened the scars of industry and there is plenty to see at Tegg's whatever time of year. You don't have to go far to enjoy exhilarating views over the Cheshire Plain and on a clear day you can see Liverpool's cathedrals and Welsh hills beyond. The car park provides an excellent base for numerous walks and throughout the year there are many events taking place at the visitor centre.
Buxton Old Road, Macclesfield, SK11 0AP http://www.teggsnose.co.uk/
Nantwich Museum Nantwich Museum brings to life the fascinating history of one of Cheshire’s most attractive and historic towns. Established in 1980 as an independent charitable trust, the Museum is housed in the town’s former Victorian library and sits on the site of what was the town’s jail. Nantwich Museum Pillory Street Nantwich CW5 5BQ Tel: 01270 627104 http://nantwichmuseum.org.uk/