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Recommended Towns & Villages near Keele

Opening up for birthing at Stoke on Trent, Trent and Mersey canal

Stoke-on-Trent (31 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (4.4 miles, 7.0 km, direction E)

Town known best as "the potteries" but in reality Stoke-on-Trent is a 1906 amalgamation of six towns, each of which still maintain their own individuality and character...

Norton lane, Norton in the moors, Staffordshire.

Norton in the Moors (6 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction NE)

Norton-in-the-Moors is exactly what its name implies - it is an old village set on the side of a windswept hill with far reaching views over rolling countryside towards the Peak District...

Mow Cop Castle, Staffordshire

Mow Cop (15 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NE)

The sheer scale of the height of this village with the quaint sounding name has made it famous, for it is believed that on a clear day the hill is visible to no less than five counties...

Oakhanger Mere,

Crewe (4 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction NW)

Crewe has always been associated with its great railway junction, and it is from this point in the "hey-day" of rail travel that Crew began to prosper...

The Shroppie Fly.  Canal-side pub in Audlem.

Audlem (3 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction W)

A walk around the village reveals pleasant black and white timber framed properties, delightful cottages, and buildings of the Victorian era when the canal system and railways came to the area...

Old Shops, Nantwich Square

Nantwich (36 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (10.7 miles, 17.1 km, direction NW)

Today, Nantwich is a busy bustling place of business and commerce that still manages to retain its unique 'Elizabethan' flavour...

This is the Tudor House Inn in Market Drayton, Shropshire.

Market Drayton (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction SW)

Market Drayton is famous as the home of Gingerbread, and as the birthplace of Robert Clive - Clive of India, he was educated at the Grammar School, founded in 1558, and his desk bearing his carved initials is still preserved...

Astbury Mere

Congleton (54 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction N)

This lively market town stands on a bend of the River Dane, it quite possibly takes its name from the Celtic word "congle" which in English means "a bend"...

Rudyard lake, Staffordshire

Rudyard (3 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction NE)

A pretty village with a delightful cluster of cottages and houses with lovely gardens, bordered by woods at the south end of the picturesque Rudyard Reservoir...

Historic Lime Kilns at Froghall, Staffordshire

Froghall (9 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction E)

Attractively situated on the banks of the Caldon Canal in the beautiful Churnet Valley. Froghall offers visitors the opportunity to experience a diverse range of landscapes including fine watermeadows with a wealth of wildlife...

Stafford

Stafford (55 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire (15.3 miles, 24.7 km, direction SE)

Set in a landscape of contrasts with constantly changing scenery from the Royal hunting forests of Cannock Chase to the breweries of Burton, it is pleasurable to come across the.....

Weaver Hills, Staffordshire. Weaver Summit - Aug 2004

Alton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction E)

The village has many elegant stone buildings, and there is a circular lock-up and the romantic ruins of a 12th-century castle...

Denstone Primary  School

Denstone (7 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction E)

Denstone is a peaceful village set in the midst of rural Staffordshire countryside, where farm meadows are watered from a myriad of sparkling rivers flowing down from the Peak District National Park...

A picture of Macclesfield

Macclesfield (13 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction N)

A small Market town in Cheshire..

Beeston Castle in Tarporley, Cheshire.

Tarporley (15 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (19.2 miles, 30.9 km, direction NW)

Attractive large village which developed as a coaching stop on the main London to Liverpool road during the 17th and 18th-centuries...

Ilam Hall

Ilam (58 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Derbyshire (20.6 miles, 33.2 km, direction E)

A pretty and popular village which includes a wonderful park which is part of Ilam Hall. Enjoy wonderful walks through the park and the lovely river Manifold. The village is set.....

View from Stormy Point, Alderley Edge, Cheshire

Alderley Edge (16 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cheshire (20.7 miles, 33.2 km, direction N)

Alderley Edge is a popular tourist spot in the county of Cheshire, consisting of a prominent 'edge' or sandstone ridge which is popular with walkers and offers stunning views. You.....

A picture of Knutsford

Knutsford (29 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (20.8 miles, 33.4 km, direction N)

Its name derives from Canute, the great Danish King who is said to have journeyed this way when he quite possibly forded the local stream...

Milldale

Milldale (10 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (21.3 miles, 34.3 km, direction E)

Milldale is a glorious stone village lying in scenic countryside towards the southern fringes of the Peak District National Park...

Delamere Forest, Nr Tarporley, Cheshire

Delamere (39 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (21.3 miles, 34.3 km, direction NW)

The village of Delamere can be found in the midst of beautiful Cheshire countryside in an area of forests and rivers. It is perhaps best known as the home of the magnificent.....

Recommended attractions near Keele

Trentham Gardens, Summer 2006.  Following the extensive restoration of the Italian Gardens

Trentham Gardens (12 Pictures)

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction SE)

These pictures are of the garden and lake of Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. This was the former home of the.....

Monkey Forest, Trentham, near Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

Monkey Forest (7 Pictures)

(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction SE)

This is an outstanding tourist attraction for children and adults of all ages. Here, in a vast wilderness of trees 140 Barbary.....

Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (1 Pictures)

(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction E)

This is the foremost museum for fine porcelain produced over several centuries in the famous potteries of Staffordshire. Here,.....

Mow Cop Castle, Staffordshire

Mow Cop Castle (12 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction N)

Mow Cop Castle is a Grade 2 listed building and dates back to 1754 when Randle Wilbraham of nearby Rode Hall built it as a.....

Serpentine Pool, Greenway Bank Country Park, Biddulph

Greenway Bank Country Park (3 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction NE)

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Little Moreton Hall

Little Moreton Hall (48 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction N)

Little Moreton Hall is without doubt the finest example of timber-framed architecture in England. The building overflows with.....

Biddulph Grange Garden

Biddulph Grange Garden (42 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction NE)

This remarkable garden surrounds a grand house with a history of fluctuating fortunes. The gardens were originally the creation.....

Cheddleton, Staffordshire: Churnet Valley Railway sidings

Churnet Valley Railway (9 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction NE)

The Churnet Valley Railway is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway to the east of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire,.....

Stafford Castle, Staffordshire

Stafford Castle (10 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction SE)

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Stafford - Shire Hall

Shire Hall Gallery (1 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SE)

Stafford's handsome Shire Hall Gallery with its impressive porticoed frontage, served for a time as the local Crown Court. .....

Ancient High House, Stafford

Ancient High House (1 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SE)

Dominating Stafford's Greengate Street, is an impressive Elizabethan building that has stood at the centre of the town for over.....

Lovell telescope: scan of an old 6x4 print

Lovell Radio Telescope and Arboretum (2 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction N)

For over 40 years the giant Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank has been a familiar feature of the Cheshire landscape and an.....

Hodnet Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire

Hodnet Hall (3 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction SW)

Picturesque Hodnet Hall stands on the bank of a small valley, it is a handsome red-brick mansion designed in the 19th-century by.....

View from The Roaches

The Roaches (72 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction NE)

The spectacular Roaches are situated at the end of the Pennine Way, these together with oddly named Hen Cloud contrive between.....

Alton Castle, Staffordshire

Alton Castle (5 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction E)

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Part of Croxden Abbey, Near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire

Croxden Abbey (6 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.6 km, direction E)

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Alton Towers

Alton Towers Theme Park (61 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction E)

Alton Towers is the number one theme park in England. Dating back to the Victorian times, Alton Towers closed during the outbreak.....

Cholmondeley Castle. A soldiers view in 1940. Tim Croft.

Cholmondeley Castle (19 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction W)

The village of Cholmondeley is famous for its fascinating, romantic castle, built in 1801 in the Gothic style. Built as the seat.....

Hawkstone Folly

Hawkstone Park (14 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 27.9 km, direction SW)

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Oulton Park Superbikes, Oulton Park, Cheshire

Oulton Park (10 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction NW)

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