Keele Walks

3 miles (5.6 km)

This Staffordshire based village is located near Newcastle Under Lyme. The historic village is home to a well known and particularly attractive university campus.
This circular walk from the village takes you south east along Lymes Road before exploring the woodland and lakes in the expansive grounds of Keele University. There's 650 acres to explore with colour coded trails taking you to an Arboretum with over 150 species of tree. Click here for an excellent guided walk leaflet telling you all about the flora and fauna you can see here.
The route also passes very close to the famous Keele Services, located on the�M6, just south of the village.

Postcode

ST5 5AD - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

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Keele Ordnance Survey Map - view and print off detailed OS map

Keele Open Street Map - view and print off detailed map

Keele OS Map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Keele Open Street Map - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Walks near Keele

Newcastle Under Lyme - The Staffordshire based town of Newcastle Under Lyme is well known for a number of attractive parks and gardens
Apedale Country Park - Explore 450 acres of community country park in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Silverdale Country Park - This pretty country park is located in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Newcastle Way - Starting at Mow Cop, follow the Newcastle Way through Staffordshire to Market Drayton
Trent and Mersey Canal - Follow the Trent and Mersey Canal through Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire on this long distance waterside walk
Stoke on Trent Canal Walk - This waterside walk takes you along the Trent and Mersey Canal and the Calder Canal to Hanley Park in Stoke on Trent
Trentham Gardens - This circular walk in Staffordshire takes you around the beautiful Trentham Gardens and Trentham Lake
Westport Lake - Enjoy an easy circular walk around this pretty lake in�Stoke-on-Trent.
Maer Hills - This walk visits the Maer Hills near the village of Maer in Staffordshire

Pubs/Cafes

Head to the Sneyd Arms for some post walk refreshment. They serve good quality home cooked food and have a nice cosy fire for colder days. You can find them at postcode ST5 5AD for your sat navs. They are also dog friendly if you have your canine friend with you.

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

Head a few miles north from the village and you will come to Apedale Country Park. The attractive park includes a series of well maintained footpaths taking you to open meadows, secluded woodland glades and silent pools.
Just to the east of Stoke there's some nice cycling and walking trails around Park Hall Country Park. The former quarry site is now notable as Stoke on Trent's only National Nature Reserve comprising woodland, heathland and ponds.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Staffordshire Walks page.