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Out and About
Keele is close to Newcastle-under-Lyme with its thriving night life. Hanley, the centre of the Stoke-on-Trent conurbation, is a little further on with a range of pubs and bars and the famous Sugarmill gig venue.
Newcastle has a multi-screen cinema and a range of well-known bar and pub chains, independent bars, traditional pubs and a good choice of restaurants.
Local Links
You can find plenty of information about what to see and do across the region from the following sites:
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/ - the website of The Sentinel, the regional newspaper.
Cinemas:
Vue Cinema, Newcastle
Odeon, Festival Park, Hanley
Film Theatre (for Art House films), Stoke
Concert venues and theatres:
Keele has societies for rock, folk, jazz and R&B as well as a philharmonic orchestra, choir and big bands. There’s also a Drama Society which stages outdoor summer performances. The New Vic and Regent Theatres in Newcastle and Hanley offer modern and classical theatre with student discounts.
New Victoria Theatre, Newcastle
Regent Theatre, Hanley
Victoria Hall, Hanley
Sugarmill, Hanley - live gigs
Theme parks and attractions:
Alton Towers - the UK's best known theme park. Discounted tickets available from the Students' Union.
Trentham Gardens - shops, gardens, monkey forest, Aerial Extreme ride.
Water World - swimming, white-knuckle water slides, chutes, bubble pools.
