Discover Newcastle Under Lyme

Newcastle Under Lyme offers several points of interest for planning your trip: history, theatre, walking routes and a long-distance trail. If you are looking for a hotel, it helps to first decide the purpose of your stay. These interests differ both in theme and scale: from the history of the borough and a single individual to designated park paths and a route about 40 km long.

History and collections

The Brampton Museum presents more than 2,000 years of history of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme and is located in Brampton Park. The museum's collections are displayed in changing exhibitions and galleries. This long timespan provides a broad framework for local history; changing displays draw attention to different aspects of the collections. The Philip Astley Centre is dedicated to Philip Astley, the original ringmaster and creator of the modern circus. Compared with the museum, the Centre focuses on one individual and his role as the creator of the modern circus.

Theatre and theatre-in-the-round

The New Vic Theatre was Europe's first purpose-built theatre-in-the-round. It combines professional theatre with an extensive community and education programme. Performances created at the New Vic Theatre tour nationally and internationally. These tours distinguish the creation of performances at the New Vic from their later presentation at home and abroad. For planning your cultural activities, this focus differs from the museum's local history and the Philip Astley Centre's biographical focus: here, the emphasis is on the theatre-in-the-round format, professional theatre, and the community and education programme.

Walking routes and long-distance trail

Lyme Valley Parkway is next to Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre and offers designated walking routes. The park also includes wildlife areas. Its walking routes and natural setting make the parkway a distinct point of interest when planning your trip. The Newcastle Way is a long-distance trail about 40 km long, following public rights of way through the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The main difference in scale between the two options is designated walks in the parkway compared with a longer route through the borough. The approximate length of the Newcastle Way gives you a concrete sense of its scale, while remaining an estimate.

Market and getting around

The Newcastle-under-Lyme market is on the High Street, near the bus station and taxi ranks. For finding your way around, this location combines a specific street address with two named transport points. If you include the market in your travel plans, you can locate it on the High Street and use the bus station and taxi ranks as additional reference points. This practical location detail complements the cultural and walking options with a specific point of reference.

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