Staffordshire & South Cheshire
Trentham Monkey Forest
Stone Road
Trentham
Stoke-on-Trent
Tel: 01782 659845
The park is an unforgettable journey to walk amongst 140 Barbary Macaques living in total freedom in 60 acres of forest.
Bus services available
Route 101 from City Centre Hanley, Newcastle, Trent Vale, Stone & Stafford stops at the Monkey Forest entrance.
Central Forest Park
Chell Street
Stoke-on-Trent
Tel: 01782 236937
Countryside park with paths, cycle tracks, skate paths, a lake, and grass and wildlife areas.
Bus services available
Routes 6, 6A, 8, 8A & 18 from City Centre Hanley.
Routes 6, 6A, 8, 8A from Smallthorne.
Routes 6, 6A from Chell.
Trentham
Stone Road
Trentham
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
Tel: 01782 646646
Formerly Trentham Gardens, features include an Italian Garden and Tea-room, Monkey Forest, Garden Centre, and 400 acres of woodland with a lake.
Bus services available
Route 101 from City Centre Hanley, Newcastle, Trent Vale, Stone & Stafford.
Biddulph Grange Gardens
Grange Road
Biddulph
Staffordshire Moorlands
Tel: 01782 517999
Owned by the National Trust, one of Britain's most exciting and unusual gardens, with a series of connected compartments. Features a Chinese garden, Italian garden & Scottish Glen.
Bus services available
Route 6A from Meir, Longton, Fenton, City Centre Hanley, Smallthorne, Chell & Biddulph.
City Farm
Bucknall Park
Werrington Road
Bucknall
Stoke-on-Trent
Tel: 01782 215681
The City Farm at Bucknall Park offers a really fun day out for all the family. Animals include sheep, goats, cows, pigs, horses, geese and many more.
Bus services available
Routes 1, 1A, 2, 5, 26, 32 & 32A to Finney Gardens Public House.
Park Hall Country Park
Hulme Road
Weston Coyney
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
Tel: 01782 331889
A CountryPark with lakes, sandstone canyons, woodland, heath-land, fishing facilities, and a visitor centre.
Bus services available
Routes 1, 1A, 2 & 26 from City Centre Hanley.
Routes 1, 2 & 26 from Longton.
Ramshaw Rocks and The Roaches
A53 between Leek and Buxton.
The Roaches, with Hen Cloud and Ramshaw Rocks, form a gritstone escarpment which marks the south-western edge of the Peak. Best viewed from the approach along the Leek road, they stand as a line of silent sentinels guarding the entrance to the Peak District, worn into fantastic shapes by the elements.
Bus services available
Routes 118 from City Centre Hanley, Endon and Leek.
