Apedale Community Country Park

Lovely walk, nice cuppa watching the birds eating after we finished walking round :)

This is a beautiful country walk in the middle of the busy Newcastle Borough. It feels like you are far away from the hustle and bustle of daily, city life. There are many different walks available to take and I have been going there for a couple of years but still find new parts to explore. It does state that dogs must be on a lead around the cafe, visitor centres and the miniature railway, obviously, and in a few areas it states dogs must be under close control. To be honest as soon as I am away from the car park areas, of which there are two, I always let my dogs off and providing they don't cause any problems for anyone I've never experienced any negativity. There are toilets in the cafe area but during Covid these have been closed. Apedale gets quite busy at the weekends as it is such a beautiful place to visit, but in the week it is usually very tranquil with only a few dog walkers or joggers. I definitely would give Apedale a visit if you have never been.

I haven't been down Apedale for a few years so decided to go and have a walk around to see what's changed and what a surprise I got ( in a good way ) the walk was well worth it .The heritage centre was open and steam trains were running also a well stocked cafe , amazing to see such trains been well looked after and running with passengers on board. Walk around Apedale itself was lovely but must admit I didn't go all the way around, but I will soon .I could carry on talking about this lovely place. Dog friendly and also a great place to take the kids . Plenty to see & do .

Lovely country park. The paths are well maintained & clear. There are some smaller paths through woodland as well as open stone paths. I parked at the whitebarn car parkv(free), took my dogs for a long off lead walk to the heritage centre. I had a coffee & a tasty flapjack at the centre before walking back. The paths I went on were quite hilly & it could have done with better signage, the paths are obvious but I had to hope I was heading in right direction to cafe. The dogs really enjoyed it & I would recommend.

Lovely place for a walk, we enjoy going there with our dog. There are lots of routes around the park, so I’ve never found it too busy. The heritage centre has a great little cafe and mining museum, which are well worth a visit too. Dogs can’t go inside, but there is a good sized seating area outside.

Area of nature trails, mixed with wooded copses taking you up and around the park ideal for getting out into the local countryside to enjoy the views across Staffordshire whilst walking the dogs , plenty of space for them to run free safely.

Lovely walk around the country park, actually on extinct volcano! Pleasant cafe and little museum there, with the opportunity to descend into the old line workings. Good to see that the industrial heritage is not forgotten.

Lots of paths across the valleys and hills, as well as through nearby forests and trails.If the walks aren't enough, the paths continue through to Silverdale just next door.Down at the main entrance is a cafe and play area. Plenty of car parks and other entrances dotted around

It's a good place for a walk or bikeride. Carpark was free and easy to find. There are toilets which is always handy. Not been to the free museum but we had a cuppa tea, flapjacks and an oatcake from the cafe which was nice after a walk.

Lovely little train ride, interesting museum packed full of local mine history, café, special events sometimes, only spoiled a bit by the rain! Worth a visit!