The Ancient High House
(1 Mile)*
Stafford's Ancient High House has been one of the most important buildings of the town for over four hundred years. Its late Elizabethan architecture makes it particularly distinctive among its 20th century neighbours.
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Stafford Castle & Visitors Centre
(2 Miles)*
This prominent vantage point and strategic site was quickly recognised by the Normans, who built a huge timber fortress here by 1100 AD. Extensively rebuilt in the Gothic Revival Style in 1813, the castle fell into ruin through this century.
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Izaak Walton's Cottage
(4 Miles)*
Izaac Walton is best remembered for writing the 'The Compleat Angler' which was completed in 1653. The following year he bought the Halfhead Estate which included the cottage.
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Museum of Cannock Chase
(8 Miles)*
For a great day out why not visit the Museum of Cannock Chase. There's lots to see and do, whether it is a walk down 'memory lane', through the domestic life and coal mining galleries, or a ramble over the Hednesford Hills.
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Boscobel House
(10 Miles)*
This beautiful but modest timber framed house sheltered Charles II after defeat at Worcester. In 1651 he evaded capture by sheltering in an oak tree, which soon became known as the 'Royal Oak'.
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Foxfield Steam Railway
(11 Miles)*
Experience the nostalgia of this unique Heritage Steam Railway for a five and a half mile round journey, winding gently through some of North Staffordshire's most picturesque countryside.
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Weston Park
(11 Miles)*
Visit Weston Park, set in the spectacular Shropshire countryside, and you will marvel at the beautiful Seventeenth Century House and the splendour of the 1,000 acre Parkland in which it rests.
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Lilleshall Abbey
(13 Miles)*
Lilleshall Abbey was dissolved in 1538, yet today its extensive and peaceful ruins are an evocative reminder of the lives of its Augustinian canons.
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Etruria Industrial Museum
(14 Miles)*
The focus of Eturia Industrial Museum is Jesse Shirley's Bone & Flint Mill, built in 1857 to grind materials for the pottery and agricultural industries.
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Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
(14 Miles)*
The Royal Air Force Museum at Cosford houses one of the largest aviation collections in the United Kingdom.
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Dorothy Clive Garden
(14 Miles)*
The Dorothy Clive Garden is intimate and informal. It embraces a variety of landscape features, including a superb woodland garden, an alpine scree, a damp garden and spectacular summer flower borders.
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 Alton Towers
(14 Miles)*
Alton Towers is Britain's biggest and best known Theme Park If you are looking for a day packed full of excitement and fun, you will find it here.
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Wall Roman Site
(14 Miles)*
The foundations of an inn and bath house can be seen at Wall Roman Site. The inn provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.
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Wolverhampton Racecourse
(15 Miles)*
Wolverhampton Racecourse is Britain's first floodlit horse racing track, so we can bring you the thrills of racing day and night, throughout the year.
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Sudbury Hall
(15 Miles)*
The ideal family day out - an intriguing house, an entertaining museum and a restful garden.
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