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Attractions in Staffordshire Attractions in Staffordshire The border between Stafordshire and Derbyshire is the River Dove so only a few hundred yards awa. It runs north to south. Below is a modified copy of the index to the folder normally found in the cottages full of 40 leaflets of attractions in Staffordshire . I have deleted some of the listings in the index as I consider it is unlikely they will be opening by the time of your stay, but others that are for time being closed, I have kept in as I am guessing there is a chance they might open up. Some of the attractions have been open throughout the lockdown (eg Manifold Valley, others are opening up in July and I have indicated those whose administrators have given no indication of when they are opening up. I have also added the web site details in view of their being no leaflets as such in the cottage. I have also removed listings of some leaflets that are generic. 1) Manifold Valley Visitor Centre 3 minutes drive time away; well recommended www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk/manifoldvalleyvisitorcentre.htm 2) Manifold Valley 2k away www.cressbrook.co.uk/features/manifold.php 3) Peak Wildlife park (18 minutes) open www.peakwildlifepark.co.uk 4) Kingsley Bird and Falconry Centre –only open for booked experiences, that’s always the case, but not open at moment. http://kingsleyfalconry.co.uk/ 5) Leek Architectural Trail (Leek is not fancy but architecturally decidedly interesting!) 6) Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery (in Leek) 7) Brindley Mill (far side of Leek) – closed www.brindleysmill.co.uk/ 8) Churnet Valley Railway 25 minutes away opening 1st August www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk/ 9) Froghall Wharf - this is an interesting canal basin – hence open churnet-valley.guide/heritage/froghall-wharf 10) Coombes Valley RSPB trails and car park open –‘facilities closed’ 11) Tittesworth Reservoir 27 minutes away – open (including toilets and café for take-away service) www.stwater.co.uk/wonderful-on-tap/our-visitor-sites/come-visit-us/tittesworth-water/ 12) Rudyard Lake Steam Railway 27 minutes away open at weekends www.rlsr.org/ 13) Rudyard Lake 28 minutes away café and walk around open www.rudyardlake.com/ 14) Cheddleton Flint Mill 30 minutes away think its opening in July www.cheddletonflintmill.com/ 15) Cheadle Staffordshire – for Pugins (St Giles) Church 30 minutes away; well worth a visit just to see the exterior www.stgilescheadle.org.uk/ 16) Wettley Moor 30 minutes www.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk/article/895/Wetley-Moor-Common 17) Uttoxeter Heritage Cente (35 minues away) closed at mo redfernscottage.org/ 18) Biddulph Grange Gardens (NT) 38 minutes away open but pre-bookings only https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/biddulph-grange-garden 19) The National Brewery centre in Burton on Trent 40 minutes away open Wednesday to Sunday www.nationalbrewerycentre.co.uk/ 20) Foxfield Steam Railway 42 minutes away no sign of when opening up www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/ 21) Ford Green Hall 52 minutes away possibly open end july/early august fordgreenhall.org.uk/ 22) Trentham Gardens 55 minutes – open; excellent; must pre-book; has a shopping village www.trentham.co.uk/ 23) Monkey Forest (adjacent to Trentham Gardens); open https://monkey-forest.com/ 24) Waterworld at Festival Park, Hanley, Stoke getting ready to open www.waterworld.co.uk/ 25) Apedale Light Railway (Newcastle under lyne) no indication when opening avlr.org.uk/ 26) The Steam Engines at Mill Meece Pumping Station (1 hour away) 27) Shugborough Estate 1 hour away- open but must pre-book www.nationaltrust.org.uk/shugborough-estate 28) National memorial arboretum 65 minutes – truly impressive http://www.thenma.org.uk/ 29) Drayton Manor 67 minutes away; theme park for young ones; open bu need to pre- book entry www.draytonmanor.co.uk/ Drayton Manor and the National Memorial Arboretum (latter strongly recommend can conveniently be visited on your way home if you use the M42 –both are on your route) .
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