Attractions in Staffordshire
The border between Stafordshire and Derbyshire is the River Dove so only a few hundred yards away. It runs north to south. I have also added the web site details as the folders with the leaflets in have been removed to minimise infection risks.
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, http://kingsleyfalconry.co.uk/ 5) Leek Architectural Trail (Leek is not fancy but architecturally decidedly interesting!) http://mediafiles.thedms.co.uk/publication/ds/cms/pdf/leekarchitecturaltrail.pdf 6) Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery (in Leek) 7) Brindley Mill (far side of Leek) – open from 19th May on Wednesdays and Sundays www.brindleysmill.co.uk/ 8) Churnet Valley Railway 25 minutes away only opens 23rd june 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 children play, trails and car park open –visitor centre closed https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/coombes-valley/ 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 runs weekends, school holidays and Fridays in june and july www.rlsr.org/ 13)Rudyard Lake 28 minutes away café and walk around open www.rudyardlake.com/ 14) Cheddleton Flint Mill 30 minutes away open monday & wed pm www.cheddletonflintmill.com/ 15) Cheadle Staffordshire – for Pugins (St Giles) Church 30 minutes away; well worth a visit just to see the exterior; interior still shut in november 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) open tue to Saturday redfernscottage.org/ 18) Biddulph Grange Gardens (NT) 38 minutes away open https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/biddulph-grange-garden 19) The National Brewery centre in Burton on Trent 40 minutes away open thursday to Sunday from 17th May www.nationalbrewerycentre.co.uk/ 20) Foxfield Steam Railway 42 minutes away opens 23rd May www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/ 21) Ford Green Hall 52 minutes away shut fordgreenhall.org.uk/ 22) Trentham Gardens 55 minutes – open but seems you need to pre-book; excellent; has a shopping village www.trentham.co.uk/ 23) Monkey Forest (adjacent to Trentham Gardens); in mid may said ‘re-opening soon’ https://monkey-forest.com/ 24) Waterworld at Festival Park, Hanley, Stoke opening 17th May www.waterworld.co.uk/ 25) Apedale Light Railway (Newcastle under lyne) open saturdays (and from july also Sundays) avlr.org.uk/ 26) The Steam Engines at Mill Meece Pumping Station shut (1 hour away) 27) Cannock Chase (1 hour away) https://www.forestryengland.uk/cannock-chase-forest 28) Shugborough Estate 1 hour away- open www.nationaltrust.org.uk/shugborough-estate 29) National memorial arboretum 65 minutes – open but must book http://www.thenma.org.uk/ 30) Drayton Manor 67 minutes away; theme park for young ones; open 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)