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Attractions in Staffordshire
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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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Ash End House Children's Farm
Touch, see, smell feel and experience all the sights and sounds of a farm. Ash End House Farm is organised specially for children. |
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Biddulph Grange Garden
An unusual Victorian Garden, restored by the National Trust. Containing a series of connected gardens including a Chinese temple, Egyptian Court, Dahlia Walk, Scottish Glen, Parterres, Avenues and many other settings. |
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Boscobel House
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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Coors Visitor Centre
Beer has been brewed in Burton upon Trent for centuries and the Museum of Brewing at the Coors Visitor Centre charts its fantastic heritage. |
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Drayton Manor Park
Drayton Manor Park is a theme park set in over 280 acres of parkland, including lakes and a 15-acre open-plan zoo. Drayton Manor Park is open all year round. |
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Etruria Industrial Museum
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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Ford Green Hall
Ford Green Hall is a seventeenth century house complete with period garden. It was home to the Ford family for almost two centuries. |
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Foxfield Steam Railway
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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Izaak Walton's Cottage
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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Middleton Hall
The Hall has an interesting architectural history with its earliest buildings dating from c.1300 and other buildings dating from the sixteenth century and the early nineteenth century. |
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National Memorial Arboretum
Located in the heart of the country, the National Memorial Arboretum comprises 150 acres of trees and memorials devoted to the concept of Remembrance. |
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Snowdome
The SnowDome in Tamworth is the UK's premier real snow centre. With a 170 metre real snow slope and the new 'Snow & Ice Arena' it's the perfect venue for any family outing. |
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Stafford Castle & Visitors Centre
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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Tamworth Castle
Tamworth Castle is the number one heritage attraction located in the town centre of Tamworth. A visit to Tamworth Castle any time day or night is packed full of fun, mystery and adventure. |
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The Ancient High House
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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Wall Roman Site
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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