Staffordshire Sightseeing, Attractions & Activities Guide

recommended places to visit and things to do throughout Staffordshire


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the most visited theme park in the UK with thrilling rides, an indoor and outdoor waterpark, 2 nine hole themed crazy golf courses and much more

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open for over 35 years, this ever popular farm park invites children to help feed the animals and can hold a newly hatched chick or duckling

  • nature reserve
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  • tourist railway
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  • history
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  • transport
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set around Rudyard Lake, this narrow gauge railway runs throughout the year. The Lake is a family centre for picnics, sailing, boating, walking and fishing

  • historic house
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  • garden
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  • seasonal opening
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  • National Trust
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  • antiques
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  • furniture
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the ancestral home of Patrick Lichfield, the fashion photographer, a glamorous estate mansion with sweeping parkland and a natural play area for children

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offering a range of activities and attractions. A petting farmyard, a range of craft shops, children's playground and a train ride round the site

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  • something different!
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  • National Trust
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  • geology
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a former Victorian masterpiece with plants and fossils from all over the world with a quirky look at botany, geology and the owner's religious convictions

  • art gallery
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  • museum
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  • ceramics
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  • fashion
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  • jewellery

uncover the history of the Potteries including the world's greatest collection of Staffordshire ceramics and a Fine Art collection of Impressionist paintings

  • museum
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • guided tours
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un unparalleled opportunity to see the world famous Wedgwood production facility at close quarters including a varied children's programme

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set amid the Staffordshire Moorlands, Blackbrook Zoological Park is one of the largest and varied collections of some of the most rare and endangered species of birds in the world and includes a collection of small mammals and reptiles