Guidebook for Staffordshire
Food Scene
Taster menu, welcoming staff, somewhere to go for that special occasion
11 locals recommend
The Lighthouse Restaurant
New RoadTaster menu, welcoming staff, somewhere to go for that special occasion
The Meynell Ingram Arms
Abbots Bromley RoadThe Bell Inn
2 Main StWhite Swan
15 Main StThe Deer Park
Maker LaneVery close and walkable for breakfasts and lunch
Parks & Nature
Cannock Chase Forest
Birches ValleySuitable for walks, cycling, horse trekking and much more
Sightseeing
Lichfield Cathedral
The CloseWorth a visit because of the architecture and its history
They hold events in the summer months, you can book to look around the castle and grounds, the shops and cafes are close by.
15 locals recommend
Tutbury Castle
Castle StreetThey hold events in the summer months, you can book to look around the castle and grounds, the shops and cafes are close by.
A tour of the house can be booked and the setting is very beautiful with many lovely walks in the area. Also plenty of traditional pubs and cafes. They hold the Chatsworth Flower Show in the summer.
698 locals recommend
Chatsworth House
A tour of the house can be booked and the setting is very beautiful with many lovely walks in the area. Also plenty of traditional pubs and cafes. They hold the Chatsworth Flower Show in the summer.
You can look around the house and museum. There is a cafe in the grounds and also a quadrangle of individual shops and a cafe next door to the hall.
24 locals recommend
Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood
Main RoadYou can look around the house and museum. There is a cafe in the grounds and also a quadrangle of individual shops and a cafe next door to the hall.
Entertainment & Activities
Lots of fun and actives for everyone. The firework display in November is spectacular.
70 locals recommend
Alton Towers
Farley LaneLots of fun and actives for everyone. The firework display in November is spectacular.
It is small and intimate and you have the option to dine there as well.
12 locals recommend
The Red Carpet Cinema & Café Bar
It is small and intimate and you have the option to dine there as well.
Drayton Manor Theme Park
Drayton Manor DriveLots of fun and activities
Shopping
Small individual shops, cafes, restaurants in an historical town only 30 minutes away and on the edge of the Peak District which has some of the best scenery in England.
Ashbourne
Small individual shops, cafes, restaurants in an historical town only 30 minutes away and on the edge of the Peak District which has some of the best scenery in England.
Set aside a canal it has clothing shops, wine and chocolate shop, art gallery, independently owned cinema and cafe, butcher serving local meat and deli products and a pub and cafe to rest up in for a bite to eat or drink.
The Waterfront
Barton TurnSet aside a canal it has clothing shops, wine and chocolate shop, art gallery, independently owned cinema and cafe, butcher serving local meat and deli products and a pub and cafe to rest up in for a bite to eat or drink.
Essentials
A good selection for a village selling most provisions when on holiday or on a business trip
The Co-operative Food - Barton-under-Needwood
Crowberry LaneA good selection for a village selling most provisions when on holiday or on a business trip
Arts & Culture
This small city has The Garrick Theatre, a cathedral, pretty public park, public library, bars and restaurants
34 locals recommend
Lichfield
This small city has The Garrick Theatre, a cathedral, pretty public park, public library, bars and restaurants
Derby Theatre
15 Theatre WalkA good selection of productions
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall RoadChatsworth House
Booking recommended for house, gardens and restaurants.