Guidebook for Draycott in the Clay
Food Scene
The Roebuck
Main RoadLocal pub & restaurant with it's own micro-brewery.
Complemented by a butchers shop on site that sells home made pies, pasties, eggs etc. (Tues - Sat 10-4).
6 locals recommend
The Swan Inn
10 Loughborough RdComplemented by a butchers shop on site that sells home made pies, pasties, eggs etc. (Tues - Sat 10-4).
Local pub & restaurant which has free live music on Sunday afternoons. Camra Pub of the year for the area 2017
6 locals recommend
The Dog & Partridge
Church LaneLocal pub & restaurant which has free live music on Sunday afternoons. Camra Pub of the year for the area 2017
The Barn Indian
Stubby LaneThe Boars Head Hotel
Station RoadRed Lion Newborough
Duffield LaneThe Cock Inn
Hanbury HillWinner of the 2021 Publican Award for Best New Site. Part of the local Berkeley Inns group that has a small portfolio of pubs in the Derbyshire / Staffordshire area.
12 locals recommend
The Meynell Ingram Arms
Abbots Bromley RoadWinner of the 2021 Publican Award for Best New Site. Part of the local Berkeley Inns group that has a small portfolio of pubs in the Derbyshire / Staffordshire area.
Great new local Farm shop with plenty of parking and local woodland walks to work up an appetite for before breakfast in the cafe.
6 locals recommend
The Deer Park
Maker LaneGreat new local Farm shop with plenty of parking and local woodland walks to work up an appetite for before breakfast in the cafe.
The Courtyard @ No.12
12c High StLocal cafe for breakfast.
Sightseeing
The RAF Fauld explosion was a military accident which occurred at 11:11 am on Monday, 27 November 1944 at the RAF Fauld underground munitions storage depot. The RAF Fauld explosion was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history and the largest to occur on UK soil. (Wikipedia, 09/01/18)
Fauld Crater
FauldThe RAF Fauld explosion was a military accident which occurred at 11:11 am on Monday, 27 November 1944 at the RAF Fauld underground munitions storage depot. The RAF Fauld explosion was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history and the largest to occur on UK soil. (Wikipedia, 09/01/18)
Tutbury Castle
Castle StreetParks & Nature
Draycott in the Clay
Village green with childrens play area, swings, rope slides etc
Marchington Woodlands
Blithfield Reservoir
Arts & Culture
Natioanl Trust Museum of Childhooh
24 locals recommend
Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood
Main RoadNatioanl Trust Museum of Childhooh
Everything Else
Hoar Cross Hall is a Grade II listed stately home retreat in Staffordshire that pairs period style with modern luxury and attentive service. At this unique sanctuary, friendly faces are assured, kicking off your shoes is expected and total relaxation is the order of the day. (Hoar Cross Hall home page 09/01/18)
14 locals recommend
Hoar Cross Hall
Maker LaneHoar Cross Hall is a Grade II listed stately home retreat in Staffordshire that pairs period style with modern luxury and attentive service. At this unique sanctuary, friendly faces are assured, kicking off your shoes is expected and total relaxation is the order of the day. (Hoar Cross Hall home page 09/01/18)
The Arboretum is an evolving, maturing woodland landscape featuring 30,000 trees and a vast collection of memorials. The 150-acre site is a living, growing tribute to those who have served and continue to serve our country.
(The nma website 09/01/17)
51 locals recommend
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall RoadThe Arboretum is an evolving, maturing woodland landscape featuring 30,000 trees and a vast collection of memorials. The 150-acre site is a living, growing tribute to those who have served and continue to serve our country.
(The nma website 09/01/17)
Shopping
Draycott in the Clay Post Office & Store
New RowWaitrose & Partners
Trinity RoadTesco Superstore
Camden StreetM&S Ashbourne Simply Food
Sainsbury's
11 Castle Bridge RdMarchington Village Shop
Church LaneEntertainment & Activities
Uttoxeter Racecourse
Wood LaneThe Red Carpet Cinema & Café Bar
Traditional cinema with restaurant