Alvecote Priorys' 3 acre site sits on a sharp bend of the Coventry Canal about 3 miles east of Tamworth, and is an ideal location for family picnics and games. Alvecote Priory mature shrubs and trees once formed the gardens of the house which was ...
RSPB Middleton Lakes Nature Reserve is nestled in the beautiful Tame valley, just south of Tamworth on the Staffordshire/Warwickshire border, Middleton Lakes has been designed with families in mind, so there are always lots of ways to enjoy nature, w...
Alton Towers has it all. Whether it's white-knuckle legends like Nemesis and Oblivion or wild, wacky themed zones for all ages, the action just keeps coming. Here at Alton Towers you can ride the Master Blaster and water slides, go with the flow o...
Excavated Roman bathhouse and site museum. Letocetum was an important staging post on the Roman military road to North Wales. Foundations of a mansio (Roman inn) and bathhouse can be seen, and many of the excavated finds are displayed in the m...
The Museum of Cannock Chase site was once home to the Valley Colliery; the training pit for thousands of young men beginning their working lives in the local coal industry. The pit has gone and in its place are over 30 acres of green space on the edg...
The Museum stands in the centre of the historic city of Lichfield, which remained close to Johnson's heart throughout his life. Best known for his Dictionary of the English Language, Johnson spent the first 27 years of his life in the large, imposing...
There are displays, hands-on exhibits and regular special exhibitions and events. But above all the Museum is about people - the extraordinary 'ordinary' soldiers, the heroes, the Victoria Cross winners....
Hidden in Brampton Park less than half a mile from the town centre lies Newcastle-Under-Lyme's local history museum featuring over 800 years of Borough history.
Set in beautiful parkland the Museum and Art Gallery has something for everyone. Along...
The Moorcroft Museum enables the visitor to look back in time: you can let your imagination run wild and absorb he fascinating history of this unique company and it's hand-crafted pottery. The Moorcroft Museum display sparkles in cabinets made by Lib...
Etruria Industrial Museum is the last steam-powered potters' mill in Britain.
It includes Jesse Shirley's Bone and Flint Mill, scheduled as an ancient monument in 1975.
The museum includes a family-friendly interactive exhibition, tearoom and s...
The story of the Potteries, all wrapped up in one unique museum.
Stoke-on-Trent is world famous for its pottery and no visit to the city would be complete without experiencing this unique Museum.
Discover how bone china tableware was made in t...
Travel back in time and discover the history of the the Potteries, including the world's greatest collection of Staffordshire ceramics.
See Reginald Mitchell's World War 2 Spitfire and all sorts of art and craft.
Enjoy a light lunch or afternoo...
This amazing Victorian garden was created by James Bateman for his collection of plants from around the world. A visit takes you on a global journey from Italy to the pyramids of Egypt, a Victorian vision of China and a re-creation of a Himalayan gle...
Rare survival of a complete estate, with all major buildings including mansion house, servants' quarters, model farm and walled garden. This complete working historic estate is home to the Earls of Lichfield. On show are extensive working servants' q...
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