Staffordshire Attractions - Some places to visit in Staffordshire 2007

Alton Towers is one of the United Kingdom's most famous theme parks. - See www.altontowers.com

Biddulph Grange, situated in Biddulph near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, is a National Trust house with landscaped gardens. - See www.nationaltrust.org.uk

The Brindley Water Mill, situated in the town of Leek. The current mill was used for grinding corn and was built by James Brindley, the famous canal builder. The mill has been restored and is now maintained and operated by the Brindley Mill Preservation Trust. It houses a small museum dedicated to Brindley's life and achievements - See www.brindleymill.net

Cannock Chase, designated as an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. - See www.cannock-chase.co.uk

The Churnet Valley Railway is a 5 and 1/4 mile long standard gauge heritage railway based at Cheddleton station to the East of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. The railway is host to many popular special events including the 1940s weekend - See www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk

Drayton Manor Theme Park near Tamworth - See www.draytonmanor.co.uk

Ilam Park is a 158-acre country park situated in Ilam, on both banks of the River Manifold five miles north west of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust - See www.derbyshireuk.net

Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is the only medieval English cathedral with three spires - See www.lichfield-cathedral.org

Rudyard Lake & Steam Railway - See www.rudyardlake.com

Shugborough is the ancestral home of the Earls of Lichfield. It is situated near Stafford and about four miles from the market town of Rugeley - See www.shugborough.org.uk

Trentham Gardens are formal Italianate gardens, and an English landscape park, on the southern fringes of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, England - See www.trenthamleisure.co.uk