Staffordshire has OVER 70 heritage attractions
A PLACE TO DISCOVER
From heritage to health spas, culture to nature, Staffordshire is packed with attractions, adventure and full-on family fun!
Where else would you find the UK’s biggest theme park – Alton Towers Resort – Drayton Manor Park, the SnowDome (the UK’s first indoor ski slope), Water World, Monkey Forest, Go Ape and the National Football Centre? Or for something a little different, try the renowned Emma Bridgewater factory tour, World of Wedgwood and the Trentham Estate. If it’s heritage you’re looking for, pay a visit to Lichfield Cathedral or Tamworth Castle – the list goes on!
You’ll find plenty to relax you here too, with a number of award-winning spas and health clubs on the doorstep. And with live outdoor concerts at Weston Park, Cannock Chase and Trentham Estate attracting chart-topping performers, together with a packed calendar of race days at Uttoxeter Racecourse, Staffordshire is the place to be.
After all, this is England’s natural heartland; no other county is home to a National Landscape (Cannock Chase), a National Forest and the Peak District National Park. With a number of woodlands and natural areas designated as sites of special scientific and historic interest, there are endless miles of beautiful landscapes to explore.
Enjoy Staffordshire is the official tourism site for Staffordshire. Visit their website to discover things to do, what’s on, places to stay and where to eat.
Visit Enjoy Staffordshire
Staffordshire Attractions Waiting To Be Explored
Marvellous, the BAFTA Award-winning ITV drama and stage show, is set in Newcastle-under-Lyme and based on real-life clown and Stoke City kit man 'Nello'.
Staffordshire boasts the Michelin Starred Upstairs restaurant in Lichfield, plus 7 other eateries listed in the Michelin Guide
Tourism is worth £1.87 Billion to Staffordshire's annual economy
Our visitor economy supports almost 33,000 jobs
Tourism is Staffordshire's 4th Largest employer sector
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The Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is mainland Britain’s smallest, covering just 26 square miles
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Lichfield is home to the only medieval three-spired Cathedral in the UK
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The New Vic Theatre in Newcastle under Lyme was the first purpose-built theatre-in-the round in Europe
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Weston Park is a real life Downton Abbey, with its historic house, large children’s play area and 1,000 acres of rolling Capability Brown Parkland, woodland and gardens
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Alton Towers’ Hex attraction is based on a tale from folklore involving the Earl of Shrewsbury, an old beggar woman and a curse – visitors can still find the tree in the quaint village of Alton
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Tamworth’s award-winning Castle attraction takes you back in time through 900 years of history
