Holiday cottages in Staffordshire

A top UK visitor attraction, Alton Towers theme park is famous for its white knuckle rides, but is also home to several acres of beautiful gardens. Drayton Manor theme park is more family-oriented, with Thomas Land and zoo. Sporting thrill-seekers can enjoy hours of slides, chutes and swimming at Waterworld, or engage in year-round frozen fun at Tamworth’s Snowdome for skiing, skating, toboganning and more.

For a calmer stay, consider the Shire Hall Gallery, the largest visual arts and crafts venue in Staffordshire, or perhaps visit world-famous Potteries, including Wedgwood, Portmeirion and Moorcroft. Experience life of bygone years at Shugborough, ‘the complete working historic estate’, enabling interactive history for the whole family, or visit Weston House, a seventeenth century stately home with adventure playground, miniature railway, gallery and gift shop, restaurant, formal gardens, woodland walks, lakes, follies, and more! Another great day out can be found at Trentham gardens, retail village and Britain’s only Monkey Forest.

Staffordshire’s untamed countryside is varied and breath-taking, from the rugged rock formations, limestone dales and heather moorlands of the Peak District, to the forest trails and abundant wildlife of Cannock Chase. The county also boasts many picturesque villages; visit Abbots Bromley in September to experience its internationally famous annual Horn Dance, an ancient custom dating from 1226, or view the fascinating cave homes at Kinver.