| simply furnished rooms offer flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking equipment. among fields and trees, this casual hotel in a stone building is 4 minutes on foot from rudyard lake and 22 miles from the peak district national park. event space includes a ballroom. complimentary breakfast is served in a warmly decorated restaurant. it's 17 miles from the m6 motorway. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. some feature 4-poster beds and/or whirlpool baths. parking is available
Manchester Airport 51 min
Tittesworth Reservoir (9 min)
Recreational reservoir built in 1858, offering trails & a water sports center with kayaks & boats. Waterworld (23 min)
Tropical-themed water park offers wave pool, slides, rides and flumes, plus a weekly aqua disco. The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (25 min)
Displays tracing Potteries' history, plus extensive ceramics collection, fine art and WWII Spitfire. Thor's Cave (30 min)
Clearly visible in the face of a steep cliff, this cave has a long history of human settlement. Trentham Estate (32 min)
This 725-acre estate features gardens, shopping, a monkey forest, an adventure course & more. Rudyard Lake (10 min)
A 1700s reservoir with areas of ancient woodland, known for canoeing, birding & fishing for pike. The Roaches (20 min)
Wind-carved outcrop of gritstone in Peak District National Park, with trails, rock climbing & views. National Trust Little Moreton Hall (24 min)
Garden, history, and architecture Poole's Cavern & Buxton Country Park (27 min)
Tours of natural underground limestone caves, plus a park with picnic areas & wooded trails. Alton Towers (26 min)
Adventure park with roller coasters and vertical drops, plus rides and attractions for younger kids. Peak Wildlife Park (18 min)
Zoo specialising in bird collections and with small mammals including rare warty pigs and meerkats. Churnet Valley Railway (1992) plc (23 min)
This steam railway still runs services along a section with a restored station houses. National Trust - Biddulph Grange Garden (14 min)
National Trust site inspired by the East, with a dahlia walk and plants from round the world. The Smiler (28 min)
The only roller coaster in the world to have 14 loops, this popular steel rides goes up to 85 kph. Lud's Church (17 min)
Shifting land on a hill created this deep, overgrown chasm with history as a secret religious site. | 
