Manchester Airport 1 hr 11
Beacon Park (26 min)
Renovated Victorian gardens with original features, 18-hole par-3 golf course and brass rubbing. National Trust - Shugborough Estate (15 min)
Preserved Georgian mansion and estate with costumed staff, period exhibits, garden trails and farm. Walsall Arboretum (29 min)
A historic public park with formal gardens, children's play area, lido and outdoor fitness trail. Wolverhampton Art Gallery (27 min)
Collections of works from contemporary and pop art to Georgian and Victorian in a grand building. National Trust - Wightwick Manor and Gardens (30 min)
Timber-framed Victorian manor with Arts and Crafts movement interiors and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. The Ancient High House (18 min)
Tudor museum with period furniture, Edwardian shop and civil war room, plus a Yeomanry collection. Cannock Chase Forest - Forestry England (9 min)
Cannock Chase Forest visitor centre for bike and woodland trails and treetop rope course details. Moseley Old Hall (20 min)
Elizabethan farmhouse, where King Charles II hid in 1651, with a typical knot garden and a cafe. Chasewater (21 min)
Park, reservoir, deer, cycling, and canal Royal Air Force Museum (29 min)
Aviation history seen through decommissioned planes housed in wartime hangers, plus tech exhibits. Go Ape Cannock (12 min)
Adventure-activity chain venue where groups explore the forest canopy via a treetop rope course. Lichfield Cathedral (26 min)
Gothic edifice with daily CofE services and choral evensong, plus an Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard. Weston Park (20 min)
Opulent 17th-century mansion with fine art, Capability Brown landscaping, restaurant and cafe. Play @ Lower Drayton Farm (10 min)
Quaint farm retreat offering airy guestrooms, some with en suite baths, plus free hot breakfast. Stafford Castle (22 min)
Castle ruins with Norman earthworks and visitor centre displays tracing 900-year history. | 
