Manchester Airport 56 min
The Dorothy Clive Garden (18 min) National Trust - Shugborough Estate (28 min)
Preserved Georgian mansion and estate with costumed staff, period exhibits, garden trails and farm. Hoo Farm Animal Kingdom (28 min)
Family-focused zoo/farm park with animals from meerkats to farmyard favourites, plus regular events. Stafford Castle (21 min)
Castle ruins with Norman earthworks and visitor centre displays tracing 900-year history. Gladstone Pottery Museum (23 min)
Displays tracing Staffordshire's pottery industry history, on show in preserved, original workshops. Trentham Monkey Forest (14 min)
Woodland and meadows with 140 monkeys living in freedom, with forest path, info boards and videos. Weston Park (27 min)
Opulent 17th-century mansion with fine art, Capability Brown landscaping, restaurant and cafe. Shire Hall Gallery (17 min)
Free entry to a council-run art gallery in a grand Georgian hall with a historic courtroom and cafe. Waterworld (23 min)
Tropical-themed water park offers wave pool, slides, rides and flumes, plus a weekly aqua disco. Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre (12 min)
A small wildlife sanctuary caring for over 30 different species of exotic animals and birds of prey. World of Wedgwood (17 min)
Heritage showcase for Wedgwood, with demonstrations, hands-on clay fun, factory tours and shopping. Trentham Estate (15 min)
This 725-acre estate features gardens, shopping, a monkey forest, an adventure course & more. Etruria Industrial Museum (25 min)
1857 potter's mill offering tours of its still-working machines, with picnic areas by the canal. The Ancient High House (17 min)
Tudor museum with period furniture, Edwardian shop and civil war room, plus a Yeomanry collection. The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (25 min)
Displays tracing Potteries' history, plus extensive ceramics collection, fine art and WWII Spitfire. | 
