Manchester Airport 49 min
Lud's Church (10 min)
Shifting land on a hill created this deep, overgrown chasm with history as a secret religious site. The Roaches (19 min)
Wind-carved outcrop of gritstone in Peak District National Park, with trails, rock climbing & views. Peak Wildlife Park (22 min)
Zoo specialising in bird collections and with small mammals including rare warty pigs and meerkats. The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (32 min)
Displays tracing Potteries' history, plus extensive ceramics collection, fine art and WWII Spitfire. National Trust Little Moreton Hall (23 min)
Garden, history, and architecture Churnet Valley Railway (1992) plc (26 min)
This steam railway still runs services along a section with a restored station houses. The Pavilion Gardens (25 min)
Restored gardens with a botanical conservatory, events and fairs, live bands and an arts centre. National Trust - Lyme (48 min)
Imposing house, used as Pemberley in TV's Pride and Prejudice, with 1300-acre estate and deer park. Thor's Cave (33 min)
Clearly visible in the face of a steep cliff, this cave has a long history of human settlement. National Trust - Biddulph Grange Garden (15 min)
National Trust site inspired by the East, with a dahlia walk and plants from round the world. Tittesworth Reservoir (10 min)
Recreational reservoir built in 1858, offering trails & a water sports center with kayaks & boats. Rudyard Lake (16 min)
A 1700s reservoir with areas of ancient woodland, known for canoeing, birding & fishing for pike. Waterworld (30 min)
Tropical-themed water park offers wave pool, slides, rides and flumes, plus a weekly aqua disco. Poole's Cavern & Buxton Country Park (25 min)
Tours of natural underground limestone caves, plus a park with picnic areas & wooded trails. Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre (32 min)
Educational observatory museum with science exhibits, the Lovell Radio Telescope, plus outdoor cafe. | 
