Manchester Airport 1 hr 7
Wolverhampton Art Gallery (20 min)
Collections of works from contemporary and pop art to Georgian and Victorian in a grand building. Moseley Old Hall (12 min)
Elizabethan farmhouse, where King Charles II hid in 1651, with a typical knot garden and a cafe. Stafford Castle (20 min)
Castle ruins with Norman earthworks and visitor centre displays tracing 900-year history. Royal Air Force Museum (23 min)
Aviation history seen through decommissioned planes housed in wartime hangers, plus tech exhibits. Dudley Zoo and Castle. (29 min)
Walkthrough zoo in grounds with exotic mammals and reptiles, plus a farmyard area and face painting. National Trust - Shugborough Estate (20 min)
Preserved Georgian mansion and estate with costumed staff, period exhibits, garden trails and farm. Sandwell Valley Country Park (26 min)
Outdoor action in 660 acres of woods, farmland, lakes and streams with hiking and biking trails. Chasewater (14 min)
Park, reservoir, deer, cycling, and canal Dudley Castle (29 min)
Castle, zoo, and ruins Lichfield Cathedral (22 min)
Gothic edifice with daily CofE services and choral evensong, plus an Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard. Black Country Living Museum (28 min)
Exploration of life in an 1850s iron-working town, with a coal seam, forge, steam engine and shops. Walsall Arboretum (20 min)
A historic public park with formal gardens, children's play area, lido and outdoor fitness trail. National Trust - Wightwick Manor and Gardens (22 min)
Timber-framed Victorian manor with Arts and Crafts movement interiors and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Weston Park (14 min)
Opulent 17th-century mansion with fine art, Capability Brown landscaping, restaurant and cafe. Cannock Chase Forest - Forestry England (14 min)
Cannock Chase Forest visitor centre for bike and woodland trails and treetop rope course details. | 
