What To Do

Family Fun

Drayton Manor Theme Park & Thomas Land.  7.5 miles (15 mins)

The Snowdome.  4.6 miles  (10 mins)

Tamworth Castle.   4.0 miles (10 mins)

Statfold Barn Railway & Statfold Round House  5.0 miles  (15 mins)

Namco 10 Pin Bowling & Adventure Golf.  4.9 miles  (10 mins)

Odeon Cinema.  4.5 miles (10 mins)

Ash End House Childrens Farm.  6.5 miles  (15 mins)

Conkers.  8.7 miles  (20 mins)

Twycross Zoo.  9.5 miles  (20 mins)

Rosliston Forestry Centre.   7.3 miles  (20 mins)

Planters Skytrail.  9.5 miles  (20 mins)

Jump Xtreme.   6.8 miles  (20 mins)

Hicks Lodge. The National Forest Cycle Centre.  8.3 miles (20 mins)

National Forest Adventure Farm.  14 miles (27 mins)

Battlefield Line Railway.  14.4  miles (27 mins)

Bosworth Battlefield.  12 miles    (25 mins)

Go Ape Cannock Chase.  18.5 miles  (37 mins)

Rodbaston Visitor Centre Animal Zone.  19 miles  (40 mins)

Think Tank Science Museum Birmingham.  22.5 miles   (20 minute train ride to Birmingham city centre from Tamworth)

Sea Life Centre Birmingham.  24.3 miles  (42 mins by car)

Cadbury World.  27.4 Miles  (50 mins)

National Space Centre.  29.7 miles  (50 mins)

Twinlakes Theme Park. 35 miles  (1hr 6 mins)

Trentham Monkey Forest.  35.1 miles  (1hr 8 mins)

 Alton Towers & C beebies Land 36.5 miles (1hr)

Warwick Castle.  39.1 miles  (1 hr)

West Midland Safari Park.   47.2 miles  (1hr 15mins)

 

Sports & Activity

 Garlands Shooting Ground.  4.3 miles  (15 mins)

The Snowdome 4.6 miles (10 mins)

Jump Xtreme  6.8 miles (20 mins)

Daytona Go Karting  6.8 miles  (18 mins)

Hicks Lodge National Forest Cycling Centre.   8.3 miles  (20 mins)

Pony Trekking Dunton Stables.  10 miles (22 mins)

Belfry Golf Course.  11 miles  (25 mins)

Go Ape & Forest Segway 18.5 miles ( 37 mins)

Uttoxeter Racecourse  24 miles  (42 mins)

 

Walking with or without a dog.

Many walks from the door this can be a tarmac walk down the lane from the farm or the many footpaths in the area.

National Forest.   

Cannock Chase.

The National Memorial Arboretum.

Kingsbury Water Park.

Barton Marina. Walk around the trail then have a stroll past the shops and stop for a drink.

Calke Abbey.  

 

 Museums.

Tamworth Castle.   2.2 miles  (13mins)

Staffordshire Regiment Museum.  4.7 miles  (19 mins)

Statfold Barn Railway  5 miles  (15 mins)

The Peel Musuem  6.4 miles  (20 mins)

Samuel Johnsons Birthplace.   7 miles  (24 mins)

Burton Brewery  10 miles  (27 mins)

Claymills Victorian Pumping Station. 12 miles (27 mins)

Bosworth Battlefield 12 miles (30 mins)

National Motorcycle Museum 18 miles (32 mins)

Black Country Living Museum  20 miles (54 mins)

Richard III Visitor Centre.   22 miles (50 mins)

Royal Air Force Museum Cosford.  27 miles  (48 min)

The Potteries, Stoke on Trent   30 miles (56 mins)

British Motor Museum   47 miles  (59 mins)

 

Historical Places.

Tamworth Castle.  2.2 miles  (10 mins)

Middleton Hall  5.8 miles  (20 mins)

National Memorial Arboretum  6.8 miles  (15 mins)

Lichfield Cathedral  7.2 miles  (20 mins)

Wall Roman Site 10 miles (20 mins)

1620's House and Garden  13 miles  (26 mins)

Calke Abbey  16 miles  (35 mins)

Shugborough Hall  18 miles  (42 mins)

Sudbury Hall & National Museum of Childhood  22 miles  (38 mins)

Warwick Castle  26 miles  (50 mins)

Baddesley Clinton  27 miles  (45 mins)

Coventry Cathedral  28 miles  (47 mins)

Keddleston Hall  29 miles (43 mins)

Charlecote Park   31 miles  (54 mins)

Chatsworth House  39 miles  (1hr 16mins)

 

Shopping

Ventura Park - Tamworth

Heart of the Country -  Lichfield

Barton Marina - Barton under Needwood

The Ferrers Centre - Staunton Harold

Mercia Marina - Willington

The Bull Ring - Birmingham

The Jewellery Quarter - Birmingham

Trentham Shopping Village

Denby Pottery

 

Theatres & Music Venues

Garrick Theatre - Lichfield

Birmingham Hippodrome

NEC - Birmingham

Genting Arena - Birmingham

National Indoor Arena - Birmingham

Gatehouse Theatre - Stafford

The Glee Club - Birmingham

Symphony Hall - Birmingham

New Alexandra Theatre - Birmingham

RSC Theatre - Stratford upon Avon