• Sugnall Walled Garden – a restored traditional walled kitchen garden built in the 18th century, growing a wondrous array of fruit, vegetables and flowers. Please do ask for the combination number for the lock during your stay.

• Woodland walks

• Wetlands boardwalk (1 mile distance)

• Horse Riding

• Eccleshall - a local old market town, filled with boutique shops, a very good charity shop, 2 small supermarkets, cafes, pubs and Restaurants, including a cat cafe!

• Holly Trinity Church, in Eccleshall, a 13th Century Grade 1 Listed Church, is worth a visit, especially as the bells and organ were donated by the family, as well as a small chapel that was built to commemorate family members, and 4 Bishops of Lichfield are buried here.

• Fletchers – the local garden centre the other side of Eccleshall has a little train for children, mini golf and the Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre which has reptiles, a wolf dog and many different types of bird, including emus and owls.

Recommended restaurants in Eccleshall are

• London House – Indian (takeaway available)

• Olive Italian – Italian

• Kings Arms – Great pub food

• Jasmin Peeking – Chinese (takeaway available)

• Eccleshall Fish and Chips (takeaway only)

• Flour and Co Bakehouse - (a lovely little cafe, where you can get a great eggs Benedict and latte, and buy fresh bread

There are many pubs in the local area, including the Star Inn at Copmere End (a great place to end your walk through Sugnall Woods)

In Eccleshall

• The Kings Arms

• The Royal Oak

• The Bell Inn

• Ecclian Bar

• Alton Towers – (24 miles) Probably every child’s (and adult’s) favourite UK theme park

• West Midland Safari Park (45 miles) – You can see Lions, Tigers, Rhinos and Giraffes and then ride the rollercoasters

• Trentham Gardens – (10 miles) With its beautiful gardens, huge garden centre, many bars and restaurants, and the Monkey Forest.

• Potteries such as Wedgwood(11 miles), Emma Bridgewater (where you can paint your own Emma Bridgewater Pottery), and – made famous by TV’s Great Pottery Throw Down – Gladstone Pottery Museum (14 miles)

• Go Ten Pin Bowling in Stafford (10 miles)

• Explore Stafford Castle (12 miles)

• Rent a Canal Boat from Canal Cruising and take it on the Shropshire Union Canal (9 miles)

• Let the kids Go Ape –Tree Top Adventures in Cannock (20 Miles)

• Cannock Chase Forest – (21 miles), where you can rent bikes and ride on many mountain bike trails

• Amerton Railway - a narrow gauge heritage railway (16 miles)

• Shugborough ( 16 miles), a Natural Trust Property and home to the Earl of Lichfield

• Chester Zoo – (40 miles), one of the UK’s premier zoos, where you can see Black Rhinos, Elephants and Capybaras

• Hawkstone Park Follies - (18 miles). 100 Acres of parkland, with caves, towers, gullies and bridges to explore

• Jodrell Bank - (32 miles): those that love space will love this place, home to the world’s first Radio Telescope

• The Staffordshire Moorlands, Peak District, South Shropshire Hills and Mid-Wales are all areas of glorious countryside within 2 hours’ drive from Sugnall.