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Countryside attractions in Staffordshire

The best countryside in Staffordshire borders on, or is part of, the Peak District National Park.

Ilam Park and Hall
Ilam Park and Hall

The National Trust's Ilam estate hosts a country park, popular with walkers, set around the remains of a 19th-century mansion, now a youth hostel. The Trust maintains an Italianate garden beside the Hall, and walking trails to nearby Dovedale. Within the Park is Holy Cross church, built around the shrine of St Bertram, with two Saxon crosses in the churchyard.
Ilam, Staffordshire, England, DE6 2AZ

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Heritage Highlight: Holy Cross church, with its Saxon crosses and tomb of St Bertram

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Foxt (Self catering)
Lucky Cottage, Foxt

Lucky Cottage

This is a charming stone-built terraced cottage situated in the hamlet of Foxt, in the Churnet Valley in the Staffordshire moorlands and can sleep four people in two bedrooms.

Sleeps: 4

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Brown Edge (Self catering)
The Barn at Chatsworth Farm, Brown Edge

The Barn at Chatsworth Farm

The Barn at Chatsworth Farm, near Brown Edge, can sleep four in two bedrooms. No children under the age of 5

Sleeps: 4

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