Stafford - county town of Staffordshire in the West Midlands, England

Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire. It is a market town.

Get in

By train

Stafford station, 52.80359°, -2.12307°. is on the West Coast Mainline and is served with trains from London Euston, Birmingham, Manchester and the North West and Bristol and the South West.

By car

Stafford is close to both the M6 (junctions 13 and 14) and M6 Toll road and is very accessible by car. The A34, A449, and A518 pass through the town.

By plane

You can fly into either Birmingham Airport (IATA: BHX) or Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN) and then connect via road or rail to Stafford.

By bus

Get around

See

• Stafford Castle, 52.7973°, -2.1468°, +44 1785 257698. The remains of a 19th-century mock castle atop the extensive earthworks of a Norman castle. Free
• Shire Hall Gallery, Market Square, ST16 2LD, 52.8073°, -2.1167°, +44 1785 278345. Formerly a courthouse, it now houses an art gallery. The court rooms and cells are preserved. Free
• Doxey Marshes, 52.816°, -2.137°. Nature reserve. Free
• Shugborough Estate, Great Heywood ST17 0UP, 52.792°, -2.015°, +44 1889 880160. Daily Apr-Oct 09:00-18:00, Nov-Mar 10:00-16:00. Grand pile built from the early 18th century and now run by the National Trust. Around the Georgian mansion are extensive gardens, a model farm, and ornate railway tunnel entrance to avoid spoiling milord's view. Adult £8, child £4, NT free 2021-06-22

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

• The Picture House, Bridge St, ST16 2HL, 52.804469°, -2.115934°, +44 1785 222941. Su-Th: 8AM-midnight, F-Sa: 8AM-1AM. 2018-01-24
• The Butlers Bell, 25–27 Gaolgate St, ST16 2NT, 52.808743°, -2.118317°, +44 1785 785290. Su-Th: 8AM-11PM, F-Sa: 8AM-midnight. 2018-01-24

Sleep

• The Swan Hotel, 46-46a Greengate St, ST16 2JA, 52.806043°, -2.11703°, +44 1785 258142.
• Holiday Inn Express Stafford, Acton Court, Acton Gate, ST18 9AP (M6, Jct.13), 52.765454°, -2.108371°, +44 871 902 1551.

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