| Greengate Street, Stafford in Stafford's busy town centre, constructed in 1595 and is still a spectacular sight - the largest timber-framed town house in England. Houses a museum and the Staffordshire Yeomanry Museum. more information |
| 8 miles North West of Wolverhampton, 2 miles South of Brewood, via A449 Wolverhampton - Stafford road a red-brick Georgian house in the former Forest of Brewood. In hands of the Giffard family since the 12th century but the present house dates from the 18th century. Park, created by 'Capability' Brown, lake, woodland walks. more information |
| In Shallowford, near Great Bridgeford, 6 miles north of Stafford timber-framed thatched cottage bequeathed by Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683) the author of the 'Compleat Angler'. Displays on the history of angling. more information |
| 4 miles north of Wolverhampton, south of M54 between A449 and A460 8 September 1651, five days after the Royalist defeat at the Battle of Worcester, Charles II, disguised as a woodcutter, took refuge at Moseley Old Hall. Moseley Old Hall was built in around 1600 by the merchant Henry Pitt- now yards away from the busy M54. Small garden and orchard with a knot garden. more information |
| 5 miles north-east of Stafford on A51, between Stone and Lichfield an impressive mansion in the heart of Staffordshire, is the ancestral home of the Earls of Harrowby. Rebuilt in neo-Jacobean style in 1854. Set in 50 acres of landscaped gardens surrounded by 400 acres of parkland. more information |
| 5.5 miles East of Stafford, off A513 The Shugborough estate was purchased in 1624 by the Anson family and the original house was built in 1693. Highlights are French furniture and working laundry, kitchens and brewhouse. 900 acres of grounds with Wyatt's Farm Park. more information |
| 4 miles south-west of Newcastle-under-Lyme on A53 a fine Carolean manor house set in landscaped gardens and surrounded by a park. The red-brick house was designed in the artisan Mannerist style.Rare example of a late Elizabethan stable block, landscaped gardens , park with a large lake. more information |
