Places to see and things to do
If you wish to venture further afield, there are a vast amount of places to see and activities to enjoy, below are just a few (with an estimated time by car in brackets):
- Catton Hall Park (10 mins)
- Bass Breweries (10 mins)
- Garlands Shooting Ground (10 mins)
- Garlands Quad Biking, Rifle and Pistol Shooting (15 mins)
- Bosworth Battlefield (15mins)
- Twycross Zoo (15 mins)
- Whitemoor Lakes Action Centre (15 mins)
- Tamworth Snowdome (15 mins)
- Drayton Manor (15 mins)
- Calke Abbey (20 mins)
- Belfry Golf Club (20 mins)
- The National Memorial Arboretum – Alrewas (20 mins)
- National Exhibition Centre (25 mins)
- Chatsworth House & Gardens (30 mins)
- Kedleston Hall (30 mins)
- Donnington Park Race Circuit (30 mins)
- Carsington Water (40 mins)
- Peak District (45 mins)
- Shugborough Hall (45 mins)
- Alton Towers Theme Park (50 mins)
- Uttoxeter's racecourse (50 mins)
We are just 35 minutes from the centre of Birmingham where there is a vast range of entertainment to enjoy. We are also close to two international airports for those wishing to visit from overseas:
- East Midlands International Airport (25 mins)
- Birmingham International Airport (30 mins)
Some other specific local sites within the National Forest are:
- Jackson's Bank
- Crossplain Wood
- Barton Turns Marina
- Battlestead Hill, Tatenhill Common and Bass Millennium Wood
- Branston Water Park
- Trent Washlands, Bass Meadows and Burton Mail Centenary Woodland
- Rosliston Forestry Centre
- Beehive Farm
- Grange and Top Wood
- Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Woodland and Church Gresley Wood
- Foremark Reservoir
- Staunton Harold Reservoir
- Dimminsdale Nature Reserve
- Conkers, Sarah's Wood, Rawdon East Country Park, Moira Furnace
- Donisthorpe Woodland Park
- Saltersford Valley, Oakthorpe and Willesley Wood
- New Lount Nature Reserve
- Sence Valley Forest Park
- Thornton Reservoir
- Beacon Hill Country Park