Holiday activities and support

If you have transport why not venture a little further afield for these great days out across Staffordshire - as detailed in Enjoy Staffordshire's '30 family days out for under £30' campaign. 

The details below were correct at time of publishing, but do check before you visit.

Active family days out in Staffordshire

• Baggeridge Country Park, near Wombourne – fish at Island Pool (£5 adults, £3.50 child/concessions), visit the well-equipped play area, or tackle the free family mountain bike trail
• Cannock Chase Forest, near Rugeley – Gruffalo Trail pack £4; Bike hire from £15 child, £28 adult. Full day parking £11.
• The Churnet Valley Way, Oakamoor to Denstone
• The Manifold Track, from Hulme End to Waterhouses, with excellent views of Thor's Cave.
• Tittesworth Water, near Leek – parking £3.50 to £7
• Stafford to Newport Cycle Route
• There are a host of farms with plentiful crops if you fancy some summer fruit-picking, and in many cases you only pay for what you pick - check out Canalside Farm (Stafford), Essington Farm near Featherstone, Manor Farm Fruits (Lichfield), and Woore Fruit Farm near Newcastle-under-Lyme. 

Ideas for adventurous families

• Apedale Valley Light Railway – Family ticket £23.00 for two adults and up to four children. Day tickets £4 return (adult), £2 return (child). And the stunning Apedale Country Park is next door!
• Chasewater Railway – Family ticket £23 (adjacent Chasewater Country Park), adult day ticket £7.95, child day ticket £5.50
• National Memorial Arboretum – Free admission; land train tours £7.50 adults, £3.75 children. Guided walks £5. Some free talks available. Parking £6 on the day, £4 in advance.
• Rudyard Lake Steam Railway – adjacent to Rudyard Lake, adult return ticket £5.50, child return ticket £3
• Staffordshire Regiment Museum – Family ticket £20.00 (two adults and up to four children), adult day ticket £7, child day ticket £4
• Tamworth Castle Pleasure Grounds – Free admission to grounds. Castle family ticket £37.50 (up to 5 persons). Adults £9.95, children £5.50.
• Adventure Mini Village at Waterworld, Stoke-on-Trent - Children £9.50, adults £3.50 for a two-hour play session.

Things to do in Staffordshire for creative families

• Emma Bridgewater Factory – Free admission; Decorating session £2.95 pp + cost of pottery.
• Gladstone Pottery Museum – Family ticket £25.50. Annual pass 2 adults + 2 children £47.74, adult day ticket £8.50, child day ticket £5.95.
• Middleport Pottery – Free admission to site; Heritage Trail from £4pp, Factory Tour from £10pp
• Potteries Museum & Art Gallery – Free admission
• World of Wedgwood – Free admission to site; Decorating session £2.50pp deposit, blanks from £4.50 each. Factory Tour £12.50 per adult (kids free).

Staffordshire has plenty of options for curious families

• Ancient High House, Stafford
• Brampton Museum & Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme
• Lichfield Cathedral - The Beach is back (24th July-1st Sept), and there are free things to do including a new explorers trail; magician & circus skills; story-telling sessions and more!
• Museum of Cannock Chase, Hednesford
• Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford - free admission
• Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum, Lichfield

More to explore for wild families in Staffordshire

• Billy’s Farm Barn at Amerton Farm, near Stafford – families from £18.96; adults from £2.99, children from £6.99
• Branston Water Park, near Burton on Trent – Free admission
• Dorothy Clive Garden, near Newcastle-under-Lyme – 2 adults + 2children £28.00. Annual Pass £24 adult, £48 family.
• RSPB Coombes Valley & Consall Woods, near Leek – Free admission
• Staffordshire Wildlife Trust’s Wolseley Centre, near Rugeley – Free admission
• The Animal Zone at Rodbaston, near Penkridge – adults £9, child £6