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Burton upon Trent Abbey

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Burton upon Trent Abbey is an abbey in Staffordshire. It is one of four abbeys the Albion Guide lists in the county. The nearest railway station is Burton-on-Trent, 1 km to the north-west.

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Photo of the Trent & Mersey Canal, a 93-mile canal running from Preston Brook to Shardlow, England.

Trent & Mersey Canal

Canal

Brindley's Grand Trunk of 1777 — Potteries bottle kilns, the Anderton Boat Lift and the long darkness of Harecastle Tunnel.

1.9 km W · Staffordshire, Cheshire & Derbyshire

Photo of Repton, a village in Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Repton

Village

Former capital of Anglo-Saxon Mercia, its church hiding a rare 8th-century crypt where Mercian kings were buried.

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Photo of Conkers, a visitor attraction near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Conkers

Attraction near Ashby-de-la-Zouch

National Forest discovery centre at Moira, with indoor and outdoor play, trails and a treetop walkway.

9.2 km SE

Photo of Moira Furnace, a landmark near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Moira Furnace

Landmark near Ashby-de-la-Zouch

A rare surviving early-19th-century blast furnace beside the Ashby Canal, now a museum in the National Forest.

9.8 km SE

Photo of National Memorial Arboretum, a garden near Alrewas, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

National Memorial Arboretum

Garden near Alrewas

150-acre living memorial by the Trent with 25,000 trees and hundreds of monuments, the nation's year-round place of remembrance.

10.5 km SW

Photo of Calke Abbey, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Melbourne, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Calke Abbey

House & garden near Melbourne

The National Trust's un-restored country house, kept in the peeling, cluttered state it was found in, with an old deer park around it

11.3 km E