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Stafford Castle

Photo of Stafford Castle, a ruined castle near Haughton, Staffordshire, central England.

Stafford Castle

© Rod Grealish / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Rod Grealish / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stafford Castle

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

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Stafford Castle is one of nine castles the Albion Guide charts in Staffordshire. For arrivals by rail, Stafford Station is 1.7 km to the north-east. The nearest other castle is Eccleshall Castle, 10.4 km to the north-west.

More at the National Heritage List entry

More places to visit near Stafford Castle

Photo of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, a 46-mile canal running from Great Haywood Junction to Stourport-on-Severn, central England.

Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal

Canal

Brindley's cross-country link of 1772 from the Trent & Mersey to the Severn, ending at the purpose-built port of Stourport.

3.7 km E · Staffordshire, Worcestershire & West Midlands

Photo of Cannock Chase, a National Landscape in Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Cannock Chase

National Landscape near Milford

Heathland and forest, an accessible AONB.

6.1 km E

Photo along the Heart of England Way, a 104-mile long-distance path running from Cannock Chase to Bourton-on-the-Water, England.

Heart of England Way

Long-distance path

The Midlands' green spine, from Cannock Chase through the old Forest of Arden to Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds.

7.1 km E · spans 4 counties

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.

8 km NE · Staffordshire, Cheshire & Derbyshire

Photo of the Shropshire Union Canal, a 67-mile canal running from Wolverhampton to Ellesmere Port, England.

Shropshire Union Canal

Canal

Telford's dead-straight last great canal, running embankment-and-cutting from the Black Country to the Mersey at Ellesmere Port.

8 km SW · Cheshire, Staffordshire & Shropshire

Photo of Shugborough, a Grade I registered house & garden near Milford in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Shugborough

House & garden near Milford

Grand estate with mysterious monuments and follies.

8.9 km E