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

Cannock ChasePhoto Rebecca Prest / Unsplash

Places to explore near Bloxwich StationBloxwich

23 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

1.9 km SW · spans 14 counties

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

Cannock Chase

National Landscape near Milford

Heathland and forest, an accessible AONB.

8.5 km N

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of the Wyrley & Essington Canal, a 17-mile canal running from Wolverhampton to Brownhills, central England.

Wyrley & Essington Canal

Canal

The 'Curly Wyrley' — a contour canal looping around the northern Black Country from Wolverhampton toward Brownhills.

0.7 km SW · West Midlands & Staffordshire

Photo of Roughwood Country Park, a country park near Wolverhampton, the West Midlands, central England.

Roughwood Country Park

Country park near Wolverhampton

A country park in West Midlands.

0.7 km SW

Essington Farm Shop

Farm & farm shop near Essington

Family farm shop worked by the same family since 1892, growing its own fruit and veg with a kitchen turning out homemade treats.

3.4 km W

Photo of Chasewater Country Park, a country park near Cannock, Staffordshire, central England.

Chasewater Country Park

Country park near Cannock

A country park in Staffordshire.

6.2 km NE

Photo of Moseley Old Hall, a house & garden near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, central England.

Moseley Old Hall

House & garden near Wolverhampton

A National Trust place in Staffordshire.

6.3 km W

Photo of the Birmingham Canal Main Line, a canal running from Birmingham to Wolverhampton, central England.

Birmingham Canal Main Line

Canal

The spine of the Birmingham Canal Navigations — Brindley's winding old main line and Telford's ruler-straight new one, side by side.

7.8 km SW · West Midlands

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.

7.9 km NW · Staffordshire, Worcestershire & West Midlands

Photo: Barr Beacon, a 227m hill near Birmingham, the West Midlands, central England.

Barr Beacon

County top near Birmingham

A hill in West Midlands.

8.4 km SE

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.

9.1 km W · Cheshire, Staffordshire & Shropshire

Everything else within 10 km (12) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.