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Photo of Marquis Drive Visitor Centre, a visitor attraction near Milford in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, central England.

Marquis Drive Visitor Centre© Mick Malpass / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Hednesford StationHednesford

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

Cannock Chase

National Landscape near Milford

Heathland and forest, an accessible AONB.

1 km NE

Photo of Marquis Drive Visitor Centre, a visitor attraction near Milford in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Marquis Drive Visitor Centre

Attraction near Milford

Cannock Chase hub with a café and a preserved Great War hut, the starting point for heathland walks and family trails across the Chase.

2.8 km N

Photo of Katyn Memorial, Cannock Chase, a landmark near Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Katyn Memorial, Cannock Chase

Landmark near Abbots Bromley

Solemn memorial on Cannock Chase to the Polish officers murdered at Katyn, set in light woodland near the German and Commonwealth war cemeteries.

6.9 km NE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

3 km N · spans 4 counties

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

Cannock Chase Country Park

Country park near Milford

A country park in Staffordshire.

3.4 km NW

Photo of German Military Cemetery, a Grade I registered house & garden near Milford in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, central England.

German Military Cemetery

House & garden near Milford

Almost 5,000 German and Austrian war dead beneath granite headstones set among purple heather.

3.6 km NW

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.

4.2 km SE

Photo along the Staffordshire Way, a 92-mile long-distance path running from Mow Cop to Kinver Edge, England.

Staffordshire Way

Long-distance path

Mow Cop to Kinver Edge behind the Staffordshire Knot waymark — gritstone, Cannock Chase heath and red sandstone to finish.

6 km N · Staffordshire, Derbyshire & Cheshire

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.

6.5 km SE · West Midlands & Staffordshire

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.

6.8 km W · Staffordshire, Worcestershire & West Midlands

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.

7 km NE · Staffordshire, Cheshire & Derbyshire

Photo of Great Haywood Bank, a country estate near Milford in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, central England.

Great Haywood Bank

Country estate near Milford

A National Trust place in Staffordshire.

9.7 km N

Everything else within 10 km (11) — 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.