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Photo of Biddulph Grange, a Grade I registered house & garden near Astbury, Staffordshire, central England.

Biddulph GrangePhoto ian kelsall / Unsplash

Places to explore near Kidsgrove StationKidsgrove

43 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Harecastle Tunnel, a landmark near Barthomley, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Harecastle Tunnel

Landmark near Barthomley

Brindley's mile-and-a-half canal tunnel under Harecastle Hill, its water stained orange with ironstone; boats pass through Telford's later parallel bore.

1.5 km S

Photo of Mow Cop Castle, a folly near Astbury, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Mow Cop Castle

Folly near Astbury

Sham ruined tower folly perched on a gritstone summit on the Cheshire border, a National Trust landmark with vast Cheshire Plain views.

3.6 km NE

Photo of Little Moreton Hall, a house & garden near Astbury, Cheshire, north west England.Iconic

Little Moreton Hall

House & garden near Astbury

Gloriously wonky moated Tudor timber-framed house.

4.5 km N

Photo of Middleport Pottery, a visitor attraction near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Middleport Pottery

Attraction near Stoke-on-Trent

The only working Victorian pottery left in Stoke, a canal-side Grade II* factory still making Burleigh ware, with tours and a café.

5.6 km SE

Photo of Astbury, a village in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Astbury

Village

Quiet village gathered round a triangular green and the great church of St Mary, near Congleton.

7.2 km N · Cheshire

Photo of Barthomley, a village in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Barthomley

Village

Tiny estate village of thatch and timber, its church and the black-and-white White Lion inn scene of a Civil War massacre.

7.3 km W · Cheshire

Photo of Biddulph Grange, a Grade I registered house & garden near Astbury, Staffordshire, central England.Iconic

Biddulph Grange

House & garden near Astbury

Fantastical Victorian world garden, Egypt and China.

7.6 km NE

Photo of Etruria Industrial Museum, a visitor attraction near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Etruria Industrial Museum

Attraction near Stoke-on-Trent

Britain's last steam-powered potters' mill at the junction of two canals, its 1857 bone-and-flint grinding engine still fired on steaming days.

8.3 km SE

Photo of Emma Bridgewater Factory, a visitor attraction near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Emma Bridgewater Factory

Attraction near Stoke-on-Trent

Working Hanley pottery famous for its spotted and printed ware, offering factory tours, decorate-your-own sessions and a garden café.

9.1 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Gritstone Trail, a 35-mile long-distance path running from Disley to Kidsgrove, England.

Gritstone Trail

Long-distance path

Along the Peak District's western gritstone edges from Disley to Kidsgrove, with the Cheshire Plain spread below.

0 km E · Cheshire & Staffordshire

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.

0.1 km E · Staffordshire, Cheshire & Derbyshire

Photo of the Macclesfield Canal, a 26-mile canal running from Marple Junction to Hall Green, England.

Macclesfield Canal

Canal

A high-level canal along the Peak District's western edge, carried on Telford-school embankments past silk-town wharves.

0.2 km NW · Cheshire, Greater Manchester & Staffordshire

Rode Hall Gardens

Garden near Scholar Green

Repton landscape with a walled kitchen garden, terraced rock garden and a spring show of snowdrops.

3.3 km NW

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.

3.7 km NE · Staffordshire, Derbyshire & Cheshire

Photo of Greenway Bank Country Park, a country park near Endon, Staffordshire, central England.

Greenway Bank Country Park

Country park near Endon

A country park in Staffordshire.

4.8 km E

Photo of Apedale Community Country Park, a country park near Barthomley, Staffordshire, central England.

Apedale Community Country Park

Country park near Barthomley

A country park in Staffordshire.

5 km S

Burslem Park

House & garden near Stoke-on-Trent

Laid out by Thomas Mawson on reclaimed colliery land, opened in 1894.

5.6 km SE

Photo of Povey's Oatcakes, a farm & farm shop near Biddulph, Staffordshire, central England.

Povey's Oatcakes

Farm & farm shop near Biddulph

Independent oatcake shop in Biddulph baking the Potteries delicacy fresh, one of the last dedicated oatcake bakers in north Staffordshire.

5.8 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (25) — 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.