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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 Landywood StationLandywood

28 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.

4.4 km NW

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.

4.7 km SW · spans 14 counties

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.

8.9 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.

3.1 km SE · West Midlands & Staffordshire

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.

3.9 km SW

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.

4.1 km S

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 E

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.

5.5 km W · Staffordshire, Worcestershire & West Midlands

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.

5.7 km W

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.

8.1 km NE · 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.

8.9 km N

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.

9.3 km N

Everything else within 10 km (16) — 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.