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Photo of Lichfield Cathedral, a church in Staffordshire, central England.

Lichfield Cathedral© Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Lichfield City StationLichfield

21 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Lichfield Cathedral, a church in Staffordshire, central England.Iconic

Lichfield Cathedral

Church near Lichfield

The only medieval English cathedral with three spires, guarding the Lichfield Gospels, the carved Lichfield Angel and Flemish Herkenrode glass.

0.7 km NW

Photo of Letocetum (Wall Roman Site), an ancient site near Alrewas, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Letocetum (Wall Roman Site)

Ancient site near Alrewas

Roman staging post with visible bathhouse remains.

3.3 km SW

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 W

Photo of National Memorial Arboretum, a garden near Alrewas, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

National Memorial Arboretum

Garden near Alrewas

150-acre living memorial by the Trent with 25,000 trees and hundreds of monuments, the nation's year-round place of remembrance.

8.4 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.

0.3 km NE · spans 4 counties

Photo of the Coventry Canal, a 38-mile canal running from Coventry Basin to Fradley Junction, central England.

Coventry Canal

Canal

A coal-carrying artery of the eighteenth century, from Coventry Basin to the Trent & Mersey at Fradley Junction.

3.1 km E · Warwickshire, Staffordshire & West Midlands

Photo of The Whittington Arms, a pub in Staffordshire, central England.

The Whittington Arms

Pub near Whittington

Smartly refurbished country pub on the edge of Lichfield, with long farmhouse tables and a rustic, easy dining room.

3.2 km SE

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.

4.2 km N · Staffordshire, Cheshire & Derbyshire

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.

6.8 km SW · West Midlands & Staffordshire

Photo along the National Forest Way, a 75-mile long-distance path running from National Memorial Arboretum to Beacon Hill Country Park, central England.

National Forest Way

Long-distance path

The National Memorial Arboretum to Beacon Hill through the young woods of the National Forest, planted across the old coalfield.

7.3 km NE · Leicestershire, Derbyshire & Staffordshire

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.

7.5 km W

Photo of the River Mease, a 20-mile river running from Snarestone to River Trent at Croxall, central England.

River Mease

River

A small Midlands river on the Leicestershire border, protected along its whole length for its fish and its white-clawed crayfish.

8.7 km NE · Leicestershire, Staffordshire & Derbyshire

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.

9.6 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (8) — 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.