Welcome to Stafford

and the Surrounding Area

Whether a day visitor, staying a weekend, or en-route to other destinations, the County town of Stafford has much to tempt you to stay and so much more to discover if you do.

Browse through the website for information on what to see and do and where to stay in Stafford and the surrounding area. Explore the great outdoors, experience history coming to life or enjoy festival fun, then check-in to a town centre B&B or Georgian guesthouse or countryside cottage.

At the Heart of Britain between the West Midlands, East Midlands and North West conurbations, few towns in the UK could claim to be so centrally located, with such good road and rail access combined with proximity to several major cities, and a choice of airports.

Getting Here

ROAD: Stafford is served by M6 junctions 13 and 14, and is only 12 miles from the M6 Toll.

 

RAIL: Stafford train station is on the West Coast mainline between London, the North West and Scotland with fast and frequent services to and from London, Manchester, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Liverpool, Stoke-on-Trent, Glasgow and the South West.

 

CANALS: The Trent and Mersey, Shropshire Union and Staffordshire and Worcestershire canals flow through the Borough of Stafford.

 

AIR: Manchester, Birmingham, East Midlands and Liverpool international airports are within an hour’s drive of Stafford.

 

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