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About Abbots Bromley
Early in September, a traditional Horn dance is performed in Abbots Bromley. This is a rite that is centuries old and probably of pagan origin. It is danced by six men wearing ancient antlers, a man straggling a hobby-horse, a fool and a boy carrying a bow and arrow. People gather from all over to witness this event and it is perhaps, for this that Abbots Bromley is best known. It is a lively time and well worth attending.
The village itself consists of picturesque Georgian Houses and Half Timbered cottages spaciously arranged around the village green where you will find a 17th-century buttercross.
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Recommended attractions near Abbots Bromley
| Chartley Castle | (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Shugborough Estate | (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Sudbury Hall | (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Cannock Chase Country Park | (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Tutbury Castle | (8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction E) | Pictures |
| The National Memorial Arboretum | (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Lichfield Cathedral | (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Croxden Abbey | (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Shire Hall Gallery | (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Ancient High House | (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Stafford Castle | (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Alton Castle | (11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Alton Towers Theme Park | (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Tamworth Castle | (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Conkers | (15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction E) | Pictures |
All attractions in Abbots BromleyAll attractions in StaffordshireComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near Abbots Bromley
Sudbury in the county of Derbyshire (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction NE)
The village of Sudbury lies in a landscape of contrasts where old Royal hunting grounds meet with the industrial heritage of 19th-century England.
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Walton-on-the-Hill in the county of Staffordshire (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction W)
Walton on the hill is a pretty village a short distance from the favoured town of Epsom and the famous "downs" racecourse.
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Tutbury in the county of Staffordshire (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction E)
This picturesque little town in the Dove Valley is dominated by the ruins of the medieval castle.
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Church Broughton in the county of Derbyshire (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction NE)
Church Broughton is an attractive Derbyshire village lying in open countryside that is perhaps best noted for its ancient church dedicated to Saint Michael.
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Burton upon Trent in the county of Staffordshire (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction E)
Burton-on-Trent is an attractive town, it has a pleasing market place surrounded by pleasant properties, some being timber-frame black and white.
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Stafford in the county of Staffordshire (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction W)
Set in a landscape of contrasts with constantly changing scenery from the Royal hunting forests of Cannock Chase to the breweries...
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Denstone in the county of Staffordshire (10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction N)
Denstone is a peaceful village set in the midst of rural Staffordshire countryside, where farm meadows are watered from a myriad of sparkling rivers flowing down from the Peak District National Park.
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Cannock in the county of Staffordshire (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SW)
Think of Cannock and nearly always there springs to life a vision of the wonderful landscape of Cannock Chase, originally a giant "Royal Forest" gradually reduced in size and grazed by numerous flocks of sheep until the turn of the 20th century.
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Alton in the county of Staffordshire (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction N)
The village has many elegant stone buildings, and there is a circular lock-up and the romantic ruins of a 12th-century castle.
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Cheadle in the county of Staffordshire (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction N)
Cheadle has several fine black and white half timbered buildings in the town that date from the 16th-century
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Repton in the county of Derbyshire (14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction E)
Repton is one of England's most ancient towns, it was once the capital of the Saxon Kingdom of Mercia and the church there is the burial ground of Saxon Kings.
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Froghall in the county of Staffordshire (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction N)
Attractively situated on the banks of the Caldon Canal in the beautiful Churnet Valley. Froghall offers visitors the opportunity to experience a diverse range of landscapes including fine watermeadows with a wealth of wildlife.
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Tamworth in the county of Staffordshire (15.1 miles, 24.2 km, direction SE)
In the 8th century the Saxon Kingdom of Mercia was ruled from Tamworth. Later in AD 913, a fortress was built here by the daughter of King Alfred.
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Ilam in the county of Derbyshire (16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction N)
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Mugginton in the county of Derbyshire (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction NE)
This is a popular Derbyshire village with a church dating back to the Doomsday Book.
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All towns in StaffordshireComplete A to Z of towns in EnglandNearby travel help
| Rugeley Trent Valley Station | (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction SW) |
| Rugeley Town Station | (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction SW) |
| M6 Junction 13 | (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction W) |
| M6 Toll Junction T6 | (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction S) |
| East Midlands Airport | (23.2 miles, 37.3 km, direction E) |
| Birmingham International Airport | (25.9 miles, 41.7 km, direction S) |
| Abbots Bromley to London | (117.3 miles, 188.8 km, direction SE) |
Hotels & Accommodation in Abbots Bromley
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Abbots Bromley center |
| Riverside Hotel | (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction E) |
| The George Hotel | (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction S) |
| The Moat House Classic | (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction W) |
| The Swan Hotel | (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W) |
| Express By Holiday Inn Stafford M6 Junction 13 | (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction W) |
| The Brookhouse Hotel Ltd | (10.2 miles, 16.3 km, direction E) |
| Best Western Tillington Hall | (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction W) |
| Ramada Birmingham North, Cannock | (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction SW) |
| The Roman Way | (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction SW) |
| Ramada Newton Park Burton | (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction E) |
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