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Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire

Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire

The village of Cholmondeley is famous for its fascinating, romantic castle, built in 1801 in the Gothic style. Built as the seat.....

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Chartley Castle, Staffordshire

Chartley Castle, Staffordshire

The very castle that once held Mary Queen of Scots. First built by one of the early Earls of Chester circa 1100, the castle has a.....

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Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire

Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire

Shugborough Hall with its vast surrounding estate has been the seat of the Earls of Lichfield, the Anson family, ever since it.....

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Haughmond Abbey, Shropshire

Haughmond Abbey, Shropshire

These magnificent remains of an Augustinian Abbey founded by William Fitzalan in about 1135, occupy a beautiful setting in the.....

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Cannock Chase Country Park, Staffordshire

Cannock Chase Country Park, Staffordshire

Once upon a time this vast area was the 'Happy Hunting' ground of Kings and Queens of England who came here to enjoy a good day's.....

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Biddulph Grange Garden, Staffordshire

Biddulph Grange Garden, Staffordshire

This remarkable garden surrounds a grand house with a history of fluctuating fortunes. The gardens were originally the creation.....

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Churnet Valley Railway, Staffordshire

Churnet Valley Railway, Staffordshire

The Churnet Valley Railway is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway to the east of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire,.....

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Attingham Park, Shropshire

Attingham Park, Shropshire

An elegant 18th century mansion with regancy interiors and deer park, Attingham Park is of the great houses of the.....

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Peckforton Castle, Cheshire

Peckforton Castle, Cheshire

This modern day version of a 12th-century castle is set in the heart of the Cheshire Plains, an area which is scattered with.....

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Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum, Shropshire

Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum, Shropshire

Blists Hill VICTORIAN TOWN is one of the largest Open Air Museums in Britain. A small Victorian town has been created above 30.....

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Beeston Castle, Cheshire

Beeston Castle, Cheshire

Set on a lonely hillside along the run of the Peckforton Hills, lie the ruins of Beeston Castle. It was built in the.....

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Wroxeter Roman City, Shropshire

Wroxeter Roman City, Shropshire

Wroxeter Roman City lies about 5 miles south-east of Shrewsbury, here lies the remains of what was the fourth largest town in.....

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