Stafford

By train

Stafford station

is on the West Coast Mainline and is served with trains from London Euston, Birmingham, Manchester and the North West and Bristol and the South West.

By car

Stafford is close to both the M6 (junctions 13 and 14) and M6 Toll road and is very accessible by car. The A34, A449, and A518 pass through the town.

By plane

You can fly into either Birmingham or Manchester Airports and then connect via road or rail to Stafford.

By bus

There is lots of history in and around Stafford.

• Stafford Castle

  phone: +44 1785 257698
  The remains of a 19th-century mock castle atop the extensive earthworks of a Norman castle.

• Shire Hall Gallery

  phone: +44 1785 278345
  address: Market Square, ST16 2LD
  Formerly a courthouse, it now houses an art gallery. The court rooms and cells are preserved.

• Doxey MarshesNature reserve.

• The Picture House

  phone: +44 1785 222941
  address: Bridge St, ST16 2HL

• The Butlers Bell

  phone: +44 1785 785290
  address: 25–27 Gaolgate St, ST16 2NT

• The Swan Hotel

  phone: +44 1785 258142
  address: 46-46a Greengate St, ST16 2JA

• Holiday Inn Express Stafford

  phone: +44 871 902 1551
  address: Acton Court, Acton Gate, ST18 9AP