Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre
Travel Blogs from Staffordshire
Chester
... his wife was operating the sluices and the gates. It looked like hard work as they were going up a "staircase" lock and had to fill the top lock first, then fill the next lock down using the same water, then fill the top lock again when they had got the boat into it. Apparently going down is a bit easier. It was interesting to see the steps they had to go through to make sure that all the ...
Ellesmere
Back down the motorway on Thursday to Ellesmere Port where the Waterways museum is. I guess you have to like boats, especially narrow boats, to enjoy a day out here. Just like yeaterday the weather was kind n the morning, but by 3.30 it was getting dark and cold.
still, we had a good look around the museum and spent about three hours there. Lots of things to see and in summer there are boat trips up the canal.
A good day out.
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A clean day out
... and was well worth the visit. It has a museum with the history of the village and the factory, a church built especially for the workers, a pub and the Lever Gallery which was built in memory of his wife. It is packed with rare and priceless objects and has three of the four complete Wedgewood fireplaces in the world.
Pictures are on the way.
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We get around...
... information, but standing next to the dish is an experience. After that we had a flying visit to my old home town but didn't stop there. Just had a drive around a few places we didn't cover last time. We are thinking of going back and spending a night or two at a pub and seeing all the bits we missed. Weekends are the only time some places are open so we need to plan ahead and check opening times on the internet before ...
Wonderful Waxwings
... ornamental trees bearing berries. They really like Rowan/sorbus/Mountain Ash and these trees are often used to make supermarket car parks and similar places less grim and off-putting - so this is where you might find them.
Today's Waxwings were almost against the form, being in a pleasant enough residential area a couple of miles from Wolverhampton city centre. They weren't hard to find because there was an ornamental Rowan absolutely dripping with pink ...
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Quality Hotel Stoke
66 Trinity Street, Hanley | 1 star hotelfrom $67- Room ok, bathroom appeared brand new, restaurant service very poor
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- 2nd Worst hotel I have ever stayed in
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Holiday Inn Express Stoke-on-Trent
Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent | 3 star hotelfrom $68 -
Holiday Inn Stoke on Trent M6
Clayton Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme | 2 star hotelfrom $68 -
Holiday Inn Express Stafford M6 Jct. 13
Acton Court, Stafford | 3 star hotelfrom $74 -
Holiday Inn Express Lichfield
Wall Island Birmingham Road, Lichfield | 2 star hotelfrom $74 -
Best Western Plus Stoke-on-Trent Moat House
Etruria Hall, Festival Way, Stoke-on-Trent | 3 star hotelfrom $105- Excellent Stay
- Top hotel
- Nice room and friendly staff
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Ramada Birmingham North Cannock
Bridge St, Cannock | 4 star hotelfrom $50 -
Holiday Inn Express Burton-upon-Trent
2nd Ave, Burton upon Trent | 2 star hotelfrom $73 -
North Stafford Hotel
Station Rd, Stoke-on-Trent | 3 star hotelfrom $58- We had a good stay here
- Hesitant
- Avoid at all costs
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Tillington Hall Hotel
Eccleshall Road, Stafford | 3 star hotelfrom $100 -
Ramada Newcastle Under Lyme
Clayton Rd , Newcastle-under-Lyme | 3 star hotelfrom $59 -
The Swan Hotel
46-46a Greengate Street, Stafford | 3 star hotelfrom $119 -
Mercure Burton Upon Trent Newton Park
., Newton Solney | 3 star hotelfrom $89 -
Stone House Hotel
Stafford Rd., Stone | 3 star hotelfrom $79 -
Crown Hotel
Times Square, 545 King Street, Longton | 2 star hotelfrom $45 -
Mercure Stafford South Hatherton House Hotel
Pinfold Lane, Penkridge | 3 star hotelfrom $63 -
Patshull Park Hotel Golf & Country Club
Patshull Road, Pattingham | 3 star hotelfrom $113 -
George Hotel
Swan Square, Burslem | 3 star hotelfrom $74 -
Alton Towers Hotel
Alton Towers, Alton | Hotelfrom $152 -
Premier Inn Newcastle-under-Lyme
Beata Road, Talke Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme | Hotelfrom $80 -
The Moat House Acton Trussell
Lower Penkridge Road, Acton Trussell | 3 star hotelfrom $154 -
BEST WESTERN George Hotel
Bird Street, Lichfield | Hotelfrom $101 -
The Crown Hotel
38 High Street, Stone | Hotelfrom $74 -
Premier Inn Lichfield
Fine Lane , Lichfield | Hotelfrom $85 -
Premier Inn Stoke - Trentham Gardens
Stone Road, Stoke-on-Trent | Hotelfrom $90 -
Premier Inn Stafford North - Hurricane
1 Hurricane Close, Stafford | Hotelfrom $81
