Cannock

Worth seeing in and around Cannock

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery

   The Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery is on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England. The cemetery contains nearly 5,000 burials from both the First and Second World War.

   5.4 km · German War cemetery in Brocton, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Cannock Extension Canal

   The current Cannock Extension Canal is a 1.8-mile canal in England. It runs from Pelsall Junction on the Wyrley and Essington Canal, north to Norton Canes Docks and forms part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations.

   6 km · canal in the UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Mark's

   St Mark's is the parish church of Great Wyrley, South Staffordshire, England. It is known for having had the first South Asian vicar of any Church of England parish, Shapurji Edalji, and for its association with Edalji's son George, who was falsely convicted on a charge of injuring a pony, and cleared after the intervention of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

   2.7 km · church at Great Wyrley, Staffordshire, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Hatherton Canal

   The Hatherton Canal is a derelict branch of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal in south Staffordshire, England. It was constructed in two phases, the first section opening in 1841 and connecting the main line to Churchbridge, from where a tramway connected to the Great Wyrley coal mines.

   4.8 km · derelict canal in Staffordshire, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Pillaton Hall

   Pillaton Hall was an historic house located in Pillaton, Staffordshire, near Penkridge, England. For more than two centuries it was the seat of the Littleton family, a family of local landowners and politicians.

   4.7 km · country house in Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Hednesford Park

   Hednesford Park is a park located in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. The park covers an area of 24 acres, consisting of a recreational field area, running track, skatepark, play area, cafe, and tennis courts.

   3.1 km · park in Hednesford, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Keys Park

   Keys Park is the home of the Hednesford Town Football Club, and is situated on Keys Park Road in the town of Hednesford, Staffordshire. The club previously played at the Cross Keys, a ground situated behind the pub of the same name between 1902 and 1995.

   2.7 km · keys Park: Home of Hednesford Town FC · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Pye Green BT Tower

   Pye Green BT Tower is a 258-foot tall telecommunication tower built of reinforced concrete at Pye Green, Staffordshire, England. Standing on the far southern edge of Cannock Chase, it is one of 14 telecommunication towers in the United Kingdom built of reinforced concrete.

   4.2 km · Telecommunications tower in the West Midlands · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Great Wyrley Wesley Methodist Church

   Great Wyrley is a village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It forms a built-up area with nearby Cheslyn Hay, Churchbridge, Landywood and Little Wyrley.

   4 km · church in Great Wyrley, South Staffordshire, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Upper Landywood Methodist Church

    Church in Upper Landywood, Great Wyrley, South Staffordshire, England

    4.7 km · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Boscobel House and The Royal Oak

   Brewood, Bishop's Wood, ST19 9AR (13 miles west of Cannock),.

2. 02
   Chasewater

   Canal-feeder reservoir, with walks, visitor centre and picnic spots.

3. 03
   Chasewater Railway
4. 04
   Castle Ring

   The perimeter earthworks are all that remains of this iron age hill fort, which sits at the highest point of Cannock Chase.

From Wikivoyage: Cannock, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Cannock Chase

   Mixed area of countryside, designated as the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

2. 02
   Hednesford Hills Raceway

   Small racing circuit for banger and stock car races.

From Wikivoyage: Cannock, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   The Linford Arms

   79 Market Pl, WS11 1BN.

From Wikivoyage: Cannock, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Cannock

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 32 km · East Midlands (EMA), 50 km · Manchester (MAN), 75 km

Stations

Hednesford railway station, 2.7 km · Cannock railway station, 700 m · Landywood railway station, 3.8 km · Brownhills West railway station, 5.9 km · Chasetown (Church Street) railway station, 6 km

• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Cannock

  66 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · £8–10
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Cannock

  89 km · quickest by road, 2h 10m · £10–14
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• Liverpool → Cannock

  102 km · quickest by road, 2h 21m · £12–16
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