Drakelow

Worth seeing in and around Drakelow

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
   Burton Abbey

   Burton Abbey at Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire, England, was founded in the 7th or 9th century by St Modwen or Modwenna. It was refounded in 1003 as a Benedictine abbey by the thegn Wulfric Spott.

   3 km · abbey in Burton, East Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Winshill Water Tower

   Winshill Water Tower is a former water tower in Burton upon Trent, England. It was constructed in 1907 after a local resident won a High Court ruling against the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company for poor water-supply pressure.

   3.6 km · historic water tower in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of St Modwen

   St Modwen's is a Church of England parish church situated in Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire, England. It is part of the Diocese of Lichfield.

   3.1 km · Grade I listed church in Burton, East Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Monumite

   Monumite is a sculpture in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, depicting a jar of Marmite spread. Marmite has been manufactured in the town since 1902 and the sculpture was erected in 2010 as part of an advertising campaign.

   3.2 km · outdoor sculpture in Burton upon Trent, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Growing Form

   Growing Form is a work of public art in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. It stands around 2.8 metres tall, with the upper portions in cast aluminium and the lower part a granite pedestal.

   3.3 km · sculpture by Moelwyn Merchant · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Stapenhill Gardens

   Stapenhill Gardens is a park in the Stapenhill neighbourhood of Burton-on-Trent, in England. It mainly comprises the former site of Stapenhill House, which was donated to the town in 1933, woodland, lawn, wild flower meadows and formal planted areas along a 1,250-metre stretch of the River Trent.

   2.9 km · park · Wikipedia
7. 07
   The Burton Cooper

   The Burton Cooper is a 1977 statue by James Walter Butler currently located in Coopers Square shopping centre, Burton upon Trent. The statue commemorates the close connection of the town to the trade, which was key to Burton's brewing industry.

   3.1 km · sculpture by James Butler · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Malt Shovel

   The Malt Shovel is a 2001 sculpture by Andrew Hazell that stands on the corner of High Street and New Street in Burton upon Trent in England. It was commissioned by East Staffordshire Borough Council in 1998 and funded by a National Lottery grant.

   3 km · 2001 sculpture by A. Hazell in Burton upon Trent · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Burton upon Trent War Memorial

   Burton upon Trent War Memorial commemorates those from the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, who were killed in the First and Second World Wars. The memorial was commissioned by the county borough of Burton upon Trent from the sculptor Henry Charles Fehr shortly after the end of the First World War.

   3 km · war memorial in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Roman Catholic Church of St Mary and St Modwen

    St Mary and St Modwen Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. It was built from 1878 to 1879, to designs possibly by John Edgar Young in the Gothic Revival style.

    3.4 km · church in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Drakelow

Airports

East Midlands (EMA), 22 km · Birmingham (BHX), 36 km · Manchester (MAN), 77 km

Stations

Burton-on-Trent railway station, 3.6 km · Branston railway station, 2.5 km

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  88 km · quickest by road, 2h 38m · £11–15
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  42 km · quickest by road, 1h 16m · £5–7
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  114 km · quickest by road, 2h 30m · £13–17
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