Oakamoor
Oakamoor is a small village in north Staffordshire, England.
Oakamoor is a small village in north Staffordshire, England.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Worth seeing in and around Oakamoor
5 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.
- 01Alton Towers
Alton Towers is a historic estate, theme park and resort complex in Staffordshire, England, near the village of Alton. The park is operated by Merlin Entertainments Group and incorporates a theme park, water park, mini golf and hotel complex.
1.9 km · major theme park in central England · Wikipedia - 02Cotton College
Cotton College was a Roman Catholic boarding school in Cotton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. It was also known as Saint Wilfrid's College.
1.9 km · school building, formerly a house, in Cotton, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Alton Towers Waterpark
Alton Towers Waterpark, previously known as Cariba Creek, is a water park at Alton Towers Resort, in Staffordshire, England. It is themed to a tropical lagoon, adjoining the Splash Landings Hotel with indoor and outdoor water features.
3.2 km · Water park at Alton Towers Resort in Staffordshire, England · Wikipedia - 04Woodhead Hall
Woodhead Hall is a country house at Cheadle in Staffordshire. It is a Grade II listed building.
3.2 km · country house in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Battle Galleons
Battle Galleons is a water ride at the British theme park Alton Towers. The ride was installed in 2008, replacing the pay-per-play ride Splash Kart Challenge, which in turn replaced the original Swan Boat ride.
2.2 km · amusement park ride · Wikipedia
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Getting to Oakamoor
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 44 km · Manchester (MAN), 46 km · Birmingham (BHX), 62 km
- Stations
- Oakamoor railway station, 500 m
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Oakamoor52 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · £6–7
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Oakamoor57 km · quickest by road, 1h 52m · £6–9
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Oakamoor58 km · quickest by road, 1h 44m · £7–10
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Oakamoor
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Oakamoor. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundAlso, you can use the cable car (Skyride) to get between the Park Entrance, Forbidden Valley which is an alien-themed area and Fountain Square, for The Towers, The World of David Walliams (one of the two children's areas of the park) and the Dark Forest.
From Wikivoyage: Alton Towers, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-03.
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Next door to Oakamoor
Oakamoor is 52 km from Nottingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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