Ramshorn
The tiny hamlet of Ramsor in north Staffordshire played a significant part in the origins of Primitive Methodism.
The tiny hamlet of Ramsor in north Staffordshire played a significant part in the origins of Primitive Methodism. Listed in the Domesday Book as Ramshorn, this ancient hamlet is a typical example of the depopulation of the countryside. Very little now remains of this village apart from a few farms and cottages. The Primitive Methodist Chapel is the only surviving public building.
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Worth seeing in and around Ramshorn
4 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.
2 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.
2.2 km · school building, formerly a house, in Cotton, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Battle 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.
2.1 km · amusement park ride · Wikipedia - 04Alton 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.
2.2 km · Water park at Alton Towers Resort in Staffordshire, England · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ramshorn
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 42 km · Manchester (MAN), 47 km · Birmingham (BHX), 62 km
- Stations
- Oakamoor railway station, 3.2 km
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Ramshorn49 km · quickest by road, 1h 31m · £7–9
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Ramshorn58 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · £6–8
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Ramshorn58 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · £7–9
- 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 Ramshorn
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 Ramshorn. 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 Ramshorn
Ramshorn is 49 km from Nottingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Altonvillage located in Staffordshire Moorlands, United Kingdom3.3 km
- Oakamoorvillage and civil parish in Staffordshire, England2.8 km
- Cottonvillage and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England2 km
- Ellastonevillage and civil parish in Staffordshire, England, UK4 km
- Woottonvillage and civil parish in Staffordshire, UK2.1 km
- Broomyshawvillage in Staffordshire, England, UK3.6 km