Swinfen

Worth seeing in and around Swinfen

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
   Lichfield

   Lichfield is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It is situated 18 miles south-east of Stafford, 9 miles north-east of Walsall, 8 miles north-west of Tamworth, 13 miles south-west of Burton upon Trent and Derby, and 14 miles north of Birmingham.

   3.4 km · cathedral city in Staffordshire, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Lichfield Cathedral

   Lichfield Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Chad in Lichfield, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Lichfield, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Lichfield and the principal church of the diocese of Lichfield and holds daily services.

   3.7 km · cathedral in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Anglican Diocese of Lichfield

   The Diocese of Lichfield is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, England. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Chad in the city of Lichfield.

   3.7 km · diocese of the Church of England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Mary's Church, Lichfield

   St Mary's Church is a city centre church in Lichfield, Staffordshire England located on the south side of the market square. A church is reputed to have been on the present site since at least 1150 but the current building dates from 1870 and is a Grade II* listed building.

   3.5 km · church in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Swinfen Hall

   Swinfen Hall is an 18th-century country mansion house, now converted into a hotel, situated at Swinfen, in the Lichfield district of Staffordshire in England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   600 m · mansion in Swinfen and Packington, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Hospital of St John Baptist without the Barrs

   The Hospital of St John Baptist without the Barrs is a building with an adjacent chapel in the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

   3.1 km · building and sheltered housing complex with adjacent chapel in the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Lichfield Canal

   The Lichfield Canal, as it is now known, was historically a part of the Wyrley and Essington Canal, being the section of that canal from Ogley Junction at Brownhills on the northern Birmingham Canal Navigations to Huddlesford Junction, east of Lichfield, on the Coventry Canal, a length of 7 miles. The branch was abandoned in 1955, along with several other branches of the Wyrley and Essington, and much of it was filled in.

   3.6 km · English canal under restoration · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Church of St Chad, Lichfield

   The Church of St Chad is a parish church in the area of Stowe in the north of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, in the United Kingdom. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   4 km · church in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Michael on Greenhill, Lichfield

   St Michael on Greenhill is a parish church in Lichfield, Staffordshire in England, located on the high ground of Greenhill east of the city. A church has been on the present site since at least 1190 but the current building was the structure from the restoration of 1842–43.

   3.2 km · church in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Christ Church, Lichfield

    Christ Church is a parish church in Lichfield, Staffordshire in England. The church is situated in Leamonsley in the south west area of the city.

    3.7 km · church in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Swinfen

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 23 km · East Midlands (EMA), 38 km · Manchester (MAN), 83 km

Stations

Lichfield City railway station, 3.1 km · Lichfield Trent Valley railway station, 3.6 km · Shenstone railway station, 2.9 km

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Swinfen

  96 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · £12–16
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• Liverpool → Swinfen

  115 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · £14–18
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• London → Swinfen

  172 km · quickest by road, 3h 9m · £18–24
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