Local Staffordshire Oatcakes

  Have you ever tried a Staffordshire Oatcake? February with its cold winds and chilly days,  is a time to eat wholesome, local and tasty food. The humble Oatcake is one if the very first fast foods!!   Our local  Denstone Hall farm shop sells them in the cafe or...

Visit Trentham Monkey Forest

Have you ever had monkeys in your life since you have been with your loved one? Just thinking about it, we have! Now the school holidays are over we had some time to visit various attractions in the local area. Having a special discounted ticket from Trentham Monkey...

Well Dressings in the Peak District & Staffordshire

Well Dressings are unique to the area and more than 80 towns and villages proudly display their floral masterpieces next to wells and water features. Well Dressings are a tradition which is believed to have been brought to the Peak District and parts of Staffordshire...

Churnet Valley Bounty

The weather is fabulous and has been since these uncertain times began. However, with all our worries and problems we are having to cope with, one constant is that nature always fights back. Spring is definitely here and nature has been flourishing over the past few...

A Queen in Staffordshire

  Have you seen the newly released blockbuster film Mary Queen of Scots? with the fantastic actresses Saoirse Ronan as Mary, Queen of Scots and Margo Robbie as Queen Elizabeth 1. It may not suit everyone’s taste, but maybe the younger generation may have to...