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The Best Attractions In Norton Canes

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The Beach Hut

Old Trafford

National Memorial Arboretum

Blenheim Palace

Drayton Manor Park

Blists Hill Victorian Town

Alton Towers

Norton Canes is a village and civil parish on the southern periphery of Cannock Chase District, in Staffordshire, England. It is situated 3 miles out of the centre of Cannock. At the 2001 census it had a population of 6,394, and an area of 3,746 acres of which 86% is green open space. The population had increased to 7,470 at the 2011 Census.The Cannock Chase Coalfield once had 45 collieries within 2 miles of Norton Canes, employing over 5,800 men, as well as 2 large surface mines; the last pit in the area closed in 1993. Grove Pit was one of these pits, and on 1 October 1930 was the scene of a major tragedy when 14 miners were killed in an explosion th...
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The Best Attractions In Norton Canes

1. The Beach Hut Norton Canes
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2. Sycamore Working Mens Club Norton Canes
3. Old Trafford Stretford
Old Trafford is an area in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, two miles southwest of Manchester city centre, roughly delineated by the crossroads of two old toll gates, Brooks's Bar to the east and Trafford Bar to the west. Old Trafford is the site of Old Trafford football stadium, home of Manchester United F.C., and Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket Club, at opposite ends of Warwick Road, renamed Brian Statham Way and Sir Matt Busby Way . The road between them retains the name Warwick Road, and the southern section on the other side of the Metrolink line is Warwick Road South.
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4. Alton Towers Alton
Alton Towers Resort, often shortened to Alton Towers, is a theme park resort located in Staffordshire, England. It is near the village of Alton, in the parishes of Denstone and Farley. The resort, which is operated by Merlin Entertainments Group, incorporates a theme park, water park, spa, mini golf and hotel complex. Originally a private estate, Alton Towers grounds opened to the public in 1860 to raise funds for the estate. In the late 20th century it was transformed into a theme park and opened a number of new rides from 1980 onwards. In 2017 it was the second most visited theme park in the UK after Legoland Windsor.The park operates a total of ten roller coasters, among a range of major attractions, such as the Runaway Mine Train, Congo River Rapids, Nemesis, Oblivion, Hex, Galactica, ...
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5. Blenheim Palace Woodstock
Blenheim & Woodstock was a railway station constructed in the neoclassical style which served the town of Woodstock and Blenheim Palace in the English county of Oxfordshire. The station, as well as the line, was constructed by the Duke of Marlborough and was privately run until 1897 when it became part of the Great Western Railway. The number of trains serving the station was cut in the late 1930s, and again in 1952 down to only six trains a day. The last train ran on 27 February 1954 adorned with a wreath. The station building was initially converted into a garage and petrol station. Then the forecourt of the site was no longer used as a petrol station, but for used car sales only with a building company using some of the land behind the station. There were proposals for demolishing the b...
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6. Drayton Manor Park Tamworth
Drayton Manor is a theme park resort and zoo in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, UK. The park covers 280 acres of which about 113 acres are in use, and hosts about 1.5 million people each year. Rides at the park include The Shockwave, Europe's only stand up coaster, and Apocalypse, a five-sided drop tower. The park's maximum daily capacity is 15,000 guests, which is set with guest experience and traffic congestion in mind. It is the fourth largest amusement park in the UK by land area at 110 hectacres.
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7. National Memorial Arboretum Lichfield
The National Memorial Arboretum is Britain's year-round national site of remembrance at Alrewas, near Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. It is a spiritually uplifting place which honours the fallen, recognises service and sacrifice, and fosters pride in the British Armed Forces and civilian community.In 2017, after undergoing a large scale regeneration project, the Arboretum's new award-winning Remembrance Centre was officially opened by HRH The Duke of Cambridge on 23 March. Featuring three new exhibition galleries, larger restaurant and shop, separate coffee shop and a beautiful cloistered courtyard with garden, it provides visitors with facilities fitting that of a large scale visitor attraction. In 2018 the National Memorial Arboretum was awarded Gold Large Visitor Attraction of...
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8. Blists Hill Victorian Town Ironbridge

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Real Time Narrowboat Trip to Nowhere! Perfect!

An absolutely beautiful narrowboat trip at sunset until I moor in a little bit of nowhere! with a bonus update from the sick bay!
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S3. EP 39 - When things go BANG!!!!

In this episode our journey becomes delayed and we get stuck in a Marina for 6 weeks.

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Shugborough Estate Stately Home in Staffordshire

TV Advert for Shugborough Staffordshire The UK's only complete working historic estate in Stafford, Staffordshire, UK. Ancestral home to Patrick Lichfield (Lord Lichfield) with Farm, Mansion House, Servants' Quarters, Play PArk, Train Ride, Riverside Gardens, Museum and much more - A Great Place to Visit in Staffordshire UK.

Ricky Waterways Festival 2010 Part 2

The Rickmansworth Waterways Festival featured the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the re-launch of the wooden narrow boat 'Roger', which was re-furbished at Batchworth with the help of Heritage Lottery funding. The afternoon also saw the start of the Tug of War between various narrow boats next to the iron bridge and opposite Tesco's.

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