Leacroft Cottages Guidebook

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Leacroft Cottages Guidebook

Food scene

This is a 10 minute walk into the village, good beer garden and traditional food.
The Golden Cup
This is a 10 minute walk into the village, good beer garden and traditional food.
5- 10 minute drive. Lots of outdoor eating and drinking areas and a varied menu including a pizza kitchen.
12 locals recommend
The Meynell Ingram Arms
Abbots Bromley Road
12 locals recommend
5- 10 minute drive. Lots of outdoor eating and drinking areas and a varied menu including a pizza kitchen.
Local Indian restaurant good to eat in or take way
Little India
45 Saint Martin's Drive
Local Indian restaurant good to eat in or take way
Coffee shop, walking, pub, Red Carpet Cinema, butchers, Thai restaurant and a few retail outlets.
10 locals recommend
Barton Marina
10 locals recommend
Coffee shop, walking, pub, Red Carpet Cinema, butchers, Thai restaurant and a few retail outlets.
Close by with cafe, walks, gift shop, butchers.
6 locals recommend
The Deer Park
Maker Lane
6 locals recommend
Close by with cafe, walks, gift shop, butchers.
Paul Shum Family Butchers, Green door bakery, both very close by local produce, meat , bread, vegetables, fruit and sometimes fish. 5 minute drive or walk turn right out of drive, right at end of lane, bare left and turn right at telephone box. Down there on right (half a mile)
Woodmill Farm
Paul Shum Family Butchers, Green door bakery, both very close by local produce, meat , bread, vegetables, fruit and sometimes fish. 5 minute drive or walk turn right out of drive, right at end of lane, bare left and turn right at telephone box. Down there on right (half a mile)

Sightseeing

Great place for walking along the canal, pub, coffee shop
Fradley Junction
Great place for walking along the canal, pub, coffee shop
Interesting place to visit.
51 locals recommend
National Memorial Arboretum (Alrewas, Staffordshire)
Croxall Road
51 locals recommend
Interesting place to visit.
40 minute drive to town, start of Tissington trail, lots of shops, coffee shops, gateway to the Derbyshire Dales.
148 locals recommend
Ashbourne
148 locals recommend
40 minute drive to town, start of Tissington trail, lots of shops, coffee shops, gateway to the Derbyshire Dales.
Vibrant local city, 25 minute drive. Cathedral, park, shops and coffee shops.
34 locals recommend
Lichfield
34 locals recommend
Vibrant local city, 25 minute drive. Cathedral, park, shops and coffee shops.
A great local zoo, especially if you like monkeys.
58 locals recommend
Twycross Zoo
Burton Road
58 locals recommend
A great local zoo, especially if you like monkeys.

City/town information

Gateway to Derbyshire Dales, home of the historic 'Royal Shrovetide' worth a visit
148 locals recommend
Ashbourne
148 locals recommend
Gateway to Derbyshire Dales, home of the historic 'Royal Shrovetide' worth a visit
Very up and coming, lots of coffee shops and nice restaurants. Cathedral is worth a visit.
34 locals recommend
Lichfield
34 locals recommend
Very up and coming, lots of coffee shops and nice restaurants. Cathedral is worth a visit.
Nice place to go to the races.
9 locals recommend
Uttoxeter
9 locals recommend
Nice place to go to the races.
Lots of great places to walk or cycle. Bike hire is available and there is a Go Ape.
18 locals recommend
Cannock Chase District
18 locals recommend
Lots of great places to walk or cycle. Bike hire is available and there is a Go Ape.
An interesting City, catch the train from Lichfield to avoid driving! Cadbury World is worth a visit too. (Drive here though)
161 locals recommend
Birmingham
161 locals recommend
An interesting City, catch the train from Lichfield to avoid driving! Cadbury World is worth a visit too. (Drive here though)

Amusement park

40 minute drive. A popular place to visit
329 locals recommend
Alton Towers
Farley Lane
329 locals recommend
40 minute drive. A popular place to visit
Popular with young families...Thomas Land is here and a small zoo.
102 locals recommend
Drayton Manor Theme Park
Drayton Manor Drive
102 locals recommend
Popular with young families...Thomas Land is here and a small zoo.