Staffordshire

Properties and events in Staffordshire

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A Forgotten Princess: The Centenary of Irene Duleep Singh (1926-2026)

Online Zoom Event, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14
Online event
Pre-booking not required

Completing last year's centenary prelude about 'A Forgotten Princess', join heritage detective, Sundeep Braich, in remembrance of Princess Irene Duleep Singh, the actual last-born Princess of Punjab, exploring heritage, belonging, and identity.

All Saints' Church Sandon

All Saints Church, Church Lane, Sandon, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0DB
In person
Pre-booking not required

A family-friendly event through our history—a unique behind-the-scenes tour of this gem of a Grade I listed church building and ancient graveyard will take you from Norman origins to the present day. Family fun activities outside and plenty of cake!

An Everyday Life? Two English Women Who Married Indian Royalty

Staffordshire,
Online event
Pre-booking not required

In 1889, chambermaid Ada Douglas Wetherill married Maharajah Duleep Singh, linked to the Koh-i-Noor diamond. In 1898, Lady Anne Coventry married his son, Prince Victor. What do these stories of two English women tell us about class, love and life?

AudaTours Stoke-on-Trent Audio Tour: Fired Earth

Stoke Minster, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 1LP
Online & In person
Book on day

A self-guided audio tour of Stoke-on-Trent, exploring the potters, kilnsmen, decorators and miners who fired the Six Towns.

Biddulph Grange Garden open gates

Biddulph Grange Garden, Grange Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire, ST8 7SD
In person
Pre-booking not required

Walk in the footsteps of an 1850s visitor to Biddulph Grange Garden and explore the Bateman Walk into the adjacent churchyard and for a longer walk go through the long walk gates and onto the now Biddulph Grange Country Park .

Big Battlefield Walk Weekends - Civil War Battle of Hopton Heath 1643

Village Hall, Salt Road, Salt, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0BW
In person
Pre-booking required

A guided walk exploring the registered battlefield at Hopton Heath.

Brindley's Mill, Leek, Staffordshire

Brindley's Mill, Mill Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8FA
In person
Pre-booking not required

Brindley's mill is a restored water powered corn mill dating back to 1752, and attributed to James Brindley the great canal pioneer.

Church Open Days

All Saints Church, Compton, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 5PT
In person
Pre-booking not required

All Saints Church, Leek - Open Days on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September from 1000 - 1700.

Dancing Through Time - English Folk Dance

Bader Hall, King Edward VI School, Upper St. John Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9DE
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Join us at Lichfield Folk Dance Club for an evening of folk and friendship! Dance through centuries of English Folk Dance and explore how dance has uplifted the lives of ordinary people through history.

Film Show: Buffalo Bill's Visit to the Potteries

The Brampton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 0QP
In person
Pre-booking preferred

A special archive film show for Heritage Open Days from Ray Johnson about Buffalo Bill's visit to the Potteries in 1904.

Gladstone Pottery Museum

Gladstone Pottery Museum, 26 Uttoxeter Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 1PQ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Visit the only complete Victorian pottery factory from the days when coal burning ovens made the world's finest bone China.

Holy Trinity Eccleshall

Church Street, Eccleshall, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST21 6BY
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Two special guided tours - the windows of Holy Trinity Eccleshall and a "Building the church" tour.

Kinver Edge & the Rock Houses

Holy Austin Rock House, Compton Road, Kinver, Stourbridge, Staffordshire, DY7 6DL
In person
Pre-booking not required

Visit these quirky restored rock dwellings where families lived until the 1960s. Carved into the red sandstone with dramatic views across several counties.

Our Lady and St Peter’s Catholic Church

Our Lady and St Peter’s church, 106 Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 7LT
In person
Pre-booking not required

An historic Catholic Church with a beautiful interior and parts of the building dating back to 1857.

Shugborough estate open day

Shugborough Estate, Milford, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0UP
In person
Pre-booking not required

Shugborough is opening it's gates for free entry to the garden, Park Farm and Mansion House for Heritage Open Days 2026.

St Bartholomew's Church Norton-le-Moors

St Bartholomew's Church, 144-150 Norton Lane, Norton-le-Moors, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 8BY
In person
Pre-booking not required

St Bartholomew's Church Norton-le-Moors is a Grade II listed. building, with outstanding views towards the Staffordshire Moorlands. Visitors to the belfry and the Church will be able to learn more about its fascinating history.

St Editha's Double Helix Staircase Open Day

St Editha's Church, St. Editha's Close, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7DA
In person
Pre-booking not required

A chance to climb the rare double helix staircase, view the town and see the bells.

St Giles Parish Church, Newcastle-under-Lyme

St Giles Parish Church, Church Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 1QS
In person
Pre-booking not required

This magnificent church was designed by George Gilbert Scott was built against the existing 14th century tower. See the soaring arches, beautiful stained glass and hear the wonderful organ

St. Thomas' Church, Butterton

St. Thomas' Church, Butterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 4DU
In person
Pre-booking not required

Visit the Church in the Woods in the heart of Butterton, Staffordshire!

Stafford Quaker Meeting House and the people who met there

Stafford Quaker Meeting House, Foregate Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2PX
In person
Pre-booking not required

Visit Stafford Quaker Meeting House, built 1730. Grade II listed building. Meeting Room with Women's Gallery and Elder's Bench; Victorian Schoolroom, C20 extension, garden. Small exhibition about Stafford Quakers past and present. Refreshments.