- Alton Towers Theme park – 2.6 miles
- Alton Towers Waterpark – 2.6 miles
- Golf course (Whiston Hall pay and play) – 1 mile
- Cycle Routes – 1 mile to dismantled railway Churnet Way
- Horse riding – 8 miles
- Leisure Centre / swimming pool – 3 miles
- Alton Towers Spa – 3 miles
- Zoo – 3 miles (pictured)
- Steam Railway – 2 miles
- Canal boat day trips and hire
- Pubs/tea rooms/ restaurants - there are loads
- Theatres, museums
- National Trust properties and gardens (nearest Sudbury Hall, Ilam Hall, Biddulph Grange - pictured)
Reservoirs with boating and sailing facilities (Carsington Water, Rudyard Lake)- Market Towns – Cheadle, Leek, Ashbourne, Stoke-on-Trent, Buxton, Uttoxeter
- Antique Centres – Ashbourne, Leek
- Walking - footpaths and trails all around
- Dove Dale and the Stepping Stones- 4 miles (pictured)
