Museum of Cannock Chase
With its interactive Mining Gallery, fantastic exhibits and events and activities for all the family, the Museum of Cannock Chase is a great day out in the Midlands.
Places to see in ( Cannock - UK )
Places to see in ( Cannock - UK )
Cannock is the most populous of the three towns in the district of Cannock Chase in the central southern part of the county of Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England. Cannock lies to the north of the West Midlands conurbation on the M6, A34 and A5 roads, and to the south of Cannock Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Cannock is served by a railway station on the Chase Line. The town comprises four district council electoral wards and the Cannock South ward includes the civil parish of Bridgtown, but the rest of Cannock is unparished. Cannock forms part of the Cannock Built-up Area which also includes Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley, Hednesford, Huntington, Heath Hayes and Wimblebury.
Cannock is on a south-west facing slope, falling from the highest point on Cannock Chase (244 m) at Castle Ring, to about 148 m in the town centre and 111 m near Wedges Mills. The soil is light with a gravel and clay subsoil, and there are extensive coal measures. Cannock Chase German war cemetery is located nearby containing 4,885 German military dead from the First and Second World Wars. It is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Cannock is about 20 miles (30 km) by road north-north-west of Birmingham, 80 miles (130 km) south-south-east of Manchester and 130 miles (210 km) north-west of London. Cannock is 9 to 10 miles (14 to 16 km) by road from many of the nearest towns and cities (Aldridge, Lichfield, Stafford, Walsall, Willenhall and Wolverhampton), but Hednesford (2 miles (3 km)), Burntwood and Penkridge (5 miles (8 km)), Bloxwich and Brownhills (6 miles (10 km)) and Rugeley (7 miles (11 km)) are nearer.
Cannock is located close to the M6, M6 toll and M54 motorways. There is an extensive network of local buses radiating out from Cannock town centre. The town's main bus operator is Arriva Midlands, who operate the majority of services to and from Cannock bus station. Cannock railway station closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching Axe. It reopened in 1989 under British Rail and is part of the Rugeley - Cannock - Walsall - Birmingham line operated by London Midland. There are two trains per hour from the station to Rugeley, Walsall, and Birmingham. The journey time to Birmingham is around 45 minutes.
( Cannock - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Cannock . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Cannock - UK
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The staffordshire town of Cannock, England
The staffordshire town of Cannock, England
The Wizard Of Cannock (follow the pye green road)
Another beautiful story set in the picturesque town of Cannock.
Written and produced by Marc Carter :P
Littleworth Road, Hednesford
Please look in to and respond to the consultation on Part 2 of the Local Plan, allocations and where houses are built on Green belt or AONB is important and now is the time.
Hednesford Hills, Valley Pit to Raceway
A drone flight over Hednesford Hills, 4th June 2018, from the old Valley Pit, now the Museum of Cannock Chase, to Hednesford Raceway flying backwards!
Globe Pub, East Cannock Road, Hednesford
An update on the situation of the former Globe Pub resulting from the storm damage and lack of development at this unsecure and unsafe site.
High Mount Street, Hednesford
BT are consulting regarding removing the phone boxes from across the town and we wanted to ensure local people were aware to have their say
nightride @ cannock chase 2015
Fly round fiveways heath Hayes cannock
181 Littleworth Road, Hednesford, Cannock
A rare opportunity to acquire such an impressive, well proportioned, detached property situated on an enviable plot, offering a certain degree of privacy in this popular location of Hednesford. There is convenient access to local transport networks, amenities, Hednesford Hills and Cannock Chase, a renown area of outstanding natural beauty. Accommodation comprises; Storm porch, reception hallway, spacious lounge, Fitted Breakfast Kitchen, Utility and Guest W/c. Stairs lead to an inner hallway where the fitted Bathroom, three sizeable bedrooms and en-suite shower room are located. Further benefits include gas central heating and double glazing. Externally the properties frontage offers an extensive on-off driveway and integral garage - whilst to both front and rear aspect, the gardens are mature with the tiered rear garden in particular, noted for its private aspect.
Cannock Chase - Regional Odyssey - Midland Memories.
Midlands Memories - Staffordshire.
First featured on this video the once rural town of Cannock followed by the surrounding area known generally as the Cannock Chase district.
Starting with the Floral Festival and the Queen's Silver jubilee celebrations in 1977.
The odyssey goes back in time to the dim and distant past and yet it was only yesterday!
A Cannock Chase Odyssey is part of the 'Midland Memories Series'. This video is like an odyssey through time and the history of an area forming part of South Staffordshire in the central UK. Most of the area covered has changed almost beyond recognition but will be recalled by those of a certain age who treasure such memories. Once upon a time we were basically all rural peasants, living and working upon the land according to the rhythms and moods of Mother Nature. We look back as on a lost Elysium with small close communities shaped by the the landscape and topography.
Cannock Chase communities however, were founded mainly on the coal seams that happened to surface near by and so easy to mine. Now even that has passed by into history over the last thirty years or so. Mining was a dirty dangerous business, however the strong sense of bonding among the miners and their families facing a common danger is something rarely encountered today. Life has become easier certainly but not necessarily simpler or happier.
Cannock Chase also bears the now fading scars of two world wars. In this video we visit some of the camps that were set up to train the brave soldiers and airmen due to be sent away to a very uncertain future, this was in order to protect our future!
We can't live in the past, but that does not mean that we should not respect our past and our history. Some of us will nevertheless yearn hopelessly for what has been lost.
Enjoy this video in whatever way you can.
Music Track - The Enchanted Valley - YouTube Audio Library.
Apologies for any unintended infringement of copyright. In mitigation there is no element of profit or personal gain in the making of this video and any offence caused is totally unintentional.
Snow in Cannock, Heath Hayes - 13th December 2017
Another sharp downfall of snow leaving commuters trying to get home in a bit of a struggle
Hednesford / Cannock at night 05/11/17
Drone footage (DJI Spark)
Where I Live cannock chase & Staffs area
Photography around staffs
THX260S Out of Cannock Bus station
Filmed in June 2004 a nice sounding THX260S leaves Cannock bus station on route 1
Pye Green Road, Cannock, WS11 5RY
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Emerge 2018 - Cannock Chase Trailer
Josh Hawkins on why 11 to 25 year olds from Cannock Chase should get involved in the Emerge Festival.
Cannock Chase Landscape photography
missed the mist