Directions
Finding Red Lion Farm could not be easier. We are situated in the village of Haughton, just 5 miles west of Stafford. From Stafford follow the signs for A518 Telford. After entering the village and passing the Bell Inn and the Church on your right turn first left into Church Eaton Road. If you are approaching Haughton from the Telford direction, Church Eaton Road is the second road on the Right after passing the Village shops. Red Lion Farm is located 1/2 mile along Church Eaton Road on the left.
Site
The site offers toilet, shower and laundry facilities and there is an Ice Cream parlour & Tearoom on site.
Places to Visit in the area
National Memorial Arboretum (DE13 7AR)
"Where our nation remembers"
The National Memorial Arboretum is the UK's year-round centre of Remembrance; a spiritually uplifting place which honours the fallen, recognises service and sacrifice, and fosters pride in our country.
Sited in the heart of the Nation, with 50,000 maturing trees and over 280 memorials, it is a beautiful and lasting tribute to those who serve their country, die in conflict or have a special reason for being remembered.
The Amerton Railway
The 1897 Bagnall steam locomotive "Isabel" is the jewel in the crown - remembered by many from her time displayed on a plinth outside Stafford station. "Isabel" is in steam to pull passenger trains on the one mile railway most Sundays and Bank Holidays from March to October, and for our Santa Specials in December.
They also run one of their other diesel or steam engines on Saturdays and during school holidays.
Stafford Castle & Visitor Centre - Free admission
Uncover the secrets of the site through Norman times, the medieval period, the English Civil War, right up to the present day.
Explore over 26 acres which includes the Keep (open during visitor centre opening hours), inner bailey, outer bailey, woodland, herb garden and visitor centre.
Ancient High House (ST16 2JA) - Free admission
"Four hundred years of history are waiting to be discovered within the walls of England's largest timber framed town house"
Step inside and embark on a journey from Elizabethan days through the turbulent Civil War era to the more refined Edwardian period. With hands on activities, children's games and quizzes there's something for all the family, as well as an exciting range of events and workshops throughout the year. An interesting programme of displays by regional artists takes place in two gallery spaces and a changing history exhibition gives you the opportunity to view a range of artefacts not generally on public display.
Royal Air Force Museum Cosford(TF11 8UP) - Free admission
The Royal Air Force Museum at Cosford houses one of the largest aviation collections in the UK. 70 historic aircraft are displayed in three wartime hangars and within the National Cold War Exhibition.
A major feature of this unique exhibition is Britain's three post-war V-Bombers the Vulcan, Victor and Valiant and a number of these aircraft are suspended in flying attitudes.
The Museum is home to the TSR2 and the world's oldest Spitfire, plus a number of smaller unique exhibitions such as the Lucky Mascots exhibition and the RAF Boy Entrants permanent exhibition and the interactive area of Fun 'n' Flight.
National Trust
Shrugborough Estate - Rare survival of a complete estate, with all major buildings including mansion house, servants' quarters, model farm and walled garden. The ancestral home of the Earls of Lichfield - this fine Georgian mansion house, with magnificent views over riverside garden terraces, features stunning collections of porcelain.
Watch costumed characters at work in the servants' quarters and farmstead: doing laundry, cheese making, milling, brewing and baking. You'll also find the Staffordshire County Museum collections here, which include a reconstructed chemist shop, tailors' shop, Victorian schoolroom and puppet collection. (ST17 0XB)
Moseley Old Hall - An atmospheric Elizabethan farmhouse that saved a King.
Find out about the dramatic story of King Charles II hiding from Cromwell’s troops at Moseley Old Hall after he fled the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
See the bed on which the King slept and the priest hole in which he hid, and hear fascinating stories about what life was like in the 17th-century. (WV10 7HY)
Wightwick Manor - The legacy of a family's passion for Victorian art and design.
Geoffrey Mander alocal paint manufacturer and Liberal MP, was left the timber-framed house by his father Theodore. Taking inspiration from a lecture on 'the House Beautiful' by Oscar Wilde, Theodore and his wife Flora had decorated its interiors with the designs of William Morris and his Arts and Crafts contemporaries. (WV6 8EE)
Sunnycroft - Edwardian gentleman's suburban villa
This substantial red-brick villa is typical of the many thousands that were built for the prosperous middle classes in the late Victorian period. Sunnycroft is one of the very few villas to have survived, with a mini estate and largely unaltered contents and decoration. (TF1 2DR)
English Heritage
Boscobel House & The Royal Oak - Boscobel House and its Royal Oak tree became famous as hiding places of King Charles II after defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Visitors can also see the dairy, farmyard, smithy and gardens.
White Ladies Priory - Ruins of the late 12th century church of a small nunnery of 'white ladies' or Augustinian canonesses. Charles II hid nearby in 1651, before moving to Boscobel House.
Lilleshall Abbey - Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.
Ironbridge - The world’s first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in 1779 by Abraham Darby III. Costing over £6000, the bridge was cast in his Coalbrookdale foundry, using 378 tons of iron.
