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There are always lots of animals to see at Ash End House Children's Farm. 
Kids can get hands-on, as they are each given a bucket of animal feed. You can then roam through the animal enclosures and feed them.
There's also pony rides, tractor rides, bottle feeding, egg collecting, and a number of other organised activities.

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Ash End House Children's Farm

Staffordshire is full of old towns, moorland, the massive forest area of Cannock Chase, and a theme park!

Staffordshire

Some campsites have very little facilities; others have lots.

Well, this campsite has a theme park!

Drayton Manor Campsite is run by the Camping and Caravanning Club. You can stay at this campsite even if you aren't members of the Camping and Caravanning Club.

Drayton Manor Campsite

The Cannock Chase campsite is run by the Camping and Caravanning Club. It's set in Cannock Chase with the forest directly accessible from the campsite.

Cannock Chase Campsite

Conkers Campsite is located in the National Forest of South Derbyshire. 
There are plenty of walks and cycle routes right from the campsite. The Conkers discovery centre is also just around the corner.

Conkers Campsite

This is a circular walk in the National Forest that you can take either from the Conkers Discovery Centre, the Conkers Campsite, or the National Forest YHA. 

We picked up a leaflet for the 'Newfield and Stonepit Walk' of the National Forest while staying at the Conkers Campsite. This walk takes you through some of the industrial past of the area, including the Moira canal and furnace. 
However, as we found, much of the route was overgrown and difficult (or impossible) to follow on the official map - especially the Stonepit field. 

This route here is our recorded route using Ordnance Survey OS Maps app of the official 'Newfield and Stonepit Walk' but with the route we took due to changes in footpaths since the walk's leaflet was published.

Moira Heritage Walk

This is a circular walk that you can take from the Conkers Discovery Centre, though we took the walk from the nearby Conkers Campsite.
The full route is about 4.5 miles and is mostly on paved pathways, though there are some muddy sections through the woods. 
If you have an all-terrain pushchair, this walk should be fine.

Conkers Circuit Circular Walk

Conkers Discovery Centre is a family attraction in the National Forest, with a mix of indoor and outdoor play and interactive exhibits.

Conkers Discovery Centre

This is the summit of Cawney Hill, which is part of the Dudley 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge

Cawney Hill

This is the summit of Dudley Castle, which is part of the Dudley 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge

Dudley Castle

This is the summit of Wren's Nest, which is part of the Dudley 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge

Wren's Nest

The Forestry Commission has a number of Mountain Biking Trails at Cannock Chase. Some of these are marked as 'green' all-ability trails suitable for the family. So we went along and checked them out.

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