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Where is it? Stafford, Staffordshire's County Town, is located 25 miles (40km) north of Birmingham, just off Junctions 13 (South) and 14 (North) of the M6
Style Wedgwood china, canal boat cruises, cobbled lanes and floral displays
Smell Shoe leather (historically), fresh flowers and home-made cakes
Seek Out The Tudor herb garden, a fragrant oasis hidden behind the timber-framed Ancient High House, scented with Ginger Mint and St John's Wort
When to go Between June and September to see why Stafford is a regular prizewinner in the "Britain in Bloom" competition
Celebrates County Show (Jun), Stafford Festival (Jul), Classic Car Show at Stafford Castle (Aug), Victorian Christmas Market and Lights (Nov)
Did you Know? Stafford sits on a wide belt of halite (rock salt). Between 1881 and 1968 more than five million tonnes of rock salt were extracted from beneath the town
Top Tip Explore nearby Cannock Chase with a stroll along the Staffordshire Way Walking Trail. This area of outstanding natural beauty has the largest herd of wild fallow deer in the UK
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