Copyright © Michael Dawson February 2013: updated 15/06/2022

Cannock Chase Holiday Cottages Staffordshire

AONB : CANNOCK CHASE

HOLIDAY COTTAGES

The Oak Gates, at the south-eastern corner of the site,give access to the main cycling and walking tracks, leading to ………

The OldCottage, presently occupied by the owners of the self-catering cottage, sits in the centre of the site, with attractive gardens and natural vegetation.

Early sketch

Go to: Pagets & Old Cottage

In 1820 the Old Cottage was described as a ‘dog kennel’. The 2.5 acre plot was part of the Marquis of Anglesey’s estates. Later, as three cottages, it became the homes of miners from Derbyshire who worked in the ill-fated Fair Oak colliery.

The Old Cottage

  ……….Fair Oak fishing pools, Birches Valley Forestry Centre, Marquis Drive Visitors’ Centre, Cannock Chase Museum & the whole of the Chase.

Lawns, orchard, vegetable garden, flower borders and rhododendrons, all within a strong hedge: but still the wild rabbits invade and gambol beneath the trees.