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Izaak Walton’s Cottage re-opens for the summer season!

If you have never visited us let us tell you all the reasons why you should…

Steeped in History, find out more about Izaak Walton, the man behind “The Compleat Angler”

A place to relax, unwind with peaceful surroundings. Izaak championed taking time out from busy work routines

Take a well deserved pit stop, plan it into your walks or Sunday cycling and have some light refreshments

Free Parking on site, a picnic area and beautiful gardens

During this opening day, we will also have some bunting, cake and topical music playing near the kitchen to commemorate VE day. Come along to sit in the sun, admire the gardens, have a slice of Victoria Sponge and reflect on the anniversary.

Open every Sunday from 5th May 2025 to 1st September 2025, 12pm to 5pm

Izaak Walton’s Cottage, Worston Lane, Stone, ST15 OPA

Over the Easter holidays, the rooms of the Ancient High House will be decorated to look like the scenes from popular story books. Come along during the Ancient High House’s opening hours, collect a trail workbook from the desk and then see if you can guess every book correctly!

Open during the Ancient High House’s opening hours, 10am to 4pm. Free admission.

Our popular event returns as the Ancient High House is decorated for Christmas. Each room will be decorated accordingly for the era which it showcases, with our guides dressed in period clothing providing lots of information and showing you all about Christmas through the ages! Come along and discover how Christmas was celebrated during the different eras that this historic building has stood to witness. Our staff will be on hand to talk about the history of Christmas and their rooms!

There will be mince pies, mulled wine and sweets on sale so why not pop in for a refreshment! We will also have a small children’s craft activity.

This year the event is changing format slightly – more to offer and see will be coming!

Check back here or follow us on our socials for updates! (Links to social media can be found at the bottom of this webpage).

In the past the Ancient High House has been a residential home, a civil war prison, a school and home to an antique shop. So it’s not surprising that a building with such a traumatic history should have tormented souls trapped within its walls…

Looking for something to do in the outdoors? Why not try one of our explorer backpacks at Stafford Castle!

Ask at the Visitor Centre to borrow one of our free activity backpacks containing lots of things to help you explore the castle grounds. You’ll even get your own puppet guide – one of our dragons – Norman or Bailey!

Please visit during Stafford Castle’s opening times:

Stafford Castle Visitor Centre and Keep Summer Hours (April through October): 11.00am to 4.00pm, Wednesday through Sunday

Stafford Castle Visitor Centre and Keep Winter Hours (November Through March): 11.00am to 4.00pm, Saturday and Sunday

Join us during our opening hours and see if you can find all of the High House mice!

Pick up a free mouse trail from the High House desk to see if you can answer all of the questions.

Available during the Ancient High House’s opening hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10.00am to 4.00pm