Museum · Great Haywood · Staffordshire

Working Farm

Great Haywood counts Working Farm, a museum, among its places to visit. Another 7 places to visit lie within 5 km. Care of the site is provided by the National Trust.

Where

In Great Haywood

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Great Haywood

Inside Great Haywood

Working Farm is inside Great Haywood’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

Aim for June to September, when Great Haywood reaches 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°60 mm

Feb8° / 2°49 mm

Mar10° / 3°50 mm

Apr13° / 4°52 mm

May16° / 7°56 mm

Jun19° / 10°71 mm

Jul21° / 12°60 mm

Aug21° / 12°64 mm

Sep18° / 10°60 mm

Oct14° / 7°70 mm

Nov10° / 4°69 mm

Dec7° / 2°73 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Great Haywood, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Great Haywood. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Great Haywood’s full climate →

About

Working Farm

Worth the trip, Shugborough Hall is 600 m off.

Type: Museum
Run by: National Trust
Town: in Great Haywood

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Around Working Farm, mapped

Orange marks Working Farm, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Working Farm

The largest of the 7 towns is Stafford, with 71,695 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Great Haywood

2,029 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 1 km east of it

Little Haywood

1,968 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km southwest of it

Brocton

999 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km north of it

Hixon

2,081 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Working Farm is	People	Places to visit
Great Haywood	It’s in town	2,029	15
Little Haywood	1 km east of it	1,968	10
Brocton	2.2 km southwest of it	999	7
Hixon	2.7 km north of it	2,081	13
Stafford	2.8 km west of it	71,695	12
Rugeley	4.4 km southeast of it	26,149	10
Weston	4.8 km north of it	1,056	10

Make a day of it

Also near Working Farm

Also close at hand are 3 historic houses, 2 castles and a museum, among 25 within 15 km.

Historic house · National TrustShugborough Hall600 m away 2MuseumMuseum · National TrustShugborough Servants' Quarters600 m away 3

Historic houseIngestre Hall3.2 km away 4

CastleStafford Castle8.9 km away 5

CastleChartley Castle6.9 km away 6

Garden · National TrustThe Walled Garden300 m away 7Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustShugborough Estate300 m away 8

Historic houseBrocton Hall3.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Working Farm, answered

Where is Working Farm?

Working Farm is in Great Haywood, Staffordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Working Farm?

Museum.

Who runs Working Farm?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Working Farm?

June to September are the warmest months in Great Haywood, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Working Farm?

Within 15 km: Shugborough Hall (600 m), Shugborough Servants' Quarters (600 m), Ingestre Hall (3.2 km) and Stafford Castle (8.9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Shugborough Hall: Mandy Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ingestre Hall: Langstraat, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stafford Castle: Nashetty, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Chartley Castle: Jeremy Weate, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Walled Garden: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brocton Hall: Maypm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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