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    Getting there
    Walking  By foot
    Within 2 miles walk of both Stone and Barlaston on local public footpaths. ½ mile from the Trent and Mersey Canal.
     
    Cycling  By bike
    A ½ mile cycle ride from National Cycle Network route 5 which runs from Stoke-on-Trent to Stafford, passing through Stone.
     
    Bus  By bus
    Regular bus service between Stoke-on-Trent railway station and Stafford railway station, stopping at Barlaston and Stone on the way.
     
    Train  By train
    Stafford railway station 11 miles, Stoke-on-trent railway station 12 miles.
     
    Ferry  By boat
    The Trent and Mersey Canal passes within ½ mile of Downs Banks and is linked by a public footpath. It runs some 90 miles south from Cheshire to Derbyshire and the Peak District.
     
    Road directions  By road
    About 5 miles from M6 junctions 14 and 15. Turn off the A34 next to the George and Dragon public house between Stone and Stoke on Trent. Small country lanes lead to the Downs Banks car park after crossing the canal and railway line.
     
    Car parks  Car parks

    Washdale Lane
    OS: SJ900365, free parking, Coaches and minibuses should park by the ford on Washdale Lane (SJ899364).
     
    Ordnance Survey map  Ordnance Survey maps
    Landranger 127
    Explorer 258
     

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    Woodland at Downs Banks, Staffordshire
    © National Trust / Rod Whiteman
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    Walking Download our 2 mile Downs Banks dog walk

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