"There's something for everyone here. You can take a dog for a walk, ride your bike on varied difficulty tracks, spend time with the kids on a wooden playground or doing a themed trail, build a den, enjoy a view of the ponds or challenge yourself to 'Go Ape'!"
"Free mountain biking trails to suit all abilities."
"Great place for walking cycling running or just chill out."
"It has a place for coffee and food and also an ice cream parlour."
"The visitor centre is a good place to start if you have not been before."
"Great place to visit, if you can get away from the crowds."
"Great set up here, shop is great and very well stocked, lovely cafe for the end of the ride."
Cons:
"The café, car park and toilets are all closed at 6pm!"
"Seriously just find a wood and cycle around that."
"Let down only by a number of people walking on the mountain bike trails."
"Carpark is £8 for a walk!"
"Often the concerts are awful though with only cheap or declining bands playing."
"They make a terrible mess of the paths."
"As a down side some routes are rammed with people, especially the ones near the main, paid car park."
Natural Beauty & Wildlife
Pros:
"Massive area of green and open spaces. Go here enjoy the outside. See wildlife from bees to deers and everything in between."
"Cannock Chase is excellent for horse riding, walking and cycling."
"There are lots to see like wild deers, birds and other small animals."
"A fantastic place to go for a walk, also packed with history. It has a graveyard with the dead from both great Britain an Germany and information regarding the second world war and the losses from both sides."
"It has lots of Deers which can be spotted with consistency at dusk in the right areas, and even sometimes in the day."
"Wonderful experience. Went Cannock Chase for a nice long walk in the woods, bonus I got to see a real life deer in the wild."
"Stunning place to visit and go for a walk. Lots of wild areas and interesting trails to explore."
Cons:
"Think Forestry Commission more interested in the cyclists though as they seem to get the priority over walkers and horse riders sadly."
"Very pleasant place wet or dry for a quiet walk with the dogs, only spoilt by some Kamikaze off road bike riders."
"Why so many dogs running off track in the undergrowth. Deer and wildlife at risk."
"Sadly the place is over-run by cyclists making it quite dangerous and unnerving."
"I haven't visited the Chase for over 30 years and discovered it has now become simply a place for dogs to use as a toilet."
"Pity people are so disgusting, dropping every piece of rubbish they can find in their cars onto the surrounding trees and bushes."
"It's a shame though not everyone treats it with respect. Litter and dog muck can be a problem."
Parking & Accessibility
Pros:
"Parking can be hard to find sometimes and maybe a little expensive, if you only want to stay a few hours, but there are free alternatives that are a little less central but still have great sights to offer."
"Most places parking is free."
"Parking is cheap and can be payed for by card at the FC offices."
"There's ample car parking and some public restrooms at the Marquis Drive Visitor Centre."
"Parking is free in most places with the exception of inside the visitor center and Go Ape areas."
"Lots of free parking and great walks on fairly flat ground."
"Car parking is free and plentiful."
Cons:
"Parking at Birches valley expensive to park if nip up for an hour."
"Car parks and approach roads in serious need of repair/maintenance."
"Parking has to be paid for. £2 per hour for short term."
"Parking is easy to access if a little higher in price than I'd like."
"Birches Valley carpark prices have taken a hike up; used to be £3 all day now £6."
"Parking prices are stupidly high, and more car parks are set to become payable shortly."
"Used to be really good for a day out but after parking changes at Birches Valley it is now impossible to find anywhere to park at busy times."
Facilities & Services
Pros:
"Toilet facilities are available and also a nice little seating area and cafe."
"All very helpful and knowledgeable."
"Cafe is very well stocked too for the hungry people that have earned their fuel stops."
"There are two excellent cafes one at the farm and one up at the main house and these are much improved."
"Nice cafe, reasonably priced."
"The Visitor centre is good, serves food and drinks and has toilet facilities available - would recommend a visit."
"Great place for taking the kids, loads of exciting stuff for the little and bigger ones to do."
Cons:
"if you visit the chase as soon as you leave your vehicle they smash your windows to steal your belongings."
"What is a little bit bothering me, there is no bin at all. No near the benches as well. And the toilet."
"The cafe can seem a little pricey and get very busy, particularly on warm summer days."
"The only let down were the staff in the coffee shop. Rude, no customer service at all."
"Cafe is okay limited choice & gets extremely busy which then decends into choas."
"But the cafe only had hot drinks, cold drinks, crisps, chocolate and ice-cream."
"Unfortunately, they ran out of ice cream by mid morning."