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Article: TRAVEL: Fun of monkeying around; DARREN THOMAS discovers there's far more to appeal to the family than beautiful gardens at Trentham Estate.(Features)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
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- August 2, 2008
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Byline: DARREN THOMAS
It's a cliche, I know, but less than an hour's drive from Birmingham (M6 conditions willing), can be found Stoke's best kept secret - Trentham.
The Trentham Estate has an impressive history, dating back to the Domesday book. More recently, however, it has experienced a roller-coaster ride of fortunes as a sister site to Alton Towers during the 80s, before being sold to the Coal Board and gradually left to decline. The current owners, a property development company, began the regeneration process in 2003, which is now about two-thirds of the way ...
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