Lichfield, United Kingdom Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Some fourteen miles to the north of Birmingham, the pocket-sized town of LICHFIELD is a slow-moving but amiable place that demands a visit for one reason – its magnificent sandstone Cathedral (daily 8am–6.30pm; £3 donation requested). Begun in 1085, but substantially rebuilt in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the cathedral is unique in possessing three spires – an appropriate distinction for a bishopric that once extended over virtually all of the Midlands. The cathedral's west front is adorned by over one hundred statues of biblical figures, English kings and the … more »