Cannock Chase War Cemetery – Katyn Memorial, Cannock Chase loop from German War Cemetery

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Cannock Chase War Cemetery – Katyn Memorial, Cannock Chase loop from German War Cemetery

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Cannock Chase War Cemetery – Katyn Memorial, Cannock Chase loop from German War Cemetery

01:16

4.74km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

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Cannock Chase National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

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8 m

Springslade Tea Room & Camping

Highlight • Rest Area

Lovely place for a tea and cake 😊. Excellent campsite too 😊

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37 m

Springslade Lodge

Highlight • Cafe

Great cafe stop if you are doing some of the off piste trails or gravel roads around Cannock Chase. Plenty of space in the bike racks plus lots of indoor and outdoor seating.

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2.18 km

Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery

Highlight • Monument

The Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery is the largest German military cemetery in the United Kingdom.

The Cemetery contains the graves of nearly 5,000 German nationals who lost their lives in the UK during the First and Second World Wars. The fallen were gathered from cemeteries across the UK in the 1960s, and include the crews from four Zeppelin airships.

The grounds of the Cemetery are exceptionally well maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The Cemetery is tranquil and thought-provoking and is well worth a visit. There are also informative guided tours that explain who is buried and that recount the stories of individual notable graves.

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2.68 km

Cannock Chase War Cemetery

Highlight • Monument

3.63 km

Viewpoint Over Cannock Chase Heathland

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great viewpoint for gazing out over miles of heathland, woods and hills.

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4.41 km

Forest Path in Cannock Chase National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

4.56 km

Katyn Memorial, Cannock Chase

Highlight • Historical Site

The Katyn Memorial on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, UK.

Inscription Reads:
In memory of 25,000 Polish prisoners of war and professional classes who were murdered on Stalin's orders by the Soviet Secret Police in 1940 at Katyn Forest, Kharkov, Miednoye, Kozielsk, Starobielsk, Ostaszkov and elsewhere.

Finally admitted in 1990 by the USSR after 50 years of shameful denial of the truth.

About the memorial:
Situated on a small road off Camp Road, Cannock Chase, in Remembrance of 25.000 Polish Prisoners of War. Rock with a model of a bird in flight at the top also the Polish emblem and the Polish Flag are shown. Written on what appears to be marble in gold lettering. Bricked paving up to and around the Memorial

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