Welcome to the historic North Midlands, an area that covers beautiful Staffordshire, the rugged Peak District to the east, the affluent Cheshire plain to the north and the rolling hills of Shropshire and the border with Wales to the west. The North Midlands has three designated conservation areas, Cannock Chase and the Shropshire Hills are Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, while the Peak District was the very first National Park and still one of only 10 across the whole of England.