if you can journey from the darkest west midlands up into stafford (30 mins away by dual carriageway), closeby is the village of Bradley which has three ancient stones. also close by is the bank and ditch affair of Littywood:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=388500&y=318500&z=3&sv=388500,318500&st=4&ar=N&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

not far from that on the A518 from stafford is an iron age hillfort:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=388500&y=320500&z=3&sv=388500,320500&st=4&ar=N&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

not to mention at the northend of stafford are king's low and queen's low:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=395500&y=324500&z=3&sv=395500,324500&st=4&ar=N&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

dare you visit cannock, up by gentleshaw,you can go to castle ring:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=405044&y=311911&z=3&sv=gentleshaw&st=3&tl=Gentleshaw,+Staffordshire+[Town]&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap.srf.

venture up past stafford to stone, and there is another fort and saxon's low:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=388500&y=335500&z=3&sv=388500,335500&st=4&ar=N&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

i expect you to visit all these sites this weekend and report back on monday.