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Our heritage is evident everywhere you turn in the city. Steeped in industrial history, Stoke-on-Trent was at the forefront of the industrial revolution.

The history and heritage of Stoke-on-Trent is well-preserved at numerous attractions throughout the city including the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Gladstone Pottery Museum, Etruria Industrial Museum, Ford Green Hall, Moorcroft Heritage Visitor Centre, The Dudson Museum, World of Wedgwood, Spode Works Visitor Centre, and Middleport Pottery.

Follow our brilliant heritage trails for a fun and interactive way to learn about the Stoke-on-Trent's past. Spend a relaxing time exploring our historic waterways by foot, bicycle, or boat! There's nothing quite like spending time by the water. If you're feeling active why not paddle along the Stoke-on-Trent Heritage Canoe Trail - a fantastic route through living history and beautiful countryside suitable for paddlers of all ages and abilities.

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Apedale Valley Light Railway

Address:

Apedale Community Country Park, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 7LB

Telephone:
0845 094 1953

Email:

info@mrt.org.uk

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Steam Railway

Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme

All the family will enjoy a visit to the Apedale Valley Light Railway. Using our historic steam and diesel locomotive trains, we aim to tell visitors the story of the Industrial Narrow Gauge Railway - unsung heroes of British indutrial heritage.
Beresford Street

Address:

Beresford Street, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2BJ

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Theatre

Stoke on Trent

Stoke Repertory Theatre
In 1920 a group of young men and women from North Staffordshire launched the Stoke-on-Trent Dramatic Society with a production of Caste at the Empire Theatre, Longton. By 1923 they had changed the name of their group to…
Biddulph Grange Garden

Address:

Grange Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire, ST8 7SD

Telephone:
01782 517999

Email:

biddulph.grange@nationaltrust.org.uk

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Garden

Biddulph

Go on a global journey through this amazing Victorian garden created by Darwin contemporary James Bateman as an extension of his beliefs, interests and collection of plants. Discover in this spectacularly picturesque venue a Chinese landscape based…
Brampton Museum

Address:

The Brampton, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 0QP

Telephone:
01782 619705

Email:

bramptonmuseum@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk

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Museum

Newcastle

Brampton Museum consists of a number of galleries featuring collections telling the story of Newcastle-under-Lyme and its people from the Roman invasion onward.
Caldon Canal

Address:

Stoke-on-Trent to Froghall Wharf, Staffordshire, ST10 2HQ

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Canal

Staffordshire

Built in 1776, the Caldon Canal is widely seen as one of the most interesting waterways in the country. Very much a canal of contrasts, it begins in the centre of the Potteries passing through remote countryside and the Churnet Valley.
Churnet Valley Railway

Address:

Kingsley and Froghall Station, Froghall, Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST10 2HA

Telephone:
01538 750755

Email:

enquiries@churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk

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Steam Railway

Froghall, Cheadle

The Churnet Valley Railway takes you on a journey back to the classic days of railway travel on a rural line that passes through beautiful countryside.
Creative Flamingo

Address:

Hartshill Business Park, Shelton New Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6DS

Telephone:
07769351844

Email:

info@creativeflamingo.uk

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Craft Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

Creative Flamingo is an exciting little studio brimming with enthusiasm for Ceramics, perfect when based in The Potteries. Creative Flamingo is a place to come whether your after weekly classes, to use our open studio, take part in a themed workshop…
Dudson Museum

Address:

Hope Street, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 5DD

Telephone:
01782 285286

Email:

dudsonmuseum@vast.org.uk

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Museum - Industrial

City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent

The Dudson Museum is housed in an atmospheric, original Grade II listed bottle oven. Stepping through the 'oven' door you will experience the company's heritage from 1800 until the present day and discover the history of the oldest surviving family…
Emma Bridgewater Factory

Address:

Lichfield Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 3EJ

Telephone:
01782 201328

Email:

factoryshop@emmabridgewater.co.uk

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Pottery Visitor Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

The Emma Bridgewater factory sits in a lovely position alongside the Caldon Canal lies in the heart of The Potteries. The beautiful sunny Victorian factory is ideally located just on the outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent's City Centre. Awarded two of…
Etruria Industrial Museum

Address:

Kilndown Close, Etruria Vale Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 4RB

Telephone:
07900 267711

Email:

info@etruriamuseum.org.uk

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Museum - Industrial

Stoke-on-Trent

Discover how they put the 'bone' in bone china at the last working steam-powered potters mill in Britain. Visit when the mill is 'in steam', when the 1903 boiler is fired, and the 1820s 'Princess' beam engine powers the historic machinery. Only…
Ford Green Hall

Address:

Ford Green Road, Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 1NG

Telephone:
01782 537696

Email:

fordgreenhall.museum@gmail.com

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Historic House

Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent

Ford Green Hall offers visitors a fascinating insight into the life of the 17th century and the hall has been brilliantly furnished as a 17th-century yeoman farmer's house and the museum includes a number of original textiles, ceramics and pieces of…
Gladstone Pottery Museum

Address:

Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 1PQ

Telephone:
01782 237777

Email:

gladstone@stoke.gov.uk

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Museum

Stoke-on-Trent

VisitEngland's Small Visitor Attraction of the Year 2020!
Visit the only complete Victorian pottery factory from the days when coal burning ovens made the world's finest bone china. Gladstone Pottery Museum offers a fascinating insight into the…
LoveClay Ceramics Centre

Address:

Valentine Clays, Valentine Way, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2FJ

Telephone:
01782 271200

Email:

info@loveclay.co.uk

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Pottery Visitor Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

The 'LOVECLAY' Ceramics Centre located at the new Valentine Clays headquarters in Fenton is a new visitor experience that promotes the importance of clay to the ceramics industry and Stoke-on-Trent. The new facility in the heart of The Potteries…
Middleport Pottery

Address:

Port Street, Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 3PE

Telephone:
01782 499766

Email:

info@re-form.org

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Pottery Visitor Centre

Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent

Middleport Pottery, home of Burleigh, is an award-winning visitor destination in the heart of Burslem, the Mother Town of the Potteries. World famous Burleigh pottery has been created here using traditional methods since 1889.
Moorcroft Heritage Visitor Centre

Address:

Sandbach Road, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 2DQ

Telephone:
01782 820515

Email:

heritagevisitorcentre@moorcroft.com

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Pottery Visitor Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

Described as the world's best kept secret, a visit to the Moorcroft Heritage Visitor Centre will reveal Moorcroft's unique handcrafted, quality, collectable art pottery.
Mow Cop Castle

Address:

Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3PA

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Viewpoint/Beauty Spot

Stoke-on-Trent

Standing at the highest point of Mow Cop's outcrop of sandstone grit at 355m above sea level is Mow Cop Castle. Mow Cop Castle is a mock tower that was built as a summer house in 1754 by Randle Wilbraham, the local Lord of the Manor. This tower is…
Rode Hall and Gardens

Address:

Church Lane, Scholar Green, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 3QP

Telephone:
01270 873237

Email:

enquiries@rodehall.co.uk

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Historic House

Stoke On Trent

An 18th century country house set in a Repton landscape containing fine furniture and porcelain. The garden is renowned for the Snowdrops in February, Rhododendrons and Bluebells in May. Other features include a kitchen garden, Italian garden and…
Spode Museum Trust Heritage Centre

Address:

Elenora Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 1QQ

Telephone:
01782 411421

Email:

visitorcentre@spodeworks.org

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Pottery Visitor Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

Learn about the history of the factory, see displays of fine ceramics and archival films; watch demonstrations of transfer printing, hand painting and raised paste gilding; visit the world famous Blue Room; and enjoy browsing around the large…
St Mark's Church

Address:

Broad Street, Shelton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 4LT

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Church

Stoke on Trent

St Marks church was built in 1833 at a cost of £10,000. Designed by J. Oates, it is the largest church in the city, at 46 x 23m with a 36.5m tower. The funding for the church came from the Church Commissioners, looking to create new centres for the…
Stoke Minster (St Peter ad Vincula)

Address:

Glebe Street, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 1LP

Telephone:
01782 747737

Email:

staffordshireday@stoke.gov.uk

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Church

Stoke on Trent

The roots of the city's ceramic prosperity are found in the Minster: Josiah Wedgwood is buried in the churchyard and there are memorials to the Wedgwood, Spode and Minton families. The Minster contains unique Minton memorial wall tiles, as well as…

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