Our top tips for what’s on and what to see and do in Stoke-on-Trent this coming week (13 - 19 February)… For even more ideas, visit our What’s On page.

Rode Hall Snowdrop Walk

  

Rode Hall & Gardens – until 4 March

Discover over 70 varieties of Snowdrops in the Old Wood on this beautiful mile long walk. Warm up in the courtyard kitchen afterwards selling homemade soups, cakes and lunches. Dogs on leads welcome. Tickets available online and on the gate.


Ellen Kent's Aida

  

Regent Theatre – 14 February

Ellen Kent's Aida

Senbla presents Opera International's award-winning Ellen Kent Production featuring the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv, with international soloists, highly-praised chorus and full orchestra.

Welcoming back the fabulous Korean soprano Elena Dee, French soprano Olga Perrier and Ukrainian mezzo-soprano Natalia Matveeva.

Aida, the grandest of all Ellen Kent's operas, returns to the Regent Theatre with a stunning new traditional production, boasting an impressive set built by Set-Up Scenery in the UK, who also build sets for the Royal Opera Covent Garden.


Gandeys Circus

Trentham Estate –  17 February to 5 March

Gandeys Circus at the Trentham Estate

Gandeys Circus returns to the Trentham Estate with its brand-new spectacular Big Top show, "Glitterati", suitable for all the family.

From the thrill acts to the big production numbers Gandeys are famous for, it's all here and you will be on the edge of your seat with excitement and rolling in the aisles with laughter.


Monkey Forest re-opens for 2023 season!

  

Trentham Monkey Forest - 18 February

Trentham Monkey Forest reopens

Trentham Monkey Forest re-opens on 18 February for the 2023 season!

Trentham Monkey Forest is the ONLY place in the UK where you can walk amongst 140 free roaming Barbary macaque monkeys!

Walk amongst the fascinating monkeys at Trentham and experience something you can't anywhere else! Weekend & half-term slots book up really quick and online prices are discounted – so don't hang about!


Fairy Trail at Biddulph Grange Garden

  

Biddulph Grange Garden - 18 to 26 Febraury

Biddulph Grange Fairy Trail

Are there fairies in the garden? Follow the fairy trail around Biddulph Grange Garden and see if you can spot them.

The fairies have lost their their shopping list in the garden and need you to find it for them, follow the trail stopping at the wand station and magical wishing tree on your way around.


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Rode Hall and Gardens
Historic House
Rode Hall and Gardens

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 cafe.

The Regent Theatre
Music Venue
Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent's Cultural Quarter

The Regent Theatre is a beautiful restored Art Deco theatre offering a high quality programme of grand opera, national ballet, drama and West End Musicals.

The Trentham Estate
Garden
The Italian garden with lake beyond at the Trentham Estate, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Home to Trentham Gardens, Trentham Shopping Village and Trentham Monkey Forest - this is a destination with something to please everyone!

Trentham Monkey Forest
Wildlife Park
Trentham Monkey Forest

Trentham Monkey Forest is home to 140 free roaming Barbary macaques. The monkeys live in freedom within a beautiful Staffordshire woodland, with no cages or bars. Visitors can walk the 3/4 of a mile woodland path and see the monkeys living as they would in the wild.

Biddulph Grange Garden
Garden
Biddulph Grange Garden

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 on a Willow pattern design; a Himalayan Glen; an Egyptian Court and an Italianate garden plus geological gallery.  They have restored the Grade 1 listed garden to its Victorian heyday using contemporary descriptions and plans supported by archaeological evidence - the aim being to restore it as closely as possible to James Bateman’s original vision. The main source of inspiration and guidance for the restoration is an 1862 description of the gardens by Edward Kemp.

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