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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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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…
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.
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

LoveClay, is an award winning and welcoming ceramics studio at the heart of the potteries.
Perfect for even complete beginners, these fun sessions allow you to embrace your creativity and experience the utter joy of throwing a pot on a potter’s…
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

Address:

Bethesda Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 3DW

Telephone:
01782 232323

Email:

museums@stoke.gov.uk

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Museum

Stoke-on-Trent

The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery houses Designated Collections and displays fine and decorative arts, costume, local history, archaeology and natural history collections as well as the world's greatest collection of Staffordshire ceramics. It is…
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.
World of Wedgwood

Address:

Wedgwood Drive, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST12 9ER

Telephone:
01782 282986

Email:

bookings@worldofwedgwood.com

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Pottery Visitor Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

World of Wedgwood is a world of luxury shopping, unique events, colourful dining, hands-on learning experiences, picturesque woodland and the V&A Wedgwood Collection. In a world of endless experiences, you can shop our Wedgwood Store featuring our…
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…
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…
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…
The Potters Shed

Address:

Nile St, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 2BA

Telephone:
01782 821075

Email:

heather.dudson@aol.com

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Pottery Visitor Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

The Potters Shed is run by Heather and her son Giorgio . They are part of the Dudson family that founded the British ceramic tableware manufacturers ‘Dudson’ in the 1800’s.
They sell authentic ‘Dudson’ dinnerware renowned for its quality and…
Titanic Brewery

Address:

Callender Place, Lingard Street, Burslem, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 1JL

Telephone:
01782 823447

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Brewery

Burslem, Stoke on Trent

North Staffordshire's leading local brewer supplying local cask and bottle beer to pubs and clubs across Staffordshire and beyond.
Trent & Mersey Canal

Address:

Etruria Junction, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 4RB

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Canal

Stoke-on-Trent

The Trent and Mersey Canal is a 93.5-mile long “narrow canal” that runs through the East Midlands, West Midlands, and north-west of England. The canal links the River Trent near Derby with the Mersey at Runcorn.
The canal runs through…
Mow Cop Castle

Address:

Mow Cop, Mow Cop, Staffordshire, ST7 3PA

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Viewpoint/Beauty Spot

Mow Cop

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…
Caldon Canal

Address:

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

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Canal

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.
Winton Square

Address:

Station Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2AA

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Memorial

Stoke on Trent

Described by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as ‘the finest piece of Victorian axial planning in the county’, this area has changed very little since its completion in the 19th century. The land on which the square stands was known as Winton’s Wood and…
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…
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…
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…

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