Ceramica was built at the turn of the millennium to commemorate the glory of the Potteries. The museum will show you every step it takes to make a pot, from clay, to firing, to the finished product. Inside, there is...

Found in 1897, Moorcroft Pottery quickly became a universally known, prestigious pottery company. In 1904, Moorcroft won the gold medal at the St. Louis International Exhibition and was appointed as the Queen’s official potter in 1928. As Moorcroft celebrated their...

Queen’s Theatre, built in 1911 by Russell and Cooper of London, is Stoke’s oldest surviving theatre. In the past, many famous people such as Ken Dodd, Jonathan Wilkes and Robbie Williams, who was born in the Red Lion pub just...

The Royal Stafford Ceramic Café offers a hands-on exhibition where you can design, make and paint your own pottery: which include earthenware plates, mugs, bowls and even clown and teddy bear figurines. Although you can let your creative side free,...

Up until 1996, Wedgwood and the Johnson Brothers owned the factory, until Emma Bridgewater bought it. The Bridgewater Factory Shop offers nearly the whole range of Emma Bridgewater pottery, and also discontinued and second hand pottery that the shop manager...

The Doulton & Company Outlet Superstore is one of the largest retailers in the Stoke-on-Trent region offering second and best quality tableware, crystal, china, collectables and housewares. Brands stocked include Minton, Royal Doulton, Royal Albert and others. This large outlet...

The bone and flint mill was built in 1857 to grind the raw materials for farming and pottery. In the early 1970’s, the mill stopped grinding materials and became an ancient monument. In the visitors centre, there is a family...

Marine Cruises are located at the Festival Park Marina (in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) and provide fully fitted canal boats for hire. This marina is part of a large waterways network linking the Cheshire Ring, Four Counties Ring and the East Ring,...

After German bombers, in World War Two, blew up the building that was on the Mitchell Memorial site, the public decided to build a memorial to Reginald Mitchell, inventor of the Spitfire, who was born in Stoke-on-Trent. Although the Mitchell...

Inside the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery three are four different collections: natural history, local history, arts and crafts and ceramics. The main attraction that you first see is one of the Spitfires from WWII: celebrating Reginald Mitchell, inventor of...

The Regent Theatre was opened in 1929 as a cinema for silent movies, but became a concert venue in the 50’s. It was reopened in 1999 by Her Majesty the Queen after a £23 million redevelopment to restore it to...

The Stoke Ski Centre offers many facilities for different abilities of skiers, snowboarders and toboggans. With different junior slopes, and a main ski slope, the Stoke Ski Centre can cater for all people’s needs. The ski school offers lessons to...

The Victoria Hall is a premier concert venue in the Midlands, which offers an eclectic range of bands such as Magic, a Kind of Queen, Agent Blue, a local punk rock band, and many others. Also, it is favoured by...

WaterWorld is Staffordshire’s largest water theme “park”, with over 10 adrenaline-pumping rides, all based inside a huge swimming pool. The main ride, SpaceBowl, sends you hurtling into a bowl with a hole in the middle, and a plunge pool below....