Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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Stoke-on-Trent (/stoʊk ɒn trɛnt/ ( listen); often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of 36 square miles (93 km). Together with the neighbouring boroughs of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands, it is part of North Staffordshire. In 2016, the city had a population of 261,302.
Restaurants in Stoke-on-Trent
1. Gladstone Pottery Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 888 reviews
Gladstone is the only complete Victorian pottery factory from the days when coal burning ovens made the world's finest bone china. Traditional skills, original workshops, and the cobbled yard and huge bottle ovens transport visitors back in time. Visit the gift shop and tea room and have a go at throwing a pot, making a bone china flower or decorating pottery. Please allow two to three hours for your visit. The shop and cafe, which serves a selction of drinks and light lunches, are open to non-museum visitors.
Reviewed By huwtyler1961 - Brisbane Region, Australia
Loved this place a preserved pottery factory That shows how it was done in the 19th century Showed the whole process from making the clay, firing then glazing. Walking inside the huge kilns was an eve opener as was the glazing area Well worth the look if you are in the area
2. Barewall Art Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 33 reviews
Art and Ceramics Gallery and shop selling original art and collectable ceramics by local producers many which celebrate the unique Potteries heritage. Barewall represents many Staffordshire and Potteries artists and independent ceramic designer makers making it an ideal one stop shop to find special Stoke-on-Trent souvenirs and gifts.
Reviewed By jayg499 - Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
This is an amazing shop, with a wide variety of art work for all tastes. The owners are polite and helpful, and they are key members of the community. If you visit the wonderful town of Burslem, you must visit Barewall...
3. Escape Stoke
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5.0 based on 404 reviews
Each escape room is designed for groups of 2 - 6 and Witchcraft & Wizardry 2-8. We have 6 rooms in operation so we can accommodate teams of up to 38 simultaneously. We lock you up in a mysterious escape room, and give you exactly 60 minutes to get out. In order to beat the live escape game you and your team must solve many puzzles, riddles, brain teasers and identify clues. Can you escape?
Reviewed By tammysC1430CP
Had a fantastic time at the escape rooms tonight. Exceeded all expectations - staff friendly and helpful and a well thought out and imaginative concept to the room. We all thoroughly enjoyed it and will be back
4. Chatterley Whitfield Heritage Centre
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5.0 based on 25 reviews
Chatterley Whitfield is an industrial time capsule and is widely acknowledged to be the most comprehensive surviving example of a deep mine site in England. Here at Britain's biggest remaining colliery site, which has been designated by Historic England as an Scheduled Ancient Monument. Open 1st Saturday of every month
Reviewed By keithb382
We went to the heritage open day on Sunday we started in the waiting area where there were lots of historical items to look at with regard to the mining industry, when you look at the collection you think to yourself how did those men and boys survive in those days with the working conditions. When everyone was there exactly on time everyone had their hard hats on ready to start the tour just before we moved off these 3 miners who looked the real thing had a bit of a comedy acting just to make everyone welcome any give the tour an air of realism for what you were going to see on your tour. So we set off with our guides who had a vast wealth of knowledge to the history of the colliery and the other mines in the area, it was sad to see how the museum has changed since the closure, the most interesting part of the tour was to see the original maps of the coal fields which were mostly hand drawn there were no printers in those days i was so impressed that i became a member there and then also i have found out that the members meet on a Saturday morning once a month to do various restoration projects which i am seriously looking at doing some volunteering with this brilliant group.
5. XP-VR Virtual Reality Experience, Stoke on Trent
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 66 reviews
The West Midland’s most immersive VR entertainment venue. Epic virtual reality experiences, VR gaming, VR escape games, VR treadmills, VR motion simulators and VR home rentals. Incredible group adventures await. Are you ready to step into the game? Book online.
Reviewed By Aded0626
Took partner for a birthday treat today and he apsolutly had a great time he done the creed boxing experience excellent value for money, staff was great very covid friendly and made his experience more special by giving him a treat on the flying simulator this is his fourth visit and will continue going
6. The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 565 reviews
Travel back in time and discover the history of the Potteries, including the world’s greatest collection of Staffordshire ceramics and The Staffordshire Hoard, a trove of Anglo-Saxon treasure! The museum has more than one hundred and fifty thousand objects on display across a range of subjects including; Ceramics, archaeology (including the Staffordshire Hoard), fine and decorative arts, natural sciences and social history. We have a lively and engaging exhibitions and events programme with many free events for the whole family to enjoy. Enjoy a light lunch or afternoon snack in our relaxing Café Museum with regular musical accompaniment by Frank Leigh. Browse in The Foyer Shop for unique quality gifts, cards, books and souvenirs of the Potteries.
Reviewed By PatrickR414
lovely attraction, close to Tesco so easy to park, started off in the cafe delicious local oatcakes and full range of dishes and cakes, very clean, lovely meal and friendly staff. visited the Staffordshire Hoard, stunning display. the pottery and china rooms were fantastic. there was a delightful street scene of houses in the early 19th century, a chip shop with coal fired range, a chemist, fire station and a school room, a typical parlour and a wash house too, and a full sized dolls house complete with amazing furniture
7. Caldon Canal
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By davide79_12 - Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom
Walked the remaining sections of the Cauldon Canal after the Covid-19 lockdown. Continuing our walk at Stockton Brook and it's deep locks it continues through to sleepy Endon past the boat yard and into the beautiful Staffordshire Moorland countryside. Then onto Denford where it branches off separately to Leek and Froghall Wharf branches. If you take the Leek branch it takes you over the Froghall Wharf branch by aqueduct (quite spectacular engernering) and mehanders it's way then through Longsdon to Leek, not forgetting the passage through the Leek tunnel. The Froghall Wharf branch takes you past the Holly Bush canalside Inn, onto Cheddleton - past it's historical Flint Mill and Steam Railway. Then the scenery becomes rather spectacular and beautiful. A river section incorporating the River Churnet and running alongside the Consall steam railway. Churnet Valley scenery all the way which is glorious. Onto Froghall Wharf, not forgetting the narrow Froghall tunnel before. Then hitting the end at the basin. A marvolous canal walk to be sampled by all.
8. Trentham Monkey Forest
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4.5 based on 3,104 reviews
The perfect day out for all the family! Trentham Monkey Forest is completely unique to the UK. It is the only place that you can walk amongst 140 Barbary macaques roaming free in 60 acres of beautiful Staffordshire woodland.
Reviewed By 168melh
Came here with my two young children and absolutely loved it walking so close to the monkeys they where monkeys everywhere you looked playing grooming and sitting on grass and up trees even managed to see a couple of baby monkeys great place for a family day out there is plenty to do other than look at the monkeys
9. Trentham Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3,646 reviews
The Trentham Estate is home to the award-winning Trentham Gardens featuring The Italian Garden by Tom Stuart-Smith, and the Floral Labyrinth and Rivers of Grass by Piet Oudolf and vast wildflower and woodland meadow plantings by Nigel Dunnett. A fascinating wire fairy sculpture trail, fab childrens adventure playground with the UK's first barefoot walk, a family-friendly maze, mile-long Capability Brown lake with seasonal boat and train trips. Trentham Monkey Forest, Trentham Treetop Adventure and Trentham Shopping Village with 50 shops and 14 cafes and restaurants can also be found at The Trentham Estate. You'll find something for everyone here.
Reviewed By gloopyicecream - Walsall, United Kingdom
Fantastic dramatic gardens, loads of grasses and wild flowers - even the fairy sculptures move with the wind (the sculptures are really cleverly created in wire and have dandelion seeds floating from flower, really brilliant). My girls 9-14 loved finding the 20 odd sculptures in creative places around the park. Good outdoor play area and the bare foot walk is really good and nicely muddy (there are shower heads to clean it all off). There was ice-cream in the shop but i waited till i got outside for a Cadwalders (as i used to make that ice-cream). The caramac and the salted caramel were both delicious and creamy.
10. Longton Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 181 reviews
Reviewed By kennysquiz - Longton, United Kingdom
Longton Park is a fantastic place. So well looked after great children's play area- tennis courts in Great condition - Nice cafe- and well kept large water area with ducks etc- beautiful
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