Visitor attractions and information for
Stoke on Trent
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Little Moreton Hall, Congleton, Cheshire CW12
4SD. Standing on the borders of Cheshire and Staffordshire, Little
Moreton Hall is a striking black and white timber-framed building,
complete with moat. Long gallery with an important collection
of paintings. Tel: 01260 272018. National Trust charges apply.
About 6 miles north of
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Rudyard
Station, Rudyard, near Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8PG. Tel: 01995
672280. Rudyard Lake Steam Railway is a narrow gauge steam railway
located 2 miles North of the town of Leek in North Staffordshire.
The present railway is 15 years old and is 10 1/4 inch gauge
and is equivalent to about half of a full scale narrow gauge
railway. About 5 miles north of Stoke on Trent. |
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The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Bethesda
Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DW. Tel: 01782 232323. The
world's greatest collection of Staffordshire ceramics. A unique
collection of works of art including Picasso, Durer and Degas.
See a World War 2 Spitfire. Location:
In the centre of Stoke on Trent. |
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The
Wedgwood Museum Trust Limited, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire,
ST12 9ES. Tel: 01782 282818. The Wedgwood Museum contains the
world's greatest collection of Wedgwood ceramics, ranging from
a unique collection of Josiah Wedgwoods original trials
for the perfection of Queen's Ware. The Museum will reopen in
2007. www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk. About 5 miles south of Stoke on Trent. |
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Wedgwood Visitor Centre Hotel + Ticket Packages
available |
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Foxfield Steam Railway, Caverswall Road Station,
Blythe Bridge, Stoke on Trent, ST11 9BG. Tel: 01782 396210. The
Foxfield Railway is a preserved Steam Railway in North Staffordshire.
Formerly built to carry coal, it now carries visitors on a five
mile round journey through the picturesque Staffordshire Moorland
scenery. The railway is home to some 28 Steam, Diesel and Electric
locomotives along with a wide variety of Coaches. Visitors are
currently advised to join the train at Caverswall Road Station.
www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk. About
5 miles east of Stoke on Trent. |
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Biddulph
Grange Garden, Grange Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire ST8 7SD.
Tel: 01782 517999. A rare and exciting survival of a high Victorian
garden. Tunnels and pathways lead the visitor on a miniature
tour of the world. Unique oriental pagoda garden with its own
Great Wall of China. Victorian eccentricities. National Trust.
Charges apply. (Photo © NTPL / Nick Meers). www.nationaltrust.org.uk. About 8 miles north of Stoke on Trent. |
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