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 Stoke-on-Trent is Staffordshire's largest
city and has been Britain's main pottery and ceramics centre
for 400 years. The city is ideally placed in the heart of England
for a day out or weekend away. Stoke on Trent is about halfway
between Manchester and Birmingham. |
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Stoke on
Trent - Travel by coach - If you'd like
to speak to someone about your journey you can ring Traveline
on 0871 200 22 33. Hinde Street Park & Ride is well signposted
as you approach the city centre via Hanley. There are many local
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Stoke on
Trent - Travel by road - Stoke on Trent
is about 3 miles NE of Junction 15 of the M6 Motorway. The M6
Motorway travels north - south and connects to the M1 at Rugby
then on to Carlisle. The M6 Toll is north of Walsall and Sutton
Coldfield and bypasses the M6 the areas around Birmingham and
Wolverhampton. Stoke on
Trent is about 155 miles from Carlisle and
75 miles from Rugby. |
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Stoke on Trent is 5 miles north of Stone, 15 miles north of Stafford
and 3 miles east of Newcastle under
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Stoke on Trent
- Travel by train - Stoke on Trent Station,
Platform 1, Station Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4
2AA. CCTV. Ticket office. Waiting room. Refreshment facilities.
Pay phone. Shops. Toilets. Wheelchair accessible toilets. Whole
station step free access. Wheelchairs available. Taxi rank. Stoke-on-Trent
intercity trains run to and from London, Birmingham and Manchester
and many other towns and cities. |
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Stoke on
Trent - Sport - Whiston Hall Golf Club,
Froghall, Cheadle, Cheshire, ST10 2HZ. About 8 miles NE of Stoke-on-Trent
on the A52. Tel: 01538266260. |
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Stoke
on Trent - Sport - Stoke-on-Trent's famous
people list includes Sir Stanley Matthews, and is home to two
Football League teams, Stoke City F.C. and Port Vale F.C. Tollgate
Leisure Stoke on Trent. Tel: 0870 787 5800. Kidsgrove Sports Centre Stoke on Trent. Tel: 01782
786162. Port Vale FC, Vale Park, Hamil
Rd, Burslem, Stoke On Trent, ST6 1AW. Tel: 01782-655-832. Stoke
City FC, Britannia Stadium, Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke On Trent,
ST4 4EG. Tel: 01782-592-200. Ten Pin Bowling. Stoke Tenpin,
Festival Park, Stoke on Trent, ST1 5SP. Tel: 0871 550 1010. |
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Stoke on
Trent - Shopping - Marks & Spencer,
11 Upper Market Square, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire,
ST1 1PU. Tel: 01782 202030. Lloyds
Pharmacy Stoke on Trent. Tel: 01782 212682. Howard Place. Sub Post Office Stoke on Trent Tel:
01782 215415. British
Home Store Stoke on Trent - 9-15 Parliment
Row, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 1PX. Tel: 0845 8410195. |
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Stoke
on Trent - Entertainment and attractions -
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. About 5
miles east of Stoke on Trent. |
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Stoke
on Trent - Other information - Stoke-on-Trent
is home to the world's greatest pottery manufacturers, with visitor
centres, ceramic museums, factory shops and factory tours around
the famous potteries. The Gladstone Pottery Museum is distinguished
by the large bottle-kilns that used to dominate the whole city.
The Potteries Museum &
Art Gallery, Bethesda Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DW.
Tel: 01782 232323. Location: In the centre of Stoke on Trent.
The Wedgwood Museum Trust Limited, Barlaston,
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST12 9ES. Tel: 01782 282818. About
5 miles south of Stoke on Trent. City Central Library, Hanley Tel: 01782-238455 |
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Airport indicated is Birmingham International. Stoke on Trent is about 3 miles NE of Junction 15
of the M6 Motorway. |
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Attractions (see details below)
Rail Stations (Not all stations shown). Stoke
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- Alton Towers, Alton, Staffordshire, ST10 4DB. Tel: 08705 20
40 60. alton-towers.co.uk.
- Rudyard Lake and steam
railway - near Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8PF. Tel: 01538 306280.
rudyardlake.com.
- The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Bethesda Street, Hanley,
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DW. Tel: 01782 232323. (Photo: top right)
- Biddulph Grange Garden,
Grange Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire ST8 7SD. Tel: 01782 517999.
nationaltrust.org.uk. (Photo: bottom right)
- Lichfield Cathedral, 19A The Close, Lichfield, Staffordshire,
WS13 7LD. Tel: 01543 306100.