Getting Stoked in the Potteries

Join us as we head to Stoke for our Getting Stoked in the Potteries Tour. This area of just over 20 square miles in North Staffordshire has six towns, collectively known as the Potteries where the greatest pottery in the country was and is made. Enjoy visits to the World of Wedgwood for a guided factory tour and to view the beautiful V & A collection, and the Gladstone Pottery Museum located in a Victorian Pottery Factory where we discover what life was like for the many men, women and children that worked at the centre of the world’s pottery industry. Visit the Staffordshire paradise Shugborough Hall, a wonderful mix of architecture, landscapes, gardens and monuments and Trentham Gardens, marvel at the spectacular natural beauty as you wander magnificent award-winning gardens. Journey to the edge of the National Forest in Staffordshire to visit the National Memorial Arboretum, the unique, tranquil, memorial space that celebrates lives lived and commemorates lives lost in a very special 150-acre memorial site. Discover 400 memorials nestled amongst 25,000 trees in a wonderful riverside setting. Don’t miss out on a great tour to the Potteries.Thursday
Depart Leyland at 10.00am for our journey to the Hilton Garden Inn, Stoke with a suitable lunch stop en-route.

Friday - Sunday

Today we have a morning visit to Shugborough Estate with an afternoon guided factory tour of the World of Wedgwood.

Today we have a morning visit to Trentham Gardens and Visitor Centre, following time for lunch we have an afternoon visit to Gladstone Pottery Museum

Today we spend a full day at the magnificent National Memorial Arboretum

Monday
Check out of our hotel following breakfast for our return journey home with a suitable lunch stop en-route.Hilton Garden Inn, Potteries Way, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent