The Potteries

Discover Stoke-on-Trent: The UK’s ‘capital of china’ and a
place to enjoy a range of visitor attractions, contemporary
museums and stunning gardens.

As home to the world’s greatest pottery manufacturers, the city of Stoke-on-Trent not only possesses a unique history and heritage, but has also entered the 21st century fully equipped to entertain its four million visitors a year. Affectionately known throughout the world simply as ‘The Potteries’, this great British city consists of six towns: Longton, Fenton, Tunstall, Burslem, Hanley and Stoke. Conveniently located in the heart of England, it offers easy access by road and rail and is within easy reach of the wide open spaces of the Peak District.

It is undoubtedly the UK’s ‘capital of china’, due to the unrivalled quality of its products and skills of its workforce, made famous by the main families of china and ceramics – Spode, Wedgwood and Portmeirion. With a host of new additions and dramatic developments underway, it
has rightfully earned a reputation for fi ring the imagination of its visitors, in more ways
than one.

Stoke-on-Trent, with its many museums, galleries and visitor centres dedicated to preserving and celebrating The Potteries’ past and present, illustrates our affection.....