A Handy Little Guide to Stoke-On-Trent City Centre So, Here You Are! a New City, Stokie Glossary
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AY UP ME DUCK A handy little guide to Stoke-on-Trent City Centre So, here you are! A new city, Stokie Glossary .........................................................5 an abundance of potential, City Centre map .................................................6-7 new friends to be made, The Cultural Quarter ......................................8-9 nights out to be enjoyed The Hive .................................................................9-10 and of course a degree to Hotels .............................................................................12 be achieved… Make your dorm a home ...............................13 Stoke-on-Trent City Centre Live music venues .......................................14-15 has everything you need Sweet tooth ......................................................16-17 when it comes to shopping, Different things to do ........................................18 whether it’s big name Our Front Door ......................................................19 labels you’re after or indie vintage finds; great food Gear up for the year ahead .........................20 with cuisines from all the Coffee fix ....................................................................21 corners of the globe; live Big night out ....................................................22-23 music from international DJs Quick eats ..................................................................24 to local rockers and acoustic Best vegan eats .....................................................25 acts; entertainment from More food & drink...................................... 26-27 catching a movie or taking Hobbies ........................................................................28 in a theatre show or crazy The big shop .............................................................29 nights out. Indie shops ................................................................32 Here’s a handy little guide Pamper yourself ...................................................33 put together for you by the Take care of yourself .........................................34 Stoke-on-Trent City Centre Getting around ......................................................35 Business Improvement District (BID) to help you Street ambassadors ................................. 36-37 find your feet in this part of Free water for all ..................................................38 the world. Stay updated ............................................................39 All the best! The Potteries: You may hear Shug: Same goes for shug! NB: Stoke-on-Trent referred to as ‘The “You alright, Shug?” Potteries.’ We’re very proud of our city’s heritage which has been Oatcake: A Stoke-on-Trent shaped by its production of pottery delicacy absolutely adored by for centuries. locals. Oatcakes are like a savoury Don’t be pancake made from oatmeal, flour Duck: Don’t be alarmed when and yeast and arguably best served friendly locals call you ‘Duck.’ We with breakfast items like cheese, alarmed when don’t really think you’re a small bacon, mushroom, sausage, and aquatic bird with webbed feet; it’s eggs. However, the combos are just a pet name we use to show endless so we’ll let you be the judge. friendly locals someone respect. (Apparently, it comes from Anglo Saxon to denote call you ‘Duck.’ leader.) Brought to you by the Stoke-on-Trent City Centre Business Place Management – to improve the look and feel of the area, Improvement District (BID). The BID, endorsed by the City make safer and provide a warm welcome to visitors; Council, is a business alliance set up to promote and support a Place Marketing – to increase footfall through positive safe, welcoming and engaging City Centre destination. In July promotion and events in the City Centre; 2018, businesses voted in favour of Stoke-on-Trent City Centre Business Community Support – to aid businesses in the BID BID. The BID will run for a 5-year term with the possibility of area through networking opportunities, training and growth renewal in 2023. The BID involves 436 businesses in the area, strategies. who contribute an annual levy to the BID. Priorities for the BID include; 4 5 W A T E M D R A L A O O L R RU L TL O A N D AN EET D R M W A TR ST. O M S O O O S T BRO D A T R D . A N A. Potteries Museum and Art GallerO y R T TREE W ION S UN S K O LO T T W T E 3 E B. Victoria Hall N TH R E T J 5 R S A S D T. G O A L B IN ST H C. Regent Theatre T O E F N S D A50 E G N A B I S GH R ST. R E VE ST HANO T D. Bus Station RE A C ET R EN F T E UR T Y . O E E. Cineworld and The Hive RO MAYER ST AD N T B T. S R H C Y R F. City Centre Library A HU LC S SAMPSON E L T ST. N HI R R H E G. Town Hall S E PP O E CEN T U 3 T . T UR P G 5 Y T E S H. intu Potteries Shopping Centre ROA 11 . H A A D C D R R T S R U HILLCH T E T . E T H ST R A I. The Cultural Quarter R N H S C T E 5 A S A T B E 0 . T R H N E T U J. Mitchell Arts Centre L D T H L M EE R A intu R E E A ST PP S U S U R Potteries AS S Q GL G K. Chicago’s A S A H H Shopping R S Centre . T T T L. Fiction 2 T. S H R R S H E F WEAV AC S E O B NT M T ET U E R U H I E N G E N D H T O R S T. T S R K Y T R ES T R SAINSBURY’S S S E C H L T E T IL . A T H EET F TR F Y S OR TRINIT D A S 5 P T ERC ROAD 0 . Y TRURIA ST R STR E 0 K EE WIC E 1 T A5010 6 S UN E . BR C T T S H L L C E L C A A . E H H T PS A Premier Inn S P D GH A L R U L I L O L M D O E CL A E S L S I L T . G I L M L A B I . C N ST A G N H BIO G S AL F E T N I C E A R A L R E TESCO R E L D E T T L EXTRA S H C T S T R T I J E B R B E . T E EE R A T. R S E B ST T N O H S H T G B O T OU D W J T T CL A A E D E LE O T E A R R S 5 R HE T L 0 B N S OW 0 E Y 8 S E S POTTERIES R F L T. D R S S A T MUSEUM & A H E L T E I R R S P ART GALLERY E T M T S P E O R A Y E B T 50 R U R E 8 E E N Y 0 T D T 0 E E T 5 E L B A A R P A T S R S T L N W O R E E E P O A A AS O S D J A D A S 5 N E D R T C A 0 . O T A O T R O T A E L R S D E E P T G Y R E N N D T E E S T O E L MAP NOT TO SCALE N G N E N E K U N R R S A R BE N C O A D 5 6 7 SLAM DUNK SOME SLAMWICHES A VEGAN’S DREAM AT RAWR LEAVE REALITY BEHIND AT XP - VR The Slamwich Club isn’t your regular A mecca for the freshest and most Piccadilly’s newest venue transports you sandwich shop… think big, gourmet natural of food; RAWR offers an to far away magical worlds where you meal between two slices of bread kinda extensive choice of vegan and can fight off zombies, hunt dinosaurs, lay thing. And sandwiches aren’t the only vegetarian food, without excluding the down and fly on the back of a dragon thing they do best; look out for their meat-eaters. Whether you visit in the and experience the thrill of being an regular events, from acoustic nights, Jazz morning, afternoon or evening, there’s epic racing driver all under one roof. Clubs and DJ nights, to arts and crafts so many nutritious dishes to choose Grab the squad and immerse yourself in classes and life drawing sessions. Check from, plus superfood smoothies. If you over 40+ exciting virtual reality games. out the regularly changing specials and fancy something a little more indulgent, club nights. a myriad of cocktails are available too! SOAK UP SOME THEATRICAL CULTURE Originally built in 1929 as a cinema, QUINTESSENTIAL DINING GET CRAFTY AT BOTTLECRAFT Regent Theatre’s art-deco style is (AND COCKTAILS!) Not only does Bottlecraft boast over 200 something to behold and the venue AT THE QUARTER beers from around the world, making hosts hundreds of performances each A café by day and a quirky home-style it the ideal venue for socialising over year from Broadway musicals like bistro menu by evening, The Quarter a beverage, there’s loads of events on, Hairspray, to show-stoppers such as provides a warm, safe and positive such as tasting nights and open mic Warhorse. environment where you can ‘eat, drink poetry sessions.You’ll find a cool crowd and listen.’ Whether it’s a nourishing here, particularly on a warm evening CHILL AT THE CORNER breakfast, a light lunch, a three-course when drinkers enjoy their beers alfresco.