COACH MAPS 2018/19 STOKE-ON-TRENT There’s always something going on here Manchester Birmingham London Welcome Stoke-on-Trent is a unique city comprising six A34 A527 separate towns, known affectionately the world over Biddulph Grange M6 as THE POTTERIES. From north to south these are Peak District A50 Manchester & Staffordshire TUNSTALL, BURSLEM, HANLEY (CITY CENTRE), & The North Moorlands 16 STOKE, FENTON and LONGTON. Factory shops, Tunstall Chester A500 B5051 & North Map 1 A53 Wales pottery factories and attractions are spread Burslem throughout the city. Map 2 A34 City Cent re Hanley Alton Towers Map 4 & Ashbourne These maps are designed to help you with route planning A52 and to locate the factory shops, and attractions in the six Newcastle- Cultural Quarter/ under-Lyme Potteries Museum A525 & Art Gallery towns. Please use these maps in conjunction with the Stoke ‘Stoke-on-Trent Group Travel Guide 2018/19’. If you do not Map3 Fenton A53 have a copy, please contact us at the address below. A50 Longton Map5 A500 Gladstone Pottery Only main/relevant routes and road numbers have been Museum indicated. The maps are not to scale. 15 A50 Birmingham Derby & The South & M1 The Trentham Stone & Most of the city’s attractions and factory shops have Estate Stafford Wedgwood M6 Visitor Centre & coach parking facilities as indicated. These maps also Wedgwood Museum A34 detail set down and pick up points and show the additional Barlaston coach parking available in the City Centre. Many of the attractions are brown and white signed from major roads. Meal Stops Factory Holidays The following attractions and venues featured in this booklet Factory Tours are not available during factory holidays. The offer a wide range of refreshment facilities: dates here are inclusive and show factory holidays for 2018. Most factory shops remain open but we advise you to check Map 1 The North of the City Map 4 – 4a City Centre before you travel. The Visitor Centres are open throughout the • Biddulph Grange Garden • Emma Bridgewater year except Christmas week and New Year’s Day. (tea room) Pottery Cafe • Rode Hall (light refreshments) • Festival Park Late Summer May Day Map 2 North of the (various fast food outlets) Thursday 23 August, Friday Monday 7 May 2018 City – Burslem • intu Potteries 24 August and working week Spring bank holiday • Dimensions Leisure Centre • Mitchell Arts Centre of 27 August. Monday 28 May 2018 • Ford Green Hall • New Vic Theatre Christmas 2017 (for smaller groups only) • Potteries Museum From Saturday 22 December Annual • Middleport Pottery and Art Gallery 2018 until Wednesday 2 Thursday 21 June, Friday 22 • Moorcroft Heritage Visitor • Regent Theatre January 2019 June. Working weeks of 25 Centre (vending machine) June and 2 July • The Dudson Museum • Royal Stafford Easter 2018 • Victoria Hall (light refreshments) Friday 30 March 2018 Working week of 2 April 2018 Map 5 Longton and Map 3 Stoke South of the City • Dorothy Clive Garden • Gladstone Pottery Museum For further information • Fenton Manor Sports Complex please contact: • The Trentham Estate Stoke-on-Trent Tourism, • Trentham Monkey Forest Hanley Town Hall, Albion • World of Wedgwood Street, Stoke-on-Trent City (Barlaston) Centre, ST1 1XP T: 01782 232817/236084 E: [email protected] visitstoke.co.uk/groups 2 facebook.com/visitstoke twitter.com/visitstoke Map 1 The North of the City Sandbach Rode Hall and Gardens H Kidsgrove IG H 2 miles S T A 5 0 A34 Y Churchill A W China H G U O Freeport Talke R O B Outlet Mall L R A M Biddulph H Grange I M6 J16 North G Garden Y A H W S L L T E A H 5 C 0 T I M D L A N Burslem I G 0.3 miles A500 E R A34 Newcastle- under-Lyme Apedale Light Railway M6 J15 South Attractions Factory Shops Biddulph Grange Garden Churchill Grange Road, Biddulph, No.1 Marlborough Way, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7SD Off Reginald Mitchell Way, T: 01782 517999 Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5NZ Coach parking: On site. T: 01782 525203 Coach parking: On site. Freeport Talke Pitt Lane, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1XD T: 01782 774113 Coach parking: On site. Rode Hall & Gardens Rode Hall, Scholar Green, Cheshire, ST7 3QP T: 01270 873237 Coach parking: On site. Apedale Valley Light Railway Loomer Road, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 7LB For further information about the attractions and factory shops, including T: 0845 094 1953 opening times, please refer to the Stoke-on-Trent Group Guide, or visit Coach parking: On site. visitstoke.co.uk/groups visitstoke.co.uk/groups 3 Map 2 North of the City – Burslem Dimensions A Leisure Centre 5 0 S c o t ia R o a d d d R a on Port VPoalert Vale o d W i FC R a t Football Club l Burslem o e a i R st er Park d A527 po d Tunstall m n Ford Green Hall e a la rt F 0.3 miles r Smallthorne 3.0 miles R H o Nevada o o Westport Lake a M t d t e S e d Royal A5051 La r a t e h Stafford n en e S Gre Barewall Moorland t r Gallery Pottery o COACH t p PARKING WC d S n Coach Set Down/ e (One Bay) Pl Lingar v ket Pick Up Point a Mar Swan D Denise N A5051 Queen St Sq ile O’Sullivan uare S Burslem tr N t e ew e School e A527 0.3 miles c re W t astle St of Art Dudson A500 (M6 J16) 0.6 miles oo dbach Road Factory Outlet n dba St East nk P St i Pitt Sa N t Lane t S st e t We w W N d p long St John’s a o oa o t r Burleigh Pottery Po th R Church e E r Ro w ld a t Fur r d e rt N L l Middleport Pottery o e k a r e St t o e ss S n R L Burge Moorcroft o r e R ee ad William Edwards Ltd o Heritage a t Visitor Centre d d R r e ld E City Centre (Hanley) Attractions 1.3 miles Dimensions Leisure Centre Factory Shops Scotia Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 4ET Barewall Gallery Denise O’Sullivan Ceramics T: 01782 233500 2 – 4 Market Place, Burslem, Albany Works, Lingard Street, Coach parking: On site. Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4AT Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 1ED T: 01782 258843 T: 078349 23270 Ford Green Hall Coach parking: On Nile Street Coach parking: On street Ford Green Road, Smallthorne, nearby. Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 1NG Moorland Pottery T: 01782 537696 Burleigh Pottery 2A, Moorland Rd, Burslem, Coach parking: Adjacent. Middleport Pottery, Port Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 1DY Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3PE T: 01782 834631 Middleport Pottery T: 01782 525510 Coach parking: On street. Port Street, Burslem, Coach parking: On street. Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3PE William Edwards Ltd T: 01782 499766 Dudson Factory Outlet Port Street, Middleport, Stoke-on- Coach parking: On street. Nile Street, Burslem, Trent, ST6 3PF Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 2BA T: 01782 838000 Moorcroft Heritage Visitor Centre T: 01782 821075 Coach parking: On site. Sandbach Road, Burslem, Coach parking: On site. Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 2DQ For further information about the T: 01782 820515 Royal Stafford Coach parking: Adjacent. Wedgwood Place, Burslem, attractions and factory shops, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4EE including opening times, please Port Vale Football Club T: 01782 525419 refer to the Stoke-on-Trent Group Vale Park, Hamil Road, Burslem, Coach parking: On Nile Street Guide, or visit Stoke on Trent, ST6 1AW nearby. T: 01782 655809 visitstoke.co.uk/groups 4 facebook.com/visitstoke twitter.com/visitstoke Map 3 Festival Park Stoke City Centre (Hanley) Burslem & M6 North City Centre City Centre Newcastle- (Hanley) (Hanley) BRIDGE D R under- 13' 6" E Lyme K TO S ST AT ROAD IO ON OLD N A T SHEL ROAD LICHFIELD STREET 5 The New 2 English T REE ST TT A500 OVA L C D Ashbourne H O A BRIDGE P A O 10' 3" 52 Alton Towers VALE STREET R E A R L L Peak Wildlife Park A T O ROAD N O ST K S A E P D ELENOR LE V H R Stoke E I S ET C I V E Repertory I T R TO L T L Spode Museum Trust R S E Theatre L Heritage Centre E B A52 LEEK ROAD RIA LE E G R T R O Civic Centre O A & Kings Hall A D D Y WA TREET INGS S K Fenton Manor Stoke Sports ST C GLEBE Minster Fenton & FE H Complex L U Longton CAMPBELL PL WO R C H T HT Portmeirion F L ST Indoor & E S EM E T R E AD I Outdoor R E T N T CITY RD A5007 G Market S KING ST RO R Newcastle- O E A L under-Lyme D A D A34 & M6 J15 NDON S South N LO O L D A W H BRIDGE O IEL 12' 00" R D ON R L D Alton Towers L E Uttoxeter B Derby & M1 P M A C A50 A500 bet365 Stadium Longton Attractions A34 & M6 J15 South Alton Towers Alton, Staffordshire, ST10 4DB T: 0871 222 3330 Coach parking: On site. bet365 Stadium Peak Wildlife Park Factory Shops Stanley Matthews Way, Winkhill, Leek, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4EG Staffordshire, ST13 7QR Portmeirion, Stoke T: 01782 592233 T: 01538 308880 London Road, Stoke, Coach parking: On site.