Burslem

Worth seeing in and around Burslem

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Newcastle-under-Lyme

   Newcastle-under-Lyme is a market town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It is adjacent to the city of Stoke-on-Trent.

   4.3 km · market town in Staffordshire, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of Staffordshire

   The University of Staffordshire is a public research university in Staffordshire, England. It has its main campus in Stoke-on-Trent and two other campuses in Stafford, and London.

   4.1 km · university in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Victoria Ground

   The Victoria Ground was the home ground of Stoke City from 1878 until 1997, when the club relocated to the Britannia Stadium after 119 years. At the time of its demolition it was the oldest operational ground in the Football League.

   5.2 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Stoke-on-Trent College

   Stoke-on-Trent College is a provider of further and higher education based in Stoke-on-Trent. The college has two campuses: one, called Cauldon Campus, in Shelton and one in Burslem.

   3.6 km · college in Stoke-on-Trent, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Winton Square

   Winton Square in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, houses Stoke-on-Trent railway station, the North Stafford Hotel, and several other historic structures. The square was built in 1848 for the North Staffordshire Railway, whose headquarters were in the station building, and is a significant example of neo-Jacobean architecture.

   4.3 km · square in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Hanley Park

   Hanley Park is an urban park in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Officially opened on 20 June 1897, it occupies about 63 acres of land.

   3.7 km · park in Stoke-on-Trent, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Moseley Railway Trust

   The Moseley Railway Trust is a major British collection of industrial narrow gauge locomotives and other equipment. It originally had its base in south Manchester, but has relocated to the Apedale Community Country Park near Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, where the Apedale Valley Light Railway and an important museum are being established next to the Apedale Heritage Centre.

   4.7 km · industrial railway museum & narrow gauge railway in Staffordshire, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Etruria Hall

   Etruria Hall in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England is a Grade II listed house and former home of the potter Josiah Wedgwood. It was built between 1768–1771 by Joseph Pickford.

   2.2 km · historic house in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Hulton Abbey

   Hulton Abbey is a scheduled monument in the United Kingdom, a former monastery located in what is now Abbey Hulton, a suburb of Stoke-on-Trent. A daughter house of the Cistercian Combermere Abbey, the abbey was founded by Henry de Audley in the early 13th century.

   3.8 km · Cistercian monastery in Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Bethesda Methodist Chapel, Hanley

    Bethesda Methodist Chapel is a disused Methodist chapel, in Hanley, Staffordshire, England. One of the largest Nonconformist chapels outside London, the building has been known as the "Cathedral of the Potteries", being "one of the largest and most ornate Methodist town chapels surviving in the UK".

    2.9 km · church in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Burslem

Airports

Manchester (MAN), 34 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 54 km · East Midlands (EMA), 63 km

Stations

Stoke-on-Trent railway station, 4.3 km · Kidsgrove railway station, 5.5 km · Longport railway station, 1.3 km

• Liverpool → Burslem

  66 km · quickest by road, 1h 36m · £8–10
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  71 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · £8–11
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  66 km · quickest by road, 1h 29m · £7–10
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