Stoke-upon-Trent

Worth seeing in and around Stoke-upon-Trent

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
   Britannia Stadium

   The bet365 Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England and the home of EFL Championship club Stoke City. The stadium was previously called the Britannia Stadium but was renamed on 1 June 2016 when the club entered into a new stadium-naming-rights agreement with its parent company, bet365.

   2.2 km · football stadium in England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   2.7 km · market town in Staffordshire, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   500 m · university in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   900 m · football stadium · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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
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.

   1.2 km · park in Stoke-on-Trent, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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 km · church in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Stoke Minster

   Stoke Minster is the Minster church of St Peter ad Vincula and main church in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England. It is now the main church of the wider city of Stoke-on-Trent.

   500 m · church in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   1 km · college in Stoke-on-Trent, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    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.

    500 m · square in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Stoke-upon-Trent

Airports

Manchester (MAN), 39 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 57 km · East Midlands (EMA), 61 km

Stations

Stoke-on-Trent railway station, 500 m · Longton railway station, 3.9 km · Hanley bus station, 2 km · Bucknall and Northwood railway station, 2.8 km · Longton Interchange, 3.8 km

• Liverpool → Stoke-upon-Trent

  70 km · quickest by road, 1h 40m · £8–11
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Stoke-upon-Trent

  69 km · quickest by road, 1h 37m · £8–10
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Stoke-upon-Trent

  61 km · quickest by road, 1h 19m · £7–9
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