This directory details all of the registered events taking place within Stoke-on-Trent during the Heritage Open Days festival between the 12th and 21st September 2025. Click on the Heritage Open Days logo for more information.

Bottle Ovens of Longton Walk

Fri, 12/09/2025 - 11:00

Short StreetPHS logoMeet Meet at Gladstone Pottery Museum car park
off Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 1PQ

Friday 12 September

11:00

Max 25 people

Find out about our iconic bottle ovens by exploring the historic pottery town of Longton on this fascinating walk. Longton’s buildings tell the industrial tale of the development of the area and the important role it played in the pottery industry. This year, local historian, Phil Rowley's walk begins with a special tour of the Gladstone bottle ovens before taking in other historic landmarks and more of the remaining bottle ovens of Longton. Beginning and ending at Gladstone Pottery Museum car park, the tour should take around two hours. Co-ordinated by the Potteries Heritage Society.

Booking: Pre-book online: potteries.org.uk/bottleovens-longton-book

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Website: potteries.org.uk

Special Event for HODsToilets on siteOnsite parkingAssistance dogs welcomePartial Wheelchair AccessPram Pushchair FriendlyArchitecture theme

Charles Barry and his Grand Designs for Trentham

Fri, 12/09/2025 - 19:30

Trentham HallTrentham Parish ChurchTrentham Heritage
Park Drive, Trentham, ST4 8AB

Friday 13th September

19:30

An illustrated talk by Jon Heal about the architect Charles Barry, renowned for his work designing the Palace of Westminster, but who also designed an Italianate palace in Trentham for the 2nd Duke and Duchess of Sutherland.
Join the audience for this first opportunity to see some of the 600 plans and drawings produced by Charles Barry and his office during the remodelling of Trentham Hall for the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland in the 1830s. Together they embarked on a plan to turn Trentham into a residence befitting the status of one of the richest families in the country. Doors open at 19:00.

Booking: not required

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Website: trenthamheritage.org.uk

Special Event for HODsToilets on siteOnsite parkingDisabled parkingPram Pushchair FriendlyAccessible toiletsFull Wheelchair AccessAssistance dogs welcomeBaby change facilitiesHearing LoopRefreshmentsArchitecture theme

Chatterley Whitfield and Colliery Tours

Sat, 13/09/2025 - 10:00

Chatterley WhitfieldChatterley Whitfield FriendsChatterley Whitfield Enterprise Centre
Biddulph Rd, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 8UW

Saturday 13th September
Sunday 14th September

Tours at 10:00, 11:30 & 13:00   Max 30 per tour   No children under 7 years

The Chatterley Whitfield Colliery site is acknowledged to be the most comprehensive surviving example of a deep mine site in England, with a range of surviving structures and buildings unequalled in any other former or surviving coalfield site in Britain. Not usually open to the public, this free guided tour by Chatterley Whitfield Friends will allow you to appreciate the splendid array of buildings on-site, which makes Chatterley Whitfield so unique. There is no underground access, but there is limited access to site buildings subject to the approval of the City Council. The new Heritage Centre, new Memorial Garden and Artefacts Hall will be Open. Access will be very restrictive. We are open both weekends and there will be three tours a day.
 

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Special Event for HODsNot Usually Open to the PublicOnsite parkingDisabled parkingAccessible toiletsFull Wheelchair AccessAssistance dogs welcomePram Pushchair FriendlyRefreshmentsArchitecture theme

Chatterley Whitfield and Colliery Tours

Sun, 14/09/2025 - 10:00

Chatterley WhitfieldChatterley Whitfield FriendsChatterley Whitfield Enterprise Centre
Biddulph Rd, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 8UW

Saturday 13th September
Sunday 14th September

Tours at 10:00, 11:30 & 13:00   Max 30 per tour   No children under 7 years

The Chatterley Whitfield Colliery site is acknowledged to be the most comprehensive surviving example of a deep mine site in England, with a range of surviving structures and buildings unequalled in any other former or surviving coalfield site in Britain. Not usually open to the public, this free guided tour by Chatterley Whitfield Friends will allow you to appreciate the splendid array of buildings on-site, which makes Chatterley Whitfield so unique. There is no underground access, but there is limited access to site buildings subject to the approval of the City Council. The new Heritage Centre, new Memorial Garden and Artefacts Hall will be Open. Access will be very restrictive. We are open both weekends and there will be three tours a day.
 

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Special Event for HODsNot Usually Open to the PublicOnsite parkingDisabled parkingAccessible toiletsFull Wheelchair AccessAssistance dogs welcomePram Pushchair FriendlyRefreshmentsArchitecture theme

Chatterley Whitfield and Colliery Tours

Sat, 20/09/2025 - 10:00

Chatterley WhitfieldChatterley Whitfield FriendsChatterley Whitfield Enterprise Centre
Biddulph Rd, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 8UW

Saturday 20th September
Sunday 21st September

Tours at 10:00, 11:30 & 13:00   Max 30 per tour   No children under 7 years

The Chatterley Whitfield Colliery site is acknowledged to be the most comprehensive surviving example of a deep mine site in England, with a range of surviving structures and buildings unequalled in any other former or surviving coalfield site in Britain. Not usually open to the public, this free guided tour by Chatterley Whitfield Friends will allow you to appreciate the splendid array of buildings on-site, which makes Chatterley Whitfield so unique. There is no underground access, but there is limited access to site buildings subject to the approval of the City Council. The new Heritage Centre, new Memorial Garden and Artefacts Hall will be Open. Access will be very restrictive. We are open both weekends and there will be three tours a day.
 

HODs Page Link

 
Special Event for HODsNot Usually Open to the PublicOnsite parkingDisabled parkingAccessible toiletsFull Wheelchair AccessAssistance dogs welcomePram Pushchair FriendlyRefreshmentsArchitecture theme

Chatterley Whitfield and Colliery Tours

Sun, 21/09/2025 - 10:00

Chatterley WhitfieldChatterley Whitfield FriendsChatterley Whitfield Enterprise Centre
Biddulph Rd, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 8UW

Saturday 20th September
Sunday 21st September

Tours at 10:00, 11:30 & 13:00   Max 30 per tour   No children under 7 years

The Chatterley Whitfield Colliery site is acknowledged to be the most comprehensive surviving example of a deep mine site in England, with a range of surviving structures and buildings unequalled in any other former or surviving coalfield site in Britain. Not usually open to the public, this free guided tour by Chatterley Whitfield Friends will allow you to appreciate the splendid array of buildings on-site, which makes Chatterley Whitfield so unique. There is no underground access, but there is limited access to site buildings subject to the approval of the City Council. The new Heritage Centre, new Memorial Garden and Artefacts Hall will be Open. Access will be very restrictive. We are open both weekends and there will be three tours a day.
 

HODs Page Link

 
Special Event for HODsNot Usually Open to the PublicOnsite parkingDisabled parkingAccessible toiletsFull Wheelchair AccessAssistance dogs welcomePram Pushchair FriendlyRefreshmentsArchitecture theme

Donation of a Legacy: Pottery Production to Connecting Communities

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 10:00

Dudson Bottle Oven

The Dudson Centre, Hope StreetDudson Museum, Hanley, ST1 5DD
 
Thursday 18th September
Friday 19th September
Saturday 20th September
 
10:00 to 14:00
 

Take a step back in time and walk the history of the Dudson legacy, from pottery production to people. Discover the centre's rich history and let's go on a journey together through its transformation from disused factory into thriving community.

Booking: not required

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Donation of a Legacy: Pottery Production to Connecting Communities

Fri, 19/09/2025 - 10:00

Dudson Bottle Oven

The Dudson Centre, Hope StreetDudson Museum, Hanley, ST1 5DD
 
Thursday 18th September
Friday 19th September
Saturday 20th September
 
10:00 to 14:00
 

Take a step back in time and walk the history of the Dudson legacy, from pottery production to people. Discover the centre's rich history and let's go on a journey together through its transformation from disused factory into thriving community.

Booking: not required

HODs Page Link

Donation of a Legacy: Pottery Production to Connecting Communities

Sat, 20/09/2025 - 10:00

Dudson Bottle Oven

The Dudson Centre, Hope StreetDudson Museum, Hanley, ST1 5DD
 
Thursday 18th September
Friday 19th September
Saturday 20th September
 
10:00 to 14:00
 

Take a step back in time and walk the history of the Dudson legacy, from pottery production to people. Discover the centre's rich history and let's go on a journey together through its transformation from disused factory into thriving community.

Booking: not required

HODs Page Link

Following in the Footsteps of Charles Barry

Sat, 13/09/2025 - 11:00

Trentham Gardens MultiviewMeet outside the entrance porch to Trentham Parish ChurchTrentham Heritage
Park Drive, Trentham, ST4 8AB

Saturday 13th September

11:00

Follow in the footsteps of the renowned architect Charles Barry, who remodelled and transformed Trentham Hall from a country mansion into a ducal palace, for one of the richest families in Britain in the 19th century. This guided walk will include standing on the footprint of the hall that was demolished over a century ago, before surveying the gardens and nearby estate buildings, in various state of repair, that illustrate Barry’s legacy today. The route is around 1 km and takes about 1.5 hours.

Booking: Pre-book online: potteries.org.uk/footsteps-barry-book

HODs Page Link

Website: trenthamheritage.org.uk

Special Event for HODsToilets on siteOnsite parkingDisabled parkingAccessible toiletsPartial Wheelchair AccessAssistance dogs welcomeRefreshmentsArchitecture theme

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During Stoke-on-Trent's Centenary Year, the Heritage Network is co-ordinating Heritage Open Days in Stoke-on-Trent with support from the City Council and funding from the Heritage Fund. Thanks to players of the National Lottery.