The museum is lovely, has real character and its truely a great attraction in staffordshire, ive been here twice and theres lots to see and learn. The pottery is really interesting and this would be great to take kids to show them abit of history.
My 14 year-old granddaughter and I spent a really interesting few hours learning about the history of the Potteries and trying our hand at painting pots and ornaments. I was concerned that she would not enjoy it at her age, but she loved it, especially the "Flushed with Pride" exhibition of toilets through the ages. The only thing I regret is that we hadn't really allowed ourselves enough time to do everything, so missed the flower-making etc. You could easily spend 4 hours or more here!
What a fantastic place did not even knew it existed. Went for just a 30 minute visit and stayed a couple of hours and learnt so much. A great place for children and adults we will be back again soon
I love this place. It is what Stoke on Trent is all about. Very entertaining and very educational. Good Value for money.
Really enjoyed our visit here. Very well preserverved " working " museum. You can see make a pot,talk to the expert who creates a work of art in front of view but my favourite part was watching semi retired pottery workers creating and painting beautiful flowers. Such works of art. They are then on sale in an excellent shop. £4.99 for an individual work of art. Everyone we spoke to was welcoming and informative and so proud of their industry. Go soon because these talented ladies aren't going to be working forever. Cafe and toilets good. Also a museum area dedicated to the development and history of the W.C.! Brilliant.
Spent a morning viewing this one of a kind museum. Wonderful going through the different stages and having each section explained as it was in the days gone by. Fascinated by the bottle kilns and just how incredibly hard life must have been. Watched several re-enactments and was truly amazed. Lovely gift shop. Definitely worth a visit. Don't rush. ... enjoy it.
I visited this brilliant attraction with friends. Gladstone is the only remaining, complete bottle kiln pottery in Stoke on Trent; having been saved from the bulldozers at the 11th hour. I visited it several years ago, not long after it was opened to the public. Alot has been done in the intervening years to make visiting a really interesting and rewarding experience. There are explanations, demonstrations and things to do and explore. The staff are well informed and helpful. This is industrial-archeology-made-interesting, at its very best. All-in-all an excellent experience. The tea shop's good too. Well worth going out of your way to visit.
interesting good for a rainy day, staff very helpful and generally very well informed . young children will love making their own ware and don't n=missing the paint shop . excellent value for money
Our first visit and would definitely return. We all made a pot, great tuition and enjoyable experience. The museum was a fascinating insight into the pottery industry through a range of interactive experience. The tea room was good, oatcakes excellent. A great day out.
A brilliant museum! Really informative and so much to see! Great to see all the old buildings being preserved so well and put to such good use. A great place to visit!