Staffordshire
Properties and events in Staffordshire
Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries for last-minute changes.
A Walking Tour of Arnold Bennett's Burslem
A walk around Burslem to historical buildings featured in the novels of Arnold Bennett, and on which we have mounted blue plaques over recent years. At each stop there will be readings of Bennett extracts featuring the building we've arrived at.
All Saints Church Open Days
All Saints Church will be open from 1000 until 1700 on Saturday, 13th September, followed by a Service of Celebration. On Sunday, 14th September, we will have Morning Worship as normal, and the Church will be open for the rest of the day until 5.00pm.
Biddulph Grange Garden open gates
Walk in the footsteps of James and Maria Bateman, creators of Biddulph Grange Garden. Enter either from the National Trust entrance, Bateman walk behind the adjacent St Lawrence church or mile walk from the adjacent country park.
Birthplace Guided Tours
Enjoy a free tour of the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum.
Brindley's Mill, Mill Street
Brindley's Mill is a working water-powered corn mill built in 1752.
Chatterley Whitfield and Colliery Tours
A Victorian Time Capsule - As seen on the Lloyds TV advert, Hidden Britain by Drone, Abandoned Engineering...... A chance to visit Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, which closed in 1977 and became a museum. New Heritage Centre, NO UNDERGROUND TOURS
Claymills by Night
Claymills Victorian Pumping Station is being opened at night to give the full experience of what it would have been like to work in a 24/7 operation. Experience our the beam engines just as they would have been in 1885 in the gloom!
Film Show: The Pottery Industry- 20th Century to Today
A special archive film show by Ray Johnson celebrating the North Staffordshire Potteries.
Heritage Open Day at Ford Green Hall
Heritage open day
Holy Trinity Eccleshall
Two special guided tours - the windows of Holy Trinity Eccleshall and a "Building the church" tour.
Salt, Pepper and Vinegar bottle ovens
See the three calcining bottle ovens known locally as 'Salt, Pepper and Vinegar' at close quarters and learn about how the manufactured products were used in the local pottery industry.
Shugborough Estate
Home to the Anson family since 1624, it was once described as ‘a perfect paradise’. Visit this important piece of Staffordshire's heritage for a full day of discovery.
Stoke Minster
Explore the belfry, see tombs of the founders of world famous potteries of Spode and Wedgwood, get up close to exquisite stained glass windows, get a birds eye view of the Minster with unique drone footage. Display on the new City heritage walk.
Stories from the Stones
St Chad's architecture has changed almost every century since its foundation. Stories from the stones, and woodwork and coloured glass, explain the reasons for its creation and its continuation through to the present day.
Unitarian Meeting House
A chance to view a non-conformist meeting house, originally one of many throughout the country, which developed out of the religious upheavals of the 17th century.