Staffordshire
Properties and events in Staffordshire
Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries for last-minute changes.
A Forgotten Princess: The Centenary of Irene Duleep Singh (1926-2026)
Completing last year's centenary prelude about 'A Forgotten Princess', join heritage detective, Sundeep Braich, in remembrance of Princess Irene Duleep Singh, the actual last-born Princess of Punjab, exploring heritage, belonging, and identity.
All Saints' Church Sandon
A family-friendly event through our history—a unique behind-the-scenes tour of this gem of a Grade I listed church building and ancient graveyard will take you from Norman origins to the present day. Family fun activities outside and plenty of cake!
An Everyday Life? Two English Women Who Married Indian Royalty
In 1889, chambermaid Ada Douglas Wetherill married Maharajah Duleep Singh, linked to the Koh-i-Noor diamond. In 1898, Lady Anne Coventry married his son, Prince Victor. What do these stories of two English women tell us about class, love and life?
ARNOLD BENNETT - Dudson Museum "Just Across the Road"
The Arnold Bennett Society at the former Dudson Pottery, which is just across the road from Arnold Bennett's birthplace. A day of displays, discussion, presentations and screenings featuring Bennett's writings on Stoke, its folk and its industry.
AudaTours Stoke-on-Trent Audio Tour: Fired Earth
A self-guided audio tour of Stoke-on-Trent, exploring the potters, kilnsmen, decorators and miners who fired the Six Towns.
Behind the Scenes at the Museum Stores - Tours
Go behind the scenes and discover the treasures in our museum stores for Heritage Open Days!
Biddulph Grange Garden open gates
Walk in the footsteps of an 1850s visitor to Biddulph Grange Garden and explore the Bateman Walk into the adjacent churchyard and for a longer walk go through the long walk gates and onto the now Biddulph Grange Country Park.
Big Battlefield Walk Weekends - Civil War Battle of Hopton Heath 1643
A guided walk exploring the registered battlefield at Hopton Heath.
Birthplace Guided Tours
Enjoy a free tour of the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum.
Brindley's Mill, Leek, Staffordshire
Brindley's mill is a restored water powered corn mill dating back to 1752, and attributed to James Brindley the great canal pioneer.
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
Church Open Days
All Saints Church, Leek - Open Days on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September from 1000 - 1700.
Dancing Through Time - English Folk Dance
Join us at Lichfield Folk Dance Club for an evening of folk and friendship! Dance through centuries of English Folk Dance and explore how dance has uplifted the lives of ordinary people through history.
Discovering St Margaret´s Church, Wolstanton
Bell Ringing Demonstrations Tower Tours Graveyard Tours Displays and Exhibits Raffle Refreshments
Everyday Histories of a Prince: Frederick Duleep Singh Remembered, Death Centenary 1926–2026
Would you like to know more about the last Crown Prince of Punjab, Frederick Duleep Singh, who never stepped foot in Punjab and instead enjoyed an everyday life in Norfolk, England? Remember the Prince of everyday people, a century after his death.
Exploring William Baker's Fenton
A guided walk around the Potteries town of Fenton focussing on the community buildings created by industrialists William Baker and William Meath Baker, which included everything from factories to houses, the library, church and town hall.
Film Show: Buffalo Bill's Visit to the Potteries
A special archive film show for Heritage Open Days from Ray Johnson about Buffalo Bill's visit to the Potteries in 1904.
From Clay to Community: Discovering Everyday Histories
Step into the everyday histories of the people who made Dudson, from the opening of the factory on Hope Street in 1810 to the thriving community hub we see today. Let's go on a journey of discovery together.
From Weave to Wardrobe - Celebrating textile heritage in the Staffordshire Moorlands
Join us and get hands-on with traditional weaving and explore Leek’s textile-making past through vintage fashion displays.
Gladstone Pottery Museum
Visit the only complete Victorian pottery factory from the days when coal burning ovens made the world's finest bone China.