Every place in Stoke-on-Trent

Cheddleton Flint Mill

Leek

Two watermill wheels still turning to grind flint for the pottery industry, with free entry and grounds you can wander all week.

Booking requiredFree parkingFood on siteParking

Cheshire Outdoors

Northwich · ages 6+

A woodland activity site where kids from six try archery, axe throwing and a segway glide through the trees.

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Chester Zoo

Chester

Chester Zoo - big animals for Liverpool and Manchester day-trips. Soft Play N.

Free parkingCaféRestaurantFood on site+7 more

Church Farm Tea Rooms & Childrens Farm

Burton-on-Trent · ages 1+

Hands-on animal petting, a sandpit and a go-kart track, plus tea rooms for when everyone needs a sit down.

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Churnet Valley Railway - Leek Brook station

Leek · ages 0-16

Steam trains through the Staffordshire Moorlands, with up to four kids travelling free per paying adult.

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City Farm

Stoke-on-Trent

Free drop-in visits to meet farm animals, learn where eggs come from, and see how big the different animals really get.

Café

Clay College Stoke

Stoke-on-Trent

A small gallery space showing work from Stoke's clay makers, an easy browse rather than a big day out.

ClayWays

Nantwich

Sit down at a real pottery wheel and learn to throw a pot from scratch, or try handbuilding if the wheel looks too messy.

Clip 'n Climb Stoke

Stone · ages 2-84

Twenty-three climbing lines and a vertical drop slide indoors, with harnesses fitted for you and sessions running about 75 minutes.

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Congleton Paddling Pool

Congleton · ages 0-11

Free shallow paddling pool in Congleton, open all summer in two-hour sessions with no booking needed.

Baby changePicnics allowedToiletsWheelchair accessible

Cris Cohen - HIDDEN

Stoke-on-Trent

Seasonal tasting menus in a studio kitchen setting, with a changing series of themed dining experiences to book into.

Booking requiredCafé

Crosby Beach

Liverpool

A wide stretch of sand dotted with 100 cast-iron statues by Antony Gormley, free to wander any time.

Crown Wharf Theatre

Stone

A pub theatre putting on pantomime, junior musicals like Matilda Jnr, and family film screenings.

Food on siteParking

Daneside Theatre

Congleton

A proper local theatre stage with pantomimes, plays, musicals, films and dance shows through the year, tickets from £5 for members.

Accessible toiletParkingToiletsWheelchair accessible

Diggerland Yorkshire

Castleford · ages 4-14

Kids get behind the controls of real diggers and dumpers, plus over 20 rides included in one ticket.

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Doddy's Soft Play Cafe

Stafford · ages 0-5

Bubbles, a ball pit and soft play zones built for under-fives, with free parking and a café that won't let you sneak in your own snacks.

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Drayton Manor

Tamworth

Coasters, a whole Thomas & Friends land and a 15-acre zoo, all on one ticket near Tamworth.

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Drop City Books

Stoke-on-Trent

A small independent bookshop running storytime, book clubs, author events and the odd live performance through the week.

Dudley Zoo & Castle

Dudley · ages 0+

Zoo and castle in Dudley - animals for Birmingham day-trips. Soft Play N.

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Dudson Museum

Stoke-on-Trent

Free ceramics museum in Stoke-on-Trent with two centuries of pottery history and a café, open weekday mornings and early afternoons.

Accessible toiletCaféWheelchair accessible

Eleven

Stoke-on-Trent

Live gigs on show evenings, strictly over 18s unless the venue says otherwise.

Free parking

Emma Bridgewater Factory

Stoke-on-Trent

Tour a working Victorian pottery factory, then paint your own piece in the decorating studio.

CaféGift shopOutdoor play

Etruria Industrial Museum

Stoke-on-Trent · ages 0-16

A working Victorian steam mill you can walk round most Fridays, with the engine actually turning on special weekends.

Accessible toiletCaféParkingPicnics allowed+1 more

Evers So Creative

Newport

Paint a mug, plate or figurine on bisque pottery, then come back a few weeks later once it's glazed and fired.

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