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.

ARNOLD BENNETT - Dudson Museum "Just Across the Road"

Sat, 19/09/2026 - 10:00

The Dudson Centre, Hope StreetDudson Museum, Hanley, ST1 5DD
 
Saturday 19th September
10:00 to 14:00 - presentations at 11.00am and 1.00pm

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. Function room for Discussions and screenings in the function room. There are performance areas and seating in the courtyard itself. On the first floor of the main building is an atrium area featuring a permanent display on Bennett created by the Arnold Bennett Society. Two performances of "Tea with Arnold Bennett" performed by Ray Johnson in the Café - 11.00am and 1.00pm - Bennett's relationship with the Potteries in his own words from his essays, journals, short stories and novels.

Booking: not required

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Chatterley Whitfield and Colliery Tours

Sat, 12/09/2026 - 10:00

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

Saturday 12th September
Sunday 13th September

Tours 10:00-16:00   Max 30 per tour

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.
 

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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, 13/09/2026 - 10:00

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

Saturday 12th September
Sunday 13th September

Tours 10:00-16:00   Max 30 per tour

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.
 

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

Sat, 19/09/2026 - 10:00

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

Saturday 19th September
Sunday 20th September

Tours 10:00-16:00   Max 30 per tour

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.
 

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, 20/09/2026 - 10:00

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

Saturday 19th September
Sunday 20th September

Tours 10:00-16:00   Max 30 per tour

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.
 

HODs Page Link

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

Exploring William Baker's Fenton

Fri, 11/09/2026 - 10:00

Christchurch Fenton

Meet outside Fenton Town Hall, Albert Square, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 3FAPHS logo

Friday 11th September

10:00-12:00

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. Following on from our acclaimed "Exploring..." series of Heritage Open Day events, this event is co-ordinated by Potteries Heritage Society and led by Andy Perkin. Refreshments available before the event in the cafe at Fenton Town Hall.

Booking: Pre-book online: potteries.org.uk/exploring-bakers-fenton-book

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Website: potteries.org.uk

Special Event for HODsAssistance dogs welcomeFull Wheelchair AccessPram Pushchair FriendlyRefreshmentsBottle Oven ThemeEveryday Histories

Ford Green Hall

Sun, 13/09/2026 - 11:00

Ford Green HallFGH logo

Ford Green Road, Smallthorne
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 1NG

Sunday 13th September

13:00 - 15:30

Find out what life was like for an ordinary person working and living at the Hall. Meet a Civil war soldier and handle replica weapons and armour. We'll have a display promoting our ancestry project and inviting visitors interested about exploring their family tree will be able to sign up to join the Ancestry group we are establishing at the Hall with a display promoting the project. We will also have a display (in addition to our Archaeology display) with details about the archive work at the Hall. We will be available to talk to visitors and answer questions about the Ancestry project and the Archive work.

Booking: Not required

HODs Page Link

Website: fordgreenhall.org.uk

Special Event for HODsToilets on siteBaby change facilitiesOnsite parkingAssistance dogs welcomeDisabled parkingAccessible toiletsPartial Wheelchair AccessRefreshmentsEveryday Histories theme

From Clay to Community: Discovering Everyday Histories

Thu, 17/09/2026 - 12:00

Dudson Bottle Oven

The Dudson Centre, Hope StreetDudson Museum, Hanley, ST1 5DD
 
Thursday 17th September   12:00 to 16:00
Friday 18th September   10:00 to 15:00
Saturday 19th September   10:00 to 14:00
 
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. This exhibition explores over two centuries of working life in The Potteries, placing the stories of Dudson’s workers alongside the wider world around them. While revolutions unfolded, railways spread across countries, and even humans set foot on the moon, everyday life at Dudson continued. The everyday histories shaped by clay, skill, and the potters art.

Booking: not required

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From Clay to Community: Discovering Everyday Histories

Fri, 18/09/2026 - 10:00

Dudson Bottle Oven

The Dudson Centre, Hope StreetDudson Museum, Hanley, ST1 5DD
 
Thursday 17th September   12:00 to 16:00
Friday 18th September   10:00 to 15:00
Saturday 19th September   10:00 to 14:00
 
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. This exhibition explores over two centuries of working life in The Potteries, placing the stories of Dudson’s workers alongside the wider world around them. While revolutions unfolded, railways spread across countries, and even humans set foot on the moon, everyday life at Dudson continued. The everyday histories shaped by clay, skill, and the potters art.

Booking: not required

HODs Page Link

From Clay to Community: Discovering Everyday Histories

Sat, 19/09/2026 - 10:00

Dudson Bottle Oven

The Dudson Centre, Hope StreetDudson Museum, Hanley, ST1 5DD
 
Thursday 17th September   12:00 to 16:00
Friday 18th September   10:00 to 15:00
Saturday 19th September   10:00 to 14:00
 
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. This exhibition explores over two centuries of working life in The Potteries, placing the stories of Dudson’s workers alongside the wider world around them. While revolutions unfolded, railways spread across countries, and even humans set foot on the moon, everyday life at Dudson continued. The everyday histories shaped by clay, skill, and the potters art.

Booking: not required

HODs Page Link

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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.