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.

A Walking Tour of Arnold Bennett's Burslem

Fri, 19/09/2025 - 14:00

The Market Place Café, 8A Market Place Burslem
Stoke-on-Trent ST6 4AT

Friday 19th September

14:00

A walk around Burslem to heritage buildings featured in the novels of Arnold Bennett, and on which we have mounted blue plaques. At each stop there will be readings featuring the building we have arrived at. The walk will include references to the Federation of the Potteries in 1910 and the subsequent City status.

HODs Page LinkBooking: Pre-booking required - details to follow.

Website: arnoldbennettsociety.org.uk

Special Event for HODsToilets on siteOnsite parkingDisabled parkingAssistance dogs welcomeAccessible toiletsPartial Wheelchair AccessRefreshmentsArchitecture theme

Bethesda Chapel

Sat, 13/09/2025 - 12:00

BethesdaBethesda ChapelAlbion Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 1QS

Saturday 13th September
Saturday 20th September

12:00 to 14:00

An opportunity to look at the chapel once known as The Cathedral of the Potteries. It has an unusual and interesting architecture and is believed to have had the largest span of any chapel outside London at the time it was built. There will be a display of historic photographs and an exhibition of stories of local men who fought in the first world war. The organ will be played at intervals throughout the open day.

Booking: not required

HODs Page Link

Website: bethesda-stoke.info

Special Event for HODsToilets on siteBaby change facilitiesAssistance dogs welcomeAccessible toiletsPartial Wheelchair AccessPram Pushchair FriendlyPram Pushchair FriendlyArchitecture theme

Bethesda Chapel

Sat, 20/09/2025 - 12:00

BethesdaBethesda ChapelAlbion Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 1QS

Saturday 13th September
Saturday 20th September

12:00 to 14:00

An opportunity to look at the chapel once known as The Cathedral of the Potteries. It has an unusual and interesting architecture and is believed to have had the largest span of any chapel outside London at the time it was built. There will be a display of historic photographs and an exhibition of stories of local men who fought in the first world war. The organ will be played at intervals throughout the open day.

Booking: not required

HODs Page Link

Website: bethesda-stoke.info

Special Event for HODsToilets on siteBaby change facilitiesAssistance dogs welcomeAccessible toiletsPartial Wheelchair AccessPram Pushchair FriendlyPram Pushchair FriendlyArchitecture theme

Bottle Oven Facts

Fri, 12/09/2025 - 09:00

Bottle Oven Facts

29 bottle oven sites. See interactive map (link is external).

Anytime during the festival

Potteries Heritage Society is opening up a wealth of information about bottle ovens. Each of the 27 bottle oven sites in Stoke-on-Trent will feature a QR code link to Bottle Oven Facts, as well as further information about bottle oven types. Over 40 pages of "Bottle Oven Facts" have been created to fit the screen of your smart phone or tablet, including all sites, oven types, locations and interactive maps.

HODs Page LinkBooking: Not required
 
Special Event for HODsAssistance dogs welcomePram Pushchair FriendlyArchitecture themeBottle Oven Theme

Charles Barry and his Grand Designs for Trentham

Fri, 12/09/2025 - 19:30

Trentham Gardens MultiviewTrentham Parish ChurchTrentham Heritage
Park Drive, Trentham, ST4 8AB

Friday 13th September

19:30

An illustrated talk by Jon Heal about the architect Charles Barry, renowned for his work designing the Palace of Westminster, but who also designed an Italianate palace in Trentham for the 2nd Duke and Duchess of Sutherland.
Join the audience for this first opportunity to see some of the 600 plans and drawings produced by Charles Barry and his office during the remodelling of Trentham Hall for the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland in the 1830s. Together they embarked on a plan to turn Trentham into a residence befitting the status of one of the richest families in the country. Doors open at 19:00.

Booking: not required

HODs Page Link

Website: trenthamheritage.org.uk

Special Event for HODsToilets on siteOnsite parkingDisabled parkingPram Pushchair FriendlyAccessible toiletsFull Wheelchair AccessAssistance dogs welcomeBaby change facilitiesHearing LoopRefreshmentsArchitecture theme

Chatterley Whitfield and Colliery Tours

Sat, 13/09/2025 - 10:00

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

Saturday 13th September
Sunday 14th September

Tours at 10:00, 11:30 & 13:00   Max 30 per tour   No children under 7 years

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. We are open both weekends and there will be three tours a day.
 

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, 14/09/2025 - 10:00

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

Saturday 13th September
Sunday 14th September

Tours at 10:00, 11:30 & 13:00   Max 30 per tour   No children under 7 years

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. We are open both weekends and there will be three tours a day.
 

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, 20/09/2025 - 10:00

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

Saturday 20th September
Sunday 21st September

Tours at 10:00, 11:30 & 13:00   Max 30 per tour   No children under 7 years

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. We are open both weekends and there will be three tours a day.
 

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, 21/09/2025 - 10:00

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

Saturday 20th September
Sunday 21st September

Tours at 10:00, 11:30 & 13:00   Max 30 per tour   No children under 7 years

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. We are open both weekends and there will be three tours a day.
 

HODs Page Link

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

Donation of a Legacy: Pottery Production to Connecting Communities

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 10:00

Dudson Bottle Oven

The Dudson Centre, Hope StreetDudson Museum, Hanley, ST1 5DD
 
Thursday 18th September
Friday 19th September
Saturday 20th September
 
10:00 to 14:00
 

Take a step back in time and walk the history of the Dudson legacy, from pottery production to people. Discover the centre's rich history and let's go on a journey together through its transformation from disused factory into thriving community.

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.