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.

The People who Moved the Earth

Sun, 20/09/2026 - 11:00

Meet at the Visitor Centre, Etruria Industrial Museum
Etruria Vale Road, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4RB

Sunday 20th September

11:00

Max 25 people

Find out about the engineers, navvies and canal carriers of The Potteries waterways with a tour around Etruria Junction and the Etruria Industrial Museum site. For 250 years Etruria has been the hub of the Potteries canal system. A place where canals were designed, built and maintained. A place where people worked and lived on the cut, where raw materials arrived and were processed, and where finished goods were dispatched across the world. Hosted by the Etruria Industrial Museum (with Shirley's Bone & Flint Mill in steam) and led by Potteries Heritage Society.

Booking: Pre-book online: potteries.org.uk/people-who-moved-earth-book

Website: potteries.org.uk

The Potters Cathedral: St Mark's Church, Shelton

Wed, 16/09/2026 - 16:30

St Marks

St Marks Parish Church

Snow Hill, Hanley, ST1 4LT

Wednesday 16th September

Tours 16:30 - 18:00

Find out all about St. Mark's church and its rich history. Step inside the 'Potters Cathedral' and find out about craftspeople who helped to make it so special. St Mark's church, Shelton, has recently undergone essential repairs to preserve it for the future. Find out more about the conservation work. Come and view the unique 3D terracotta reredos, by George Tinworth of Royal Doulton, which is one of only a handful in the country and view the Minton, Hollins & Co tiles crafted just around the corner from St Mark's church and find out all about St. Mark's rich heritage and history.

Booking: not required

Trentham Parish Church Open Doors

Sat, 19/09/2026 - 11:00

Trentham Church and Garden

Trentham Parish Church
Park Drive, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8AB

Saturday 13th September

11:00 to 16:00

St Mary and All Saints Church is a vibrant parish church with a continuous heritage dating back to the 7th century. As part of this year's Heritage Open Days theme, Everyday Histories, we invite visitors to discover the stories of people who have shaped the life of our church and community across the generations. Through personal memories and reflections, explore how faith, family, work and daily life have changed - and stayed the same - over the centuries. Visitors will also have the opportunity to share their own memories and become part of the continuing story of St Mary and All Saints.

Booking: not required

Website: trenthamheritage.org.uk

Victorian Potters' Mill in Steam, Vintage Engine and Classic Vehicle Rallies

Sat, 19/09/2026 - 11:00

Shirley's Bone & Flint Mill

Etruria Industrial Museum
Etruria Vale Road, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4RB

Saturday 19th September

Sunday 20th September

11:00 - 16:30

Visit Shirley’s 1857 Etruscan Bone and Flint Mill, 1820s beam engine and 1903 Cornish boiler at Etruria Industrial Museum. Open from 11.00am and in steam and driving the mill from 1.00pm each day. Vintage Stationary Engines on Saturday 19th September and Classic Cars and Commercial Vehicles on Sunday 20th September. Tea room, gift shop and toilets in the Visitor Centre. Artist blacksmith demonstrations in the forge and other activities around the canal junction. Attractive canal side location in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent. The site includes Shirley's Bone and Flint Mill and calcining kiln dating from 1857 and at the junction of the Trent and Mersey and Caldon Canals associated canal buildings and structures, including a blacksmiths forge orginally dating from when the canals were opened in the 1770s. There are three locks on the site including the only staircase lock in Staffordshire. Donations Welcome. Guided tours subject to availability. Limited access to the mill for those with mobility difficulties.

Booking: not required

Website: etruriamusuem.org.uk