Book : Staffordshire
and Shropshire (Official Tourist Map).
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Little Moreton Hall, Congleton, Cheshire CW12 4SD. Standing on
the borders of Cheshire and Staffordshire, Little Moreton Hall
is a striking black and white timber-framed building, complete
with moat. Long gallery with an important collection of paintings.
Tel: 01260 272018. National Trust charges apply. About 6 miles
north of Stoke on Trent.
Rudyard Station, Rudyard,
near Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8PG. Tel: 01995 672280. Rudyard
Lake Steam Railway is a narrow gauge steam railway located 2
miles North of the town of Leek in North Staffordshire. The present
railway is 15 years old and is 10 1/4 inch gauge and is equivalent
to about half of a full scale narrow gauge railway. About 5 miles
north of Stoke on Trent.
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Bethesda Street, Hanley,
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DW. Tel: 01782 232323. The world's greatest
collection of Staffordshire ceramics. A unique collection of
works of art including Picasso, Durer and Degas. See a World
War 2 Spitfire. Location: In the centre of Stoke on Trent.
The Wedgwood Museum Trust
Limited, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST12 9ES.
Tel: 01782 282818. The Wedgwood Museum contains the world's greatest
collection of Wedgwood ceramics, ranging from a unique collection
of Josiah Wedgwood’s original trials for the perfection
of Queen's Ware. The Museum will reopen in 2007. www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk.
About 5 miles south of Stoke on Trent.
Foxfield Steam Railway, Caverswall Road Station, Blythe Bridge,
Stoke on Trent, ST11 9BG. Tel: 01782 396210. The Foxfield Railway
is a preserved Steam Railway in North Staffordshire. Formerly
built to carry coal, it now carries visitors on a five mile round
journey through the picturesque Staffordshire Moorland scenery.
The railway is home to some 28 Steam, Diesel and Electric locomotives
along with a wide variety of Coaches. Visitors are currently
advised to join the train at Caverswall Road Station. www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk.
About 5 miles east of Stoke on Trent.
Biddulph Grange Garden,
Grange Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire ST8 7SD. Tel: 01782 517999.
A rare and exciting survival of a high Victorian garden. Tunnels
and pathways lead the visitor on a miniature tour of the world.
Unique oriental pagoda garden with its own Great Wall of China.
Victorian eccentricities. National Trust. Charges apply. www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
About 8 miles north of Stoke on Trent.
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