Etruria Industrial Museum — Attraction in Stoke-on-Trent

Went on a steam day. Just amazing, to see the boiler at work. The huge steam engine, which only needs 5psi for it to work. Then to see all the grinding stones that once crushed the bone and flint into powder. The volunteers are all very passionate about this and you can feel it. They have put their own money into getting this project running. It is part of stoke on trent heritage but it's also ours. If it wasn't for people like these this outing for me would not have taken place. I wish them well with the terrific work they all do. The tours they do are second to none. Very...

We went to the tea rooms at the museum and had about an hour there. The prices are very cost effective. The Tea Rooms are open whenever the museum is open, with last orders about 15:00, though the room does not close until 16:00. So even if you are lucky to be the last one to order that day, you should have plenty of time to enjoy a unrushed drink with or without food. See the website to contact the museum if you are unsure about if it will be open as the days are very scattered across the...

Wonderful experience for those of us who love industrial heritage sites. Our guide was Bernard and he spent 2 hours telling us about the history of the mill which has the only remaining operational steam driven potters' mill in the world. Sadly, it wasn't working the day we were there. They fire up the boiler about 5 or 6 times a year and it takes 5 days to build up enough steam but it would be worth some forward planning to see it going. Bernard...