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Burslem Park

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Burslem Park was laid out on reclaimed colliery land by the landscape architect Thomas Mawson, opening in 1894 as a green space for the Potteries. It’s one of his earliest schemes and still follows his original plan closely, with a restored Victorian terrace, rose garden, lake and bandstand. A volunteer-run cafe operates from the old pavilion. Free to walk in any time, and Middleport Pottery is a short walk southwest for more of Burslem’s industrial history.

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More places to visit near Burslem Park

Photo of the Trent & Mersey Canal, a 93-mile canal running from Preston Brook to Shardlow, England.

Trent & Mersey Canal

Canal

Brindley's Grand Trunk of 1777 — Potteries bottle kilns, the Anderton Boat Lift and the long darkness of Harecastle Tunnel.

1.5 km W · Staffordshire, Cheshire & Derbyshire

Photo of Middleport Pottery, a visitor attraction near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Middleport Pottery

Attraction near Stoke-on-Trent

The only working Victorian pottery left in Stoke, a canal-side Grade II* factory still making Burleigh ware, with tours and a café.

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Photo of Etruria Industrial Museum, a visitor attraction near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Etruria Industrial Museum

Attraction near Stoke-on-Trent

Britain's last steam-powered potters' mill at the junction of two canals, its 1857 bone-and-flint grinding engine still fired on steaming days.

3.3 km S

Photo of Emma Bridgewater Factory, a visitor attraction near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Emma Bridgewater Factory

Attraction near Stoke-on-Trent

Working Hanley pottery famous for its spotted and printed ware, offering factory tours, decorate-your-own sessions and a garden café.

3.7 km S

Photo of Harecastle Tunnel, a landmark near Barthomley, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Harecastle Tunnel

Landmark near Barthomley

Brindley's mile-and-a-half canal tunnel under Harecastle Hill, its water stained orange with ironstone; boats pass through Telford's later parallel bore.

4.2 km NW

Photo of Mow Cop Castle, a folly near Astbury, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Mow Cop Castle

Folly near Astbury

Sham ruined tower folly perched on a gritstone summit on the Cheshire border, a National Trust landmark with vast Cheshire Plain views.

7.4 km N