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North Staffordshire & The Staffordshire Moorlands
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North Staffordshire & the Staffordshire Moorlands
are really two distinct areas though visitors to one
frequently choose to visit the other which is why we
have covered them together.
Most people would think of North Staffordshire as an
industrial centre based on coal mining and its
world-famous pottery industry (hence the area is known
as "The Potteries").
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However, like most industrial
centres of Britain, this area has undergone dramatic
changes in the last few decades helping it to restore
much of its rural beauty.
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Coal mining has all but ceased and the pottery processes
no longer belch out the smoke from the kilns that gave
Stoke-on-Trent the murky cloak for which it was once
renowned. Surrounded by pleasant countryside containing
several attractive historic houses and crossed by
various canals, Stoke-on-Trent is now a modern city
providing an ideal base from which to explore.
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Nearby to the west and south are the market towns of
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stone and Eccleshall.
On the outer western boundary of this area, just inside
the Shropshire border lies Market Drayton,
"Home of Gingerbread".
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To the north east of The Potteries lies an upland area
on the edge of the Derbyshire Peak District - the
Staffordshire Moorlands. Here the visitor will find many
small attractive villages with buildings of local stone
and a variety of countryside from rolling pastures to
wild and windswept moorland. The main town of the area
is Leek, once a textile centre and now famous as
the home of the Britannia Building Society.
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An early 19th century Gothic mansion in the small
village of Alton, built for the 15th Earl of
Shrewsbury and set in grounds landscaped by 'Capability'
Brown, is now in ruins but it now has far more visitors
than ever envisaged by its creator for it is now known
to every youngster in Britain -
Alton Towers!
Undoubtedly one of the major 'days-out' attractions of
the country, this theme park offers something for all
members of the family - terrifying white-knuckle rides,
gentle rides for young children, cinemas, boating on the
lake, or just the gentle stroll through the still
magnificent gardens.
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Tourist
Information Centres:
LEEK
1 Market Place, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 5HH
Tel: 01538 483741 Fax: 01538 483743
Email:
tourism.services@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME
Newcastle Library, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme,
Staffordshire, ST5 1AT
Tel: 01782 297313 Fax: 01782 297322
Email:
tic.newcastle@staffordshire.gov.uk
STOKE ON TRENT
Victoria Hall, Cultural Quarter, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent,
ST1 3AD
Tel: 01782 236000 Fax: 01782 236005
E-mail:
stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk
Web:
www.visitstoke.co.uk
STAFFORD
Market Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16
2LQ
Tel: 01785 619619 Fax: 01785 619134
Email:
tic@staffordbc.gov.uk
Useful
Links:
Alton Towers
Newcastle Borough Council
Stoke-on-Trent City
Council
Leek Online
www.audley.net
- A community site with lots of information about the
village and its neighbours.
Serviced accommodation
convenient for Alton Towers
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Alton Hotels |
Alton Bed & Breakfast |
Alton B&B |
Alton Self catering cottages, apartments,
flats |
Audley Hotels |
Audley Bed & Breakfast
| Audley B&B |
Audley Self catering cottages,
apartments, flats |
Audley Camping sites, camp grounds,
caravan sites |
Baldwins Gate Hotels |
Baldwins Gate
Bed & Breakfast |
Baldwins Gate B&B |
Baldwins Gate Self
catering cottages, apartments, flats |
Blurton Hotels |
Blurton Bed &
Breakfast |
Blurton B&B
| Blythe Bridge Hotels |
Blythe Bridge
Bed & Breakfast |
Blythe Bridge B&B |
Blythe Bridge Self
catering cottages, apartments, flats |
Bottomhouse Hotels |
Bottomhouse Bed &
Breakfast |
Bottomhouse B&B |
Bottomhouse Self catering
cottages, apartments, flats |
Butterton Hotels |
Butterton Bed &
Breakfast |
Butterton B&B |
Butterton Self catering
cottages, apartments, flats |
Cheadle Hotels |
Cheadle Bed &
Breakfast |
Cheadle B&B |
Cheadle Self catering
cottages, apartments, flats |
Endon Hotels |
Endon Bed & Breakfast |
Endon B&B
| Foxt Hotels |
Foxt Bed & Breakfast |
Foxt B&B |
Froghall Hotels |
Froghall Bed &
Breakfast |
Froghall B&B |
Froghall Self catering
cottages, apartments, flats |
Ipstones Self catering
cottages, apartments, flats |
Kingsley Hotels |
Kingsley Bed &
Breakfast |
Kingsley B&B |
Kingsley Self catering
cottages, apartments, flats |
Leek Hotels |
Leek Bed & Breakfast |
Leek B&B |
Leek Self catering cottages, apartments,
flats | Leek Camping sites, camp grounds, caravan sites
| Newcastle-under-Lyme Hotels |
Newcastle-under-Lyme Bed & Breakfast |
Newcastle-under-Lyme B&B |
Newcastle-under-Lyme Self
catering cottages, apartments, flats |
Oakamoor Hotels |
Oakamoor Bed &
Breakfast |
Oakamoor B&B |
Oakamoor Self catering
cottages, apartments, flats |
Oakamoor Camping sites,
camp grounds, caravan sites |
Rudyard Hotels |
Rudyard Bed &
Breakfast |
Rudyard B&B |
Rudyard Self catering
cottages, apartments, flats |
Stoke-on-Trent Hotels |
Stoke-on-Trent
Bed & Breakfast |
Stoke-on-Trent B&B |
Stoke-on-Trent
Self catering cottages apartments flats |
Stoke-on-Trent Camping sites camp grounds caravan
sites |
Stoke-on-Trent Boating Holidays
| Stoke on Trent Hotels |
Stoke on Trent
Bed & Breakfast |
Stoke on Trent B&B |
Stoke on Trent
Self catering cottages apartments flats |
Stoke on Trent Camping sites camp grounds caravan
sites |
Stoke on Trent Boating Holidays
| Waterhouses Hotels |
Waterhouses Bed & Breakfast |
Waterhouses B&B |
Waterhouses Self catering cottages,
apartments, flats |
Waterhouses Camping sites, camp
grounds, caravan sites
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