Potteries Museum & Art Gallery – Hanley, Stoke on Trent – Art gallery includes works of art by Picasso, Durer and Degas – museum has a Spitfire, world class pottery collections, local natural history, collection of costume and textiles dating from the 15th century to the present day, and “The Staffordshire Hoard”
Accessibility - Secret Garden – a sensory oasis with plants and fungi to smell and touch, all public areas, including the café and museum are accessible by lift, ramps and stairs, baby changing facilities, accessible toilets, visitor desk and Forum Theatre are fitted with induction loops
www.stokemuseums.org.uk/visit/pmag and www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk/event/see-it-in-stoke
RSPB Coombes & Churnet Valley Nature Reserve Coombes Valley is a wonderful woodland reserve. It’s perfect for nature enthusiasts to explore and for families to have fun and play together outdoors. In spring and early summer, migrating flycatchers, redstarts and wood warblers come to breed. In winter, redwings, fieldfares and winter finches are regular visitors - woodland reserve at Bradnop, for nature enthusiasts to explore and for families to have fun and play together outdoors.
AccessibilityVisitor centre is level and step-free throughout, with tiled floor, manual double doors opening both ways, benches with back rests on trails which have unsurfaced paths, with changes in gradient and some very steep sections - access statement on their website
www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/coombes-valley
Rudyard Lake – located outside Stoke on Trent near Leek and the Peak District National Park, two and a half mile long lake, water sports, fishing, walks, wildlife, steam train ride, cycle track, visitor centre, cafe, shop
Accessibility "The old railway line down the east side of the lake is fairly level and the best option for disabled visitors, although there can often be puddles and small stones (e.g it is not tarmac)"
Take a look at our Rudyard Lake photo album on Flickr -
www.flickr.com/photos/visit-north-staffordshire...
www.rudyardlake.com
The Rudyard Lake Steam Railway this Narrow Gauge Railway runs by the lake and cycle track, has a Station Cafe
Accessibility There is wheelchair access to all the stations, plans to have a wheelchair accessible rail coach
www.rlsr.org
Spode Museum – Elenora Street, Stoke on Trent - Visitor Centre tells the stories of the Spode factory, the works, the things they made, the collection and archive of the Spode Museum Trust. There are films, images, interactive displays, objects from the collections and regular events and activities
Accessibility - There is ramped access to the doors of the centre and between the two main display areas within the centre. The gallery is accessible if you use a wheelchair or are bringing a buggy, accessible toilets and a baby change area, some tactile items on display
Open Wed-Sun 10:30-4:00
spodemuseumtrust.org
Tittesworth Water – (STW) – The Roaches, nr Leek – “variety of habitats, from conifer plantation and semi ancient woods to wildflower meadows and marshland”, a country park, visitor centre, large adventure play area, 2 bird hides, walking trails (1.5 or 5 miles), Water Sports and Activity Centre, cafe, shop
Accessibility - "There are toilets and car parking facilities for disabled visitors and some stretches of the adjoining path are accessible by wheelchair"
www.stwater.co.uk/wonderful-on-tap/our-visitor-sites/come-visit-us/tittesworth-water
Trentham Gardens an award winning garden the Italian Gardens, landscaped parkland and a mile long Capability Brown designed lake, offer the visitor enjoyable gardens to wander through, picnic and play in. There is an adventure playground, hide and speak maze and miniature train ride along the lakeside. The estate also has a Retail Village, Garden Centre, Monkey Forest and Aerial Extreme
Accessibility - All on one level with low ramped access to most facilities, accessible toilets and baby changing facilities. There is a Changing Places facility in the Shopping Village
www.trentham.co.uk
WaterWorld – Festival Park, Etruria, Stoke on Trent – the UK’s No.1 indoor tropical aqua park – baby & toddler area, indoor and outdoor pools, range of slides, aqua disco, cafés, bar and two 18-hole, tiki-themed mini golf courses for the whole family to enjoy!
Accessibility - Wheelchair access, two designated disabled cubicles which are very large and have their own shower. There are no steps entering or exiting the wave pool. Regular special needs family events
www.waterworld.co.uk
Adventure Mini Village is an immersive, unique role play village where children can play safely in the play Post Office, Theatre, Vets, Doctors, Farm Shop and more. Parents and carers to relax and unwind in the café.Part of the Waterworld Leisure Resort
Accessibility - "Waterworld’s car park has disabled parking spaces available for guests to use and our reception and Village is at ground level. We have designed the Village throughout to be wheelchair friendly. We have a designated disabled toilet with ramp access. We also have additional toilet facilities outside of the Village which is accessed by a lift. All our play pods have been designed to give wheelchair access. Even our theatre has a portable ramp to help those with wheelchairs to perform on our stage!"
adventureminivillage.co.uk