Manchester Airport 1 hr
World Of Wedgwood (15 min.) heritage showcase for wedgwood with demonstrations hands-on clay fun factory tours and shopping. National Trust - Biddulph Grange Garden (34 min.) national trust site inspired by the east with a dahlia walk and plants from round the world. Oblivion (23 min.) iconic roller coaster with a 180-ft vertical drop part of the alton towers resort theme park. Wicker Man (23 min.) themed wooden roller coaster with a 6-story wicker man effigy & immersive light & sound effects. The Potteries Museum U0026 Art Gallery (17 min.) displays tracing potteries history plus extensive ceramics collection fine art and wwii spitfire. Nemesis (31 min.) built in 1994 this famed ride in alton towers park features 4 inversions & a top speed of 50 mph. Trentham Monkey Forest (18 min.) woodland and meadows with 140 monkeys living in freedom with forest path info boards and videos. Churnet Valley Railway (1992) Plc (16 min.) this steam railway still runs services along a section with a restored station houses. Alton Towers Waterpark (35 min.) indoor/outdoor tropical lagoonthemed waterpark at a resort with an eatery & ice cream parlor. Longton (9 min) Gladstone Pottery Museum (9 min.) displays tracing staffordshire s pottery industry history on show in preserved original workshops. Waterworld (19 min.) tropical-themed water park offers wave pool slides rides and flumes plus a weekly aqua disco. Trentham Estate (14 min.) this 725-acre estate features gardens shopping a monkey forest an adventure course & more. The Smiler (23 min.) the only roller coaster in the world to have 14 loops this popular steel rides goes up to 85 kph. Peak Wildlife Park (25 min.) zoo specialising in bird collections and with small mammals including rare warty pigs and meerkats. |