Central Forest Park
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What's on near Central Forest Park
Northern Chamber Orchestra: Gloria in Excelsis Deo
The Northern Chamber Orchestra ushers in the festive season with resplendent music, including Vivaldi’s Gloria, in Macclesfield.
from £0.00
Northern Chamber Orchestra: A Christmas Wonderland at Tatton Park
The Christmas concert in Tatton Park is an annual sell-out, kickstarting the Christmas countdown and filling the grand surrounds of Tenants’ Hall with festive favourites.
from £11.00
Christmas at Bolesworth
Come to Cheshire’s winter wonderland. A magical festive lights trail, Santa’s Grotto and more… This is a jam packed adventure for all the family.
from £20.00
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Supper Club at the Vegetarian Society Cookery School
For those eager to expand their Vegan culinary repertoire the Vegetarian Society Cookery School’s new Vegan Supper Club is a must. With easy to follow instructions from expert tutors you can create sumptuous vegan meals which are then enjoyed as a group.
from £50
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Prism: Light Trail
This winter you can see a series of light installations through Sale Town Centre, designed by children and young people from the borough.
free entry
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Ghosts at the Old Library
Levenshulme Old Library has commissioned brand-new festive ghost stories from six writers for three special atmospheric lantern-lit reading events after hours in the Carnegie building.
from £10
The Smile at The Apollo
Radiohead side project The Smile have announced a second album and an accompanying tour, coming to The Apollo in March.
from £58.10Where to go near Central Forest Park
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Bethesda Chapel
Bethesda Methodist Chapel in Hanley is considered to be one of England’s grandest surviving town chapels – and it’s easy to see why.
Stoke-on-Trent
AirSpace Gallery
AirSpace Gallery is a collaborative, artist led project in Stoke-on-Trent, providing studio and exhibiting space as well as professional support and development opportunities for artists.
Stoke-on-Trent
Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Home to the most significant collection of Staffordshire ceramics in the world and the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found, a visit to Stoke-upon-Trent is not complete without an afternoon whiled away in The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
Stoke-on-Trent
City Central Library, Hanley
Described as “the finest and most distinctive example of Modernist architecture in Stoke-on-Trent”, City Central Library is Stoke-on-Trent’s largest library, home to the city archives.
Stoke-on-Trent
Emma Bridgwater Factory
The pottery lover’s mecca, over 1.3 million Emma Bridgwater pieces are produced at the designer’s Stoke-on-Trent based factory every year – each one touched by over 30 deftly-skilled hands. Take an award-winning tour, visit the heavily discounted shop and have a go at producing your own earthenware masterpiece.
Stoke-on-Trent
Etruria Industrial Museum
The Etruria Industrial Museum is only remaining operational example of a nineteenth century steam-powered potter’s mill.
Stoke-on-Trent
Burslem Town Square
‘Mother town’ of The Potteries, Burslem dates back to at least 1085 when it appears listed in the Domesday Book. Today, the wealth and fortune generated by the boom in global demand for Staffordshire pottery can still be seen reflected in the town’s many fine red brick buildings and grand displays of civic pride.
Stoke-on-Trent
Middleport Pottery
Built in 1888, the beautifully-conserved grade II* listed Middleport Pottery has been producing its world-famous Burleigh pieces for over 120 years. Today it is the only working Victorian pottery left in Stoke-on-Trent and a multi award-winning visitor attraction.
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke Minster
Just a short walk from Stoke-on-Trent train station is Stoke Minster, believed to have once been an important Celtic religious site and where Christian worship has taken place since Saxon times.
Stoke-on-Trent
King’s Hall
King’s Hall is an events venue in Stoke-on-Trent.
Stoke-on-Trent
The China Hall, Old Spode Works
A vast space in the former Spode Works factory in Stoke-on-Trent.
Stoke-on-Trent
Gladstone Pottery Museum
The last complete Victorian pottery factory in Britain, Gladstone Pottery Museum in Longton provides a unique insight into the history of Stoke-on-Trent; an area renowned for its world-class pottery and ceramics.
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