A Rainy Day in the City Centre

Stoke-on-Trent’s largest museum uses exciting and varied displays to tell the story of The Potteries and includes the world’s finest collection of Staffordshire pottery, items from The Staffordshire Hoard and a Spitfire as just some of the highlights of the collection. The Spitfire is currently being restored to its former glory and will return in 2021 in a breathtaking new display, sure to wow! 

Potteries Museum & Art Gallery is not just a musuem; there's also frequent talks from historians and experts on a variety of topics which are always engaging and insightful. Plus, on occasion, music performances from local bands take place here, as well as screenings of cinema greats such as Die Hard and Alien in the museum's secret cinema.

Cineworld boasts nine screens showing the latest international blockbusters in 2D and 3D, but for a bit of a different viewing experience, head to Mitchell Arts Centre for their matinee screenings. You can catch LIVE screenings of West-End shows as well as cinematic masterpieces from the last few decades. There's also Potteries Museum & Art Gallery's cinema to check out too, mentioned above.

Escape reality at Staffordshire’s first Virtual Reality experience. Whether you want to test drive a Ferrari at Formula 1, soar through the air, defend your Elf Kingdom against attacking ogres, or play one of dozens of games with mates, the super friendly team at XP-VR will see to it that you have an unbelievingly great time and there's so many games to suit all ages. 

Who doesn’t want to be locked in a mysterious room with seemingly no way out?! Put your cognitive ability to the test whilst experiencing a real thrill at Escape Stoke, where you’re up against the clock with only 60 minutes to make sense of a myriad of clues, eventually leading to your escape. There’s all sorts of themed rooms, including Witchcraft & Wizardry, Area 51, The Da Vinci Code, Taken, Casino Heist and Escape the Seven Seas. Do you and your team have what it takes to escape?

Hailed as the next generation of escape room, Paralysis Escape Rooms is the ultimate thrill destination for lovers of horror. Imagine being trapped inside the scariest movie scene or your deepest, darkest nightmare, with just one hour to escape and survive. Only the bravest over 18 years of age are invited to step inside...

City Central Library offers a huge collection of books spanning dozens of genres, CDs and DVDs to loan. There’s also an archive service including newspapers, maps and family history, plus frequent events for children including weekly story-times for under 5's. 

The Potteries Centre is the city’s ultimate shopping destination boasting 96 stores, including big names such as Pandora, Debenhams, Next and Primark. Whether you’ve got the dosh or not, window shopping is the perfect rainy day activity. End the day with a bite to eat at one of six  restaurants at The Hive and a movie at Cineworld.

Let off steam and relieve stress in a different and unique way at RAGE, which brings the fun of the outdoors, indoors. They're one of the only facilities in the area which offers axe throwing and airsoft gun shooting, supervised by qualified professionals in a safe environment and perfect for team building exercises or just a bit of fun.

The City Centre is home to Little Dessert Shop which offers a mouth-watering dessert experience. Enjoy classic favourites such as brownies, cheesecakes and crepes, or sample some of their more wacky concoctions like the enchanted unicorn waffle, or a monster shake.