England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 249,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Stoke-on-Trent, with about 84 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June and July
- Nearest airport
- MAN39 km · Manchester Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, often known as Stoke, is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England. It had an estimated population of 259,965 in 2022, making it the largest settlement in Staffordshire and one of the largest cities of the Midlands.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Stoke-on-Trent
See
Stoke-on-Trent is historically renowned for its pottery industry (hence its nickname of The Potteries). Although the industry has suffered from cheap foreign imports and is now in decline, many of the major manufacturers of high-quality pottery still have headquarters in the area including Wedgwood. There are numerous factory shops dotted around the city, including the Potteries Shopping Centre, in Hanley.
- Gladstone Pottery Museum
- Middleport Pottery
- Trentham Gardens
- City Museum and Art Gallery
- Etruria Industrial Museum
- Moorcroft Pottery
- V&A Wedgwood Collection
Do
- Festival Park
- Stoke City FC
- Port Vale FC
- New Vic Theatre
- Regent Theatre
- Mitchell Art Centre
- Victoria Hall
- Stoke Rep Theatre
- Alton Towers
- Biddulph Grange Garden
- Consall Hall Gardens
- Keele University Arboretum
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Stoke-on-Trent
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Stoke Talke hotel | 84 | 4.3/5 617 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Stoke-on-Trent
15 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| North Stafford Hotel Britannia Hotels | 1849 | 1.0 km |
| Abbey Inn | 16.5 km | |
| Red Lion Inn | 15.1 km | |
| Red Lion Inn | 12.2 km | |
| Roebuck Inn | 15.9 km | |
| Sea Lion Inn | 15.2 km | |
| The Crown Hotel | 3.4 km | |
| The Orange Tree | 1.9 km | |
| The Plough Inn | 10.1 km | |
| The Swan Inn | 12.7 km | |
| The Wheatsheaf Hotel J D Wetherspoon | 13.0 km | |
| The Wilkes Head Inn | 15.8 km | |
| Hilton Garden Inn Stoke on Trent | 2020 | 2.4 km |
| Royal Oak Hotel | 13.0 km | |
| The Glebe Hotel | 0.6 km |
All 16 hotels in Stoke-on-Trent, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Stoke-on-Trent
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Stoke-on-Trent are June and July. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; October is the wettest, with about 98 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Stoke-on-Trent: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Manchester Airport (MAN), about 39 km from the city centre in a straight line; Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL, 58 km) and East Midlands Airport (EMA, 60 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Stoke-on-Trent lies on the A500 "D-road", just off the M6 motorway, and can be reached by travelling southbound from Manchester or northbound from Birmingham. It is approximately 45 miles from both of these cities. It can also be reached via the A34. Those seeking the city centre by road should look for signs to "Hanley", once they enter Stoke-on-Trent.
Getting around
Place names in Stoke-on-Trent can be confusing for the newcomer. The six original towns that federated to form the modern-day conurbation city formed in 1925 continue to have their own identity, giving it a polycentric nature. Thus, asking for directions to the "city centre" may be regarded with bemusement by locals. The commercial centre of Stoke-on-Trent is Hanley, as well its administrative one having previously been Stoke-upon-Trent or just Stoke, where the railway station is located. Roadsigns to the "City Centre" point to Hanley.
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MAN · Manchester Airport
LPL · Liverpool John Lennon Airport
EMA · East Midlands Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Stoke-on-Trent
Stay safe
Stoke-on-Trent as a whole is a safe city. As with anywhere care must be taken especially at night and avoid walking alone in dark places. However, if you wish to sample the nightlife, there's no need to avoid the city centres: simply show the same common sense as you would elsewhere, for example by sticking with a group of friends. As with the rest of the UK, in any emergency call 999 or 112 (from a landline if you can) and ask for Ambulance, Fire or Police when connected. It is free to call the Emergency Services from payphones.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Stoke-on-Trent
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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Questions
Stoke-on-Trent: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Stoke-on-Trent?
By published guest score: Travelodge Stoke Talke (4.3 / 5 · 617 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Stoke-on-Trent?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Stoke-on-Trent are June and July. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; October is the wettest, with about 98 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Stoke-on-Trent?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Manchester Airport (MAN), about 39 km from the city centre in a straight line; Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL, 58 km) and East Midlands Airport (EMA, 60 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Stoke-on-Trent?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Stoke-on-Trent
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.