subject: Visit A Stoke Hotel For Fun In The Midlands [print this page] Stoke on Trent is a popular city only short drive away from Cheshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Shropshire. As the biggest city in Staffordshire, Stoke is considered to have its own district with South and East Staffordshire, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Staffordshire Moorlands, and Tamworth.
Stoke is the main city of Staffordshire is known as the Potteries Area, named so after the famous pottery industries in the region such as Wedgewood and Royal Doulton. You can still visit the Wedgewood factory and view the history as well as buying quality plates and china from the shops.
Stoke's most famous export is actually Robbie Williams who was a member of the band Take That before embarking on a successful solo career. Robbie Williams was born and bred in Stoke and supports the local football team Port Vale, which is surprising as Stoke City is the most popular football team in the area and boasts to being the second oldest football club in the premier league. If you want to see Stoke City play you can get tickets for Britannia stadium and cheer along with 28,000 other football fans.
For good shopping you can go to the centre of Stoke or even the popular Hanley area which has lots of designer and high street shops for that all important retail therapy. And then you can relax later on at the many, bars, restaurants, cafes and tea rooms dotted around Stoke. Whatever takes your fancy you can find anything from a quick and easy pub lunch to a five star meal. Stoke is a diverse city with strong multicultural influences from Indian and Asian cuisine, to Italian and Spanish cuisine, but if you just want some good old fashioned British grub then there are plenty of family friendly pubs to choose from.
If you fancy taking in a bit of History while you are at Stoke then there are plenty of Museums and art galleries, and with a large student population you can see many up and coming artists and performers in theatres and exhibitions around the city.
Ask at your Stoke hotel where the best places to visit are and your friendly midlands hosts will point you in the right direction.
