The V and A Wedgwood Collection, formerly known as The Wedgwood Museum. Open daily. Admission Free

Details

Accessibility:

"The V&A Wedgwood Collection is fully wheelchair accessible, with wide open spaces and level, flat surfaces. Accessible toilets are available. Guide dogs are welcome, but other dogs are not allowed in the museum. Wheelchairs are available to hire, and Disability Parking."

2025: https://www.vam.ac.uk/wedgwood/visit

"All areas of the V&A Wedgwood Collection are accessible to wheelchair and mobility scooter users.

Accessible restrooms are located on the ground floor, just off the World of Wedgwood Atrium and in the V&A Wedgwood Collection Welcome Space."

https://www.worldofwedgwood.com/content/accessibility last updated on 05/10/2023

" Wheelchair, Mobility Scooter & Pushchair Accessibility:

• There is an open air car park with a tarmac surface. Parking is free for all users.
• There are 8 Blue Badge parking bays which are 230cm x 460cm. There is a hatched zone on both sides but not to the rear. The nearest Blue Badge bay is 85m from the main building entrance.
• Staff are fully responsive to all visitors’ needs and will provide assistance. Please contact us in advance of your visit or on arrival if you require our assistance getting from the carpark to the entrance.
• All areas of World of Wedgwood are accessible to wheelchair users and mobility scooter users. Where needed to access the first and second floor, there is a lift. Each floor’s layout is flat.
• Standard wheelchairs are available to be borrowed, free of charge.
• Wheelchair-accessible restrooms are located on the ground floor, just off the World of Wedgwood Atrium and in the V&A Wedgwood Collection Atrium.
• The majority of the walkways are 150cm+ wide
• Most of the flooring is smooth and even. Where this is not the case, this is due to carpets and rugs.
• Staff are trained in the use of Evac Chairs, for use in the unlikely event that guests and staff need to evacuate the building.
• There are two separate toilet areas on site which are located just of the World of Wedgwood Atrium and in the V&A Wedgwood Collection Atrium.
• Both of these areas have both accessible toilets and standard toilets and baby changing facilities.
• A parent and baby room/breastfeeding room is available in the toilet area just off the main World of Wedgwood atrium.
• A gender neutral toilet is available in the toilet area just off the main World of Wedgwood atrium."

Brief Description:

Please note that our photographs were taken prior to the Wedgwood Museum (showcasing the story of a man named Josiah Wedgwood, who founded a company with his family to create ceramics), before becoming part of the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Wedgwood Collection.

"The V&A Wedgwood Collection is one of the most important industrial collections in the world and a unique record of over 260 years of British ceramic production. It comprises over 165,000 works of art, ceramics, manuscripts and photographs charting Josiah Wedgwood's and the Wedgwood company’s history, designs and ceramic production."

Further Information

Address:

The V&A Wedgwood Collection, Wedgwood Drive, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST12 9ER

Email:

wedgwood@vam.ac.uk

Phone:

+44 (0) 1782 282986

Website:

https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/va-wedgwood-collection

https://www.vam.ac.uk/wedgwood/visit

Opening Hours:

2025: Daily: 10.00 – 17.00. Admission is free

Some tours and events carry a separate charge, with discounts for V&A members and Art Fund members. 

Directions:

From Junction 15 on the M6, go eastward onto D Road. The directions to World of Wedgwood should be well signposted from there. Free visitor parking onsite"

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Transport:

The nearest bus stop is on Barlaston Old Road, 0.5 miles away from the museum with the 14 service passing by.

The nearest train station is Stone station

https://www.vam.ac.uk/wedgwood/visit

2025: "Nearest station: Stoke-on-Trent (90 minutes from London Euston, 35 minutes from Manchester Piccadilly, 48 minutes from Birmingham)

• The V&A Wedgwood Collection is a 15-minute drive from Stoke-on-Trent railway station. Taxis are available at the station
• 5-minute walk from the Trent & Mersey Canal path, Bridge 104
• Local bus services to Barlaston include the D&G Bus Service 100 (from Hanley and Trentham)
• For satnav directions, use postcode ST12 9ER. Free visitor parking onsite"

Amenities:

Baby Changing Facilities, Parking, Toilets.  "The V&A Wedgwood Collection is part of the World of Wedgwood which includes a tearoom, Wedgwood shop and factory outlet."  Additionally, there is a variety of takeaway food shops, cafés and accommodation in Stoke-on-Trent nearby.