Stoke-on-Trent in General

I stayed over at Stoke two years back with some friends as we were visiting our old friend here. Now Stoke is not the best place to come to for attractions their is not much to do at all here in Stoke the city is boring really. The nightlife here is dull all the time less people come out and the overall environment even on a Friday night here was proper dull. The only good places I found in Stoke were some decent takeaways! They had some nice food here in the takeaways I came to. Also the main shopping centre was alright as it was a little bit more lively here than elsewhere in Stoke. No problems with people here as it seems to be very ...  Read the complete review

I left having lived there all my life and thought I would miss my hometown. I don't.
Whenever I go back there from Leeds the whole place just seems small minded, run down, insular and rertarded.
I hate Stoke on Trent for cursing me with this accent too - OK parts of Yorkshire's accents arent great but Leeds is just fine.
Also a point about the weather in Stoke is somehow always awful too.
No nightlife, and few enough saving graces to make up for a dull area.
Sorry Stokies, glad I escaped and there is no way I will be coming back to this uninspiring place.
My advice to young people - get out and discover the other great cities and lifestyles where cultures mingle in greater harmony and have your eyes opened. You'll be shocked at first but realisation will soon dawn .
Rob Berry

I was first introduced to Stoke-on-Trent when I was about 9 years old when my mom and dad would insist on taking me and my sister Sam to get pottery from there. Then when I was at school we were taken to water world for school trips. Then I went to university in Stoke so lived there for 3 years. Now my boyfriend lives there so I still go every weekend so this review will show you realistically what a visit to Stoke would be like (good and bad points). Stoke-on-Trent is a huge place and is made up of 6 towns which are Stoke, Hanley, Fenton, Tunstall, Burslem and Longton. Like everywhere it has its good and bad points. ----- Good ...  Read the complete review

I lived in Hanley during my school and teenage years and think it was better then than it is now. The employers in Stoke seem to think that they can just pay low pay and make no investment toward their staff. The place needs a damn good clean. A lot of the people do not even know that there is anywhere else other than Stoke on Trent. I used to live near Hanley Park and what a lovely area it was, until, the college turned into a university and they built that awful Youth Hostel. All the houses have turned into bedsitters and we all know what that means, no upkeep of the properties by landlords, no gardening done. I remember Hanley Park being a hive ...  Read the complete review

Now, first things first. As I write this review, I see that this is going to be the only negative opinion so far. As far as I am concerned, the other reviews only seem to point out the good parts of the city, so for this review, I'm going to point out the bad parts. Having said that these people are looking at it through rose coloured specs, maybe the city does have some attractions for the older person - i.e. it has rubbish night life so it isn't noisy, it has plenty of museums for people who enjoy that sort of thing, and it isn't too busy as far as traffic is concerned (I wonder why...) I have lived in Stoke-on-Trent all my (short) life, but to be ...  Read the complete review