In the café on the canal bank, have tea and cake. On one of the pre-booked guided tours, you may learn about the whole manufacturing process.

Then, to round out the day, pay a visit to the Burleigh factory store, where they offer a large selection of handcrafted ceramics. The Prince’s Regeneration Trust collected £8.5 million to acquire the Middleport Pottery facility and restore it, preserving current employment and skills and ensuring the property’s future.

Middleport Pottery is a visitor centre including a tearoom, Middleport Studios, Burleigh Factory Shop, Exhibitions, and a completely restored steam engine that opened in 2014.