A Stoke-on-Trent pottery museum is once again set to open to visitors over the winter months, from January.

The award-winning Gladstone Pottery Museum, in Longton, will be open throughout January, February and March for the third consecutive year, Stoke-on-Trent City Council has announced.

Gladstone, the UK's last complete Victorian coal-fired pottery factory, first extended its season in 2025 as part of Stoke-on-Trent's Centenary celebrations and the museum's 50th anniversary.

Previously, the museum closed between November and March, apart from special events.

In 2026, Time Out ranked Gladstone third in its list of the UK's best museums. The museum has also enjoyed success at the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Tourism Awards and the Collections Trust Awards.

Councillor Sarah Hill, cabinet member for finance, anti-poverty, governance and corporate services at Stoke-on-Trent City Council, said: "Keeping Gladstone open through the winter continues to be a success, which is why we're once again welcoming visitors throughout January, February and March.

"It's one of Stoke-on-Trent's most important visitor attractions and is recognised nationally as one of the country's leading museums.

"As the UK's last complete Victorian coal-fired pottery factory, it gives people the opportunity to explore the buildings, workshops and bottle ovens of the industry that made our city world-famous.

"Gladstone has featured on TV several times in the last year – introducing it to new audiences across the country. Visitors can see the historic factory for themselves while learning more about Stoke-on-Trent's ceramics industry."

Visitors can now explore the factory between January and March, to see how pottery was produced and learn more about the people who worked in the city's ceramics industry.

Alongside the bottle ovens, the museum is home to the Tile Gallery which features a collection of decorative tiles, charting the development of ceramic design and manufacture over the centuries.

Visitors can also see the Flushed with Pride exhibition which explores the history of the toilet and the important role Stoke-on-Trent's potters played in its development.

Before reopening to the public in January, the museum will welcome back its Ceramic Makers Market for the fourth year on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December.

Gladstone Pottery Museum will be open Wednesday to Saturday, from 10am to 4pm, and Sunday, from 11am to 4pm.

Summer opening hours will start on Wednesday 31 March 2027 when the museum will be open until 5pm and 4pm on Sundays.

For more information and admission prices, visit the website here.