A visitor centre dedicated to Motörhead frontman, Lemmy Kilmister, is set to open in a Stoke-on-Trent town.

IFK Legacy CIC, the team behind the Lemmy statue, is preparing to open a Lemmy-themed visitor centre in Market Place, Burslem – also referred to as Lemmy Plaza.

The centre will house a bar and cafe as well as a 'mini museum' featuring some items of Motörhead memorabilia.

Director of IFK Legacy Andy Edwards, said: "It will be a reason for people to hang around when they've made these epic journeys - which they do.

"We've had people have come relatively close like Germany, but we've also had visitors from Uruguay, Puerto Rico and Iceland.

"I think it's something like seventy different nationalities of visitor have come so far and signed the visitors' book."

The musician, once described as having 'one of the most recognisable voices in rock', was born Ian Fraser Kilmister in Burslem.

He joined the band Hawkwind in 1971, before forming Motörhead in 1975.

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The opening of the visitor centre comes after the Lemmy statue, crafted by Andy Edwards, was unveiled on 9 May 2025.

The Lemmy Statue was unveilied on 9 May 2025 (image via Nub News)

Andy, who is also an acclaimed local sculptor and lifelong Motörhead fan, added: "Lemmy was a true one-off and has a fan base that stretches all over the world so we knew it would be popular.

"But, when you see 3,000 people in front of you, it's different than what you put on paper.

"And it continues to draw a crowd."

IFK Legacy CIC, named after Ian Fraser Kilmister, hopes that the visitor centre will build on the success of the statue and continue to encourage visitors to the the 'mother town'.

The bar and cafe will be serving official Motorhead beers as well as 'Lemmy Lemonade'. 

IFK Legacy CIC has yet to announce the official opening date.

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