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Middleport Pottery

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£5,550 - £5,750 for Venue Hire
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Description

Middleport Pottery is the ideal wedding venue for couples who are seeking a flexible approach to wedding planning – meaning the only limit is your imagination. The venue hire allows couples exclusive access to all of the beautiful rooms the day before your wedding to decorate and the morning after your wedding to collect your personal items so there's no rushing at the end of the your wedding day. Our venue hire pricing is either low season (November to March) or high season (April to October). The maximum capacity for the largest room is 100 guests but across all 4 rooms we can accommodate 250 guests. The site is like steeping back in time and guests are left in awe when attending a wedding at Middleport Pottery. Our unique heritage site is licenced for civil ceremonies as well as offering you a wedding reception venue that oozes charm. Middleport Pottery is the only venue in the UK that has it's own Bottle kiln that is licensed to hold weddings. If you are interested in finding out more about getting married in the heart of the Potteries head over to our website to find out more and request a venue tour.

Personal Message from the Manager

Name of Wedding Contact: Sarah Parker
If your looking for a unique, heritage venue for your special day, Middleport Pottery could be the wedding venue for you. Working alongside our preffered caterers offering a relaxed style of food service and our in-house bar team we are here to ensure your day runs smoothly. Come and visit us or book in for a wedding show round so we can show you around our unique site.

Experience

Year Business Was Established
1996
No. of Weddings Hosted
Between 30 and 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
12

Overview of Middleport Pottery

Wedding Venue Type
Heritage Venue
Wedding Venue Capacity
Dining Capacity
90
Reception Capacity
250

Wedding Ceremony & Reception

Dancefloor available
Confetti permitted
Wedding license
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Wedding Venue Details

Grade I/II Listed Building
Outdoor Reception Space
Water view
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Wedding Catering

Alcohol license
In-house catering
Bar
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Cultural Specialists

Other

Pricing for Middleport Pottery

Wedding Venue Hire Only
£5,550 - £5,750
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What's Included?
Exclusive use
Day before set up available
Furniture included
Choice of preferred caterers
Wedding coordinator available on the day
The venue hire fee includes exclusive use of the events rooms, outdoor space for photographs, furniture, vintage festoon lighting, on site wedding planner. This fee does not include any food or beverages. Our pricing is based on low season and high seasons. Low (November to March), High season (April to October) Middleport Pottery holds an exclusive number of weddings per year, our focus is on our couples and there guests to offer you the best day of your lives.
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In-house Catering (price per head)
£65 - £100
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Reviews for Middleport Pottery
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Laura and Vicky
Happy couple married in February
March 2025
The perfect venue for us!!!!!

Middleport Pottery as a venue was perfect for us. We knew we wanted a relaxed day. With interesting things on all the walls, and history all around it was just the perfect, quirky, and amazing venue for us. All the staff were so lovely, anyone I saw said congratulations and couldn't have been more welcoming. Basically we can't tell you how perfect of a day we had. We also can't thank you enough, but thank you!!!

Steph
Wedding: January
January 2025
Unique, Quirky and the best team to work with

We absolutely love running the bar for weddings at Middleport Pottery as it is such a unique venue with its history and vintage charm. It's always great to see how couples use, what is already a very distinctive space to make it their own by adding their own personal touches. When the weather allows it's great to be able to serve post ceremony drinks outside in the courtyard by the bottle oven and the canal. Middleport Pottery is truly a special venue.

The Fabulous Fizz Bar
Wedding: January
January 2025
The most unique venue we run the bar at

We absolutely love running the bar for weddings at Middleport Pottery as it is such a unique venue with its history and vintage charm. It's always great to see how couples use, what is already a very distinctive space to make it their own by adding their own personal touches. When the weather allows it's great to be able to serve post ceremony drinks outside in the courtyard by the bottle oven and the canal. Middleport Pottery is truly a special venue.

Lara
Happy couple married in August
January 2025
The best day ever

Thank you so much for everything , everyone said the venue was amazing and some of the guests went back for breakfast the next morning . All of the staff were amazing and made our day so special I can’t thank you all enough , I just can’t believe it is done now the day went by so quickly . We will definitely be popping down again soon as we really love it at Middleport and it is such a special place for us, See you soon From Lara and Dave

Holly and Louis
Happy couple married in September
January 2025
Mr and Mrs Wilson

Our wedding day feels like so long ago now but looking through the pictures it feels like yesterday again! What a brilliant day we had and I can't thank you enough for all of your help!

Claire
Happy couple married in July
January 2025
The best day ever

We didn’t want a ‘conventional’ wedding venue and knew from the first visit to Middleport Pottery that this would be the perfect setting for our special day. Within the back drop of the heritage site, each of the spaces available for use has a unique charm. With welcome drinks in the Davenport Gallery, ceremony in the Burgess Room and evening party in the Regal Peacock we certainly made the most of the venue. And not forgetting our grand entrance out of the Bottle Kiln onto the canal side courtyard or the fantastic photographs taken along Port Street. From the initial meeting to the big day itself, Sarah was on hand to answer our questions, give us a nudge about what needed to be arranged and by when but most importantly, to ensure everything on the day ran to plan. We couldn’t have done it without her guidance! Nothing was too much trouble for the Middleport team and for that we can’t thank them enough. We had the BEST day and just wish we could live it all over again!

Claire and Matt
Happy couple married in July
December 2024
Truly Unique Setting

When we initially visited Middleport we fell in love with the truly unique setting and from that moment on we put our trust in you to help us organise the perfect day… and so you did. We cannot thank you and your team enough for the hard work that you put in both in the run up and on the day itself to ensure. Matt and myself had the most amazing, memorable and incredibly special day and thanks to you and your team, we didn’t have to worry about a single thing.

Hayley and Daniel
Happy couple married in November
December 2023
Halloween Wedding

Hi Sarah, Thank you so much for helping us achieve what we did! You were amazing. We arrived in Cornwall last night, hoping to have a fantastic week. Thank you again, will definitely come to visit as I want to have some food in the cafe 🐷🤣 Thanks Hayley & Daniel (Mr & Mrs Jones)

Jamie and Laura
Happy couple married in September
December 2023
Wedding Day Feedback

Thank you for all the hard work and support you gave us before, and on the wedding day ! You made the day so special and if you can pass on our thanks to the rest of your team also, as everyone was so helpful and made the day run so smoothly. It was an amazing day, a bit warm, but nevertheless a day we will both remember forever. So thank you, and we will no doubt see you down Middleport in the future wandering around. Mr and Mrs Dale

Lara and David
Happy couple married in August
December 2023
Elated Bride

Thank you so much for everything , everyone said the venue was amazing and some of the guests went back for breakfast the next morning . All of the staff were amazing and made our day so special I can’t thank you all enough , I just can’t believe it is done now the day went by so quickly .

Location & Contact Details for Middleport Pottery

Wedding Venue Address
Port Street, Burslem,, Stoke-on-Trent , Staffordshire, ST6 3PE, England, United Kingdom
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FAQs
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Describe the best wedding that happened at Middleport Pottery?

Peaky blinders themed wedding

What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?

Hire a master of ceremonies, they are fantastic at supporting you both and entertaining your guests.

What’s your favourite personal touch you’ve seen at a wedding?

Personalised brides and grooms cocktails.

Describe Middleport Pottery in 5 adjectives

Historic, rustic, timeless, industrial and flexible

Where’s the best photo spot at Middleport Pottery?

There are so many amazing photo opportunities at Middleport Pottery but one of our favourites has got to be in front of the Bottle Oven as it is such an iconic part of Stoke-on-Trent history.

Have you had any celebrity guest or wedding at Middleport Pottery?

Although no celebrity weddings have been held at Middleport Pottery some of you may recognise our site as filming locations for Peaky Blinders, The Great Pottery Showdown, The Colour Room and much more.

What’s your favourite canapé?

Smoked salmon blini

What’s your favourite midnight treat?

Chocolate brownie and doughnuts

What is Middleport Pottery most unique feature?

As a Grade II* listed heritage Victorian pottery factory we have an abundance of unique features including the Bottle Oven, rooms decorated with historic pottery moulds, cobbled alleyways and even arrive on our historic narrowboat, The Dane.

What part of your business are you most proud of?

Our personal service we offer to couples, we are with you from the start of your journey until the end of your special day
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