Travelodge
✓ Central location, perfect for overnight stays visiting Alton Towers
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Museums & Galleries · Staffordshire
Belong Heritage Gallery
📍 ST5 2RR
Photo: belongheritagegallery.org.uk
- Reminiscence lounge exhibitions on local history and trades
- Try on hats from the hatting industry displays
- Samuel Bell's Tea Room themed on local pottery history
- Old Pomona Inn recreates a historic coaching-town public house
- Library space with internet access and free wi-fi
Belong Heritage Gallery sits within the Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme community village, a dementia-friendly facility linking the town's past with the present through memories, exhibitions and shared activities. You can browse the reminiscence lounge's displays on local trades such as mining, silk weaving and hatting, try on historic hats, relax in Samuel Bell's Tea Room (themed on the town's pottery heritage), explore the Old Pomona Inn's recreated coaching-era pub, or use the library's internet terminals. It's open seven days a week, with drop-in access and regular events including children's trails, reminiscence sessions and pub quizzes. Suited to all ages, especially those interested in local heritage or dementia-friendly activities. Based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, it's near Stoke-On-Trent station, with 31 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays for those planning a visit.
Practical details
- Open
- Open seven days a week, drop in anytime
- Booking
- Venue hire available on request for spaces within the gallery
- Accessibility
- Dementia-friendly facility designed for people with dementia
From the attraction's own website on 22 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
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🚆 Or come by train
- Stoke-On-Trent 2.1 miles
- Longport 2.2 miles
- Longton 4.1 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page