Museums & Galleries · Staffordshire
Redfern Cottage
📍 ST14 8EU
Photo: Jonathan Thacker (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Eight museum galleries covering Uttoxeter's history
- Café serving Fair Trade tea, coffee and homemade cake
- Collections covering social history, arts and artefacts
- Garden area at Redfern's Café
- Online shop with gifts and rare local publications
Redfern's Cottage is the Museum of Uttoxeter Life, telling the story of the town from forest clearing to modern day across eight museum galleries. You can explore collections covering social history, arts, artefacts and local history archives, browse an online shop of gifts and rare publications, or relax with a Fair Trade tea, coffee or homemade cake in Redfern's Café & Garden. It suits anyone curious about local heritage, families and history enthusiasts alike. The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 2pm. It's a short walk from Uttoxeter station, just 0.4 miles away, and if you're staying nearby, there are 7 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Tuesday to Saturday, 10am–2pm
- Booking
- Can support the museum via membership, donations or volunteering
From the attraction's own website on 24 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
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Turn a visit to Redfern Cottage into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Uttoxeter 0.4 miles
- Tutbury & Hatton 8.1 miles
- Rugeley Trent Valley 9.3 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page