Overview

What a fascinating history of Wedgewood potteries put together by what is now a world wide museum of culture, The V&A collection (Victoria & Albert) This is a well laid out museum, very interesting, and ideal for disabled, there is plenty of room to take all kinds of chairs and scooters around each room, you will see all the exhibits, and depending on yourself, it can take half an hour and up to two hours to see it all. It is open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5.00pm. It is a free museum, There are guided tours on selected days, £5.00 each, but it’s just as fascinating to wander around on your own, with over 165,000 ceramics, art, photos and manuscripts to see. After parking in a disabled bay in main car park, a wide path will lead you alongside the V&A museum (photo 1) and into the main World of Wedgewood block, and over in the left hand corner you will find the entrance for the V&A museum (photo 2). You follow this passage to the main entrance with automatic sliding doors, all on the level (photo 3) with an explanation board offering details about the museum (photo 4) It is a easy route to follow, just head for what you fancy seeing in each room (photo 5) perhaps starting by admiring the wonderful Wedgewood Campanula tea and coffee set (photo 6) which was owned by Karl Largerfeld of Chanel, and the set was acquired from his estate. Designed by Paul Follet from the design drawings, for Wedgewood, and this most creative design is an example of why the Wedgewood company looks to modern designers for inspiration today. Each room is well laid out, with lots of open spaces (photo 7) as you wander round, the way we chose led us from the first inventions (photo 8) through the famous Wedgewood Blue figures (photo 9) and along into the main exhibitions on show (photo 10) which included the interesting cabinet of old memories (photo 11) Sadly, you are soon at the end of your visit (photo 12) and will return to the main reception area, where over in the corner (photo 13) you will find the disabled toilets (photo 14) which is simply plain and basic but plenty of room for all kinds of chairs and scooters, and it has grab rails and pull cord (photo 15). Then you may enter the shops for your Wedgewood Dreams (photo 16) well that’s all we could afford, dreams. DO NOW READ OUR WORLD OF WEDGEWOOD REVIEW. ===================================================================== We see Clare has reviewed another V&A collection museum at Dundee for us, and it’s sounds almost as good as the museum in Wedgewood, Stoke on Trent, so please do read her review as well.

Transport & Parking

Pleasant ride around the Barlaston countryside, easy to find Wedgewood.

Access

Easy to find, good parking, wide and open paths to follow into museum, fully accessible all through the museum, no lifts or steps to worry about, ideal visit for disabled.

Toilets

Easy to find, just inside the main entrances huge concourse, all on the level, just about big enough for all types of chairs. Clean and tidy with grab rails and pull cord

Staff

Did not meet any staff, no need, everything can be seen by taking yourself along, but those we met elsewhere were very kind and helpful

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