Best places: Visitor centers in Greater Manchester

Pottery workshops in a canalside brick building from 1888, featured on the TV show "Peaky Blinders."

👍👍 I really enjoyed the lake. Sat here for a lunch break whilst working in the area. Really peaceful and scenic. Nice birds in the area, free parking and only a few people around.

👍👍 The scenery is stunning, and the café is nice, they have home baking done daily, amazing coffee, and lovely service. But then the visit to the Westport lake café is worth it just for the view alone.

Heritage showcase for Wedgwood, with demonstrations, hands-on clay fun, factory tours and shopping.

Art deco-style aquarium with fresh and sea fish, sharks, feeding sessions and underwater tunnel.

👍👍 Moorcroft's Factory tour was one of the best during our pottery pilgrimage trip to Stoke. We had the most excellent guide (19th Oct). The tour was conducted with much details on the making of amazing pieces work of art.. We have done all the factory tours in Stoke, this remains the best and the...

Family-friendly park with farm animals to pet & feed, along with activities & games.

More than 140,000 football-related items, plus a kids' discovery zone & skills-testing simulators.

👍👍 Brilliant little museum. Interesting local stuff and traditions. Friendly staff. Fascinating parallelogram tricycle, my husband says.

👍👍 Just got back from a very informative and interesting tour, Gary was humorous and full of facts. The site is very open and allows visitors to see the secrets of brewing in Stockport. Get on the tour before it closes and moves to Bredbury, well worth the beer tokens at the end.