Pottery things to do in Stoke on Trent on a Monday afternoon in November?

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Please can any Stoke MNers help with this? I am coming to Stoke for a couple of days in November to tour the potteries. I am arriving on Monday lunchtime, spending Tuesday mainly at Middleport. I had hoped to spend Monday afternoon at Wedgwood, but they've closed the factory tours until Jan, the Museum tour is only partially available as the museum is half-closed on Monday and they don;t do clay throwing taster sessions on Monday afternoons - so I screwed that up a bit! I won't have a car, but am very happy to walk a lot or take a bus.

Spode isn't open until Wednesday, so I am going there in the morning before heading home.

Really don't want to waste the Monday afternoon if there is some good stuff I could do or see that I'm not aware of.

Thanks.

Emma Bridgewater, the museum (Staffordshire haul, the antique roadshow owl vase)

Is Gladstone open?

Emma Bridgwater is good but not sure how frequently they do their pottery tours. However they have a painting studio which is popular so you'd need to prebook. Trentham Gardens is also lovely either to do the gardens or the shopping outlets. Hope you have a lovely time ☺️

I think Middleport Pottery is open all year and the cafe is very good https://re-form.org/heritage-buildings/middleport-pottery/

Thank you all for your help. I've reorganised to go to Middleport on the first day then Wedgwood on the next day.

I'll look into Gladstone and Emma Bridgewater too.