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Three trips to enjoy
Three National trips to enjoy
Middleport Pottery
Located in the heart of Stoke-onTrent’s world famous potteries, Middleport Pottery is the only remaining Victorian pottery in continuous production. It is home to the Burleigh pottery range. This is a half day tour: the coach will leave after 9am and return to the showground around 2pm. The visit will consist of a heritage trail (including the Victorian offices, steam engine, Grade 2 listed bottle kiln, bath house and Europe’s largest ceramic design archive) and a tour of the factory to see how Burleigh ware is made, using production methods unchanged for 130 years. Also on-site, you can visit Craft Studios, a factory shop and Canalside Tea Room.
Lymestone Brewery
This is a half day visit, leaving at after 9am and returning by 2pm. Lymestone Brewery is a family run micro-brewery based in Stone, Staffordshire, located in the old Bents Brewery in the heart of this market town. It was founded in 2008 by Ian Bradford, who is best known to everyone as ‘Brad The Brewer’, and his wife Viv, who takes care of the business behind the scenes and keeps everything running like clockwork. Brad has a wealth of experience having been in the brewing industry for 30 years and is now training the next generation, as working alongside him is his daughter Sarah. Between them they have created a portfolio of traditional beers under the Lymestone name.
During your visit Brad will talk about the history of the building and the business and brewing methods involved. You will also have chance to enjoy Lymestone cask ales as there is an open bar where you can try all the beers on offer and a stew for your lunch.
Victorian shopkeeper (above) entering a greengrocers shop and a candle making demonstration (left) at Blists Hill Victorian Town.
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Blists Hill Victorian Town is an open-air museum built on a former industrial complex. Take a walk back in time savouring the sights, sounds and smells of a Victorian town in the late 19th-20th century.
Authentic shops can be found along the High Street and Canal Street, chemist, butchers and a grocers to name but a few. A bakery is situated on Quarry Bank. You can exchange your modern money at the bank into pounds, shillings and pence. Treat yourselves to traditional fish and chips, or a bag of 19th century sweets. Take a look around the iron works where they produced pig-iron 1832-1911. Railway enthusiasts can find narrow gauge and standard gauge down Canal Street.
So much more to see and do. This is a full day visit.
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Come and Help us Celebrate 60 Years of THE MOTOR CARAVANNERS’ CLUB
Staffordshire Showground Weston Road, ST18 0BD 9th June - 14th June 2022
Entertainment
Friday Evening
Triple Cream
Musical Comedy
Saturday Evening
Chuckletruck
Party Band
Monday Evening
The Replays
Hits from the Sixties!
Coach Excursions
Lymestone Brewery Middleport Pottery Blists Hill Victorian Town
half day trip half day trip day trip full
Historic Brewery Tours Peaky Blinders set: Series 5 Victorian Town open-air Museum
THE MOTOR CARAVANNERS’ CLUB INVITES YOU TO JOIN YOUR FRIENDS TO CELEBRATE OUR 2022 DIAMOND JUBILEE AT THE NATIONAL RALLY AND AGM 5-NIGHT RALLY
Staffordshire Showground, Weston Road, Stafford ST18 0BD Thursday 9th-14th June 2022 BOOKING FORM
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Single occupancy
Coach trips all on Friday
Middleport Pottery £25 per person Lymestone Brewery £30 per person Blist Hill/Ironbridge £25 per person
The above rally fees are for two adults, extra adults incur a cost of £2 per person per night.
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Is your vehicle more than 9mtrs long?
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EHU for medical need only is available in Disabled Parking Area only at £6 per night. Tick if req n Long EHU cables may be required EHU remittance due: £
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Rally fee due £ Coach fee due £ T shirt fee due £
Total payment due (rally fee + coach trips + EHU + T-shirts): £
Payment:
1. Online booking form on the MCC website – www.themotorcaravannersclub.co.uk – pay by card at the time of booking. 2. By Post: send your completed form to: The Motor Caravanners’ Club Ltd, Wood Farm Estate, Marlbank Road, Welland, Malvern, WR13 6NA giving your telephone number. The Office will contact you for payment by bank credit or debit card. CONTACT NUMBER
Closing date: Thursday 26th May 2022 (booking forms or cancellation refunds will not be accepted afted the closing date)
Signature Date
Even if you have not pre-booked, you are still welcome to come and pay on arrival at £20 pupn
