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The famous six towns of Stoke-on-Trent, immortalised by the writer Arnold Bennett (though he created a fictitious five towns), have a tradition of fine pottery-making going back over 300 years. These six towns - Tunstall, Burslem, Hanley, Stoke, Fenton and Longton - span an area running north to south for about 10 miles following the River Trent and the Trent & Mersey Canal, and all now fall within the City of Stoke-on-Trent - these are the Staffordshire Potteries. The Potteries are an easy day trip out from Manchester. By car or by train from Piccadilly Station, they are about an hour's travelling time. Easily accessible from the M6 motorway, or by the main A34 trunk road which runs directly into the centre of Stoke. Fine decorated pottery wares have been made here by companies whose names are now synonymous with history and quality - Wedgwood, Minton, Spode, Royal Doulton and Copeland among them.
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