looking to return to stoke area for a day of pottery shopping...

looking for suggestions for one nites' lodging close to stoke..

B&B is preferred but open to all suggestions...bed comfort is paramount...

any suggestions please??

anyone

You could try http://www.bedandbreakfast-directory.co.uk/

I'm not trying to be funny but I was once concerned with the scholastic profession.
I have noticed that one or two people on this forum write "nite" instead of "night".
Is it actually an accepted American alternative spelling?

Stoke is, as you know from having been there, one of UK's grittiest cities and thus lacks significant tourist B&Bs or hotels - i'm sure there are a few.

We stayed in nearby Shrewsbury, a lovely lovely town and took the train to Stoke and back for the day.

Will you have a car? If so you can stay lots of places like near Buxton or Matlock w/o having to be IN Stoke.

We stayed in Stoke-on-Trent about ten years ago. I believe our hotel was called Saint George, The George, or something similar. It was located opposite the main town square.

It was only a half block from the Royal Doulton factory tour. The hotel staff made the arrangements.

The area was kind of run down. Lots of "To Let" signs. On a more positive note, there are lots of Indian restaurants. I counted four around the square across from the hotel.

i use nite all the time....it is probably incorrect, but gets the point across....you even understood it...

i did mean stoke area...last time we stayed right outside at oakland house, which was ok but we thought someone might have something better to suggest...??

Have you tried National Trust cottages? It seems that there should be something through the Trust. They are quite reliable.
Nite and night are both used in the US. 'Nite" is acceptable in casual writing, but not formally as in a report or business letter. 'Nite now--BMK

The Nat'l Trust doesn't have any cottages in Stoke-on-Trent . . . .

That website I suggested has one of two places.

Miss P. I looked up Webster on-line and it gives "nite" as an alternative spelling.

Personally, I think that a lot of American simplifid speling comes from the advertising industry.
People's attention is attracted by the wrong spelling "nite" or "donut" and gradually the young and/or uneducated accept it as correct.

As you are a respectable maiden lady, I won't talk about French Connection UK ;-)

MissPrism, you may have noticed the text message shortcuts our younger generation are using these days - it's a similar thing. The correct spelling in US is still 'night', but some people use 'nite' with informal messages such as those on the Fodor's board. Another example is 'lite' instead of 'light'. Technically incorrect, and irritating to some, but if the meaning is clear, so what?

We stayed out a ways from Stoke in Snelston at Rose Cottage B&B and loved it--may be further out than you would like in the direction of Alton Towers. Look at smoothhound for lots of choices around Stoke. There is not much charm in those pottery towns. But I do love the shopping in the potteries.

any other suggestions within about 10 miles of stoke or even 20...

We stayed at a charming B&B called the Plum Pudding right on the Trent Mersey. We loved it. It has a very nice restraunt and it was so neat to see the canal boats float by. We were actually staying there, as we rented a canal boat from a nearby marina the next day. Email me if you have further questions! Take care