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Stoke-on-Trent cocktail trails: two walking routes

Routes you can walk tonight, each in walking order with the time between stops.

Last checked 11 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.

Cocktail trails: 2 routes

Hanley

5 bars · about 7 minutes on foot in total

  1. 1
    The Slamwich Club63 Piccadilly, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 1HR
  2. 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
  3. 2
    Desire Cocktail Bar57 Piccadilly, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 1HR
  4. 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
  5. 3
    The BackyardAlbion St, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 1QH
  6. 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
  7. 4
    Two Doors Down31 Piccadilly, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 1EN
  8. 🚶 about 3 min to the next bar
  9. 5
    The Victoria Lounge Bar5 Adventure Pl, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3AF

Newcastle-under-Lyme

3 bars · about 5 minutes on foot in total

  1. 1
    The Crows Nest3 Pepper St, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle ST5 1PR
  2. 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
  3. 2
    Ten Green Bottles46 Merrial St, Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 2AW
  4. 🚶 about 3 min to the next bar
  5. 3
    Mellards BarMarket Ln, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle ST5 1AA

Map: cocktail trails

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Your questions

How long does a Stoke-on-Trent cocktail trail take?

Each route has three to six bars. Allow two to four hours with a drink at each, plus the walking times shown.

Which is the best cocktail trail in Stoke-on-Trent?

For first-timers, the Hanley route takes in five of our favourite bars, all a short walk apart.

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Who wrote this guide

This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We love the Potteries' bars, so we put this guide together from our own research, recent awards and trusted local guides.

No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.

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