Etruria Hall takes conferences of up to 450 delegates theater-style, weddings of up to 350 guests, and parties, proms and gala dinners across 11 meeting rooms. The Grade II listed hall stands in four and a half acres of gardens in Etruria Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, and works as the conference and events center of the adjoining DoubleTree by Hilton Stoke-on-Trent.
Seminars and company events
All meeting rooms have lift access, air conditioning and modern audiovisual equipment, and most have natural light. A dedicated conference coordinator handles each booking. Packages range from room-only hire to fully catered days, and the team also runs team-building programs. The Ballroom has its own bar, microphones and three-phase power for production, and it splits into the Maypole and Elizabethan rooms for parallel sessions. An Executive Training room comes with specialist AV. Free parking for up to 350 cars helps for regional events where most delegates drive.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are run by a dedicated wedding coordinator, for up to 350 guests in the Ballroom. The Earl of Granville and Elizabethan rooms are licensed for civil ceremonies. Every wedding includes a red carpet on arrival, flexible menus and drinks packages, menu cards, a cake stand and knife, a complimentary room for the couple and reduced rates for guests. Birthday parties, proms, Christmas parties and New Year events are also hosted.
Rooms and capacities
The Ballroom takes 450 theater-style, 400 for dinner or 350 in classroom layout. Each half, Maypole and Elizabethan, takes 250 theater-style, 150 for dinner or 125 around a boardroom layout. JW's seats 120 for dinner or 100 theater-style. Bentley, on the ground floor with garden views, Earl of Granville on the first floor, and Wells each take 100 theater-style or 80 for dinner. Executive Training takes 50, Brindley 45 with a private foyer, Prince of Wales 25, Stubbs 10 and Adams 8 around a boardroom table.
Accommodation
Bedrooms are in the adjoining DoubleTree by Hilton Stoke-on-Trent, booked through Hilton; the venue site does not give the number of rooms. Couples get a suite for the wedding night. The site also runs a wellness offer, Revive Wellness.
Catering
Catering is in-house. The team adapts menus for banquets, drinks receptions, buffets and conference days, with a licensed bar for evening events.
History and setting
Etruria takes its name from the pottery works that Josiah Wedgwood founded here in the 18th century, and the hall was built as his family home. Several room names, such as Bentley, Brindley and Stubbs, recall figures from Wedgwood's circle. The house keeps its gardens in Etruria Vale, a short drive from the center of Stoke-on-Trent.
Getting there
The address is Festival Way, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 5BQ. From the M6, leave at junction 15 from the south or junction 16 from the north and follow the A500. Stoke-on-Trent station is about 2 miles away. Manchester, Birmingham and East Midlands airports are each about 40 minutes by road.
