The 60 metre wheel cost 6 million pounds to construct and put in place and it will be there for a year. It will offer panoramic views of the Italian Gardens and surrounding countryside and the owners of the Trentham Estate hope it will give an extra boost to their visitor figures. It certainly wouldn't have given many views at all on the day we visited as it was grey and misty with a constant, dampening, drizzle of rain. The Stoke City football club is its main sponsor and therefore it has been christened The Potters' Wheel.
It has 42 pods and will carry 336 people on the rides which last about 13 minutes. There weren't many takers on such a grey day and most of the pods were empty but it's new and people need to realise it is there. I hope it will be a great success in the spring and summer, but given the economic downturn and the way people are struggling, I wonder.
I am sure the wheel will be much more inspiring in the springtime and will attract lots of visitors.
ReplyDeleteThose pods are huge, I wonder how may people fit inside just one. It looks like a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteOh that's great. I have been on the London Eye and that was really marvellous. How lucky you are to have the Potters Wheel so close to you. I am sure it will be well worth the trip.
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Ooh, you must ride sometime and take us all with you in photographs!! It looks quite festive!
ReplyDeleteLooks exciting and quite impressive.Look forward to pictures when you go onit. Happy Christmas xxx
ReplyDeleteOh, how modern! Looks like fun.
ReplyDeleteHope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas!
I just can not get my head around the new look Trentham Gardens, It is so different to how I remember it, visiting the outdoor swimming pool as a child including a ride on the little train and then as a young student seeing my favorite bands perform there, ah happy days.
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