Redfern's Cottage, Museum of Uttoxeter Life has recently re-opened after undergoing a complete refurbishment funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. We have eight new galleries to explore in the newly refurbished museum and our community life zone where you can enjoy a cup of Fair Trade tea or coffee or a snack.
Discover our fascinating collection relating to Uttoxeter's rich history; including social history, arts and artifacts and local history archives. Find out how you can support Redfern's Cottage, Museum of Uttoxeter Life through annual membership, donations and volunteering.
Discover our fascinating collection relating to Uttoxeter's rich history; including social history, arts and artifacts and local history archives. Find out how you can support Redfern's Cottage, Museum of Uttoxeter Life through annual membership, donations and volunteering.
Services
By Car: Uttoxeter is situated in East Staffordshire, 15 miles east of Burton-on-Trent and 12 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent so is easily accessible by exiting the M6 at Junction 15 or the M1 at Junction 23a then taking the A50 towards Uttoxeter. By bus: There are regular buses from Burton-on-Trent and Stoke-on-Trent bus stations which stop at many of the small villages and towns on route.
Join us for our Uttoxeter inspired events programme from lectures and performances to walking tours and re-enactments taking place at Redfern's Cottage and in Uttoxeter. Plus during the school holidays we'll have a range of drop-in activities perfect for families. Events are free. See individual events for booking information.
Redfern's Cottage provides a variety of learning opportunities designed to be fun and engaging for everyone. We aim to engage visitors with Uttoxeter's history within a global context through our collections of artifacts and archives. We are currently redesigning our education programme for schools, home educated groups and other educational and social groups.
Discover our fascinating collections relating to Uttoxeter's rich history; including social history, arts and artifacts and local history archives. Redfern's Cottage holds many fascinating objects that feature a link to Uttoxeter's past. Many of these are on display in our museum galleries but the majority are held in our store.
At Redfern's Cottage we thrive on the support of our volunteers, without them we wouldn't be where we are today. If you care about the future of this wonderful building and collection there are a number of ways you can volunteer. Our exciting volunteer roles mean you can get involved in all aspects of the museum, whether you have one or twenty hours a week to give.
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Josi Parker
Sep 19, 2021
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Absolutely wonderful staff, beautiful courtyard around the back serving coffee and a cupcake for just £2 on the day we visited 😍 As well as the interesting and informative museum about the history of Uttoxeter, there's a lovely little gift shop and an array of second hand books available to purchase for a donation. I've lived in and around Uttoxeter all my life but hadn't realised what a little gem this place is!
Hetty Young
Jul 26, 2021
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Gay Pye
Jul 23, 2021
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Sue Dutton
Jul 17, 2021
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Dec 31, 2020
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Carol Kubicki
Jun 08, 2019
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