Middleport Pottery Christmas Lights Switch On

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We went to Middleport Pottery for their Christmas lights switch on. We hadn’t been there since we visited the Weeping Window exhibition, with the poppies, so we were looking forward to visiting this Victorian Pottery again.

When we arrived there were two queues of people - one for those who had bought advance tickets (as we had) and those who were paying on the gate. Both queues of people were being allowed in together, so it was very crowded.

One of the first things we did was to stop by a stall that was selling mulled wine, hot spicy apple juice and mince pies. We had the apple juice, which was delicious. Unfortunately it seems that Middleport Pottery had completely underestimated the number of people who turned up and they very quickly ran out of the mulled wine and apple juice.

There were several mini events scheduled before the main light switch on, however due to the sheer number of people there, it was virtually impossible to access them - especially for wheelchair users.

We missed the actual light switch on as we couldn’t get anywhere near it, again due to the sheer number of people there. We did see the lights after they’d been switched on and thought they looked very good, as they fitted in well with the Victorian style.

We think that the evening would have been much better if Middleport Pottery hadn’t allowed so many people in. Maybe it would have worked better if they’d allowed advance ticket holders in first, and then people who were paying on the gate afterwards, if there was enough capacity for them.

I don’t think it’s an event that we would want to go to next year as it seemed quite chaotic and disorganised. However, the pottery itself is an interesting place to visit.