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Pottery experiences

Book a half-day, or full-day session.

What you can expect
Have a go at throwing on the potter's wheel and hand-building with stoneware clay. Experience the techniques and processes required to make pottery, and learn about the different properties of clay, all while having fun and discovering your creative and artistic side!‍

• All sessions are private to your booking. We do not combine groups or bookings.
• Individual guidance to help you make your own pieces of pottery.
• All clay, materials, and aprons are included.
• You decide what to make. A mug, jug, vase, garden sculpture, or something unique to you.
• Finish your pottery by choosing a glaze to apply colour to your work.

After your session, your work will be dried, fired in the kiln, and ready to collect at a later date. This is complimentary but not part of the experience of the day.

Book a pottery experience
Call Grazyna on
0770 313 0000
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Pricing
1 person
1 Person
2 people
2 People
3 people
3 People
4 people
4 People
Half-day (3 hours)
3 hours
£100
£100
£150
£150
£180
£180
£220
£220
Full-day
Full day
£190
£190
£260
£260
£315
£315
£360
£360
Age restriction: Pottery Experiences are only available for adults and children over 14 years old.
Age restriction: Pottery Experiences are only available for adults and children over 14 years old.
Details
Full-day
9:30 am to 4.30 pm with a 1-hour lunch break.

Half-day (3 hour session)
Morning sessions: 9.30 am to 12.30 pm.
Afternoon sessions: 1:30 pm to 4.30 pm.

Every session is private to your booking.
You can book up to four people per group.
Full-day
9:30 am to 4.30 pm with a 1-hour lunch break.

Half-day (3 hour session)
Morning sessions: 9.30 am to 12.30 pm.
Afternoon sessions: 1:30 pm to 4.30 pm.

Every session is private to your booking. You can book up to four people per group.
Throwing on the wheelA clay boot egg cup made by someone during a pottery sessionA man glazing bowls in the studio at Woodside Pottery.Picture of a sculpture made by someone on an experience day in the studioA lady hand building a garden ornament at Woodside Pottery.A sculpture of a house made by someone on an experience afternoon

What's the difference between a half-day and a full-day session?

In a 3-hour half-day session, you will have a go at making two items by throwing on the pottery wheel and hand-building with clay.
A full-day session allows you more time to experiment, produce more than two items, or attempt to make something slightly more ambitious!

How long are the sessions?
Half-day sessions are 3 hours, with a short coffee/tea break. You can choose either a morning session from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm, or an afternoon session from 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm.
Full-day sessions are 7 hours, with a 1-hour break for lunch. Lunch is not provided.

Book a pottery experience
Call Grazyna on
0770 313 0000
Call GrazynaEnquire by email
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"I was lucky enough to be treated to a morning of pottery for my big birthday. It was such a lovely experience. Although I had very little experience and even less artistic talent, Grazyna was a lovely host. She explained the techniques very clearly but allowed the finished work to be all mine. I am really looking forward to seeing the final product when it is fired. Would thoroughly recommend."
– Sally.
Throwing on the wheelMugs made at Woodside PotteryJug made at Woodside Pottery