Pottery
Our facilities include seven electric wheels and a kick wheel, two large kilns and test kiln, damp-store, moulds, decorative slips, underglazes, glazes and more. We use smooth white stoneware clay, Crank (Raku type clay) and Earthenware.
What is Your Pottery Level?
Completely new to Pottery
Monday afternoons, Wednesday mornings, and Wednesday and Thursday evenings: beginners' classes. Saturday Workshops..
Have attended one or two beginner classes
Repeat a beginner class with a different tutor (as above) / Or see below:
Have completed a full beginners course in both throwing and hand-building techniques and have sufficient knowledge of the basics of materials, tools and processes to launch into own projects with support and can work for much of the session independently
Monday or Tuesday day studios or evenings, Wednesday or Thursday pm improver classes.
Confident with own ability and skills and starting to develop own style
Monday or Tuesday day studios or evenings, Wednesday or Thursday evening improver classes.
We found 15 courses for you
Your courses: 11 - 15 (of 15)For those with some experience of working in clay who want to see a project through to completion in a day. Current students can use the day as a top-up to their regular classes. This is not suitable ...
Starts: Sat 20 June 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SP07
This course is designed for anyone who has some experience throwing and turning pots on the wheel. You should already be able to centre your own clay to join this course. If you want to refresh, conso ...
Starts: Tue 21 July 2026, at 10:00
5 Week Course
Course Code: BP01
This course will teach you three essential hand building techniques, pinching, coiling and slab building, which you can apply to making a variety of different ceramic pieces. You will be taught a diff ...
Starts: Tue 21 July 2026, at 18:00
4 Week Course
Course Code: BP02
This course will teach you three essential hand building techniques, pinching, coiling and slab building, which you can apply to making a variety of different ceramic pieces. You will be taught a diff ...
Starts: Fri 24 July 2026, at 10:00
4 Week Course
Course Code: BP03
Sgraffito is a technique where potters paint a layer of colour onto a clay item, let it dry slightly and then carve into it to reveal the colour underneath. This is a great way to combine illustrative ...
Starts: Sat 01 August 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SP01
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