Potter’s Wheel Experience

This beginner-friendly workshop will guide you through the art of throwing on the potter's wheel.

Potter’s Wheel Experience is £50per person for a 1.5 hour guided lesson. This includes a demonstration and step by step through the stages of throwing a pot. This usually involves making between three and six pots. The best two are then left at the pottery to be fired and glazed. Georgie will be there to guide and help every step of the way.

We have four wheels, depending on your group size you may be alongside others. If you wanted to book privately and be guaranteed sole use this will be an extra charge as it is a private booking. We have this experience on Saturdays at 10:30am or 1:30pm. 

We ask for 48 hours notice if you need to cancel, we can not refund unless we are able to fill the place.

  • This experience is suitable for 16 + years or  14 upwards accompanied by a paying adult.

  • For an additional charge you can return after the first firing to decorate your pots with glaze.

  • We contact you when they are ready to collect if you have chosen for a plain glaze to be put on your pots.

    If you have chosen to return to paint, we will call to let you know when you can book in to paint, then we call again after the second firing.

    *If you are unable to collect, we can post your pots to you for an additional charge, fee is dependent on weight. 

Mini Wheel is a (much) smaller version of the potter’s wheel. It is available to hire for £30 for 1.5hrs per person and we have four available. There is a demonstration and then have your own opportunity to throw, the best are left to be fired.

Pots are then thoroughly dried out and fired twice in the kiln. It will be about four weeks before the pots are then ready to be collected or posted to you. This experience is for 14 + years.

WHY NOT GIVE MINI POTTERY A GO?

Woman using a pottery wheel to shape clay in a ceramic studio, with shelves of pottery items in the background.
An elderly woman wearing glasses and a black apron is using a pottery wheel to shape clay. She is focused on her work, with a work table in front of her holding various tools and supplies. The background shows shelves with ceramic items and a window with outdoor plants.

Full Day Experience:

Potter’s Wheel and Hand Sculpting a Mug

13th June 10am - 5:30pm

This is a wonderful opportunity to experience two different elements of pottery.

During the day, individuals will try throwing on the potter’s wheel as well as hand building a mug with their own creative and individual design.

There are 12 places available – six are available in each group who then swap after lunch so will either try potter’s wheel in the morning then making their mug in the afternoon or vice versa.

Morning workshop 10am – 1pm

Afternoon workshop 2:30 – 5:30pm

Potter’s Wheel

With guest potter Martin Stephens you will have demonstrations and be taken through the basic skills on the potter’s wheel where you will have an opportunity to throw your own pots. You can choose your favourite two for us to leave us to fire and glaze.

Hand built Mug

With our very own Georgie Bird, you will be taken stage by stage to hand build a mug that you add a handle, then decorate how you would like, add glazes then leave with us to fire in the kiln and collect with your other hand thrown pots created in the potter’s wheel workshop.

For lunch we can take pre-orders for a delicious lunch at Hips Café at the Littledean Tap in the village or you are welcome to bring your own. We will have hot and cold refreshments available throughout the day.

A ceramic mug with a face, painted with blue eyes, red and white striped pattern, and pink handle, resting on green leafy ground.
Several unfinished ceramic bowls on a wooden board outdoors with grass in the background.

Six-Week Potter’s Wheel Course

Join one of our six-week potter’s wheel courses and embark on a creative journey that will immerse you in the art of pottery throwing. This comprehensive course offers a perfect blend of hands-on practice and expert instruction with tutor, Martin Stephens who has been working in this field for over 30 years. We have five wheels in a delightful and intimate setting, allowing you to explore this way of working and develop your skills in a supportive and nurturing environment.

The Tuesday course is designed for beginners and Wednesday for beginners and those with some experience. You will be guided through different aspects of clay preparation, turning and throwing different items over the term. Each week, you will learn new techniques, practice and improve your throwing skills. By the end of the course you will have several pots, which will then be fired and glazed for you.

Cost £45/lesson which is £270 for the term.

Term starts

Tuesday 2nd June … Beginners

Wednesday 3rd June … Level 1

A collection of blue and gray ceramic dishware, including cups, bowls, a teapot, and a jar, placed on large rocks in a garden setting with green foliage and moss.

Drop us a message to express your interest or find out more about our potter’s wheel experiences!

  • A man and a woman are working on pottery at a pottery wheel in a studio. The man has short hair and a beard, wearing a gray shirt and apron, with his hands covered in clay. The woman has her blonde hair tied back, wearing a black shirt and apron, focusing on shaping a clay piece on her wheel.

  • Two young people are working together on a pottery wheel under a canopy. One is shaping a tall ceramic piece, while the other is assisting, with a table of pottery tools and supplies nearby. There is an outdoor setting with greenery and decorative metal fencing in the background.

  • Two women smiling behind a clear pottery wheel, one of them waving while wearing an apron, with their hands covered in clay; a garden is visible through the window behind them.

  • Several unglazed clay pottery pieces, including teapots and cups, placed on a work surface with a textured, gray stone background.