Potter’s Wheel Day Course
6 hours
£180 per person
Immerse Yourself in The Potter’s Wheel
Escape to the country and spend a whole day learning how to make pottery on the potter’s wheel. Your own potter’s wheel and an inexhaustible amount of clay to play with. We’ll have you throwing respectable shapes by lunchtime – guaranteed.
What You’ll Do
On Arrival
You are guaranteed a warm welcome from your hosts, celebrated studio potters Sarah Monk and Jon Williams.
Professional Demo
After introductions and refreshments, you’ll settle down to watch a detailed and entertaining potter’s wheel demonstration. Then it’s aprons on and time to ‘saddle up’!
Throw Down Time
We have developed an easy to understand, five step process to making a pot on the potter’s wheel and for the first two or three attempts, we move through the stages altogether as a group. By the third go, participants have pretty much got the hang of things and are encouraged to develop at their own pace with individual tutoring as and when required. In the afternoon we scale up, make bigger pots and try different shapes.
Finishing Up
At the end of the day and after the wheels have been cleaned it’s decision time! You’ll have made loads and loads of pots, far more than you’ll ever need. We ask you to select your favourite one or two to keep as a memento. They will be left with us to be fired, glazed and posted out to you at no extra cost. If you can’t make up your mind what to keep, extra pots can be purchased on the day for an additional fee. Your glazed gems will arrive at home approx six weeks later.
Frequently Asked Questions
2-3 Saturdays and 1-2 Wednesdays a month. Dates and availability revealed once you start online booking process.
10am – 4pm. Lunch is between 1 and 2 (please bring a packed lunch) but you’re more than welcome to carry on, untutored through the lunch break.
We use terracotta clay that can stain light or white fabrics. Please wear clothes and footwear you are not precious about as they will get spots and splats!
An apron and old towel/tea towel for drying hands and wheel head. Alternatively, you can hire an apron/towel bundle for £5 on the day.
We provide tea/fresh coffee and biscuits throughout the experience, but you’ll need to bring a packed lunch. Alternatively, there is an open-air café in the village a 5 minute walk from the Pottery serving light lunches and locally made cakes.
Maximum of x9 participants per course allowing for plenty of individual guidance and attention.
This course is designed for adults and young people 16 yrs +
Read Our Reviews
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A brilliant day that I would recommend to anyone – on your own or as a group…With my own wheel / space to work throughout the day, fantastic demonstrations and guidance as we progressed, and as much clay as I wanted to practice with (I had a LOT of ‘learning pots’), I was able to work at my own pace….Worth every penny and I am now positively potty about playing with clay.
Sky C
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Today I have spent the day at Eastor pottery. I absolutely loved it .
What a wonderful couple Jon and Sarah are. Their teaching skills are brilliant and you feel like you are doing wonderfully. With their sense of humour and relaxed feedback I can only say it has been a joy. Would absolutely recommend the day course.
Thank you Jon and Sarah you are
amazing.Julie J
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We had such a wonderful day at Eastnor Pottery learning how to throw pots. We had no prior experience, but Jon and Sarah soon put everyone at ease (we were a group of 8). It’s such a warm, cosy and friendly environment to explore some new creative skills. After some demonstrations and introductory guidance, we were soon sat at our individual wheels, trying out our first pots. Jon and Sarah and their helper Ellie were really helpful, answering questions, and offering advice as we tried to get the hang of things. You can go at your own pace, but most people managed to make around 10 pots. You can choose a few of your best attempts to be fired, and delivered to you a few weeks afterwards. We had a really friendly and fun day, highly recommended if you want to try something creative and new!
Howard Wright
A Memorable Experience
We’re all about making memories. If we can create a space where people feel valued and inspired, whether it’s at the Pottery or out in the wider community, we consider it a job well done. We love what we do and trust you will too.