The Great British Pottery Throw Down is Back!

 

 

If you've got a loved one who loves watching The Great Pottery Throw Down  on Channel 4, then how about giving them a go at a pottery experience? There are a number around the country and there are a few examples below.  It's a great way to immerse yourself in something completely different for a couple of hours - and who knows, you may even find a talent for it.

Introduction to Pottery for Two at Eastnor Pottery, Herefordshire Introduction to Pottery for Two at Eastnor Pottery, Herefordshire 
£98.00
Enjoy the rural peace and get creative!  You'll be designated a potter's wheel to share, and there's a professional potter ready to coach you through the process.  You each have the chance to make two pots, and then your favourite will be fired and glazed.  You'll be able to collect it from the studio about a month later or you can arrange for its delivery (that's an extra cost). Find out more from Virgin Experience Days  
Potters Wheel Experience in Staffordshire

Potters Wheel Experience in Staffordshire
From £185.00
Into the Blue have a Potters Wheel Experience in Staffordshire, which gives you the opportunity to create up to six pieces on the potters wheel!!  And your pieces will be kiln fired so that you can use them and show them off to all your friends and family!!  Create a selection of products from bowls to jugs, depending on your progress throughout the day.  The experience covers clay preparation, centering the clay, throwing cylinders with the aim of producing forms of even thickness, and wiring pots off the wheel. 

You can find out more from gift experience company Into the Blue

 

Private Ceramics Workshop for Two with Katherine Fortnum Ceramics

Private Ceramics Workshop for Two with Katherine Fortnum Ceramics
£149.00
In Leicestershire, this is a personalised one to one ceramics workshop for two, with a private bespoke class with Katherine Fortnum who is an award-winning degree qualified ceramcist!   Learn and explore different building and decorating techniques, and create a unique ceramic from scratch!  Find out more from Virgin Exprience Days.

How about a At Home Pottery Kit with Paint set by Sculpd? How about a At Home Pottery Kit with Paint set by Sculpd?
£56.99
Tap into your creative side from home with this Pottery Kit (wth a paint set).   You'll receive a pottery starter bungle with all the materiails, tools and guidance you need to create potteary pieces from home!  A great way to get creative - you can produce something for yourself or to give to loved ones!   Find out more from Virgin Experience Days.

There's also a At Home Junior Pottery Kit with Paint Set by Sculpd for £44.99

 Emma Bridgewater has a number of factory experiences

In Stoke-on-Trent, Emma Bridgewater has a number of factory experiences with a factory tour, and decorating experiences, plus afernoon tea, too.  Take a look at them here.  

If you like collecting pottery, why not visit Emma Bridgewater's website and join her Lifetime Collector's Club?  It costs just £10 and for that you get:

  • Access to the Members Only section of the website - it has exclusive news and competitions and you can buy exclusive Collectors pieces online
  • Early access to Sale
  • Invitations to the annual factory open days
  • Access to special seasonal offers and product promotions 
  • Access to exclusive Collectors pieces
  • Invitations to product preview and launch events

Join today!