Termly Classes
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Adult's Pottery
Our pottery classes cater for all levels from complete beginner to professional. Our friendly and dedicated tutors teach all aspects of ceramics from hand building and throwing, to a full range of decorating and glazing techniques.
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Sculpture
Our sculpture classes are on on Tuesday mornings and afternoons with sessions from 9.30am to 12.30pm and from 1pm to 4pm. Classes take place in a light and airy self-contained classroom within our studio and are taught by Liz O’Dwyer.
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Hand Building
Our popular Hand Building Classes take place on Mondays (morning sessions only) with Liz O’Dwyer and Thursdays (morning and afternoon sessions available) with Helen Rondell.
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Children’s Pottery
This is an exciting opportunity for your child to explore and develop their own creative ideas through the medium of clay. These sessions will include, hand building, throwing on the wheel and decorating.
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Surface Decoration
This new ceramics course will allow you to experiment with different surface decoration techniques.
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Animal Sculpture
Join Liz O’Dwyer for an afternoon of expert tuition in sculpting a realistic, to-scale animal. Liz will guide you through professional techniques to refine your skills and bring detail and accuracy to your work.
Term Dates
Please find our yearly term dates here for all of our classes.
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Monday 27th October - Saturday 20th December 2025
£316 for 8 week term
Closed for the Christmas break from 22nd December 2025 returning on Monday 5th January 2026
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Monday 27th October - Monday 15th December 2025
5:45pm - 8:15pm older age group only (£240) * 8-week term
Thursday 30th October - Thursday 18th December 2025
4:30pm - 5:30pm younger age group only (£120) * 8-week term
5:45pm - 8:15pm older age group only (£240) * 8-week term
Closed for the Christmas break from 22nd December 2025 returning on Monday 5th January 2026
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Monday 5th January - Saturday 28th February 2026
£316 for 8 week term
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No children’s classes during half term week from 16th – 20th February
Monday 5th January 2026 - Monday 23rd February 2026
5:45pm - 8:15pm older age group only (£210) * 7-week term
Thursday 8th January - Thursday 26th February 2026
No children’s classes during half term week from 16th – 20th February
4:30pm - 5:30pm younger age group only (£105) * 7-week term
5:45pm - 8:15pm older age group only (£210) * 7-week term
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Monday 2nd March - Saturday 2nd May 2026
One week Easter Break from Friday 3rd April – Saturday 11th April inclusive
£316 for 8 week term
*For Friday and Saturday students this is a 7-week term due to the studio being closed from Good Friday until 11th April inclusive (£276.50 for 7 weeks)
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Two week Easter Break for Children- No classes during Easter break from 3rd – 18th April inclusive
Monday 2nd March - Monday 27th April 2026
5:45pm - 8:15pm older age group only (£210) * 7-week term (no classes on Monday 6th and 13th April)
Thursday 5th March - Thursday 30th April 2026
4:30pm - 5:30pm younger age group only (£105) * 7-week term
5:45pm - 8:15pm older age group only (£210) * 7-week term
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Tuesday 4th May - Saturday 27th June 2026
£316 for 8 week term
*For Monday students this is a 6-week term due to bank holidays on Monday 4th May & Monday 25th May. The cost of the 6-week term for Monday students is £237
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Monday 11th May 2026 - Monday 22nd June 2026
No Children’s class on Monday 4th May and no Children’s classes during half term week from 25th – 29th May 2026
5:45pm - 8:15pm older age group only (£180) * 6-week term (no class on Monday 4th May)
Thursday 8th May - Thursday 26th June 2025
No Children’s classes during half term week from 26th May – 30th May 2025
4:30pm - 5:30pm younger age group only (£105) * 7-week term
5:45pm - 8:15pm older age group only (£210) * 7-week term
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Frequently Asked Questions
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We welcome potters of all levels including complete beginners. Our expert tutors will be able to teach the basic skills and develop your practice as you improve. We offer a relaxed beginner curriculum in all our adult pottery classes.
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Yes! We welcome potters of all levels including advanced throwers, sculptors and hand builders etc. Our expert tutors will be able to guide and develop your practice further.
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You should wear comfortable clothes which you don’t mind getting a bit of clay on! Layers can be a good idea as temperatures can be a little variable. All students should wear comfortable, flat shoes with non-slip soles and covered toes, and bring an apron/cover-up. Long hair should be tied back for wheel work. We also recommend that jewellery, watches and other valuables are left at home.
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Yes. Within all of our termly classes we include a tea break which includes a lovely selection of coffee, teas and cakes.
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You will not need to bring any tools as we have everything you need at the studio. You are, however, welcome to bring your own tools if you prefer to use them.
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Classes are delivered in a relaxed way and are not too rigid or structured. We feel that it’s important for students to be able to work on their own practice and at their own pace. Tutors do set projects for those who want to take part and these can be interpreted in different ways to suit a variety of skill levels. All students will receive advice and guidance from the tutors and can expect development throughout the duration of the term.
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We offer a catch-up service for any missed termly classes. We only have capacity for a small number of catch-up students per session, and catch-ups are not available in all of our sessions, so advance booking is always required.
Catch-ups are untutored and use of a wheel cannot be guaranteed. Any catch-up sessions must be taken within the term the class was missed - we cannot carry over any catch-up sessions into another term.
We do not offer catch-up sessions for our Short Courses.
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There is a small firing charge for termly students of £5 per 500g of glazed work and £6 for work with oxide.
Any work that is over 30cm in width or length will be charged at double the cost.