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Hand Building Pottery Class Reviews

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This is a fun activity in Whitechapel, London

Hand‑building Pottery Workshop — air‑dry clay (no kiln firing).

A relaxing, mindful session where you’ll shape beautiful, functional objects using only your hands and simple tools. Guided by our resident artists, you’ll learn in‑depth tips and tricks for hand‑building techniques, discover the tactile joy of clay, and develop new skills you can take away. Perfect for dates, solo trips, friends, team‑building or birthday parties — you’ll leave with a unique piece created just for you.

Please note:
- This workshop does not include firing or glazing.
- We have a bar and coffee shop on site; please do not bring drinks from outside.
- The building is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral toilets. Please let us know directly if you have any other access needs. Please note our toilets are not wheelchair accessible as our lift is out of service

Children - Sunday 1pm workshop is family friendly, children over 7 years old are allowed to join with an adult who is also paying for a ticket.
All other workshop times is adults only- 14-16 year olds can join alongside an adult over 18

Please treat our staff with respect and drink responsibly. Artplay London has the right to refuse entry if we believe you are highly intoxicated, in guidance with good practice.

To ensure an uninterrupted and fun workshop for all participants, we kindly request that attendees arrive on time, as late arrivals exceeding a 10-minute delay will be turned away to avoid disruption to the ongoing class and inconvenience to others.

1pm Sunday Pottery: Family Friendly – Children 7+ must be joined by a paying, participating adult. Same price as regular pottery.

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Viviana Maturo
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The teacher was kind and helpful! I had some troubles during the class but she was helping me with a really positive attitude. I would definitely recommend the workshop to someone else! Such a mindfulness activity and such a lively way of spending few hours!
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Posted 9 months ago
We really enjoyed our session yesterday. The teacher was knowledgeable and supportive. We found the session to be really therapeutic, everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves and take part. We will definitely attend another workshop here.
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Posted 9 months ago
Sophie Wright
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What a wonderful experience, Our teacher was so knowledgable and created a great mix of teaching and letting us chat. will definately recommend and come back.
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Posted 9 months ago
Haris Seedat
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Sorcha was awesome
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Posted 10 months ago
Mack Evan Haley
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Teacher was very friendly and helpful and gave me advice with my unorthodox project
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Posted 10 months ago
Sorcha was a great teacher. The class was fun and good for beginners. It was slightly too quick though and we spent a little too long practicing making coils, it would have been nice to be told sooner that we should now start making our real design so it wasn’t so rushed. The venue was really nice.
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Posted 11 months ago
Ritika Majumdar
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Had the most WONDERFUL time at this class! Sorcha is an incredible teacher—patient, knowledgeable, and so encouraging. She guided us through every step of the process, making it such a fun and engaging experience. I highly recommend this activity for anyone looking to unleash their creativity and reconnect with their inner child! ✨
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Posted 11 months ago
Really enjoyed making a small coil pot with this session. We'll organised. Welcomed when we arrived and we'd also ordered pizza, which came after the session. It would been useful to be told at the start that the clay wouldn't hold water when lots of example of vases were shown. The tutor gave clear instructions otherwise, provided a range of tools and it was an enjoyable experience.
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Posted 11 months ago