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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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Jess was a good instructor
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Posted 1 year ago
Rashidat Animashaun
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Our teacher, Anthony, was excellent. Beautiful soul, well explained and a peaceful, relaxing vibe. Will be back again!
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Posted 1 year ago
Ruth Groffman
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Our teacher was very patient and we didn't feel rushed at all, we enjoyed the games and all the technical parts of the lesson! It was lovely and fab
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Posted 1 year ago
Naomi Linturn
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We did a great pottery class with Rosalyn! The class was relaxed and really enjoyable but she gave great tips and took us through various techniques. We also ordered some pizza and prosecco which was a nice added touch.
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Posted 1 year ago
I arrived 18 minutes late to the Hand Building Pottery Class and was told I couldn’t enter because it would “disturb the class.” While I understand there’s a policy that prohibits entry if you’re more than 10 minutes late, I was very disappointed that there was no option to reschedule or make alternate arrangements. Instead, my class was outright canceled without any flexibility or understanding. This left a sour experience, especially considering I had been looking forward to it. A little empathy or a solution-based approach would have gone a long way.
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Posted 1 year ago
Olivia Stockdale
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The class was good fun and Sophie was a great teacher- really friendly and encouraging, would definitely recommend!
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Posted 1 year ago
Cameron Hughes
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Great teacher, good space, fun activity to run at Christmas
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Posted 1 year ago
Nana Kwadwo Junior Osei-Boateng
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The teacher was very friendly and bubbly and the activity was fun overall, we learned a bit about pottery techniques. We did however feel as though the time slot was quite short so she worked a bit fast. We'd love if she gave soft yet clear time callouts for the group for when she'd like the group to advance to a later stage. It was also quite unfortunate that to paint your creations, you'd need to find time to come again another day; time is quite short nowadays! All in all, definitely something to try with a friend or significant other!
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Posted 1 year ago