Wheel Throwing Pottery Class - BYOB and Craft Reviews

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This is a fun activity in Bankside, London

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Just a 2-minute walk from London Bridge station, discover the calming joy of pottery at Maison S.Sommet.

Perfect for complete beginners, this relaxed 2-hour wheel throwing class is a chance to unwind, get messy and create your own functional ceramics in our warm and welcoming studio. Guided step-by-step by our expert teachers, you’ll learn the foundations of wheel throwing before creating your own cup, bowl or ceramic vessel. Even complete beginners are often surprised by what they create in just one session.

We provide everything you need including unlimited clay, tools and aprons — just dress comfortably and trim your nails beforehand for the best experience.

At the end of the session, select your favourite pieces to be professionally glazed and kiln-fired in your choice of our signature Cobalt Blue or Clear stoneware glaze for £10 per piece. Finished ceramics are food-safe, microwave-safe and dishwasher-safe, and are usually ready for collection within 4–5 weeks.

Perfect for date nights, birthdays, friends or solo creatives looking to try something new in London. Bring your own favourite drinks to top your experience!

Our studio is fully equipped with air conditioning — ideal for escaping the heatwave.

Clay, music, good company and your new favourite mug.

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Harry Heptinstall

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“The experience was fine overall, the facilities were good and we had more than enough clay and space to work it. The problem was that the coaching was minimal at best, they showed a large crowd what to do pretty quickly and then just left you to it. There was no walking round from the teachers asking 'how are you getting on?', but instead they just silently stood to the side, and when we asked for assistance they just did it for us. I did not leave feeling any better at pottery (I had never done pottery beforehand), neither did my partner. Also, it is unacceptable to take up 25 minutes of a 2 hour session with us cleaning up. I can understand that it is a valuable and respectful thing to do as a guest, but it is a waste of our money to spend almost 25% of the session cleaning up mostly other people's mess. I have taken part in 'expert' sessions in other experiences before (cocktail making, painting etc.) and I have never been asked to clean up the whole room within the paid-for time. This was a particularly disappointing aspect.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“great teacher and value”

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Posted 1 year ago

James Brough

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“Wheelie fun :-)”

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Posted 1 year ago

Henny Arnold-Shaw

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“It was a fun activity but not very well taught. The sessions was only 1.5 hours long by the time we begun and cleaned up. It's a tricky technique which you are left to your own devices to figure out... I think it would have been better if the session was more slowly guided with a better room layout which supported learning from other participants. There was a nice option of glazes at the end and the opportunity to make multiple items.”