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Pottery Throwing Taster Class Reviews

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This is a fun activity in Bethnal Green. , London

Searching for some fun and creative activities in London? Come along and try your hand at wheel throwing with this taster pottery class in Shoreditch.

This 2.5-hour ceramics class is an ideal introduction to throwing on the wheel — perfect for complete beginners or those simply needing a refresher!

You'll learn from a skilled and friendly tutor, who will teach you the basics of throwing on the wheel, including wedging, centering and pulling up the walls to make basic forms, cylinders, bowls, cups or planters.

At the end of this pottery class, you'll have your own clay creation with the option to keep, some cool new wheel throwing skills and lastly, a newfound addiction to pottery making!

Help Columbia Road Clay Go Green!
At Columbia Road Clay we consider every aspect of making, including minimising energy and material waste in our studio. We implement methodologies that minimises water usage and use low-fire clays that require significantly less energy to fire. To further our environmentally-conscious studio practices we are now offering two ticket options:

£60 ticket for an experience-focused class, the most environmentally-friendly option. For those who just want to have fun making a pot but don't want it to be fired. No worries if you decide you’d like to keep your pots the day of, the £15 per pot firing and shipping fee can be paid at the end of the class.

£75 ticket to keep one of your lovely pots! Have the studio fire and then ship to you in ~4weeks. Select your favourite at the end of the session as a sweet memento of your throwing experience. Best of all, we’ll send it right to your door so no need to worry about travelling back to the studio to collect. We ship our pots using the most eco-conscious delivery available with recyclable packing material.

Thank you for helping us further our sustainable studio practices!


Did you know?
Clay can be reused and recycled endlessly but once fired can never return back to its original form.

Monte Testaccio in Rome is one of the largest ancient rubbish heaps, nearly a mile in circumference and is composed nearly entirely of broken pottery, some 53 million amphorae!

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Diane Przybilla
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I am a total beginner and the class was perfect. Sophie, the teacher was extremely friendly, patient and helpful. Booking process was easy. Venue was easy to find and very welcoming. Really recommend to anyone wanting to try something new/ different.
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Posted 2 years ago
This was a gift for my best friends birthday and we had such a good time !! The class was amazing and the teacher was so lovely and really taught us a lot. She had time with us individually and asked what we wanted to make and helped us achieve this goal. It was so much fun would definitely come again!! I even booked the pottery course because I just loved it so much. Thanks for such a great experience !
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Posted 2 years ago
Anne Benitez Canelles
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Wonderful experience, excellent teacher and plenty of good quality material provided. Venue was beautiful. Really recommend this experience
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Posted 2 years ago
Totally amazing! Who knew that pottery could be so much fun. Very relaxing and mindful. It was a great family bonding activity. Cannot wait to do it again!!
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Posted 2 years ago
Maria Victoria Leon
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Great class.. great teacher. Small classes so get plenty 1-1
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Posted 2 years ago
Elicius Rowlands
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An incredible, welcoming, fun experience! Columbia Road Clay walked us through - as clumsy total beginners - every step of making something we were excited to take home! A perfect date-night experience, with a wonderfully knowledgeable teacher and guide. Thank you so much!
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Posted 2 years ago
Bethan Lapwood
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I loved the throwing class. Our teacher was fantastic and very encouraging. The studio and class size was small and cosy, which meant all we received a lot of support from the teacher. Even though it’s not a cheap activity, it was great value for money. I’d recommend it to anyone wanting to try pottery throwing for the first time!
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Posted 2 years ago
Well taught, detailed and fun class. I attended with my boyfriend for his birthday and we had a great time. So nice to come away and look forward to receiving your own creations. I would definitely return.
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Posted 2 years ago