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Pottery Throwing Taster Class Reviews

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This is a fun activity in Shoreditch. , 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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Celia Du Parc Braham
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Such a fun class! You learn the basics and get to make 2 pots each. Alex was a wonderful teacher with fantastic energy. I would definitely recommend.
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Posted 3 months ago
Fulvia Ferrari
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Had a really fun and calm class led by Alex and her assistant, both of them are such a gem, supportive and helpful throughout the whole class ! Learnt a lot in just my first class and made two ceramics that I can’t wait to use! Absolutely loved and enjoyed myself in the session and I defo recommend it! So peaceful and grounded! Can’t wait to join a full course
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Posted 3 months ago
We had the taster pot throwing session. It was so much fun and we all learned a lot. A few of us would love to have more classes. The teacher was very knowledgeable and skilled and most importantly- patient and helpful - especially as we went wrong so many times!
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Posted 3 months ago
This was an amazing class! Bought it as a gift for my partners birthday and she loved it
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Posted 3 months ago
Great session and teachers were so helpful at taking you through the steps
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Posted 3 months ago
Ayan Dahir Mohamed
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The teacher was great, really informed, helpful, and encouraging. We got to try making different pots to practise the techniques. Be prepared to get a bit messy, it was great fun, time flew by.
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Posted 3 months ago
Bernie Lysaght
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Fab afternoon! Great fun and creative!
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Posted 3 months ago
Kirsten Dhar
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I am a complete beginner, but the class was so well tought that I felt immediately comfortable and I learned a lot in that session. Very professional and also great fun. Many thanks!!
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Posted 4 months ago