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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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Christine Heritage
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What a lovely patient instructor we had! She helped where needed and explained everything clearly. Our class was small so it didn’t feel overwhelming. We had a lot of fun and had plenty of time to create our pottery, I made three pots and had the opportunity to purchase them after the class.
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Posted 3 months ago
Gokhan Tiryaki
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The class was amazing and our teacher Ebay was very helpful and made the experience much more enjoyable
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Posted 4 months ago
It was very detailed yet fun and we had a good amount of time on the pottery wheel after learning it properly. Also,the teachers were very helpful and kind. It was overall a very good enriching experience.
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Posted 4 months ago
Fantastic class, lots of time to practice spinning and the instructor was fantastic! Had a great time
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Posted 4 months ago
Matthew Durdy
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Alex, our instructor, was excellent. She was both very clear and structured in her approach and very patient. She was also very funny and smart. We had a fantastic experience.
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Posted 4 months ago
Sophie Gosling
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An excellent intro class with a clearly very knowledgeable and thorough teacher. My husband and I were both able to throw pieces we were pleased with in the time available. The teaching space is well-kept and we were provided with everything we needed. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Columbia Road Clay.
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Posted 4 months ago
Helen Holliday
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Absolutely loved this class! The instructor was patient, clear, and made the whole experience fun and approachable—even for beginners like me and my friends. The studio was well-equipped, the atmosphere was relaxed, and I actually walked away with a piece I’m proud of. Highly recommend.
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Posted 5 months ago
Heather King
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Sunny was great!!!
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Posted 5 months ago