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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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Danielle Ratcliffe
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Great class, friendly and well explained! Thank you!
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Posted 7 months ago
Juan Marquina
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Great teacher, great vibes, will come again!
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Posted 7 months ago
Daniel Turner
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Meli (Melissa?) was a good and engaging teacher, obviously talented at both the teaching and pottery she does. The space is nice and minimalist, 6 people classes. Duration of the activity is pitched just right, ample time to learn and enjoy, not enough time for the mind to wander. Would do again :)
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Posted 7 months ago
We loved it! Alex was a great teacher, really informative and swooped in to help me when my pot went slightly wrong! Would love to come back for another one
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Posted 7 months ago
Darcey Webster
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Amazing class, our teacher was very patient and very helpful. Is a great beginner class for anyone who is interested in learning the art.
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Posted 7 months ago
I received my gift card as a present and it was very easy to book. I really enjoyed it, the instructor was very good, very thorough and make sure we understood the steps, she helped when we asked but also leads us to try and do our own thing. It was fantastic!
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Posted 8 months ago
Miriam Hornsby
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We loved the experience. Our teachers were amazing and made it really fun. I made a bowl and a cup. Fun relaxed environment and great for someone who hasn’t done any clay work before!
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Posted 8 months ago
Alex was the perfect blend of instructional and fun. She was very helpful but at the same time let you get stuck in and gave tips on how to fix any mistakes, I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a fun evening or even to someone looking to dip their toes into throwing pottery. Facilities were good and would definitely book again.
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Posted 8 months ago