Pottery Classes
Every day: Multiple sessions (AM & PM)
Delete distractions and get creative with clay.
Overseen by Birch’s in-house studio manager Bryony Applegate, our ongoing programme of pottery classes runs seven days-a-week across two pottery studios. Equipped with kilns, wheels, glazes, tools – and even a newly dug pit for traditional wood firings – you will find everything you need at Birch to take part and learn new skills. From ‘having a go’ to fully immersing yourself in the joys of making and shaping forms, we welcome all levels of skill and highly recommend you try pottery at Birch.
Bryony, a ceramist and graduate of the Royal College of Art, heads up a team of expert teachers (many of which also studied at the RCA) who collectively provide a range of different classes every week. Each with their own focus, sessions can focus on homeware, tableware, mug sets, festive decorations, shorter ‘taster‘ classes and even 3-hour ‘throwing‘ sessions that centre on wheel-based techniques.
All of the work that gets created is then dried and fired post event. And if you choose one of our 2-3 hour classes, you can also choose coloured glaze of your choice that will also be applied to your work and fired once more to create a truly special and unique finish.
Need to know:
Due to the drying time and different processes of firing and glazing, you do not take anything home with you on the day. However we will post creations out to you, or you are welcome to come back and collect at a later date if you prefer.
Ages 12+ (1-2 hour sessions)
Ages 16+ (Throwing and Pit Firing sessions)
Please see below for a full overview of classes that are coming up:
June 2022
Wednesday 1st June
Mug set: 11am-1pm (£50)
Taster: 1:30pm-2:30pm (£29)
Thursday 2nd June
Taster: 2pm-3pm (£29)
Homeware: 3:30pm-5:30pm (£50)
Friday 3rd June
Taster: 2pm-3pm (£29)
Mug set: 3:30pm-5:30pm (£50)
Saturday 4th June
Taster: 10am-11am (£29)
Tableware: 11:30am-1:30pm (£50)
Taster: 2:30pm-3:30pm (£29)
Tableware: 4pm-6pm (£50)
Sunday 5th June
Taster: 10am-11am (£29)
Homeware: 11:30am-1:30pm (£50)
Taster: 2:30pm-3:30pm (£29)
Homeware: 4pm-6pm (£50)
Tuesday 7th June
Mug set: 11am-1pm (£50)
Taster: 1:30pm-2:30pm (£29)
Wednesday 8th June
Mug set: 11am-1pm (£50)
Taster: 1:30pm-2:30pm (£29)
Thursday 9th June
Taster: 2pm-3pm (£29)
Homeware: 3:30pm-5:30pm (£50)
Friday 10th June
Taster: 2pm-3pm (£29)
Mug set: 3:30pm-5:30pm (£50)
Saturday 11th June
Taster: 10am-11am (£29)
Tableware: 11:30am-1:30pm (£50)
Taster: 2:30pm-3:30pm (£29)
Tableware: 4pm-6pm (£50)
Sunday 12th June
Taster: 10am-11am (£29)
Homeware: 11:30am-1:30pm (£50)
Taster: 2:30pm-3:30pm (£29)
Homeware: 4pm-6pm (£50)
Monday 13th June
Tableware: 1am-1pm (£50)
Taster: 1:30pm-2:30pm (£29)
Tuesday 14th June
Mug set: 11am-1pm (£50)
Taster: 1:30pm-2:30pm (£29)
Wednesday 15th June
Mug set: 11am-1pm (£50)
Taster: 1:30pm-2:30pm (£29)
Thursday 16th June
Taster: 2pm-3pm (£29)
Homeware: 3:30pm-5:30pm (£50)
Friday 17th June
Taster: 2pm-3pm (£29)
Mug set: 3:30pm-5:30pm (£50)
Saturday 18th June
Taster: 10am-11am (£29)
Tableware: 11:30am-1:30pm (£50)
Taster: 2:30pm-3:30pm (£29)
Tableware: 4pm-6pm (£50)
Sunday 19th June
Taster: 10am-11am (£29)
Homeware: 11:30am-1:30pm (£50)
Taster: 2:30pm-3:30pm (£29)
Homeware: 4pm-6pm (£50)
Monday 20th June
Tableware: 1am-1pm (£50)
Taster: 1:30pm-2:30pm (£29)
Tuesday 21st June
Mug set: 11am-1pm (£50)
Taster: 1:30pm-2:30pm (£29)
Wednesday 22nd June
Mug set: 11am-1pm (£50)
Taster: 1:30pm-2:30pm (£29)
Thursday 23rd June
Taster: 2pm-3pm (£29)
Homeware: 3:30pm-5:30pm (£50)
Friday 24th June
Taster: 2pm-3pm (£29)
Mug set: 3:30pm-5:30pm (£50)
Saturday 25th June
Taster: 10am-11am (£29)
Tableware: 11:30am-1:30pm (£50)
Taster: 2:30pm-3:30pm (£29)
Tableware: 4pm-6pm (£50)
Sunday 26th June
Taster: 10am-11am (£29)
Homeware: 11:30am-1:30pm (£50)
Taster: 2:30pm-3:30pm (£29)
Homeware: 4pm-6pm (£50)
Monday 27th June
Tableware: 1am-1pm (£50)
Taster: 1:30pm-2:30pm (£29)
Thursday 30th June
Taster: 2pm-3pm (£29)
Homeware: 3:30pm-5:30pm (£50)
Got a question? Just drop our Experience Makers a line at reservations@birchcommunity.com
