Progress at your own pace. Find a newfound love for the process.
Courses at The Clay Yard
Ceramics for Beginners
Start your journey with a 6 week course designed to give you the core skills in hand-building, throwing and glazing.
Wednesdays with JuliA
2.30pm to 5pm
£190 (15 hrs)Thursdays with VERRan
6pm to 9pm
£225 (18 hrs)
Ceramics for All Levels
Open to those with some or little pottery experience. Small classes and expert tuition ensures progress for all.
TUESDAYS with Alison
6pm to 9pm
£225 (18 hrs)Wednesdays with Julia
10am to 1pm, 6pm to 9pm
£225 (18 hrs)THURSDAYS with Verran
2PM TO 5PM
£225 (18 Hrs)
FRIDAYS with Alison
10am to 1pm
£225
Throwing on the Wheel
Focus entirely on developing your throwing skills. Small classes, one wheel all to yourself, expert tuition.
Mondays with Lucy
6pm to 9pm
£285 (18 hrs)
Wednesdays with Julia
6pm to pm
£285 (18 hrs)
THURSDAYS with LUCY
10am to 1pm
£285 (18 hrs)
Handbuilding
New 7 week course starting from the 28 October with a focus on hand-building. Explore new techniques in forming and exploration of surface decoration.
suitable for all levels of experience
Riverside Pottery
Easy access via public transport, parking and cycle routes or even by boat! With the river just a few steps away, fill your pottery with the joy and inspiration of the river.
Courses for all levels A journey in clay is a journey in new ideas, perseverance, growth and wellness.
When it comes to creativity, your environment is almost as important as your medium. In not only the physical sense, but also in how much space you give your brain to let in new ideas.
From short term classes to long term courses, we have an option for every skill set and timeframe.
Experiences at The Clay Yard
Sip and Throw
2 Hours • £55 per personJazz up your social life with a memorable evening on the wheel.
Fridays or Saturday Evenings
Family Fun with Clay
2 Hours • £55 per adult, £50 per child
Price based on minimum of 2 adults and 2 children.
Clay and a Cuppa
2 hours - £55 per person Show the clay who’s boss on this fun Saturday session on the potter’s wheel.
- Anne, Intermediate Ceramics Student.
“Thanks for looking after Tarik so well. He really enjoyed the class and I think he was surprised that he felt so pleased with the mug he’d made. He said the process was really meditative. So it was all a big success.”
Gift Vouchers
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Your riverside clay experience awaits at The Clay Yard
A clean, fresh, inspiring spot, full of natural queues to include ing your creative journey.
All the GEAR!
But lots of ideas… this time. Our students bring an apron, a notebook, a small towel and a creative head-full of potential.
