We run pottery classes for every level across four London locations: Hoxton, Leyton, Highgate, and Camden. Single taster sessions, six- to twelve-week courses, and week-long intensives. Wheel throwing, hand-building, beginner to intermediate.
4 London locations
Hoxton · Leyton · Highgate · Camden
Classes from £85
Clay & glazes included
(Firing charged at £2.50/500g)
12 students
Per teacher, per session
All levels welcome
Beginners to intermediate
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Six course types, from a single taster session to a twelve-week intermediate course. Each runs at multiple London locations.
Limited · Summer
Summer gets busy, and a hobby is the easy thing to let slide for a couple of months. The Summer Class Bundle is built so you don't have to. Pre-buy six classes and come to our Leyton studio on the Tuesday and Thursday evenings that suit you, from July through to early September.
Wheel throwing and hand-building, taught together. The broad introduction to ceramics, if you don't already know which side of clay interests you most. Six to twelve weeks, three hours per session, across all four locations.
Courses focused entirely on the potter's wheel. For people who've tried both wheel and hand-building and want to focus on throwing, or who already know it's the wheel they want. Eight or twelve weeks, across all four locations.
Single sessions, no course to commit to. A three-hour taster for your first go at the wheel, or a masterclass on one technique with a specialist. No experience needed for a taster.
Three or five consecutive days on the wheel or in full ceramics, plus a separate glazing session once your work has been fired. For people who learn better in deep blocks than weekly sessions, or who only have a window of free time to commit. Across all four locations.
For people who can already centre, throw cylinders and bowls, and trim. Twelve weeks of larger forms, lidded pieces, and teapots, with time to refine the work between sessions.
A seven-week course for ages 11 and up. Wheel throwing, hand-building, and glazing. All levels, no experience needed. Across all four locations.
Browse every upcoming class across all four locations and filter by type, level, day, and time to find one that fits. You can book straight from the list.
A social enterprise run by working potters, set up to keep studio ceramics in London affordable.
Most of our teachers are working ceramicists who make and sell their own work. Many started here as members before joining the team, so they know the learning curve from the inside.
A class is the easiest way into studio practice with us. Once you've finished a course and you're comfortable with the equipment, you can join as a studio member and start working independently. Same studios, same kilns, your own pace.
We exist to keep studio ceramics alive and accessible in London. We work to improve the studios and support the people who use them.
Around 500 people use our studios as members, working at their own pace alongside each other. The community comes together at our regular markets across Hoxton, Leyton, and Highgate, where members can sell their work to the public.
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“Linda is the best ceramics teacher I have had, and I've shopped around some of the popular London ceramics classes. So clear, so supportive and cheerful, so generous and kind. I've learnt a lot.”
8-Week Wheel Throwing Course, Leyton, 2022
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“Simona's not only incredibly skilled and knowledgeable in pottery, but also a wonderfully patient and encouraging teacher. Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to refine your technique, she strikes the balance between guidance and letting you find your own voice.”
Lorenzo, General Course, Camden Art Centre, 2025
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“I absolutely love these courses, I think this was my fifth one. My gift voucher for a course several years ago was one of the best presents I've ever received.”
Hannah, Wheel Throwing Course, Highgate,2024
The questions we hear most from people considering their first class.
Not at all. The beginner courses are designed for people who've never touched clay before. The first session always covers the basics: preparing the clay, getting comfortable with the tools, and your first attempts at the technique the course focuses on. You can work at your own pace.
Classes start at £85 for a one-off taster session and go up to £545 for a week-long intensive. Most people start with an 8-week wheel throwing course (£340) or a 6-week all-level taster course (£260). All prices include clay, glazes, tuition, and use of studio equipment. Most multi-week courses offer two booking options: one with a starter toolkit you can take home, and one without if you already have your own tools. Firing is the only thing charged separately, at £2.50 per 500g. For most pieces that works out at about £2 each.
Something you don't mind getting clay on. It washes out of most fabrics, but lighter colours can pick up stains. Avoid long, loose sleeves because they'll drag through wet clay on the wheel. Closed-toe shoes are sensible because studio floors get wet and tools occasionally get dropped, but they're not required. Please bring an apron. Beyond that, whatever you're comfortable working in for three hours.
After your course, you can apply for a studio membership. That gives you independent access to the studios, equipment, and kilns on a monthly rolling basis. We recommend completing at least one course first, because members work independently. Technicians are there for advice and equipment questions but don't teach, so you need to be comfortable using the studio on your own. Membership is available at our Hoxton, Leyton, and Highgate studios.
Choosing between courses, picking a studio, gifting, and what happens after.
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If you've never tried pottery, start with a taster workshop for a single three-hour session, or an all-level class for a six- to twelve-week course covering both wheel throwing and hand-building. If you already know the wheel is what you want, our wheel throwing courses skip hand-building entirely. If you can already centre and throw cylinders and bowls, the intermediate course picks up from there.
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Wheel-only, yes. We run wheel throwing courses that skip hand-building entirely. We don't currently run a hand-building-only course, but the all-level classes split time fairly evenly between the two, so they're the closest option if hand-building is what you're after.
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Each class is led by one teacher who works with everyone across the session. We aim for an upper limit of twelve, since that's about as many as one teacher can give individual attention to across three hours. You'll get hands-on guidance rather than being left to follow along.
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Whichever is most convenient. Classes follow the same curriculum at all four locations: Hoxton, Leyton, Highgate, and Camden. Teaching, equipment, and materials are consistent across all of them. Hoxton, Leyton, and Highgate are our own open-access studios; Camden is a class venue we run at the Camden Art Centre.
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After your final session, you choose which pieces to keep. We glaze them, fire them in the kiln, and they're typically ready for collection two to three weeks later. Firing is charged at £2.50 per 500g. For most pieces that works out at around £2 each. Collect within two months and bring something to wrap them in.
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Yes, two ways. A gift voucher covers any course and stays valid for twelve months, with the recipient picking their own dates and studio. Or, to give a specific class, book it as normal and enter their details as the attendee rather than your own, so the confirmation and joining instructions go straight to them.
Our gift vouchers cover any of our courses, from a single taster session to a full twelve-week programme. The recipient picks their own class and dates, with twelve months to use it.
Ceramics is one of those things people have always meant to try. A voucher gives them an actual occasion to start. Because there's no fixed date on the gift itself, they can find a week that genuinely works rather than scrambling round a pre-booked slot.
Vouchers are sent by email immediately after purchase. If you'd rather gift a specific course on a specific date, you can do that directly through the course pages instead.
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