– 3 Day Weekend Pottery Retreats
Relax And Rejuvenate With Pottery
A lovely relaxing 3 day, 2 night pottery retreat with optional B&B accommodation at our lovely farmhouse (or elsewhere if you prefer) focusing on pottery and relaxation where you will get to immerse yourself in pottery and our beautiful country surroundings.
Small group size – max. 6 people. min. 2 people.
Our Retreats are suitable for complete beginners or those who have done pottery before, however, they are not particularly suitable for younger children due to the focus and length of classes.
What To Expect
Day 1 (Friday) – arrive around 1.30pm, introductions, tour of the pottery and our farmhouse and where you will be sleeping (if you are staying with us). Time to take in your surroundings & biscuits & a cuppa! Afternoon spent in the pottery looking at pinch pots, coils and tiles/slab pots and then an early evening walk (earlier on the winter Retreat) with our dogs to the famous Symonds Yat look-out & views of the River Wye for photos and inspiration. Collect woodland items to decorate pottery and do some ‘Forest Bathing’. Followed by a home-cooked hearty evening meal at our farmhouse – maybe outside for BBQ or pizza if the weather is on our side!
Day 2 (Saturday) – breakfast at the farmhouse (if you are staying with us) followed by a whole day in the pottery studio learning and perfecting throwing on the wheel (with your own wheel – no sharing) and using pottery moulds and the extruder to make pots. Lunch at the farmhouse and early evening walk to a local country pub (lift available for those who don’t want to walk & on the winter Retreat) and meal out (pub meal not included in the price).
Day 3 (Sunday) – breakfast at the farmhouse (if you are staying with us). Into the pottery studio to tidy, refine & add handles to your pottery. Maybe try decorating with slip (including scraffitto) & add handles. Maybe revisit the pottery techniques you have enjoyed the most or want to practice more before you leave. A buffet lunch at the farmhouse and back to the studio for final finishing and decisions about glazing. Depart around 3.30pm.
Our Studio & Facilities
Our studio has 6 fully equipped work areas & pottery wheels so you will have your own space and get lots of personal help and advice during your time with us.
We provide everything you need for your retreat including refreshments & all making, throwing & decorating kit, aprons, hand washing facilities & towels.
Dates for 2026
Our three pottery retreats dates for 2026 are:
- May 15th – 17th
- July 10th – 12th
- September 11th – 13th
Dates for 2027
- July 16th – 18th
- September 10th-12th
- November 19th – 21st
Prices
We can accommodate up to 6 people in our B&B accommodation in two double rooms and one that can be set up as a double or a twin (with differing room rates) with a shared bathroom. We do offer a single person supplement and a we also offer a retreat price excluding B&B accommodation with us if you wish to stay elsewhere.
Our price includes: teaching, kit, facilities, refreshments (hot/cold drinks), evening meal Fri, lunch on Sat and Sun, breakfast Sat and Sun (if you are staying with us in our farmhouse) and leaving up to 10 pottery pieces each with us for glazing and firing. The pub meal on the Saturday evening is not included in the price.
Extra made pottery pieces can be left for glazing and firing at a cost of £3.00-£5.00 per piece (depending on size).
Our prices (including 2 nights B&B accommodation) per person based on sharing a room, excluding delivery, are:
Sage Room: £560.00 per person.
Sunshine Room: £540.00 per person.
Magnolia Room: £520.00 per person.
Our single person supplement is: £25.00 per night in Sage Room, £20 per night in Sunshine Room & £17.00 per night in Magnolia Room.
Our retreat price (excluding accommodation) is: £400.00 per person.
If you wish to stay elsewhere, there are alternative local options listed on our B&B Rooms page.
Collection/Delivery Of Your Finished Pottery
We fire made pottery about every 5-6 weeks (when our kiln is full). Made pottery must be dry before it can go in the kiln which can take 4-5 days (depending on the weather) and our biscuit and glaze firings also take about 4-5 days.
If a firing is not due while you are still in the area you will need delivery which is £18.00 which covers all your/your groups’ pottery to one mainland UK address. If you need delivery to more than one address it is £18.00 per extra delivery.
If you are booking on-line you need to book the ‘ticket including delivery’ option for the number of separate delivery addresses you require.
Booking & Payment
Please either CLICK HERE to book spaces on-line or Contact Us if you would like to pay by card or on-line directly into our bank account.
Please note: our booking system has a 7 day closeout for 3 Day Weekend Pottery Retreat bookings (to allow for food purchase & room & food prep). If you are a group wanting to book in last minute or you want to join a Retreat you can see is running but the on-line booking window is closed – please Contact Us directly to see if we can fit you in.
Please advise us of any food allergies/intolerances at time of booking.
Cash or card payment is fine for extras while you are here such as leaving extra made pots for glazing and firing, pottery purchases or decisions to go for delivery rather than collection.
Cancellation/Date Transfer/No Show
We understand that plans can change and things can go wrong so please, before booking with us, check out our Cancellation/Date Transfer/No Show Policy and make sure you are happy with that.
FAQs
To answer many questions we get asked a lot we have put together a FAQs page. But if we haven’t answered what you want to know on that page then please do Contact Us.