What’s it about
Clay is a readily available material that our hunter gatherer ancestors used for millenia to turn into a wide variety of both functional and decorative items. Join us at our ancient woodland camp for a relaxing woodland pottery day and find out all about collecting and refining clay as well as how to transform this wonderful material into beautiful items.
What will I do on this woodland pottery course?
You will learn how to make your own beautiful clay items from start to finish. You will:
- Gather local raw clay
- Learn how to refine the clay and make ready for use
- Make a variety of small, simple clay items like: bowls, pendants and beads
- Make a clay brick to be used for kiln building
- Build a primitive kiln
- Fire your clay pieces in the kiln
- Take home what you’ve made
All tools and materials are included in the cost of our woodland pottery course.
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You can see our complete course schedule here.
Other information
Location: Westwell, Kent
Duration: 1 day
Start: 10am
End: 4pm
Course size: Maximum of 8
Catering: We’ll provide tea & coffee, you’ll need to bring a packed lunch
Note: There is a short walk from the meeting point to the camp. We’ll transport your bags in our 4×4.
You might also find these Frequently Asked Questions useful.
What our customers say
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This was a lot of fun for my 13 year old son and me - we learnt lots from the knowledgeable tutors and had a lovely relaxing day. Thank you to everyone.
Awesome day out in the forest learning and making pottery with local clay.
Nicola and Gary, as always, were amazing hosts and instructors.
Thank you
Absolutely brilliant day with Lily 10, Woodland Pottery in May. Lots learnt and great fun was had. Thanks as always to Gary, Nicola and the crew, I think I can now get Lily to do some more courses, in the words of H E Bates “Perfick”.
A lovely day spent with the Jack Raven Bushcraft team. I've been inspired to build my own kiln.
loved being at their base camp too.
Thoroughly enjoyed this day, learning about different clays and sourcing local clay. The new kiln is a work of art and the results really goo. Dee is a really good tutor too. Brilliant day. 😁
