What’s it about
Clay is a readily available material that our hunter gatherer ancestors used for millennia 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’ll 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.
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’s a short walk from the meeting point to the camp.
What happens next?
Once you’ve made your booking you’ll receive an automated booking confirmation from Ecwid, our e-commerce platform provider.
We’ll send you a comprehensive joining pack 6 to 8 weeks prior to the start of your woodland pottery course.
This includes the location of the meeting point and what to bring.
Please read the joining pack when you receive it as it contains essential information about attending our woodland pottery course!!
FAQs
If you have any questions, take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions page. If you still have a question, feel free to email us at info@jackravenbushcraft.co.uk
Please note that as we work predominantly in the woods, it’s not easy for us to be in contact 24/7. We can be contacted by phone at any time, although during teaching sessions it’s kept on silent. Email is checked as soon as we get back from the woods.
Our blog
There are loads of posts on our blog related to our woodland pottery course, including building our kiln, so feel free to take a look.
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What our customers say about our woodland pottery course
We also have reviews on our Facebook page and our Google Business page so you can check out those as well.
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I attended Woodland Pottery and thoroughly enjoyed my day. Instructions were clear, questions answered concisely and the day was very well organised. The site is located in a beautiful wooded area which is great as this provides shade during the hot weather. The area is well thought out and is an excellent training setting. I would highly recommend courses delivered by this organisation. Thank you to all at Jack Raven.
Just had a fabulous day of fascinating Woodland Pottery in a glorious setting. Nicola and Gary were very welcoming and knowledgeable, we met some lovely people and learned a lot! Now to find a home for all our beautiful creations!
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”.
