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Discover hand-building pottery in Edinburgh and shape, sculpt, and create your very own clay piece in a relaxed, welcoming studio. Whether you're a complete beginner or someone looking for a regular creative escape, this is your space to explore working with clay and leave with something beautifully handmade.Your pottery journey unfolds step by step:Meet your tutor who'll introduce the session and get everyone comfortable with their clay and apron. Then comes the real fun – discovering how clay feels, how it behaves, and the golden rules of hand-building to set you up for success.You'll start with the pinch pot, an old pottery technique there is. Your tutor will guide you through transforming a simple ball of clay into a beautiful, organic form using just your hands – perfect for building confidence and developing a real feel for the material.From there, you'll take your skills further with coil building. You'll roll, stack, and blend coils of clay to build walls, add height, and create more ambitious shapes. This is where your piece truly comes to life.Next comes the creative freedom – adding your own personality through texture, pattern, decorative details, or sculptural elements. Your tutor will show you simple tools and techniques to make your piece entirely yours.Before you leave, you'll choose your underglaze colour and finish, painting on the details you want. Your tutor will walk you through the options so you can picture exactly how your finished piece will look. Then you'll smooth and refine everything, sign the base, and your tutor will explain what happens next – how your work is dried, fired, and glazed ready for collection.Your finished creation will be kiln-fired and ready to collect within 3–4 weeks – a genuine artistic keepsake you've made with your own hands.
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Upcoming dates for Hand Building Pottery / Ceramics Experience
Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 22 Oct 2026, 9:13pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.
402 upcoming dates between 23 Oct 2026 and 31 Dec 2027.
Fri 23 Oct 2026, 3pm-5pm
Sat 24 Oct 2026, 11am-1pm
Sun 25 Oct 2026, 11am-1pm
Thu 29 Oct 2026, 5pm-7pm
Thu 29 Oct 2026, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 30 Oct 2026, 5pm-7pm
Sat 31 Oct 2026, 11am-1pm
Sat 31 Oct 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 1 Nov 2026, 11am-1pm
Sun 1 Nov 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 5 Nov 2026, 5pm-7pm
Fri 6 Nov 2026, 5pm-7pm
Sat 7 Nov 2026, 11am-1pm
Sat 7 Nov 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 8 Nov 2026, 11am-1pm
Sun 8 Nov 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 12 Nov 2026, 5pm-7pm
Thu 12 Nov 2026, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 13 Nov 2026, 5pm-7pm
Sat 14 Nov 2026, 11am-1pm
Sat 14 Nov 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 15 Nov 2026, 11am-1pm
Sun 15 Nov 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 19 Nov 2026, 5pm-7pm
Fri 20 Nov 2026, 5pm-7pm
Sat 21 Nov 2026, 11am-1pm
Sat 21 Nov 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 22 Nov 2026, 11am-1pm
Sun 22 Nov 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 26 Nov 2026, 5pm-7pm
Thu 26 Nov 2026, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 27 Nov 2026, 5pm-7pm
Sat 28 Nov 2026, 11am-1pm
Sat 28 Nov 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 29 Nov 2026, 11am-1pm
Sun 29 Nov 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 3 Dec 2026, 5pm-7pm
Fri 4 Dec 2026, 5pm-7pm
Sat 5 Dec 2026, 11am-1pm
Sat 5 Dec 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 6 Dec 2026, 11am-1pm
Sun 6 Dec 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 10 Dec 2026, 5pm-7pm
Thu 10 Dec 2026, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 11 Dec 2026, 5pm-7pm
Sat 12 Dec 2026, 11am-1pm
Sat 12 Dec 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 13 Dec 2026, 11am-1pm
Sun 13 Dec 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 17 Dec 2026, 5pm-7pm
Fri 18 Dec 2026, 5pm-7pm
Sat 19 Dec 2026, 11am-1pm
Sat 19 Dec 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 20 Dec 2026, 11am-1pm
Sun 20 Dec 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 24 Dec 2026, 5pm-7pm
Thu 24 Dec 2026, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 25 Dec 2026, 5pm-7pm
Sat 26 Dec 2026, 11am-1pm
Sat 26 Dec 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 27 Dec 2026, 11am-1pm
Sun 27 Dec 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 31 Dec 2026, 5pm-7pm
Fri 1 Jan 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 2 Jan 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 2 Jan 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 3 Jan 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 3 Jan 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 7 Jan 2027, 5pm-7pm
Thu 7 Jan 2027, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 8 Jan 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 9 Jan 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 9 Jan 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 10 Jan 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 10 Jan 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 14 Jan 2027, 5pm-7pm
Fri 15 Jan 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 16 Jan 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 16 Jan 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 17 Jan 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 17 Jan 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 21 Jan 2027, 5pm-7pm
Thu 21 Jan 2027, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 22 Jan 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 23 Jan 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 23 Jan 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 24 Jan 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 24 Jan 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 28 Jan 2027, 5pm-7pm
Fri 29 Jan 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 30 Jan 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 30 Jan 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 31 Jan 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 31 Jan 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 4 Feb 2027, 5pm-7pm
Thu 4 Feb 2027, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 5 Feb 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 6 Feb 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 6 Feb 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 7 Feb 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 7 Feb 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 11 Feb 2027, 5pm-7pm
Fri 12 Feb 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 13 Feb 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 13 Feb 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 14 Feb 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 14 Feb 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 18 Feb 2027, 5pm-7pm
Thu 18 Feb 2027, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 19 Feb 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 20 Feb 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 20 Feb 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 21 Feb 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 21 Feb 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 25 Feb 2027, 5pm-7pm
Fri 26 Feb 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 27 Feb 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 27 Feb 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 28 Feb 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 28 Feb 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 4 Mar 2027, 5pm-7pm
Thu 4 Mar 2027, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 5 Mar 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 6 Mar 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 6 Mar 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 7 Mar 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 7 Mar 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 11 Mar 2027, 5pm-7pm
Fri 12 Mar 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 13 Mar 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 13 Mar 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 14 Mar 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 14 Mar 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 18 Mar 2027, 5pm-7pm
Thu 18 Mar 2027, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 19 Mar 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 20 Mar 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 20 Mar 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 21 Mar 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 21 Mar 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 25 Mar 2027, 5pm-7pm
Fri 26 Mar 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 27 Mar 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 27 Mar 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 28 Mar 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 28 Mar 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 1 Apr 2027, 5pm-7pm
Thu 1 Apr 2027, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 2 Apr 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 3 Apr 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 3 Apr 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 4 Apr 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 4 Apr 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 8 Apr 2027, 5pm-7pm
Fri 9 Apr 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 10 Apr 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 10 Apr 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 11 Apr 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 11 Apr 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 15 Apr 2027, 5pm-7pm
Thu 15 Apr 2027, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 16 Apr 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 17 Apr 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 17 Apr 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 18 Apr 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 18 Apr 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 22 Apr 2027, 5pm-7pm
Fri 23 Apr 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 24 Apr 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 24 Apr 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 25 Apr 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 25 Apr 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 29 Apr 2027, 5pm-7pm
Thu 29 Apr 2027, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 30 Apr 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 1 May 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 1 May 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 2 May 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 2 May 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 6 May 2027, 5pm-7pm
Fri 7 May 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 8 May 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 8 May 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 9 May 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 9 May 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 13 May 2027, 5pm-7pm
Thu 13 May 2027, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 14 May 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 15 May 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 15 May 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 16 May 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 16 May 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 20 May 2027, 5pm-7pm
Fri 21 May 2027, 5pm-7pm
Sat 22 May 2027, 11am-1pm
Sat 22 May 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sun 23 May 2027, 11am-1pm
Sun 23 May 2027, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Thu 27 May 2027, 5pm-7pm
Thu 27 May 2027, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Plus 202 more dates after these. See and book every date at https://classbento.co.uk/hand-building-pottery-ceramics-experience-edinburgh
May 2027: 5 more dates
June 2027: 26 more dates
July 2027: 30 more dates
August 2027: 28 more dates
September 2027: 28 more dates
October 2027: 31 more dates
November 2027: 26 more dates
December 2027: 28 more dates
What you'll get
You will get your beautiful new piece of ceramics! Once you finish the workshop, your piece will be fired and glazed. Decorative Use Only
Our reviewers receive the same incentives regardless of the ratings or comments provided
Recent reviews of Hand Building Pottery / Ceramics Experience
5/5 from Adam Gouveia, attended Sep 2026: We had Charlie for our beginners ceramics class and she was amazing! Helped us so much, was very personable, and my wife and I had a great time. Highly recommend
5/5 from Simon Dewar, attended Sep 2026: Really enjoyed the class. Friendly and patient instructor, calm, warm and creative atmosphere and most importantly was really great fun! Great way to spend a couple of hours on a Saturday morning. Would highly recommended!!
5/5 from Moiz Khan, attended Sep 2026: so so much fun! we were diligently taught how to do hand made clay pottery to make anything we wanted (mug, bowl, tray, etc.) then paint it afterwards. it was a small group and a great teacher and we get to take our creation home! wonderfully focused and meditative and fun. would recommend
Hi, I'm Charlotte, clay-obsessed, self-taught, and six years deep into a love affair with ceramics! I fell into ceramics during the pandemic and never looked back (my hands have never been the same, in the best way).There's nothing quite like the moment a wobbly lump of clay turns into something real on a pottery wheel. It's messy, meditative, and ridiculously fun, which is exactly why my wheel throwing classes make such a brilliant date night idea in Edinburgh. Trade the usual dinner-and-a-movie for clay under your nails, a few giggles, and a one-of-a-kind creation to take home (bonus points if it's a little wonky).I taught pottery classes in Porto before swapping it for Edinburgh, where I've just opened my new ceramics studio. Whether you're booking a romantic date night, a fun activity with friends, or a solo creative escape, I'll guide you through beginner-friendly wheel throwing in a relaxed, no-pressure space.Looking for unique date night ideas in Edinburgh or a hands-on pottery class for beginners? Come get your hands dirty, book your spot today!
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