Pottery Workshops Available - for all ages!

Take time out to be creative! Switch off and immerse yourself in the feeling of making in clay. Pottery making is fun and and relaxing and you will be rewarded with an end product!

Workshops this Summer @ Penrallt Garden Centre, Moylegrove, Cardigan, SA43 3BX

Adults: ‘Make Something for the Garden’ – Come and spend a day making pottery with local potter / tutor – Eve Carroll.

  • Adult Pottery Workshops / Clay Experiences – 2 dates are available
  • Thursday 31st July OR
  • Thursday 14th August 2025
  • Time: 10am – 3.00pm
  • Cost: £75.00 per Adult / With Lunch Included!

Choose from Flowers / Giant Seed Heads / Herb or Vegetable Sticks, an ornament to enhance your garden space.

From complete beginners to intermediate levels, (whatever your ability), this pottery workshops caters for all. You will be guided through the various making processes, introducing you to hand-building methods and decorative techniques.

Giant Seed Heads – Made by Workshop Attendees

This is a perfect introduction to pottery making and you will have the opportunity to explore the joys of making with clay for yourself. 

* Lunch is included at this workshop. From the amazing Penrallt Garden Centre’s – ‘Pavillion Cafe’

*To attend a workshop please contact Eve via email: [email protected] or phone 07807275682 All pottery is returned and glazed to you 3 /4 weeks (sometimes sooner) after the workshop. Postage can be arranged on request if you are visiting the area on holiday!

Children’s Pottery Workshops  – Make mini inspired ‘Picasso Pots’

Come along and join local potter Eve Carroll for an immersive hands-on clay workshop. You will be making pots based on the forms and designs of Pablo Picasso.

  • Children’s Pottery Workshops / Clay Experiences – 3 dates are available
  • Monday 28th July OR
  • Monday 4th August OR
  • Friday 29th August 2025
  • Time: 11am – 1.30pm
  • Cost: £45.00 per Child / With Lunch Included!

This workshop is ideal for children aged 8yrs plus. The workshops and sessions I offer are designed to inspire children to explore the making process in clay. The experience of working in a material that you can shape and mold into 3 dimensions is exciting and challenging. 

Rolling out the Clay

Here at the workshop, children will have the opportunity to create pottery using a variety of techniques; such as hand building and coiling, combined with decorative application. 

*Sessions are also available during other holiday periods, as well as some weekends. Individual 1 to 1 sessions are also available, as well as small family / friendship groups. Please just ask Eve for more details.

Workshop Prices

Children’s Pottery Workshops

‘Have a Go on the Pottery Wheel’

– Ideal for children 7 years plus!

This is a 1 hour session of pottery making, using the pottery wheel. Adults stay throughout the session.

The cost is £50 per child (£80 for 2 children – 1.5 hours duration ) Only 1 family / friendship group per session.

*There are 3 time slots per day to choose from. AM: 10.00 – 11.00am/ PM: 12.00 – 1.00pm / 2.00 – 3.30pm

‘Short Pottery Courses for Children – 2 sessions’ (One making session and one decorating session, using ceramic colour)

– Ideal for children 7 years plus!

This short course is spread over 2 weeks or 2 sessions. Each session is 2 hours long, (4 hours in total).

You will be using the pottery wheel, learning hand-building techniques with clay, hand decorating the pieces you have made in previous sessions with ceramic colours. Adults stay throughout the session.

The cost is £100.00 per child (£190.00 for 2 children) Only 1 family / friendship group per session.

*There are 2 time slots to choose from per day. AM: 10.30 – 12.30 / PM: 1.30 – 3.30

Adult Pottery Workshops

‘Have a Go on the Pottery Wheel’

– Adult Workshop Sessions.

Ideal for adults wanting to immerse themselves in creative process of throwing a pot! This is a 1.5 hour session of pottery making, using the pottery wheel.

The cost is £75.00 per adult (£130.00 for 2 adults).

*There are 2 sessions per day. AM: 10.30 – 12.30 / PM: 1.30 – 3.30

Short Pottery Courses

– Adult Workshop Sessions

This workshop is over 2 sessions  and is 2 hours per session – (4 hours in total).  Ideal for adults wanting to immerse themselves in the creative process and experiencing both throwing on the pottery wheel and hand-building a piece of pottery. You will also decorate your clay work with underglaze colours and oxides. This is a great activity to do with a friend!

The cost per short course is £140 per adult or £260 if coming as a pair.

*There are 2 time slots to choose from per day. AM: 10.30am – 12.30pm /  PM: 2.00pm – 4.00pm

To arrange a workshop please contact Eve via email: [email protected]. All pottery is returned and glazed to you 3 /4 weeks (sometimes sooner) after the workshop. Postage can be arranged on request if you are visiting the area on holiday!

Book a Workshop

Whether it’s a ‘pottery wheel experience’ you are after or a short course in pottery making, I am happy to discuss this with you. Please complete the form below and we'll get back to you soon!