CREATE • CONNECT • EAT • RELAX
Step inside The Potteries and discover so much more than pottery painting. We are a warm, welcoming creative wellness hub where people of all ages and abilities can slow down, connect and enjoy creativity in their own way.
Our everyday experiences include pottery painting, Fun with Clay and Make a Memory Teddy, alongside pottery wheel experiences, hand-building, creative workshops, seasonal activities and an evolving programme of special events.
Creativity at The Potteries is also about wellbeing. Our approach brings together creative, sensory, somatic and holistic experiences designed to encourage connection, confidence, relaxation and emotional wellbeing. There is no pressure to be artistic – visitors can simply come as they are.
Families are at the heart of what we do, from babies and toddlers through to teenagers, parents and grandparents. Our programme includes The Nurtured Nest Montessori & Somatic Play, home-education activities, story and pottery experiences, children’s workshops, parties and school-holiday events.
For adults, our programme includes Wellness Wednesdays, relaxed creative gatherings, late-night pottery, wellbeing experiences and specialist workshops – creating opportunities to make, unwind and reconnect.
We welcome children’s and adult parties, family celebrations, community groups, schools, SEND groups, care settings, home-education families and corporate team-building. Where travelling to us is difficult, selected creative and sensory workshops can also be delivered within a group’s own venue.
Our café gives our visitors somewhere to pause, meet, eat and enjoy the experience without rushing. At The Potteries, the finished creation matters – but the memories and connections made while creating it matter just as much.
