About Clay Club

Wednesday to Fridays, 29 July to 28 August 2026

10 – 11.30am
12.30 – 2pm
2.30 – 4pm

Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the Summer holidays, join our Watts Gallery potter for Clay Club! As a family, get hands on and messy with clay. Wedge, carve, mould, roll, sculpt and create ceramic masterpieces.

Take part in a one-off workshop, or regularly build in Clay Club as part of your families’ creative time together.

Enjoy a different theme each week:

29, 30, 31 July

Create seahorses, turtles, fish, shells or other wonders from under the sea.

5, 6, 7 August

Use leaves and flowers to make impressions into the surface of the flay, making them into beautiful small bowls.

12, 13, 14 August

Experiment with texture, coils and moulds to make decorative tiles or a name sign for your room.

19, 20, 21 August

Learn to make a pot using both pinch and coil techniques, working with the coils to make intricate patterns taking inspiration from the work of Mary Watts.

26, 27, 28 August

Learn how to make a special paint palette of your very own.

Clay available
Your family will have the option to choose from air-dry clay (to take home with you on the day) or terracotta clay (that will need to be fired in our kiln). If you choose terracotta clay for firing, we will contact you when the works are ready for collection. This will take around 4 weeks, weather and other factors depending

Ticket Information

Our workshops are designed for families to enjoy together.

  • Everyone who takes part in the activity needs their own ticket (children and adults).
  • Adults are very welcome to join in and create! If you would like to take part and make your own art work, please book a ticket for yourself.
  • If you are just accompanying your child or helping them, you do not need to buy a ticket.

First time doing clay club with my 2 girls (5 and 12 years old) we all absolutely loved it! Very helpful ladies and very creative, both have said they would like to return. Great little place x

- Visitor of Clay Club