The Beginners Pottery Class at Isle of Wight Pottery in Freshwater runs 9.30am to 12.30pm on Saturday 4 July. You try wheel throwing, sculpting and handbuilding in a relaxed session with full instruction, then paint and personalise your pieces. Glazing and firing are included, so you take home finished work rather than raw clay that never sees a kiln.
Freshwater suits a morning class when you want something more focused than a beach hour but less formal than an evening course. The studio on School Green Road welcomes all levels, and the listing notes spaces were available close to the date, which helps if you decide late on a rainy Saturday when the bay looks grey and indoors appeals.
Tickets are £37.50 via isleofwightpottery.com. For more arts and craft workshops on the Isle of Wight, west Wight pottery sessions pair well with a Freshwater Bay walk if the afternoon clears and you want to make a full creative day of it.
