Wild Pottery Discount Packages

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Wild Pottery Courses: Three discount packages in 2026

Pottery packages are available for courses scheduled on consecutive weekends in May, July, August.
Choose the package with your preferred course combination, and enjoy a fuller immersion in Wild Pottery.
Take advantage of onsite accommodation options and time between courses (3 or 4 days) to explore the local area of East Sussex, full of cultural highlights and beautiful countryside, or just relax at the woodland venue.

Please note that Wild Pottery Packages are available only for these date combinations:

1. May Package 
Black Reduction (May 23/24) PLUS Earth Pigments (May 28-30 incl)
£590 (save £60)

2. July Package
Smoke Cloud (July 18/19) PLUS Black Reduction (July 24/25)
£530 (save £50)

3. August/Sept Package
Smoke Cloud (Aug 29/30) PLUS Earth Pigments (Sept 3-5 incl)
£590 (save £60)

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Wild Pottery: Smoke Cloud
Two-day course covering details about digging wild clay, including how to find it in the landscape. We go into depth on the technicals of how to prep the clay, making it strong enough to survive an open fire. Simple handbuilding techniques to make your pots. Recommended as a foundation for the other courses.

Wild Pottery: Black Reduction
Two-day course with time to develop your handbuilding skills. You’ll learn a firing technique to create black pots, which is a development of the firing we do on the Smoke Cloud course.

Wild Pottery: Earth Pigments
Three-day course introducing earth pigments for you to decorate your pots. We’ll build a clamp kiln to fire them in, which burns over a 24-hour period.

Any questions? please have a look at the FAQ page 

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