The Potthouse Collective

The Potthouse Collective We are a Cheltenham based, not-for-profit Pottery Studio & Artist Space offering pottery classes, independent pottery and memberships!

For more info about what we do or to sign up for our newsletter please head to our website at www.thepotthouse.co.uk!

10/06/2026

We are incredibly proud to share that we have been working with .arnett (in collaboration with ) to create 1000 ceramic ‘Seed Tokens’ as part of her incredible Macmillan Cancer Support Nascent Garden at the upcoming Badminton Show!

In this behind-the-scenes sneak preview you get to see parts of the process we took to hand-make every single token - so far taking 3 days to make 1000 tokens!

These tactile tokens will head to the kilns next before they become part of the beautiful garden designed by .arnett - you will have to head along to RHS Badminton in July (8th-12th) if you want to see the final result!

We have always been and will continue to be proud supporters of and we hope these tokens will go a long way to raising further awareness and support for their charity! 💚

07/06/2026

Does this sound familiar?

“I’m not creative.”
“I can’t paint or draw.”
“My art teacher told me I was terrible.”
“I’ve never touched clay before.”

We hear these things in every class. And then watch our students flourish…YOU can do it too!

All of these beautiful pieces were made on our 6-Week Beginners Hand-Building Course. Most of these potters were complete beginners who had never done pottery. They arrived with their preconceptions and their fear and emerged having made truly beautiful work.

“Did I really make that?”

Yes you did. And the beauty of pottery is that, with the right guidance and support, anyone can do it.

So don’t let your fears stop you - you deserve so much more!

Our Autumn batch of 6-Week courses will be going live for booking this Friday (keep your eyes peeled for more details coming soon!)

We can’t wait to meet you!

04/06/2026

Last night we had the pleasure of hosting members of the Chief Engineers Office from for a private pottery class! ✈️

When your work involves lots of deep thinking and calculating there’s nothing quite like getting stuck in some clay to give your mind a break! Everyone did such a good job - just look at the range of designs and colours!

After enjoying their class everyone got to enjoy delicious food and drinks from (the lovely venue!) before enjoying a lucky window of sunshine outside~!

Thank you so much for being such a lovely group to teach! (Especially to the many of you visiting us all the way from the States! 🇺🇸)

31/05/2026

Last weekend we had the absolute pleasure of making another trip over to Hereford to visit the wonderful Studio for a day of Raku!

Led by the talented and knowledgeable dream team (.makes and .b_ceramics) it was an incredible day of learning all about the Raku process including different techniques and the ever important health and safety steps!

We also had the pleasure of meeting the lovely Adam, founder of (whose beautiful colourful pots are featured here - thank you Adam!)

A huge thank you to for another amazing day of clay, fire, laughter and delicious snacks~! 🔥

29/05/2026

A very Happy Sunny Friday to you all~! ☀️

For us Friday usually means it’s time for Beginners Throwing classes! When our lovely beginner potters arrive for this class they often feel a combination of excitement and a little bit of nerves - perfectly normal when trying something completely new!

Those nerves soon disappear when they realise they are in good company (surrounded by beginners!) with a supportive teacher (who makes things fun!) with plenty of time for attention (being only one of six students!)

If you fancy coming for a throw our summer classes are available to book now~!

Busy this summer? Our September classes might be coming very soon… 👀

26/05/2026

Anyone else feeling hot? 🥵

It’s amazing the difference a couple of days make! We had a good old chuckle looking at the difference in outfit from loading to unloading - winter boots and a fur-lined coat to dungaree shorts and sandals!

Of course that’s nowhere near as impressive as the gorgeous work that came out of this glaze firing! Lots and lots of ceramics from our independent potters as well as work from throwing classes and our recently finished 6-Week Beginners Hand-Building Course!

What kind of pottery would you want to add to the kiln?

23/05/2026

We’re back this Sunday (May 24th) for the Suffolks Market~! ()

We have yet another incredible line up of new independent potters displaying their beautiful ceramics for you to browse!

This stand will feature the work of Emma (.by.emma), Ewan and Wendy ()!

As promised this year, every Potthouse Collective stand will be completely different so you need to find us at every market if you don’t want to miss out!

(As if we need to give you any more excuses for coming out and enjoying the good weather this weekend! 😉)

The market will be on from 11am - 4pm and will take place on the Suffolk Parade!

20/05/2026

Is it TIME to admire these beautiful clocks?

Yes. Yes it is.

These gorgeous clocks are the result of our ‘Daylight Savings Clock Class’ - a special class that we only hold when the clocks are going forwards or backwards!

This isn’t just because we love a good pun (we do!) but also because these clocks take a deceptively high amount of work to fire, glaze and fit with their mechanisms!

Of course the efforts are worthwhile when we get to see these beautiful results - want to get on the next clock class? You better keep an eye out this Autumn! ⏰

We are incredibly excited to announce our next Masterclass workshop led by Professional Potter Kath Cooper! ()Over this ...
18/05/2026

We are incredibly excited to announce our next Masterclass workshop led by Professional Potter Kath Cooper! ()

Over this one-day workshop you will be taught how to create your own beautiful Bottle Vase using slab, coil and pinch-pot techniques before creating an intricate design through carving, impressing, slip and resist decoration!

This masterclass is aimed at ‘Level-Up’ Hand-Builders: potters with a bit of hand-building experience who are ready to expand their skillset!

Date: Saturday August 22nd
Time: 10:00-16:00 (10AM - 4PM)

This wonderful workshop is available to….
✨ BOOK NOW~! ✨

Head to our website (www.thepotthouse.co.uk - link in bio!) to grab your slot~!



We are a not-for-profit Pottery Studio (CIC) based in Cheltenham - we exist for our community! ❤️

12/05/2026

Join us for a re-stock and a little look at some of the selection of glazes we provide in the studio for our potters to use~!

We promise this isn’t sponsored by (though we would certainly be open for a chat if you’d like to support a not-for-profit pottery studio guys! 😉) - while we also have a large range of dipping glazes and other brands of brush-on in the studio we love seeing the creative combinations our potters achieve with these glazes!

What colour would you choose first? Any favourite combinations you’d like to share? Let us know in the comments~!

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Unit 2, Crooks Industrial Estate, Croft St
Cheltenham
GL530ED

Opening Hours

Tuesday 2pm - 9pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 2pm - 9pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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