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Pottery & Prosecco Night
Friday 30th October at 6:30pm This very special night is all about a lovely atmosphere, your best friends and making new ones. Making something lovely out of clay and enjoying a glass of bubbly too Tickets only £30 A Prosecco and pottery night in Builth Wells is a uniquely charming experience, offering a perfect blend of rural tranquility and creative, sparkling fun. Supporting a local business like the Alex Allpress Pottery Schoolin the heart of the town adds a deep sense of community connection to the evening.
Clay Xmas Decorations
Tree TeaLights
Sunday 22nd November at 10am . Fabulous tutor guided pottery class ONLY £25pp / make it your own Christmas Decorations to goive to someone you love or make your house more special. All Inclusive. All Skills bring your friends! Get Creative No pressure
Our Guided Lessons will look after you:
Guided lessons and guided practice are effective because they bridge the gap between complete independence and direct instruction, providing the right amount of scaffolding to build skill and confidence. Reduces Cognitive Overload: Breaking complex material into manageable, structured chunks helps students focus mental energy on understanding content rather than guessing what to do next. Catches Misconceptions Early: Having an instructor present allows for immediate feedback and real-time correction before errors can become deeply ingrained. Builds Long-Term Fluency: Transitioning through the gradual release model ("I do, We do, You do") moves new concepts from short-term memory into permanent, automatic mastery. Boosts Intrinsic Motivation: Experiencing early success under gentle guidance builds the confidence and positive momentum students need to tackle harder, independent tasks later. Accommodates Diverse Learners: Built-in visual cues, structured outlines, and targeted small-group paces help support varying attention needs and skill levels. So give us a call:
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Open To All
ALL ages and skills can come and do our Pottery sessions / lessons . We have taught 3-100 year olds on the wheel and hand building.
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BEST thing to do in Mid Wales, Builth Wells
with over 200 5 STAR reviews and a member of Mid Wales Tourism and VISIT WALES we are a major creative venue and art location in Mid Wales.
Our Services @ The Pottery
What to do in Builth Wells - The Answer is Alex Allpress Pottery - Creative Experiences and so much more . . .
- We Offer: Bespoke Bookings 7 days a week. This can be for mixed ability, from 2-25 people.
- WE offer 2 hour pottery taster, lesson doing hand-building and time on the wheel. Glazing and decorating in British stoneware. ONLY £40pp
- Three hour lesson for 1-25 people starting from £65pp with more time to develop wheel throwing technique on the wheel. (Quotes for large bookings savings)
- Pottery Parties and Hen Dos: Book you party for all ages 4 - 104 and design it yourself: hand building mugs or tea lights with time for 121 throwing on the wheel within your session. WE need numbers and how long you have to quote per person.
- School Bookings - we can teach up to 30 primary pupils and 25 secondary pupils a hand building and or throwing workshop.
- TeamBuilding Bespoke Sessions: Part of your team building can be spent with us in our beautiful welsh stone chapel in the heart of Builth, near hotels, cafes and great welsh countryside and the Wye River.
- Guided Pottery sessions are every month throughout the year and great to come to while on holiday or living here and getting away from things. ours next Guided series is IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP: Make-a-Soup Bowl 24th May @10am Builth Pottery HWB / In June we have Make-a-Tankard 21st June @10am Father’s Day Special Builth Pottery HWB / In July we have Prosecco&Pottery 11th July @ 6:30pm Builth Pottery HWB
- Pottery Courses: we now offer 3 very popular pottery courses offering more freedom and creative tutoring as well as making loads of new friends and finding your hobby family to support your journey: WE hold exhibitions throughout the year of everyone's work and offer HUGE discounts on throwing 121s throughout the year also when you have a membership. Course dates: Summer Exhibition 18th July - 21st August Builth Pottery HWB / AfterSchool Club: 3rd June - 15th July Builth Pottery HWB
Thursday Evenings Course: 4th June - 16th July Builth Pottery HWB
- 121 Respite and Wellness Neurodiverse or HomeSchooling Sessions: If you know a young person who needs some support creating getting back to feeling themselves our pottery 121s could do the trick.
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High Quality Fully Inclusive weekly pottery courses in Hand Building in all clays with many skill abilities across coil, slab and sculptural styles, including mould and using trailers, slips, glazes and stencils. Every week full of new learning possibilities and making lovely NEW friends.
Thursday Evening Pottery Course
Thursdays Term Time
6pm - 7:30pm
Tutor: Alex Allpress BA Ceramics Courses run 5-7 weeks so priced accordingly: Pay in FULL at start of term.
Friday Day Adult Course
Fridays 1:30pm - 3pm
Tutor: Alex Allpress BA Ceramics Courses run 5-7 weeks so priced accordingly: Pay in FULL at start of term.
AfterSchool Pottery Course
Wednesdays from 3:20pm
Tutor: Alex Allpress BA Ceramics Courses run 5-7 weeks so priced accordingly: Pay in FULL at start of term.
Throwing Courses minimum 4p
Do you have 3 friends and want to book a 4 week throwing course bespoke to your needs
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Learn To Throw on the Potters Wheel...
Potter's Wheel Workshops Create and relax in rural tranquility.The Pottery is situated in the Upper Elan Valley in the Radnor Hills amidst the idyllic Wye valley villages and walkways. The perfect environment to unwind, learn a new skill and discover hidden talents. Everybody can do it. there are no mistakes in pottery, just happy accidents and learning experiences!
About us
Hello, We are Alex and Blue Artists and Potters living in beautiful rural mid Wales in the heart of the county of Powys running our pottery studio and school making high quality stoneware and running workshops and lessons in wheel and hand building since 1999
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