Name: Rachel Byass Ceramics
Rating: 5.0

Rachel Byass Ceramics

The Firs, 17 Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4JA, England

1-90 Years

Paid

Description

Rachel Byass Ceramics, formerly known as Fired Art Designs, is a creative pottery studio in Pontefract, UK. It offers a welcoming space where visitors of all ages can explore pottery making and painting, from learning advanced techniques to enjoying fun, creative sessions. Whether you’re looking for a personal skill-building course or a relaxed family activity, the studio has something for everyone.

The studio features one-to-one wheel courses with expert guidance from Rachel, who has over 30 years of experience. Guests can also enjoy painting their own pottery, with unique handmade stoneware pieces available to decorate. For families, there are options to capture baby hand and foot prints in clay or on pottery, making lasting keepsakes.

Prices vary depending on the activity: one-to-one wheel courses range from £300 to £600, paint-your-own pottery is £5 on weekends and £10 midweek/holidays, and baby prints range from £6 to £90. Party packages are also available, starting at £15 per child, with options for wheel parties, pottery painting, and themed clay activities.

Overall, Rachel Byass Ceramics is a great destination for both serious learners and families wanting a fun, creative outing. The mix of expert tuition, hands-on pottery activities, and unique keepsake options make it a memorable experience. It’s a place where you can learn, create, and celebrate while enjoying a warm and creative atmosphere.

Features

Paid
Host birthday parties: Yes

Features

Full Day One to one Wheel course: Rachel has been teaching the wheel for 30 years and is an advanced potter. The wheel is a real passion but one of the most difficult techniques to learn proficiently. This training is ONE to ONE, not in a group class. You will receive personalised individual teaching to give you the skills you require to become efficient on the wheel. Ideal for someone who is wanting to start their own pottery production. Occasionally this procedure may benefit a couple (business partners, etc) so rather than have separate teaching, we can combine the day to include both people. This however incurs another separate charge, so two people for one to one training will be £600 (£300 each)
Paint Your Own Pottery: Come along and have some fun being creative. Painting pottery is a great way to spend some time with friends and family and a great way to make gift at the same time. We have lots of handmade and hand thrown stoneware why not try your hand at glaze combinations and your pot will then be able to go into your domestic oven to cook with once it has been fired in our kiln twice to 1260 degrees.
Baby Hand & Foot Prints: There is nothing quite so special as having a little one come into your lives. Why not capture that little impression forever on china or in clay. We have lots of shapes to choose from to put your little one's hands on, from as little as 14 days old to adults. Choose from Mugs, Plates, Bowls, Christmas Baubles and more.

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Price

Price: Paid

Price Details

Full Day One to one Wheel course: £300.00 - £600.00
Paint Your Own Pottery (weekends): £5.00
Paint Your Own Pottery (Mid week / holiday): £10.00
Baby Hand & Foot Prints: £6 to £90

Pricing URL: https://www.rachelbyassceramics.co.uk/

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: Yes

Birthday Party Details

Studio pottery painting or wheel birthday parties
Why not celebrate your special day at Rachel Byass Ceramics studio in Pontefract. Children's birthday parties. we can seat up to 16 people at one time. Why not book a Paint & PIZZA PARTY and have the food shipped in making it easy for your self. We ask n booking that the party person picks which package they want and then the tables are set up ahead of time so you have a full 2 hours to enjoy your party. we offer a complimentary birthday plate with the birthday child's hand print and all their guests fingerprints and names, or a clay print. Pottery will be packed and ready to collect 1-2 weeks after the party for the host to distribute to their party guests.

Package 1: Take out party kits budget your own party at home
Package 2: 8 to 16 children £18 a head
Package 3: Paint your own pottery - 8 to 16 guests £15 a head 2 hours
Package 4: Wheel Party - £250 for 1 to 5 children age 8 or above duration of party up to 2 hours saving £20 a head (£100)
Package 5: Wheel party for 6 to 10 guests £60 a head (SAVING £30 A HEAD)
Package 6: Hand build a Sugar Skull with the help of a template - 8 to 16 children £15 a head

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Saturday/Sunday: 10.am - 4.30 pm

Address: The Firs, 17 Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4JA, England

Post Code: WF8 4JA

Council: Wakefield

County: West Yorkshire

Directions from the M62: It is advisable to print these directions out as Sat Navs will send you to the nursing home. Exit the M62 at Junction 32 (the Xscape junction) take third turning off heading towards Pontefract town centre on the A639 this is approximate 1 mile from the studio. You will pass the race track on the right. You will come to a roundabout with Halfords and McDonalds on the left. Carry straight on till you get to a set of traffic lights. As you go through the lights you will pass the Toyota garage on the right and a small parade of shops on the left:-butchers, florist and Haribo sweet shop. Carry on until you reach the two roundabouts you will see Ponti pets on that roundabout follow the signs for Barnsley / Ackworth straight across. Travel 500 yards and take the first turning to the right directly after the pelican crossing this is Mill Hill lane. (note its opposite button park and brown and green vets. Go up the hill until you reach the one way bit on the right so you Falk left and go into the gate that says the pottery on it opposite the uplands apartments. its a big white Victorian house with a old mill attached to it this is the pottery which is 200 years old. It was a old mill at one time. The car park has room for 6 cars. If its full park anywhere on the road coming up.
From the A1: Take the Barnsdale Bar exit off the Al onto the A639 travel approximately 6 miles into Pontefract. As you are nearing the studio you will see the Carlton pub on the right and the garage on the left, travel approximately another 1/2 a mile going past Churchill house on the right. Take the next turning on the left directly before the pelican crossing. Go straight up Mill Hill lane and fork to the left into the pottery car park it says the pottery on the gate.