Hands on Pottery

Hands on pottery was a fantastic experience. We had a private session for 4 of us and it was great. Elaine was great at explaining everything and very attentive to us. Nothing was too much trouble. We did this as a family for my 12 year olds birthday and it was a great experience. Thank you Elaine

It was lovely to get back to classes today following the sadly enforced break. This is a wonderful, inclusive, supportive group that has helped myself and my daughter in law through some tough times. My pottery skills are improving! Losing Chris has been a really harsh blow, such a lovely, talented man. We are all with you Elaine xx

I booked onto a throwing course about 6+years ago, and it was brilliant. Elaine and Chris have such a wealth of knowledge and their studio is equipped to do anything you can hope to make with clay. I've been coming back to their classes weekly ever since, and even though I've now got my own wheel, I still pop in for a chit chat while I get inspiration from what other people are making. If you're thinking of trying pottery and you're in Nottingham, I couldn't recommend Hands on Pottery enough.

Absolutely brilliant place me and my partner have been a few times now and Chris and The team are so kind and patient and really good teachers would absolutely recommend to anyone looking at wanting to start doing pottery

I hardly ever leave google reviews, but I thought I'd just pop this one in here. I was really looking forward to booking with these guys, having been given a gift voucher for my birthday. Working at antisocial hours meant that I first contacted them via email. After a few preliminary emails back and forth about booking a slot, I didn't receive any further response confirming my booking. I then emailed a few more times to see whether I could use the voucher, and received no response again. I tried calling a fair few times but no one answered, and I left a message on their Instagram account. Sadly, I wasn't able to go to the shop to enquire, as I live far away, and now my voucher has now expired. I'm quite sad about this as they clearly seem to do some amazing workshops and everyone seems to really enjoy them! I am probably just someone who slipped through the cracks, but I feel like this was quite an unprofessional way of managing enquiries. I'm sad to leave this review but I hope this really was just a one-off!

Reported to trading standards. I contacted Hands On Pottery on 9th November to enquire about booking onto one of their workshops. They confirmed that places were available and I paid £120 to secure a booking. They did not respond for over a week despite me contacting them multiple times to ask them to confirm the booking. When they replied, they said that the workshop was fully booked and they could offer a refund. I have now contacted them 4 times asking for the refund and providing my bank details. They have not issued any refund and are not responding. Hands On Pottery have now had my money for over 3.5 weeks and are non-responsive. I have reported the business to trading standards.

I booked a workshop with Elaine as part of a hen weekend for a group of 9. We had such a great time and Elaine was really nice and a great teacher. We all said afterwards we would love to do it again. We can’t wait to see our final pieces!