Clay Studios Botany

Clay Studios Botany is a working pottery studio where families can get their hands properly dirty — shaping clay on the wheel, hand-building their own pieces, or painting ceramic ornaments and dinnerware in a two-hour session. One-off workshops run most Friday nights and Saturday afternoons and evenings, so there's no need to sign up for a full term to get a feel for the place.

For families ready to go deeper, term-based throwing courses run over eight weeks, and a four-week course focuses on making a tea and coffee set. School holiday workshops give children a structured clay session to look forward to, and the studio also takes private children's celebration bookings — a hands-on alternative to the usual party format.

Serious makers can explore membership, which includes 24-hour studio access, wheel and hand-building areas, and studio glazes. A firing service is also available for pieces made elsewhere, covering bisque, glaze, and clear glaze firing for mid-fire clay.