bendigo pottery

It was interesting but the pottery was very expensive and the seconds were only very slightly cheaper. The antiques market was fascinating and some of the smaller shops were great. Worth a quick visit.

Very disappointed we enjoyed a visit many years ago but found it had gone very commercial and was not interesting at all

Travelling north from Bendigo towards Echuca, and having called in at Lake Weeroona and the Botanic Gardens, in a few kilometres you reach the Bendigo Pottery. There are guided tours, the opportunity to create your own masterpiece (and have it fired), or just wandering/shopping in the historic precinct. There is a cafe and also an outisde picnic area with a playground.

quite interesting and especially liked the antique market at the back. you could also have a pottery class. lots of pottery bargains too.

My hubby and I have visited on a few occasions. Very expensive but nice. We always browse through the antiques stores. We found two things we have been searching for. Fantastic area, easy to walk around without being too cluttered.

My wife and I actually came to Bendigo to see and tour this well known attraction and we were sorely disappointed. There was no demonstrations or information on how the pottery is formed or made. No demonstrations, no workshop viewing, the best that was offered was a turn on the potters wheel (at a cost).It was a retail store full of old fashioned pottery, the best thing there were the old Kilns and that is the only reason I give it 2 stars. Save your time and petrol and visit one of the other attractions.

A must when visiting Bendigo - free entry, kids catered for with clay activities at reasonable prices. My grandchildren love to visit the pottery and make clay products or create a plate and have it fired.

My 7 year old has been desperately waiting to be old enough to do the pottery wheel class so last week we travelled to Bendigo for a couple of days and booked in for her and her sister to do the class. Graham the potter was very helpful and able to converse with both adult and child students. The girls produced a bowl and a mug/vase which will be fired glazed and sent to us via post. The cost of the pottery class is $15 per person and to get your pottery piece fired was another $12 (I think) plus postage. They also have plate painting class in which you get to paint a plate which is then fired and posted to you (you can collect it if you live nearby), My kids did this 2 years ago and are still eating their dinner off their plates. If the kids are too young for these activites you can purchse a clay kit ( a lunch container with a lump of clay) and they can create whatever their heart desires using the tools and biscuit cutters provided at the play tables.There is a cafe and an antiques section where you can browse to your hearts content. The pottery section has a good range of pottery for sale. There are also galleries where artisans sell there own work. It is worth setting aside a couple of hours for a visit. Entry is free, but there is a fee for classes or the museum section.

Thought we would be able to see a potter making something on the wheel, however there were only classes for children, 6 kids at a time. I loosely call them "classes" as the potter wheeled himself on a stool, from each childs disaster to disaster fixing up the messes they had made. Very disappointed, this place is only a glorified gift shop. Nothing to see, no descriptive presentations or even a film to watch describing the firing process or glazing etc. The lady at the counter didn't seem to know of anything we could watch apart from the childrens classes. We had a better time at the back of the building at a vintage and collectables market, which was very much like a Ballarat Mill Market set-up, with many different stall holders selling old items gleaned from op shops and marking up the prices I would say. Bendigo Pottery wasn't worth the petrol to get there.

Only a short way out of the city, it's easy to find. The staff are pleasant and if you are lucky, one of the potters might be throwing a pot on the wheel. Lots to see, and the prices of the pieces are reasonable.

Take a tour, paint a pot or throw your own.View the offering in the shop/pottery gallery.Visit the interactive gallery - charge applies.A small cafe is on site.

My daughter did a pottery lesson with Graham and really enjoyed it! He is an amazing potter. The service here is very good and there is lot's of different types of pottery to buy at varying prices. The antique shop there is full of antiques you can easily spend a whole day here looking at both the antiques and the pottery.

I enjoyed my day at bendigo pottery there are lots of little artisan shops that specialise in lots of different goods and antique wares etc. But my favourite thing was watching the potter at work on different items very interesting. You can have a go at the wheel yourself. Give it a go .....

If you are looking for something to fill in an hour or so with your 6 year old take them to a pottery class at Bendigo Pottery. the staff are great and Sarah who takes the pottery class was just great with our daughter. Our little girl had so much fun and has a couple of vases to prove it!

We loved looking though all the pottery and picked up some great bargains from the seconds pile. The staff were very helpful and friendly making sure our purchases were well rapped up. Well worth the visit.