Why go
What makes The Leach Pottery worth considering
Choose a course or shop visit that operates during the rebuild instead of arriving for museum access that the pottery cannot offer in 2026.
Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada founded the pottery in St Ives in 1920, and its ideas shaped studio ceramics worldwide. Current visitors can browse the shop and book learning opportunities while new learning and production spaces operate during redevelopment.
Plan your visit
The useful details
- Best for: Potters, craft shoppers, design travellers, beginners, experienced makers, families using scheduled workshops, course participants, gift buyers, and visitors who can separate current shop or learning access from the closed museum.
- Look for: Browse beginner, improver, advanced, family, and community learning options, buy current work through the shop, or plan a course around the stated 2026 facilities and lunch arrangements.
- What sets it apart: A century-old international ceramics story remains tied to active production, training, courses, makers, and retail in the place where Leach and Hamada established the pottery.
- Address: Higher Stennack, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 2HE
- Before you book: Ordinary shop browsing needs no course ticket. Workshops and multi-day courses have separate dates, skill levels, capacities, and terms. Book through the current learning portal and read the 2026 facility notes before travel.
