Gladstone Pottery Museum Christmas Fun Day

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We visited Gladstone Pottery museum for their Christmas Fun Day, where John had the opportunity to throw a pot on a potters wheel. This is a small extra cost of £3 in addition to the admission fee and is available year round. John found it to be a really enjoyable experience, which was helped by the staff member there who took the time to help John and guide his hands.

When we went outside, we met a very tall fairy, from the top of a Christmas tree, and some naughty elves. The fairy was very friendly but the elves were trying to give children lumps of coal as Christmas presents! They did stop and pose with George for a Christmas ‘elfie’ though.

After this, we went back inside and had a go at painting some Christmas pottery. Again, this was a small extra cost in addition to the admission fee. How much extra depended on the size of the pot you chose to decorate. John and I chose to decorate some pottery tree decorations that cost £1 each. John had help from a staff member in there and really enjoyed his painting experience.

We looked at some other parts of the museum, and John was allowed to touch some of the items, so he had an idea of what it was we were looking at.

Our final stop was in the Doctor’s House, where we met Santa and Mrs Clause. John had a nice chat with Santa, and he gave both John and George some chocolate.

We had a really enjoyable time and, as we have found on previous occasions, found the staff to be really helpful in trying to make everything as accessible as possible. It is definitely worth a visit.