Visiting the Pottery

You will always receive a warm welcome at the pottery. We are open:

The Pottery & Octagon
Opening Hours

Monday to Friday
9am to 5pm

Saturdays
10am to 4pm

Sundays
11am to 4pm

See the potters at work
Monday - Thursday

Tucked away in a beautiful Warwickshire valley, the thirty craftsmen and women who produce our world famous flowerpots enjoy one of the most enviable working environments in all Britain.

It is an environment we want to share and we welcome many visitors from near and far. We can promise you that it is worth the journey as it is the only place where you can see our full range (even more than on our website).

The Octagon
at Whichford Pottery

The Octagon is the home of Whichford Crockery, our new collection of hand-thrown table and cookware, designed by Adam Keeling. The work of other world class potters, including Jim and Dominique Keeling, John Jelfs, David Garland and Andrew Mcgarva, makes for an even more sumptuous array of useful and stylish pottery to give, use and enjoy in the home.

Visitors will also find an ambitious array of individually made things, including hand-forged stainless steel gardening tools, luxurious mohair woollen walking socks gathered from organically reared Devonshire goats, designer textiles from the Galloway Hills, earthenware vases with rich forms and textures.......and lots more!

Click here to find out more about The Octagon

Be Inspired by our Seasonal Plantings

Our Courtyard Garden, masterminded by our Head Gardener, Harriet Rycroft, will inspire you with new ideas. From cutting-edge contemporary through to sumptuous traditional plantings, we will show you the way.

Working Pottery

But above all, we are a working pottery, so come and chat to our potters (Monday to Thursday) and see how these pots are made and decorated. Every week, 6 tonnes of raw clay are turned into 600 handmade flowerpots by a specialist team of craftsmen and women. We are passionate about keeping traditional potting skills alive and our collection of skills is unique in Europe.

How to find us

We are mid-way between the market towns of Chipping Norton and Shipston-on-Stour. The Pottery is signposted off the A3400, approximately 4 miles south of Shipston-on-Stour. It is also signposted off the A3400 in the village of Long Compton.