Summer Holidays Sorted!

We’re opening every Wednesday - Friday (11am-4pm) for walk-ins and pre-booked Pottery Painting slots from 22nd July! We also have more slots available during the evenings and weekends for fun activities to do over the summer holidays in Bedford. With a brand new café on site (The Dough Batch Bakery), treat yourself to a cake & coffee!

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Introducing The Clay Club

Our brand new Kids Clay Club & Clay Club for adults · Every Thursday

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CANDLE MAKING CLASSES

POTTERY CLASSES

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Our Studio

in Bedford

All of our Workshops are held at our Studio based in Kempston West End, MK43 8RU, for the full address visit ‘Our Studio’ page.

At our studio, we are proud to offer a variety of engaging workshops designed to inspire creativity and foster skill development. We invite you to join us in our welcoming studio environment, but we also understand that convenience is key! That's why we are happy to bring our workshops directly to your home or workplace. Experience the same quality instruction and engaging learning experience in a setting that's most comfortable for you. Let us customise a workshop that fits your needs, wherever you are!

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What we offer at Fire Nest

At Fire Nest we offer a diverse range of hands-on Creative Workshops designed to ignite your imagination and inspire your creativity. With a huge variety of Classes at our Studio based in Bedford, you can try everything from Candle Making Workshops to Pottery Classes with us. Join us to unleash your creativity, discover new talents, and cultivate lasting memories in an inspiring and supportive setting.

Whether you’re looking for a fun activity to do, organising a work social or team building event, hen-do or a birthday party, there is a run and creative workshop perfect for your next gathering.

Our studio is based in Box End, Kempston in Bedfordshire, but we can host our workshops all across the UK so if you’re a venue looking for something a little different or want a private session held at your home, get in touch.

Our workshop packages are perfect for:

  • Team building activities

  • Office away day activities

  • Christmas parties

  • Hen-do activity

  • Private parties

  • Things to do for Birthdays

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Clay Club
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from £30.00
Kids Clay Club
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Kids Clay Club
from £22.00
Dairy Cow Pottery Workshop
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Dairy Cow Pottery Workshop
£34.00 £40.00
Fused Glass Bowl Workshop
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Fused Glass Bowl Workshop
£42.50 £50.00
Silver Ring Making Workshop
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Silver Ring Making Workshop
£63.75 £75.00
Honey Pot Pottery Workshop
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Honey Pot Pottery Workshop
£38.00 £45.00
Ceramic Cottage Houses Workshop
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Ceramic Cottage Houses Workshop
£34.00 £40.00
Tortoise Pottery Workshop
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Tortoise Pottery Workshop
£34.00 £40.00
Chip & Dip Platter Pottery Workshop
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Chip & Dip Platter Pottery Workshop
£34.00 £40.00

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Who we’ve worked with

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🎄✨ CHRISTMAS CLASSES ARE HERE! ✨🎄 Get ready to craft your way into the holiday spirit! We've just launched our magical Christmas workshop lineup: 🌿 Christmas Wreath Making - create the perfect festive doorway welcome 🎁 Christmas Taster Sessions
🏆 We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that we’ve won “Best Pottery Painting and Candle Making Experiences Provider 2025 - Bedfordshire” at The Perfect Gift Awards 2025 by Lux Life! This incredible recognition means the wor
Exciting Partnership with Jigsaw Milton Keynes Centre! We're delighted to announce our new collaboration with Jigsaw at their Milton Keynes centre store! Join us for a series of creative workshops that blend artistic expression with Jigsaw's signatu
Exciting Partnership with Molton Brown Milton Keynes! We're thrilled to announce our new collaboration with @moltonbrown at their Milton Keynes centre store! Join us for a series of creative workshops that blend artistry with luxury wellness. Upcom
Some gorgeous Peacock Bowls coming out of the Kiln recently! In our Peacock Glazing Class, you receive a pre-made stoneware bowl and we teach you the glazing technique to paint glaze onto the bowl to get a peacock glaze effect after firing. How great
Say hello to our brand new Autumn Classes that launched today! 🚀🍂 We have a lot of newbies such as Mushroom-Inspired Mugs Private Pottery Wheel Class for 2, Autumn Leaves Pottery Paint and Sip, Highland Cow Sgraffito Workshop, Coffee Cup Candle Ma
🍂 AUTUMN CLASSES GIVEAWAY 🍂 Our brand new autumn classes launch THIS FRIDAY (27th June) and we’re celebrating with an amazing giveaway! 🏆 **What you can win:** • 2 lucky winners get 2 spaces each on our Mushroom Mugs Pottery Wheel Cl
We ran our first Sheep Pottery Class this afternoon and they’re so cute, the group did so well! 🐑🥹 it’s been a very busy weekend here, today we had a kids pottery painting party, a private candle making class and our sheep pottery class
✨ FREE EXCLUSIVE CORPORATE EVENT ✨ Calling all HR managers, team leaders, and event planners! Experience the magic of creative team-building firsthand at our upcoming FREE taster session. We’re opening our studio in Kempston West End for an