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Sea World's summer ceramic workshops at Coalport China Museum (18th June 2013)

Take inspiration from life under water and join in family workshops and activities being staged at Coalport China Museum in Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge during the summer school holidays. The sea worlds themed workshops will take place from Monday to Friday from Monday, 29th July until Friday, 30th August 2013.

On Mondays you can join drop-in workshops to personalise a ceramic mug with brightly coloured fish using on-glaze painting, while on Tuesdays and Wednesdays you can create your own rock pool out of clay. On Thursdays and Fridays take inspiration from life under the water and use your imagination to model your very own sea-creatures.
The summer workshops at Coalport China Museum will be held from 11am until 1pm and 2pm until 4pm; ceramic activities carry an additional fee of £4 per item plus £3 to post your finished piece back to your home after firing.

Open 10am to 5pm Coalport is one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums. A great value Annual Passport Ticket allowing entry into all ten museums, valid for twelve months and unlimited return visits, costs £24 per adult, £19 for the 60 plus, £15.25 for students and children and £65 for a family of two adults and all their children aged up to 18 years in full time education (terms and conditions apply); under 5s free. Activities may vary and a Museum ticket is required to take part. Individual museum entry tickets are also available.

For further information, contact the Ironbridge Tourist Information Centre on Tel: 01952 433 424 or visit http://www.ironbridge.org.uk/.  The Gorge is easily reached via the M6 and M54 motorways exiting at Telford (M54 junction 4 or 6).

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