In this 45 minute heritage craft workshop, Jessica will be teaching participants how to create their own air dry clay bowl, complete with decorations that you can then take home, and once dried, paint and decorate with your own paints!
You will get a chance to try out lots of different mark making tools to make your bowl your own.
Jess has led this workshop in many venues across West Yorkshire, as well as Germany.
Participants will be shown the correct methods of kneading the clay, how to make a bowl and how to create decorations to add to the bowl. This workshop is suitable for all ages with parent supervision.
There will be four sessions running through the day, each lasting approximately 45 minutes.
Places are limited to 8 spaces per session. We recommend reserving a space, please contact Cliffe Castle on 01535 618231 or email cliffe.castle@bradford.gov.uk
Christmas Opening Times
24 December – Early close at 2.00pm
25 & 26 December – Closed
27 – 30 December normal opening hours apply
31 December – Early close at 2:00pm
1 & 2 January – Closed
3 January Normal opening resumes
Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 4pm
Saturday – Sunday: 11am – 4pm
All Bank Holiday Opening Times: 11:00 – 4:00 except Bolling Hall
All sites closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday
There is a small amount of free parking on Spring Gardens Lane and within the museum car park. Please note this allows for 3 hours parking, with no return within 2 hours. These parking places are managed by Bradford Council Parking Services.
There are two Blue Badge parking spaces down the slope from the museum car park which are offered on a first come first served basis. The gates to these car park spaces close at 4.30pm”
Approximately 12-25 minutes walk from the railway station, 6-15 minutes walk from the bus station. Buses (for example Bradford to Skipton) pass the lower main gates. The 903 bus service operates from Keighley Bus Station and serves Cliffe Castle on a limited basis.
1 February 2026 11:00 am – 1 February 2026 4:00 pm
14 December 2025 12:30 pm – 14 December 2025 3:30 pm
25 January 2026 1:00 pm – 25 January 2026 3:30 pm
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