14:30 Potclays Open Day Factory Tour 2025

Join us on a tour of our factory to learn about where our raw materials come from and how they are processed. Our tour will take you right through the manufacturing process, to the end result.

We're offering four timeslot options: 09:30, 11:00, 13:00 or 14:30. Each tour group has a maximum of 15 places. Please join the waitlist if your chosen time is fully booked. If you later find you cannot attend, please let us know so we can release your place to someone else. Please note we can only offer one tour place per person so please do not book multiple slots under the same name - this allows everyone a fair chance of getting a place.

Please visit our website for our What3Words address or SatNav postcode for our front entrance (please note the height restriction).

FOR YOUR SAFETY: We are a working factory - always be aware of moving vehicles and machinery. Please wear suitable footwear: There are a number of steps to negotiate and some areas may be wet/slippery.

Info: We will take a look at our raw material bays and materials warehouse, and watch material being loaded into the blungers. From here the slip is pumped to the 'rough arc' storage tank.

Info: From the 'rough arc', the slip is pumped to the vibratory sifters which remove contaminants. The slip is then transferred to the 'fine arc' storage tank. From here, the slip is pumped to the sliphouse. Watch the team 'drop a press'.

Info: Watch as material is loaded into our 'one of a kind' panmills and blended. Hear the fascinating story of our panmills and their surprising former life. Watch the clay as it is unloaded and sent down chutes leading to the pugmills.

Info: We'll see how the processed clay is transformed into a homogenous rectangular extrusion which is then sliced and bagged ready for sale.