Cornwall: May 2026

POTTERY, PROCESS, LANDSCAPE, GARDENS, ARCHITECTURE

Price: 22750 DKK
Age: 18+
Length: 10 days
Languages: English, Danish, Japanese
Next departures: 08.MAY.2026 / 07.MAY.2027 / Spring 2028

Tour Description: For travelers interested in English ceramics, and crafts generally, this is a really fantastic tour. It’s also a chance to experience urban and rural England, and encounter the hospitality and generosity of people in Cornwall. We'll visit artists in their studios making pottery, textiles, and other crafts, and have a chance to talk to them in person. You’ll eat some fantastic meals, from convenience store offerings on the go, to Michelin Star restaurants in the evenings, if you choose. The Cornish lanes and landscapes will be in full bloom of late Spring and early Summer. We’ll travel by dedicated coach with plenty of room for ourselves, our baggage, and any incidental or major purchases. If you’re interested in finding a special way to see and experience Cornwall from a unique perspective, we think you’ll have a fantastic time on this tour, as there is so much to do and see. Your guide speaks English, Danish, and Japanese, and has a lot of experience leading ceramic tours. It’s easy to have a great time and many people build lasting friendships with other travelers. At the end of the trip we’ll have a shared evening together to remember all the fantastic experiences that we’ve had.

Read more details about our terms and conditions here: Terms and Conditions

  • This tour includes round trip airfare from CPH to destination, all lodging, train transportation, breakfasts, three dinners, a Japanese, Danish, and English speaking guide, entrance fees to museums and attractions on the program, and online support prior to departure.

  • This trip includes a flight ticket from Copenhagen to Japan. Traveling from another part of the world? -6000dkk if you arrange your own ticket.

  • We stay in many different types of places: small and large hotels, minshuku, ryokan, airbnb, bed and breakfast. This trip includes double lodging throughout the adventure. If you're traveling with a friend or partner, great. Otherwise, it's easy to be roommates with someone else on the tour If you'd like a single room, there's an additional fee of +4800dkk.

  • All breakfasts and three evening meals are included in the price of the trip. Lunches you pay for by travelers, and we generally eat light and on the go to save time for our curiosity. The first, middle, and last evenings we have a collective dinner, where we have a chance to have introductions, updates, and evaluation of the trip.

  • The guide speaks English, Danish, and Japanese. Other languages are also welcome. Google and other translator programs make it possible to navigate many situations in Japan when necessary, and facilitate individual exploration.

  • Transportation between the main destinations of the tour, for example from Tokyo to Kyoto via Shinkansen, are included in the tour. Travel in the local areas, for example Kyoto itself, is paid for by the individual traveler. To facilitate this, the tour will provide each traveler a card for which they can add funds to, which can be used on the local transport systems. You can also pay for taxis and in shops using these cards. Please return the transport cards to the guide at the end of the trip.

  • All entrance fees to activities listed on the program will be paid for by the tour. This includes museums, galleries, artist workshops, special exhibitions, etc. See the detailed tour program for an overview.

  • Before and after our adventure together, we're happy to provide online support and information for our travelers. If you're in Japan on a tour already, please speak with your guide about details and information.

  • If you're going on this trip, you need to be responsible for your passport, visas, travel insurance, vaccinations, and any additional expense not specifically mentioned in the included on this tour section.

  • Travelers need to have a valid passport with more than six months to expiry on arrival in Japan. If the destination requires a visa, you're also responsible for making certain that you obtain this in good time prior to departure. Please provide a copy of your passport so that we can be sure that we get the spelling of your name correct for flight, train, and hotel reservations.

  • Travel insurance is required for participation on Ceramic Adventures Travel. As each person is different, it's important to check with your insurance provider to make certain that you have appropriate coverage for the destination that you're traveling too.

  • Each person is different, and it is important to check with your personal physician about vaccinations that they recommend and can provide.

  • Additional costs and expenses on the trip need to be paid by the travelers themselves. This can include non-covered meals, snacks, transportation, purchases of pottery and other craft items, and services at hotels, as well as shipping of items to our final destination, airport, or home address.

Expect the Unexpected!

We travel in small, personal groups, and travel primarily by foot, taxi, trains. You’ll quickly see what a fun and interesting place Japan is! Everything is arranged so that you’ll have a fantastic time, and learn a lot about British ceramics, potters, and a whole lot more. On this trip, we’ll have a special focus on visiting potters, studios, gardens, and national parks like Dartmoor and Exmoor. And…you’ll also have a chance to experience Cornwall in ways that few other travelers can, because we’re going to some very unique places, which are off the beaten path of “normal” tourism in the Western tip of England. The days are designed so that we’ve got group activities part of the days, and then you’ve got time for what you’d like to do the rest of the day. Doing things together is really important, and having time to yourself for personal exploration even more so!

CORNWALL: Looking deeper into Pottery traditions, landscapes, gardens, and architecture.

On this trip, we’ll visit a broad range of studios, workshops, galleries, shops, and museums. We’ll land in Bristol, and then travel to our lodgings in Devon. We’ll have a chance to visit the studios of Nic Collins and Clive Bowen, as well as other potters in the area. We’ll have a chance to visit Dartington Hall, an interesting historical, architectural building with a significant social legacy and garden. Nearby is Dartmoor National Park, filled with neolithic monuments and historical legacies. Moving west, we’ll stop for lunch in Plymouth, and then continue on to St. Ives, where we’ll stay for three nights. Our first day there we’ll visit the Leach Pottery, and also visit John Bedding at St. Ives Ceramics, and then have dinner together in the evening. Everything is walking distance in St. Ives, and the following day travelers can choose to structure their own day, visiting perhaps the Barbra Hepworth Museum or the Tate St. Ives. Our third day there, we’ll use the bus to explore the potters living in the area surrounding the town. Don’t forget to have some Cornish Pasties along for the ride! Moving back towards Bristol, we’re invited to visit Sandy Brown at her studio, Lynmouth Pottery nearby, and will want to stop at Valley of the Rocks and Exmoor National park. Moving onto Bath, we’ll look at pottery collectives and galleries, learning about the history of one of the best preserved Roman sites in England. On the last evening, we have dinner together, to compare and remember all the different experiences that we’ve had.