Glass blowing course - taster

Did this course with my sister yesterday and still buzzing from it.
Chris and Steve were great (and patient) instructors and kept us laughing all morning.
Didn’t know what kind of thing to expect going into it but I’m so glad I went. We got to make a whole bunch of things, way more than expected and I actually learned things about the process too.
Can’t wait to see my finished pieces, however wonky they may be!
Would definitely go back again for more.

This was a present for my husband and one of the best I have ever given him! This sort of course relies heavily on the instructors, and he came home buzzing and saying how great they were. His glass arrived yesterday and watching his excitement as he open the box and explained how each piece was made was delightful. 5 stars isn’t enough, this was well beyond excellent. We are trying to think of all the other people that we want to give this too now, it’s too good to leave! Thank you Steve and Chris

I can honestly say.. the whole morning was better than I had thought it would be in everyway!

The venue is set in a beautiful little farm shop, we got to make 5 pieces.. when I thought we would make 1 or 2.. and the staff were both very welcoming, helpful, patient and amazing !

The pieces we got to make were a small vase, a longer vase, a coloured vase and 2 coloured paperweights.. I use the term 'vase' loosely.. mine wasn't very good haha - however this didn't take away from how fun the event was !

I would 100% recommend this and wish the team at Chew Valley Handmade Glass the best for the future ! I will hopefully be back soon ! :D !

My boyfriend and I did the glass blowing workshop and it was amazing! We made 4 pieces each and felt like we really got to improve as the day went along. Angie and Chris are both lovely and very helpful. Would 100% recommend! Thanks :)

Thia was the most amazing morning. Angie is so lovely and Steve and Chris are the most amazing, knowledgeable, supportive and patient teachers. This was something ive wanted to do for a long time and it didn't disappoint!
It really was brilliant, thank you so much!

Steve, Chris, and Angie are an amazing team - professional, talented, accomplished, and charming.
And this taster course is an outstanding experience - hands'on, fun, safe, informative, and creative!!

Gifted this course to my husband (I have a bit of experience already and was allowed to observe), who had a brilliant time. The instruction, care, and attention you get from Steve and Chris is world-class. So much information, so many techniques, and the many items that students get to create during this 1/2 day taster is simply awesome!!

We highly recommend this experience and this team of highly creative professionals. Thank you, guys!

What a great day. A very relaxed & friendly environment with lots of help & guidance. Learned much more about the process than expected & made a variety of pieces. Thoroughly recommended

This course is absolutely brilliant. Angie, Steve and Chris are so welcoming and they really put you at ease straight away. The course itself was superb, loads of hands on and we made lots of glasswork to keep as a mementos of a great day.
Steve and Chris are incredibly patient and great teachers. Their skills are second to none and they passed on this knowledge and I definitely improved as the course went on (who knew I could make a glass swan!) it was really good fun, informative and safe.
I would strongly recommend the course to anyone of any ability, it is so good and Steve and Chris will guide you all the way. Thank you for an absolutely excellent time.

So much fun! Angie was so friendly and welcoming and Steve and Chris are clearly experts at what they do and really excellent teachers. In just 3 hours we felt like we learned and improved so much, and as soon as we left we were already discussing coming back for another session. Great value for money considering the quality of hands-on teaching and the number of pieces we made, definitely recommend!

What a great day! This is such good fun and we got to make some really amazing pieces. I can't recommend it enough.

Glass blowing is something I have always wanted to try so when my friend gifted me a voucher I found this place and booked for the half day taster course for a few of us. I thought after training and demo we might make 2 pieces but I was pleasantly surprised to find that even with 4 of us it was so well organised that we got to make more and try far more techniques than I thought we would.
We had the finished products sent to us.

Booking, the day and receiving the items was all easy and seamless. Angie was very welcoming and Steve and Chris were very patient and made the day highly enjoyable. Would definitely recommend!

This course was fantastic! The guys there were so knowledgable, friendly, engaging and experienced. They guided us and enabled us to make some great items from glass. They made the experience interesting and fun and made sure we were safe and gave clear instructions which were easy to follow. We all enjoyed our morning there immensely and I would totally recomend this experience. We got loads out of it and was totally worth the price we paid.

We had a late availability course with Steve and Angie, both myself a my wife thoroughly enjoyed the session. We made numerous items, some of which vaguely resembled the models we were copying.
Even with the heat and closeness to the hot glass, we felt safe and that everything was in control.
Would definitely recommend this for people that want to have a 'proper' experience!!!

Highly recommend this taster session. The guys at Chew Valley Handmade Glass are extremely knowledgeable and personable. I might even head back for the intensive 1-2-1 session.

Bought as a gift for my partner, who loved it.

Due to COVID, the only bit he couldn't do was blowing into the pipe - but that's a really minor part, so didn't detract from the experience.

He brought home 5 pieces (which seems a lot more than other courses offer). Highly recommended!

I really enjoyed my morning with Steve and Chris. i made a small vase, bowl, single rose vase and 2 Swans...

I was given the course by my girlfriend and I was very glad to have done this course. I have no doubt I will go back again sometime and do the full day.

We thoroughly enjoyed our half day glass blowing for 2 with Chew Valley glass. Steve and Chris were very friendly and accommodating, and did a great job in guiding us through the steps of glass blowing. We were given a choice over what item we made and a lot of freedom in the making process, all under the close guidance of Steve and Chris. It was a fantastic experience and we came away with a selection of very impressive items. Highly recommended.