Valley View News
A New Chapter at The Pot Place
Exciting news from Valley View HQ.
The PotPlace is welcoming a brand-new Kilncare IKON V80 kiln! This top-spec, professional-grade kiln offers precision, reliability, and ease of use for potters of all levels.
The PotPlace has long been a creative hub. Now, with this powerful new kiln, we’re opening the doors wider — inviting new potters, experienced sculptors and throwers, and class hosts to join us in shaping the next chapter.
CAMPING OR GLAMPING?
Glamping offers all of the outdoor excitement of a holiday under canvas – but without any of the inconvenience.
Try a glamping holiday at Valley View HQ and enjoy a luxurious alternative to a traditional camping holiday.
Landscape Painting
Have a Go – Landscape Painting with Ruth Bateman
We are very pleased to welcome Ruth Bateman to the Valley View team.
Ruth offers expressive and immersive landscape painting experiences. Come and experience an artistic discovery like no other! Whatever your ability, these bespoke painting experiences will help you find your own artistic voice.
GUIDED FOSSIL WALKS
Our fossil-hunting guide, Mike Sale, is available to assist you in finding your own fossils. He will outline the geology, fossil formation and other local features during your walk, and also be on hand to help identify your discoveries.
Price: £55.00 for groups of up to 3; £15 per additional person by prior arrangement.
Build a Bird Box
A course for all the family. Learn how to make a bird box to take away and site in your own garden, ready for the nesting season. We can also make owl, bat and hedgehog boxes to suit your requirements.
Goats Needed
Calling all farmers and small-holders near Uplyme.
I need some hungry goats to come and stay at Valley View HQ and eat up the bracken on my land. If you have some goats who are partial to bracken and would enjoy a change of scenery and some free grazing – please call Jill Swainson on 07802 539752 or send me an email at jill@valleyviewhq.co.uk to discuss the details.
Percy, a great friend of Thomas the Tank Engine has arrived at Valley View HQ...
…and has made a new home at Carswell Halt next to our onsite pottery studio and workshop – the Pot Place.
If you visit us soon, be sure to say hello to our latest guest.
Pottery Breaks
Whether you’re a beginner or a happy hobby potter, have fun trying techniques including, slab building, tile making, decorating with textures, slips and glazes.
Classes are relaxed and friendly, and can be tailored to meet your specific requirements/dates.
Golf for Valley View guests
We have negotiated some very special rates for rounds at some of our local golf courses for guests staying with us this summer.
Details are here
More DIY Courses Available
We have extended the range of DIY courses available at Valley View – including Foraging, Garden Building, Making Herbal Remedies and Bushcraft.
Click for more information, prics and booking details.
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PIZZA OVEN
We are pleased to announce the addition of a new wood-fired pizza oven on the terrace for cooking alfresco.
Available for guest use (£20) including seasoned Oak logs and kindling. Additional Oak available (£5 per bag).
For those unfamiliar with the delights of cooking outside in a wood-fired oven, we can offer a short introductory demonstration of the use of the oven, cooking and sampling delicious pizza!
Great fun for the whole family (£50).
Please contact Jill Swainson on 07802 539752 or jillswainsonphotography@gmail.com to arrange a convenient time
Glamping at Valley View
We are very excited to offer glamping at Valley View.
We have two large bell tents that can each sleep up to 4 people. We’ve named the tents Mole and Badger and pitched them in a beautiful part of Valley View next to the orchard.
This will be the perfect staycation experience for the summer – and we aim to welcome our first glamping guests in early August
For more details, please visit our Glamping page here.
DIY Courses at VVHQ
We are pleased to announce that we are now offering DIY courses at VVHQ – open to everyone.
Our courses are:
Learn to make cider
Guided fossil walks
Learn to build a Devon stone wall
Learn to build a bird box
Learn to build a pizza oven
We also welcome suggestions for other DIY courses.
Special Offer
We are currently offering a 10% discount on rental costs for Leys Barn for groups of 4 or more golfers booking golf breaks.
Golf Breaks
Leys Barn at Valley View HQ is a perfect base for a group of up to 8 golfers to take a short break. We’ve put together two packages – a 3-days or 6-days – so you can play a different course each day.
Shared Rental of Pottery Workshop
Is anyone interested in sharing a pottery workshop (The Pot Place) in Uplyme?
It has a kiln, sink, plenty of shelving and workspace.
Please contact me on 07802 539752 or send an email to Jill for further details.