Corris Craft Centre opportunity for other related attractions at the Craft Centre site, for which a charge is made : The Craft Centre has a café called "Y Crochan" (Welsh for 'the cooking pot'). As part of the Centre's 30th Anniversary, a new Welsh food and drink shop was opened adjacent to the café, called "Bwtri Y Crochan" ('the Cooking Pot Larder'). There is a children's play area, next to outdoor seating and picnic tables. All of the Craft Centre Studios open daily from Easter to November, although some are open all year round. Access to the site is free. "Y Crochan café"
Saggar were expected to last for about 40 firings; each potbank made their own in a saggar making workshop. Saggars were made from fireclay, by a "saggar maker" and two assistants: the "framemaker" and the "bottom knocker". The framemaker beat the clay into a sheet on a metal table using a large mallet, the "mow" or "mawl". Using a "frame" he would cut it to size, sprinkle it with "sawdust" and wrap it round a wooden block to make the walls. The framemaker was usually an apprentice in his late teens. The bottom knocker, usually a boy in his early teens,