Description: Welcome to Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, Heritage & Arts Centre. In the heart of the National Forest in the town of Swadlincote.
Our beautiful shop at the Museum is the perfect place to find that special souvenir from your visit or gift for family and friends.
We are proud to support local makers from ceramics to jewellery and prints that are unique to us.
From toilets to teapots and tiles to Toby jugs; Sharpe’s Pottery Museum has them all. From the early sixteenth century the rich clay deposits of South Derbyshire attracted many entrepreneurs. They included, amongst many others, ‘farm boy to gentleman potter’ Thomas Sharpe, rich businessman T. G. Green, and the creative partnership of Henry Tooth and William Ault at Bretby Art Pottery.