Bentham Pottery was started over 20 years ago by Barrie & Kathy Cartledge, although their son Lee Cartledge now takes a large part in running this thriving family business situated near Ingleton in the Three Peaks area of North Yorkshire. The Pottery is part of the Oysterber Farm Holiday Cottage complex and was converted from an old open barn. The building houses all the production area and a spacious studio, where a good range of the products are displayed and sold to the public.

The pottery produced is all hand made stoneware and a full range of domestic ware is available in various colours, although the blue & green ranges are the most popular. Non functional decorative pottery is also produced and is varied in colour and design. All the domestic pottery with the necessary care is Microwave, Oven and Dishwasher proof and very hardwearing. It gets a thorough testing in the Holiday Cottages where each one is equipped throughout with it. Breakages can be easily replaced as the designs are kept in production for many years.

As well as selling direct to the public, Bentham Pottery also sells wholesale to various craft outlets, great care being taken to ensure that only one outlet is supplied in any town or village. To request a retail or wholesale price list, or to seek any further information on anything, please use the on-line reply form.

Bentham Pottery also produces personalised ware and can incorporate names, logos etc on a wide range of products. These are particularly popular with clubs and organisations and make good prizes and souvenirs. We are now taking orders for "Millennium Beakers" and if you require anything special, then now is the time to order from us. Just let us have your enquiry and we will give you a quotation based on how many are required.

Another popular service we offer is the wedding list, where we will gladly put together wedding gifts chosen from our catalogue. We send out lists of our products to all the relations and guests, who then order from us the items required. We ensure that presents are ready for collection well before the wedding day.

We also produce, to special order, ceramic knobs and handles for Kitchen Furniture that co-ordinate with our range of Kitchen Pottery. This range is still under development and in fact we are producing all the handles for our own new Kitchen cupboards and drawers and it looks really good.

We also supply a complete range of Clay and raw materials for both amateur and professional potters, including schools and colleges. We are also able to recommend Kilns and Potters Wheels to prospective customers as our experience has been gained over many years and the equipment we use has been well and truly tested during this period.

Adjacent to the pottery there are 4 self catering Holiday Cottages, which are available for letting throughout the year and make an ideal base for the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District. There is also a small Caravan Site suitable for up to 5 vans only, with electric hook ups and Toilet and Shower facilities.

Pottery courses are run throughout the year and are generally structured around the requirements of the individual or group, and range in length from a half day to a full week. Courses can be combined with a holiday in one of the Cottages or on the Caravan Site and are ideal for wet days.

Throughout the year we exhibit at various Craft Fairs around the country and a list of these is available on request. You can contact us with the on-line reply form.