Pumpkin Pottery at Waddesdon

05.11.2025

Just before half term,  Year 5 took a trip to the spectacular French château style Rothschild property of Waddesdon Manor.

We had lovely weather and enjoyed a packed day. We looked at and handled Waddesdon’s impressive collection of Sèvres porcelain and modern Kate Malone ceramics. We learned about Waddesdon’s founders, Baron Ferdinand and Miss Alice de Rothschild, and why they inspired Kate Malone to make her pottery. We also saw Kate Malone’s ‘Big Mother Pumpkin’ which was on display for the first time in 3 years. We looked around the building to find other inspiration used by the artist.

In the afternoon, we took a look at the wonderful pumpkins and squashes grown in Waddesdon’s Eythrope kitchen garden to sculpt our own pots out of clay.

We topped off our visit with a visit to the award winning Waddesdon shop.