Canvas painting
Pick up a brush and switch off. Canvases include a stretched 5×7in canvas (£13), a 20cm framed canvas (£22) and a 28cm framed canvas (£26).
Canvas paintingWalk in or book a table
Paint Your Own Pottery in Chester
Your piece, your way
Choose from hundreds of pottery pieces and create something completely your own. Pieces from £18. You paint it; we glaze and kiln-fire it, ready for you to collect.
How it works
Book or walk in
Book your table online (recommended at weekends and in school holidays), or just walk in – walk-ins are welcome, subject to availability.
Choose your piece
Pick from hundreds of bisque pieces on our shelves: mugs, plates, bowls, figurines and seasonal favourites. Pieces from £18.
Paint & relax
Paint at your own pace with coffee, pizza or a milkshake from our café. A café table booking is two hours, in the available slots.
We glaze & fire
Leave your masterpiece with us. We glaze and kiln-fire it and email you when it’s ready to collect.
Good to know
- Walk-ins welcome (subject to availability). Online booking is recommended, especially at weekends and in school holidays.
- Same day: you can use foam clay or acrylic paint and take the piece home the same day. Glaze and kiln firing, above, is for bisque pottery left with us.
- Pre-authorised no-show fee £5 per person – only taken if you don’t show up without cancelling. It is not a deposit and does not come off your bill on the day.
- No outside drinks in the daytime studio – we offer teas, coffees, soft drinks and milkshakes. (Our evening BYOB events are the exception – see What’s On.)
- Prepaid pottery is held for a maximum of 2 weeks. Pottery not completed during your reservation goes back on the shelf, and 50% of the price is kept as a holding fee, with the other 50% refunded.
- Friendly dogs are welcome too – house-trained and on a lead.
Firing & collection
Ready when the kiln says so
Once you’ve painted your piece we glaze it and fire it in our kiln, which turns your colours glossy and makes it last.
How long it takes: about 4 weeks for glazing and firing. Once it’s ready, we’ll keep your finished pottery for 2 weeks.
Please wait for your collection email; it will explain the next steps for collecting your pottery.
More ways to create
Clay sculpting
A self-guided sculpting experience with high-quality clay and sculpting tools. Take your creation home to air-dry, or have us glaze and kiln-fire it for a ceramic finish. Walk-in clay sculpting starts at £20.
Clay sculpting
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Halloween pottery
Spooky pieces to paint in the studio or at our Halloween BYOB nights.
