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Pottery Painting & Craft Studios in Bristol
Bristol has pottery painting sewn into its city centre, so you rarely need to go far. Zed Alley Clayhouse sits close to the centre in a listed building with a members' studio for anyone who wants to keep coming back. Terra Studio, also near the centre, lets kids build by hand or try the wheel before painting their own piece from £40. Kiln Workshop is a good one for babies, with footprint and handprint pieces on offer as well as the usual pick-and-paint shelves. For younger children, pick-and-paint places like The Village Pottery or Fired Up Ceramics (from £4) keep things simple: choose a piece, paint it, come back weeks later to collect it glazed. Clay Shed and Fishponds Pottery suit older kids and adults who want proper wheel work, though Fishponds is strictly 16+. If you fancy a longer trip out, Crockadoodledo in Bath and Clevedon Craft Centre both pair painting with a browse round other craft studios or a cafe stop.
17 places From £4
art-K Southville Bristol
Bristol · ages 6-18
Structured weekly art classes and holiday workshops in drawing, painting and clay for kids aged 6 to 18.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsIndoor play
from £7Clay Shed
Bristol · ages 11+
A pottery studio for older kids and adults, with wheel tasters, hand-building and glazing all done for you.
Clevedon Craft Centre
Clevedon
A cluster of craft studios in Clevedon where kids can paint pottery and you can browse artist work in between.
Accessible toiletCaféFree parkingToilets+1 more
from £35Creative Space
Bristol
Kids get stuck into fused glass, crochet, sewing or linocut printing in one-off workshops or short courses.
Birthday partiesFree parkingGroup bookingsWheelchair accessible
Crockadoodledo - Pottery Painting Cafe in Bath
Bath · ages 5+
Pick a mug, a plate or a money box and paint it up with ceramic paints, ready to collect a few weeks later.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFree parking+1 more
from £4Fired Up Ceramics
Bristol
Paint your own ceramics with proper tuition and a look round the kiln, plus a birthday party option.
Toilets
Fishponds Pottery
Bristol · ages 16+
A hands-on taster in throwing or glazing clay, but this one's strictly for the grown-ups and older teens.
Booking requiredFree parkingParking
Flourish at Glenavon Farm
Saltford
A working farm site where kids paint pottery or try a craft workshop while you eat proper food next door.
Birthday partiesCaféGift shopRestaurant
from £9Flourish Pottery Painting
Bristol
Pick a piece, slap on the paint and come back a month later to collect your own vase, teapot or piggybank.
Birthday partiesCard onlyDog friendlyGroup bookings+1 more
from £4Kiln Workshop
Bristol · ages 0+
Pick a piece from the shelves and paint it, with baby footprints and handprints on offer too.
Booking required
from £32Pot Heads Pottery
Bristol · ages 8+
Two hours with air-drying clay to build your own plant pot character, then give it a botanical hairstyle.
Booking requiredIndoor play
Studio Pachira
Bristol
A drop-in studio for pottery, mosaics, candle making and marbling, with a fixed weekly timetable of workshops.
Birthday partiesFood on site
from £40Terra Studio
Bristol
Kids get hands in the clay, either building pieces by hand or having a go on the wheel, then paint what they make.
Birthday partiesGroup bookings
The Pottery Shed
Bristol
Hand build or try the potter's wheel in a Bristol studio, with morning or evening sessions on offer.
The Village Pottery
Bristol
Pick a piece of pottery, paint it your own way, then head back another day to collect the finished, glazed result.
Wendy Calder Ceramics
Bristol
Hands-on pottery wheel sessions for one or two people, plus birthday parties, running weekdays into the evening.
Zed Alley Clayhouse
Bristol
Pottery classes with expert teachers in a Bristol listed building, plus a members' studio for the more experienced.
Good to know: pottery painting & craft studios in Bristol
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £4 at Fired Up Ceramics. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find pottery painting & craft studios in Bristol, Clevedon, Bath and Saltford. Every place we list is in or around Bristol, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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