Bean & Brush Art Cafe
BEST FOR
Ages 6+
ENTRY
from £9.95
SETTING
Indoors
WHERE
Sale
What it’s like
Sit down and paint a pot to keep, with proper café food and cake while you work.
This is pottery painting, not a soft play or a splash pad, so picture your six-year-old sat at a table for an hour or so, brush in hand, deciding whether the mug is going to be blue or "all the colours". From £9.95 a pot, it is not pocket change for what's essentially a bit of glaze and some patience, but you come away with something that actually sits on a shelf afterwards.
The café side is doing more than filling the gap between pots. There's proper breakfast and lunch, homemade cakes, barista coffee and milkshakes, so a parent who fancies a flat white while the kids paint isn't an afterthought here. Vegetarian and halal options are both listed, which is a small but useful detail if that's a factor for your table.
Birthday parties run Saturday and Sunday at 10am or 3pm, and there's a Wednesday after-school slot at 4:30pm, all at £24 a child for an hour and 45 minutes with pizza, sandwiches, drinks and ice cream built in. The minimum of 8 children is worth knowing before you start planning a small gathering, since it pushes the price up fast if your guest list is short. Tuesday and Thursday evenings the whole place flips into adults-only pottery painting with a sharing menu and BYOB, so those slots are off the table if you're bringing children.
Everything needs booking ahead rather than turning up on spec, and with ages starting at 6 this suits the primary school crowd far more than toddlers who'll want to eat the paint.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- Ages 6 and up, once they can sit and paint a pot
- Food
- Café with freshly prepared food, breakfast, lunch, homemade cakes, barista drinks, milkshakes, ice cream
- Parties
- Birthday parties Sat-Sun 10am or 3pm, Wed 4:30pm after-school slot
- Parties need a minimum of 8 children, which pushes the total up if your guest list is small
- Tuesday and Thursday evenings turn into adults-only pottery painting, no kids allowed then
- Wednesday opening runs later, until 7pm, if you need an after-school slot
- Booking is essential, so this isn't a walk-in-on-a-whim sort of visit
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
Pottery painting starts from £9.95 a pot. Birthday parties are £24 per child.
Do we need to book?
Yes, booking is essential across the board, including for pottery painting sessions.
What age is this suitable for?
It's aimed at children aged 6 and up, which fits with sitting still to paint a pot.
What's included in a birthday party?
An hour and 45 minutes of pot painting plus pizza, sandwiches, drinks and ice cream, at £24 a head. There's a minimum of 8 children, up to 12 on weekends or 20 on Wednesdays.
Can adults come without kids?
Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-9pm are adults-only pottery painting with a sharing menu and BYOB, plus a small discretionary charge per person.
Is there food for fussy eaters or dietary needs?
The café does breakfast, lunch, cakes and milkshakes, with vegetarian and halal options listed.
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