Hands-on Art Adventures
ENTRY
from £9
WHERE
Old Windsor
What it’s like
Paint pottery, spin the wheel or take home a baby print keepsake at this small studio, with parties for six-year-olds and up.
This is a pottery painting and craft studio where you pick a piece, sit down and get on with it. There's pottery painting, a go on the wheel, and if you've got a baby, they'll do prints and casts turned into a keepsake. Grown-ups get their own version too, with paint and prosecco sessions on offer if you fancy a glass while you paint.
Birthday parties are for six-year-olds and up, and they're properly drop and go, no need to sit with your child the whole time. It's £18 a head for an hour of pottery painting, or £28 if you add party tea, and you get up to two hours of the studio and tables before extra charges kick in at £15 per 15 minutes over. One adult goes free per eight paying kids, and that adult has to stay and keep an eye on behaviour, so it's not a total drop-off for you.
A few rules worth knowing before you book. No food or drink from outside comes in, and self-catering isn't allowed at all, so if you want a picnic box you have to order it two weeks ahead. Deposits are non-refundable whatever happens, which stings if plans change. And once your pottery's fired, you've got a month to collect it before it gets binned, so don't let it sit forgotten in a bag by the door.
The studio's shut on Sundays, and through the first half of September it only opens on Saturdays, so check which week you're planning around. Parking's straightforward though, with free spaces opposite the studio for two hours and a free car park at the Recreation Ground a short walk away.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- Parties from age 6 up; babies can come in for prints and keepsakes too
- Parking
- Free on-site parking opposite studio (2 hours)
- Getting there by bus or train
- Bus stops outside Toby Carvery on Straight Road/A308, 2 minute walk from studio
- Parties
- Children's parties for 6th birthdays and upwards
- No running in the studio because of the furniture and ceramic displays, and breakages get charged
- Fired pottery has to be collected within a month or it gets disposed of
- The party organiser has to stay and supervise the whole time, even though it is drop and go for other parents
- Bus stops right outside the Toby Carvery on the A308, two minutes from the studio
Plan your visit
How much does a children's party cost?
£18 per child for an hour of pottery painting, or £28 per child with half an hour of party tea added on.
What age can join a party?
Parties are for children turning six and older, ones who do not need a parent sitting with them throughout.
Do we need to book ahead?
Parties need a deposit to secure the date, from £50 for 6 to 8 guests up to £200 for larger groups, and it is non-refundable.
Can we bring our own food or cake?
No outside food or self-catering is allowed. You can bring a birthday cake if you have booked Activity + Party Tea, just no cake smash designs or sparkler candles.
How long does a party last?
Up to two hours for the table and studio facilities, with extra time charged at £15 per 15 minutes if you run over.
When is the studio open?
Wednesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm normally. It is shut Sundays, and in early September it only opens on Saturdays.
Is there parking nearby?
Free parking opposite the studio for two hours, plus a free public car park at the Recreation Ground about 300 metres away.
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