Rouken Glen Pottery Painting
ENTRY
from £100
WHERE
Glasgow
What it’s like
Paint your own ceramic, have a go on the pottery wheel, or press the kids' hands and feet into clay to keep.
The basic offer here is paint-your-own pottery: pick a pre-made ceramic and get on with decorating it. But there's more going on than that. There's proper wheel work if your kids fancy getting messy and making something from scratch, and they'll also do hand and foot prints on pottery, which is a nicer keepsake than another mug with wonky spots. There's even a paw print option if you want the dog immortalised alongside the kids, which is a genuinely different idea for a family activity.
Hours shift a fair bit depending on the time of year, so it pays to know which calendar you're working from. In the summer holidays it's open every day, but during term time it only opens Thursday and Friday afternoons plus the weekend, and it's shut Monday to Wednesday. If you're planning a visit around the school run, that's worth building in.
Birthday parties are the other big use of the space, and they've priced it out cleanly: £100 gets you 8 children, rising in fairly even steps up to £163 for 15, and you can add a food package that roughly doubles the cost at each tier. It's BYOB and you bring your own food or get it delivered. Dogs are welcome too, so a paw print session could genuinely be a family outing rather than just one for the kids.
Facilities
Need to know
- Parties
- Birthday parties from £100 for 8 children (up to £224 for 15 children with food package)
- Term time opening is limited to Thursday and Friday afternoons plus the weekend, closed Monday to Wednesday
- No food or bar on site, bring your own or arrange delivery
- Party food packages roughly double the base price at every group size
- Paw prints mean the dog can be part of the session, not just the kids
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
There's no walk-in per-head price listed, but birthday parties start at £100 for 8 children and go up to £163 for 15. Add a food package and it runs from £140 to £224 for the same numbers.
What are the opening hours?
In the summer holidays it's open Monday to Saturday from 10:30am or 11am, and Sunday from midday, all until 5pm. In term time it's Thursday and Friday afternoons, 1pm to 5pm, plus Saturday from 11am and Sunday from midday, but closed Monday to Wednesday.
Do we need to book?
There's no booking link listed, so it's likely a case of turning up or getting in touch directly for parties.
Can we bring food and drink?
You bring your own or get it delivered, there's no food sold on site. It's also BYOB, no alcohol available to buy there.
What can kids actually do there?
Paint a pre-made ceramic, throw pottery on a wheel, or do hand and foot prints on clay. There's also a paw print option for the family dog.
How much does a birthday party cost?
£100 for 8 children up to £163 for 15, or £140 to £224 if you want food included. Parties take up to 16 children.
Is it dog friendly?
Yes, dogs are welcome, and there's even a paw print activity for pets.
Is there anything to do on a wheel, not just painting?
There is, wheel-thrown pottery is one of the options alongside the standard paint-your-own ceramics.
Are hand and footprints just for parties?
It's listed as a general activity, not tied to party bookings, so it should be available on a normal visit too.
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