Pottery painting in Dorset has become a very popular activity in recent years. Painting pottery is one of the oldest decorative art, with objects made of clay and hardened with heat. The objects made generally useful, such as plates or bowls, or vases. Pottery painting is a great idea for a rainy day activity in Dorset.
All Fired Up Ceramics Cafe
The Square, 35-37 Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth, BH2 6DT
The pottery cafe in Bournemouth is an independent coffee shop and Paint-Your-Own Pottery Studio situated in Bournemouth town centre. They have over 150 different items in stock, including plates, mugs, bowls, teapots, flower pots, piggy banks, fairies and small ornaments.
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Your painted item is then ready for collection in around a week after your visit. Booking is recommended to ensure you get a table.
Better Craft And Paint
1 High Street, Christchurch, BH23 1AE
Better Craft And Paint is open 5 days each week with late-night opening every other Thursday. They can seat around 70 people when no restrictions are in place.
Most designs take around 2-3 hours to paint, so leave plenty of time for your visit. Finished pieces will be glazed and fired in the kiln before being ready for collection a few days later.
The Ark
82 Parkstone Rd, Poole BH15 2SF
Enjoy kilned and acrylic pottery painting in Poole Park. For £6.50 you can choose from cute animals to mugs and more.
Acrylic items can be taken away on the same day, however it’s recommended you allow some time for your design to dry. Kiln pottery is available to collect within 7 – 10 days.
Studio Poole
Unit D2-D5, Dolphin Quays, Poole BH15 1HU
Paint your own ceramic masterpiece from the wide selection of bisque animals and fantasy creatures. Prices start from £5.99, open 7 days a week 10am – 3pm.
You could choose to create a lasting memento with baby/toddler handprint/footprint impressions, or perhaps paint a unique gift for someone.
Gone Potty
12A Frederick Place, St Thomas Street, Weymouth DT4 8HQ
Gone Potty has a free play area for the under 5’s whilst older children can get creative with the large range of pottery to choose from. Prices start from just £4.00. There are two bright and airy rooms, located in the centre of Weymouth, perfect for that something different.
Create At Upton Country Park
Open Wednesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm, you can choose from a variety of crafts including painting your own pottery.
They have a wide variety of pre-fired pottery (bisque) to choose from. Just select a design, grab the paint colours using the colour guides and then paint away!!!! You can paint patterns, true colours or images.
The items range from ornaments to models of animals, as well as household implements. If freehand drawing is not your strong point, there are stencils and even tracing paper to get the image you want.
The pottery takes around a week to be fired before you can take it home, however you can choose to paint with acrylic which can be taken away the same day as it doesn’t need firing.
The perfect excuse to re visit the country park for a walk and look around.
Pots & Paint
117 Victoria Rd, Ferndown BH22 9HU
Located in the centre of Ferndown, the workshop offers pottery painting, clay workshops, baby prints, parties, personalised jewellery and more. Paint at home kits are also available to purchase if you prefer to paint your pottery at home.
There’s a wide range of figurines, homewear and tablewear to choose from, and coffee and light refreshments are available too.
Little Tokens Studio
Visit Little Tokens Studio in Wareham to take pat in plenty of crafty activities including painting a pot. There are lots of different items to paint from figures, plates, mugs and so much more.