Blue Owl Nayland Road, Colchester CO6 4AH

"Lovely little business. There is a large selection of pre-made pottery items ready for you to paint. You can order a drink and a cake whilst you spend time creating your own little masterpiece. Once finished you leave it to be fired and glazed and collect at a later date."

"Had a really enjoyable time with family painting our pottery. Friendly staff, everything was laid out on the table ready for us to start painting. Really enjoyable experience. Would definitely visit the Blue Owl again. Thank you."

"Absolutely fantastic visit out experience if you'd like a little art in your life. The staff were amazingly friendly (we booked our table and items to paint in advance, and everything was set out for us) and the coffees & juice were fantastic. There's also a lovely range of cakes and snacks to buy and the entire atmosphere is relaxed and bright. The Blue Owl does have a car park with around 12 spaces (that I could see!) So try to car share or public transport if you can! The prices of the pottery pieces to paint may SEEM a little high at first, but remember that this includes firing the finished piece, paints, brushes, dabbers, etc. It takes app 2 weeks from paint to kiln/to you. And we can't wait to pick out pieces up and book in for more. Our toddler aged child enjoyed himself for a good hour making messy paintings, and even used the helpful colour chart to pick out what he wanted. We absolutely hope to go again and again."

"Went here for a girly day out and enjoyed it so much! great painting experience as staff were so helpful and welcoming. lots of variety of colours and brush sizes. I’m yet to pick mine up but a great different idea to do as a date or girly day!"

"Such a lovely business. Been here twice now and both times I had a wonderful experience. It is a little difficult to get to, but as long as you plan bus/car routes you should be fine. Staff are so friendly and helpful. Lots of fun painting and the pottery came out beautifully. Thank you so much!"