Ceramics Café – Hersham is a paint-your-own pottery studio on Hersham Green, part of a small group of studios that also has branches in Kew, West Ealing and Farnham. You choose a plain bisque shape from the studio’s range, paint it there at a table, and leave it to be glazed and fired in the studio kiln, returning to collect the finished piece on a later visit. The studio publishes its own weekly firing schedule, which sets how long that takes.
Address: On The Green, 1 Berry Lane, Hersham, Surrey, KT12 4HN
Phone: 01932 988482
Over 100 shapes are available across the group’s studios, from mugs and bowls to plates and novelty figures, with the selection on any given day depending on what the Hersham studio has in stock. Pricing is a studio charge of £2.00 per painter plus the in-studio cost of the shape you choose, which is shown on each item’s price tag.
There is also a Paint at Home option: you buy the bisque piece and the studio’s own Opus underglaze paints to take away, paint at home, then return the piece for glazing and firing. The studio is clear that only its own underglaze paints and sketching pencils will work, since other products can resist the glaze or fail to burn off in the kiln.
Tables are booked by calling the studio, or through the online booking form at ceramicscafe.com. The studio also runs a late night on the last Thursday of each month. Parties are arranged studio by studio rather than centrally, so call Hersham directly for current party arrangements; printable Hersham party invitations are available from the studio’s own page.
Hours above are correct as of 6 September 2026 and come from the studio’s own page. Confirm before a special journey, particularly around bank holidays.