South Devon has a host of craft based businesses to enhance your holiday experience. The opportunity to partake in the producing your own pottery which will be fired and made ready for the end of your holiday. If you have experienced superb service from a Devon based business that is not currently represented on our web site please let us know and we will pass on your comments.
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China Blue Totnes (22 min) 01803 860908
In the ceramic studio you can paint your own pottery to yourown design. There is a huge range to chose from. We tiny ornaments through to large vessels and dishes. We provide the brushes, piant, sponges and stamps. Experienced and friendly staff are on hand to provide you with help and idea’s. We have loads of samples for you to copy and design books full of funky idea’s. When you have painted your pot leave it with us and we will glaze it for you. Your piece will be ready to collect in a few days or can be posted to you. The Ceramic Studio is a great place groups of people of all ages.
Dartington Cider Press Centre (26 min) 01803 847500
Dartington Cider Press Centre, Shinners Bridge, enquiries@ciderpress.co.uk
An unusual and most attractive complex of 12 shops and 2 restaurants housed in a picturesque cluster of 16th and 17th Century stone buildings set on Dartington Hall Estate. Specialising in craft, Dartington Crystal, kitchenware, stationery, unusual gifts, farm foods, herbs, plants and toys. Free parking. Open all year round – Mon-Sat 9.30 pm – 5.30 pm Plus Sundays from Easter to Christmas 10.30 am – 5.30pm.
Cockington Court Craft Studios (41 min) 01803 606035
Cockington Court Craft Studios are hidden away within a beautiful secret valley dating back to the Doomsday Book. Cockington Court, a C16th manor house is home to Glass blowers, a Blacksmith, Aromatherapist, Quilter, Jeweller, Painter and Calligrapher, Potter and a craft shop. meet the craftspeople, watch them work, view the finished product and buy a gift. The court is set within 450 acres of stunning parkland which offers horse drawn carriages, a Norman church, a demonstration organic garden, a walled Rose Garden and circular walks that allow the beauty of the valley to be enjoyed. The Court also offers a licensed continental cafe, conference facilities and holds a licence for civil wedding ceremonies. Cockington is easily accessible from Torquay seafront and 'pay and display' parking is available in the world famous thatched village.
Abbots Pottery Newton Abbot (45 min) 01626 365485
Caroline Smith is a Devon potter whose slip decorated earthenware reflects the West Country landscape. She went to school in Newton Abbot and then to South Devon Technical College in Torquay, before graduating with a degree in ceramics at the Polytechnic, Wolverhampton. After working for a local pottery she set up this family business with her father. The Moorland design or 'Sheep Pottery' is the result of walking and riding on Dartmoor from an early age and her interest in the natural world. The methods used in production, including hand throwing on the wheel, follow the tradition long established by the old Torquay Potteries.
Tuckers Maltings Newton Abbot (45 min) 01626 334734
Guided tours Good Friday to 31 October. Teignworthy Brewery is the last stop on your Malthouse tour which lasts about one hour and includes a FREE sample of 'Reel' Ale (for people 18 years or over) Edwin Tucker's was founded in 1831 at Ashburton,on the edge of Dartmoor, trading as Maltsters and Seed Merchants. Today, it remains one of the oldest surviving independent agricultural companies in Britain. We continue our agricultural and seed merchanting in Ashburton and Crediton with the addition of our Tucker's Country Stores. Tucker's Maltings in Newton Abbot is the only working Malthouse left in the West Country, and the only one open to the public in England.
Salcombe Dairy Ice Cream Salcombe (45 min) 01548 843908
Devon Clotted Cream & Farmhouse Fudge by post. Harbour Confectionery is a family run business situated in Salcombe Devon. We are retailers of the highest quality Ice Cream & Confectionery. We are now able to offer a postal service for Salcombe Dairy Ice Cream, Fresh clotted cream & Devon farmhouse fudge.
Cardew Teapottery Bovey Tracey (50 min) 01626 832172
The pottery painting cafe and visitor attraction offers adults and children alike the opportunity to make and take home their own ceramic masterpieces. From “casting" a design from liquid clay, through to decorating a “pre-fired" children’s ornament like a butterfly or ferocious dinosaur! No matter your skill level (old or very young), you can literally get some clay or paint under your finger nails and produce a masterpiece, which will become a lasting souvenir of your visit. The Cardew Teapottery is proud to be the U.K’s largest ceramic playground attraction where almost anything “potty" is possible with a little expert tuition! This experience is completed by a superb and crafty gift shop, “seconds" bargains and delicious home made Devon food served at the Madhatter’s licensed restaurant, and our 10 acre woodland playground.
Devon Guild of Craftsmen Bovey Tracey (53 min) 01626 832223
The Devon Guild of Craftsmen is the South West's leading gallery and craft showrooms with work selected from around 240 makers, many with national and international reputations. Riverside Mill, the Guild's showcase, features frequently changing exhibitions, a newly refurbished Craft Shop, and the popular Gallery Café. The 2004 refurbishment of the Riverside Mill is now complete including the Jubilee Gallery, The Terrace café and an extended Craft Shop. A Lift and ramped entrances give public access to all areas.
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