Crafty Monkey
Pottery Painting & Ceramics Studio
St Neots Cambridgeshire
Enter a world of ceramics where memories are moulded over brushes & clay!
Pottery Studio for Ceramic Art, Crafts & Creative Fun
Welcome to Crafty Monkey, your local DIY pottery painting and ceramics studio in St Neots. We specialise in everything from paint your own pottery, hand building ceramic classes and relaxing Sip and Paint pottery nights to build a bear and creating unique baby hand and footprint keepsakes.
Since 2010, Crafty Monkey's mission has been to provide a welcoming, inclusive space where people of all ages can explore creativity, enjoy the therapeutic benefits of arts and crafts or make handmade keepsakes. We cater for newborns to grandparents!
Ready for a creative experience? Located for visitors from Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, Crafty Monkey is here to help you turn a blank piece of pottery or a lump of clay into a unique creation to be proud of.
Creativity for All Ages & Every Occasion
Our St Neots studio can seat up to 40 people, or our mobile service can bring the "Crafty Monkey magic" to local venues for groups, parties and corporate events. No experience? No problem! Whether a complete beginner or budding artist, we're for everyone. We welcome:
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Family Outings & Solo Creativity: A relaxing experience to paint and play.
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Personalised Baby Keepsakes: Preserve tiny details with handprints, footprints, clay impressions, plaster outprints and 3D castings.
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Parties & Team Building: From kids' birthdays & hen parties to corporate workshops
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Paint at Home: DIY kits for pottery and bear making delivered to your door.
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Unique Date Nights: A creative twist on the usual nights out.
What We Offer
Explore a world of colour and craft with our creative activities, available in our St Neots studio or as home kits:
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Pottery Painting & Ceramics: Choose from a big range of ceramics to paint & decorate.
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Pottery Making Classes:Learn hand-building and clay techniques (no wheel required!).
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Sip and Paint Pottery Nights: Relax with a drink at our studio or local venues.
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Build a Bear: Make a teddy with our no-sew DIY bear kits either in-studio or at home.
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Personalised Baby Keepsakes: Custom hand & footprints on ceramics,clay impressions, outprints & 3D baby castings.
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Personalised Gifts: Commission our artists to create hand-painted bespoke pottery.
Creative Activities at Crafty Monkey
Find info on our activities and services offered, book a session, class or group slot or see what events we have coming up. Want pottery ideas? See our Instagram feed for inspiration!
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Crafty Monkey General Info
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What Pottery and Creative Activities do you Offer?
Crafty Monkey Studio offers art and craft activities for all ages and abilities - suits families, schools, clubs, workplaces and individuals.
Our creative services include:
🎨 DIY Pottery Painting: Sessions, Parties & Groups
🏺 Pottery Making Classes: Learn Hand-Building with Clay
🍷 BYOB Sip & Paint Nights: Adults' Social Painting
🎉 Themed & Seasonal Events and Workshops
📦 Pottery Painting Kits: Paint Ceramics at Home
🧸 Build-a-Bear Experience & Parties: Make a Teddy Bear
👣 Baby Hand & Foot Keepsakes: Ceramic, Clay, & 3D Casts
🧑🎨 Creative Workshops for Schools, Clubs & aTeam-Building
Where in St Neots is Crafty Monkey Pottery Studio Located?
Crafty Monkey is located on a walkway called Moores Walk which runs between Argos and the High Street.
St Neots is a lovely market town nestled along the River Great Ouse in the Huntingdonshire District of Cambridgeshire. Easily accessible from nearby towns including Huntingdon, Bedford, Cambridge, Cambourne, Sandy, Biggleswade & St Ives.
Parking
We’re within easy walking distance of all public car parks in St Neots town centre. The nearest car park is on Tebbutts Road, just a 1-minute walk from our studio.
If not local, our online shop and postal service enable you to still enjoy some of our services.
Do you Cater for Parties and Groups?
Crafty Monkey caters for groups and parties, either at our St Neots studio; with DIY pottery painting take-out kits; or our mobile service can come to you. Whether planning a group visit, birthday celebration, team building, we’ve got you covered. We cater for:
👨👩👧👦 Children's Parties
🧑🎨 Creative Team Building Workshops
🦉 Brownies, Beavers, Scouts & Youth Groups
🧵 WI Groups, Clubs & Local Societies
What Baby Hand & Footprint Services do you Offer?
Crafty Monkey specialises in capturing baby handprints, footprints, and even bumprints to create beautiful, personalised keepsakes.
These make meaningful mementoes for parents, grandparents, and loved ones and make perfect gifts or treasured keepsakes.
We offer a range of keepsake options:
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Handprint & Footprint Ceramics: Paint your baby’s prints onto pottery like plates, mugs, tiles, and more
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Clay Impressions: Pressed prints into soft clay for a timeless, tactile keepsake
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Plaster Outprints: Raised prints capturing tiny detail
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3D Baby Casts: Three-dimensional casts of hands or feet for a stunning sculptural memory
Do You Offer a Hand Painted Personalised Ceramics Service?
Yes, we can! Crafty Monkey offers a personalised hand-painted ceramics service - great for unique, gifts for special occasions and people not confident in their DIY pottery painting skills.
Whether you're after a personalised wedding gift, a Christening keepsake, or a special birthday present, we can create a one-of-a-kind, bespoke, customised piece.
Not local to St Neots?
No problem! You can order online and have your personalised pottery delivered straight to your door.
Do I Need to Book or Can I Just Turn Up?
We ask you book online, even if it’s just 30 minutes before arriving. This helps us manage availability and ensures we’re ready for your visit.
Some services, like baby handprint keepsakes, pottery making, or group workshops are only available at specific times and days.
We also occasionally have private group bookings or big parties booked in.
Booking ahead guarantees your spot at Crafty Monkey Pottery Painting Studio in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.
Please note: We do not take bookings over the phone.