Cake, Coffee, & Painting Pottery

In the stunning county of Dorset, there are two Sophie's Ceramics cafes just waiting for you to discover them. Join us in Blandford or Shaftesbury for pottery painting fun!

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BLANDFORD FORUM

Our Blandford Cafe is just a hop and a skip away from the River Stour - a beautiful location for creative inspiration.

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SHAFTESBURY

Situated in the bustling town centre, our Shaftesbury Cafe is just a stone's throw from the iconic views of Gold Hill.

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We're in the business of making memories

From unique birthday party ideas and corporate team building to newborn handprint gifts and immortalizing puppy paws, we're all about celebrating life's moments - big and small.

On the road

From schools to care homes, summer camps to fetes, we can bring our pottery painting joy to groups and events across Dorset.

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Paw PRints

What did we do to deserve dogs? Immortalise your fur best friends' toe beans in ceramic glaze. Much better than mud!

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Venue hire

Have a large family? A big group of friends? Football team? Whether you've got an occasion or not, hire the cafe to yourselves (10 - 22 people).

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Baby Prints

Mugs, tea cups hands and toes, hands and toes! We'll help create beautiful keepsake gifts to last you and your loved ones a lifetime.

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Events & Evening Sessions

Lose yourself in the therapeutic art of pottery painting and forget the stresses of your day in our twinkly cafe oasis.

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Parties and Celebrations

You can have your cake and paint it too with our unique birthday celebrations. Fun kids' themes and bring your own prosecco for the grown-ups!

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In their own words...

Nick Bottle, Venture camps

Recently had Sophie and the team come and run an afternoon of sessions for 68 young people on a Venture camp we run. I was nothing but impressed!

Natalie, cafe customer

The best pottery cafe in Dorset ! Such a lovely atmosphere and kind staff

Ashleigh, Cafe customer

My 4 year old has autism so talks non stop to anyone and interrupts but Sophie was so patient with him and friendly we’ll definitely be bringing him back!