Sip and Paint, £40pp
A 90-minute painting session in a private room, with a tutor, canvases, paints, brushes and aprons, and a theme of your choice. Prosecco and other drink options are available. You take your canvases home on the day.
Private sessions · 10 to 30 guests · from £40 a person
Hen parties in Chester
Paint, sip and celebrate the bride-to-be
A private art party on Chester’s historic Rows: Sip and Paint (Prosecco available), life drawing or pottery painting, with a tutor or host and everything you need. No experience needed, just bring your hens.
Choose your hen party
Every hen party is a private 90-minute session just for your group, for 10 to 30 guests. Prices are per person.
Life drawing, £40pp
A private 90-minute session with a tutor, a life model and all your art materials. A hen do classic, and you take your drawings home.
Pottery painting, £42pp
A private 90-minute session for over-18s. Everyone chooses a mug, plate, bowl, small vase or figurine, with paints, glazing, kiln firing and a host included. Bring your own drinks. Pieces are ready to collect in 4 weeks.
What’s included
- A private 90-minute session just for your group
- A tutor or host to get everyone started and guide you through
- All your art materials (and aprons for Sip and Paint)
- Something for every hen to take home
Make it extra special
- A piece for the bride-to-be: a personalised arty keepsake for the guest of honour. Ask us for a quote.
- Drinks packages: add drinks and make a proper night of it. Ask us for a quote.
- Collaborative clay sculpture: work together on one shared piece. Ask us for a quote.
When we run them
- Saturdays 3.30pm
- Sundays 11am or 2.30pm
- Any other day – just ask. Email contact@picturachester.co.uk and we’ll do our best to fit you in.
Group sizes
Minimum 10 guests, maximum 30. Smaller group? Join one of our public evening sessions below.
5-star Google reviews
Hens love it
“It was an amazing experience!! … to deliver the best hen do activity for my friend! … Thanks for making the experience great.”
“Such an awesome idea … Great friendly staff and in a very gorgeous part of Chester. You can paint pottery while having a drink and they then fire it for you. Perfect for a date, friends or a party. Highly recommended”
For smaller groups
Painting & Prosecco and evening sessions
Fewer than 10 of you? Book places at one of our public evening sessions instead.
- Over-18s · BYOB
Spooky BYOB Pottery Evening
Grab your ghouls and bring a bottle! Our BYOB Pottery Evenings are going Halloween for one frightfully fun Friday night this October.
- Evening
Painting & Prosecco: Halloween edition
Join us for a relaxed, social evening where we’ll guide you step by step through creating your own atmospheric Halloween canvas, featuring a glowing orange sky, moonlit water, bats, twisted trees and a spooky house in silhouette.
Work socials
Organising something for colleagues rather than a hen? Our team building and corporate events are private sessions for 10 or more, from £40 a person + VAT.
Hen party FAQs
How much is a hen party at Pictura?
Sip and Paint and life drawing are £40 a person, and pottery painting is £42 a person, for 10 to 30 guests.
How many hens can come?
Hen parties are for a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 30 guests.
How long is the party?
Each party activity lasts 90 minutes, in a private session just for your group.
Is there Prosecco?
For Sip and Paint, Prosecco and other drink options are available. For pottery painting you’re welcome to bring your own drinks. We can also quote for a drinks package.
Can you make something for the bride-to-be?
Yes. We can create a personalised arty keepsake for the guest of honour. Ask us for a quote.
Do we need any art experience?
None at all. Your tutor or host guides you through it.
When can we take our art home?
Canvases and drawings go home on the day. Painted pottery is glazed and kiln-fired for you and ready to collect in 4 weeks.
How do I book?
Book Sip and Paint or pottery painting online on the Sip and Paint party or adult pottery painting party page, paying in full or a 25% deposit. For life drawing, or any other day, email contact@picturachester.co.uk or call 01244 328976.
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