15% off your activity
Take 15% off your pottery, canvas, clay, decoupage or mosaic. Any group size.
University of Chester students · Term time
Student Wednesdays & Thursdays
Grab your mates, grab a brush
Swap the library for the studio. Every Wednesday and Thursday in University of Chester term time, come in for a café activity, show your valid student card, spend over £25 per person (activities, food and drinks all count), and choose 15% off your activity or a free 12-inch sharing pizza (cheese or pepperoni) for groups of 8 or more.
Booking ahead is best. Walk-ins are welcome if there’s space.
The offer: pick one
Come in for a café activity, spend over £25 per person (activities, food and drinks all count), then choose either the discount or the pizza. It’s one or the other, not both.
A free sharing pizza
For groups of 8 or more: one free 12-inch pizza for the table, cheese or pepperoni, fresh from our café kitchen.
How it works
- Come on a Wednesday or Thursday
During University of Chester term time. Book ahead (best), or walk in if there’s space. - Show your valid student card
Your University of Chester student card, at the till. - Choose a café activity
Pottery painting, canvas, clay, decoupage or mosaic. Then spend over £25 per person (activities, food and drinks all count). - Pick your treat
15% off your activity, or a free 12-inch sharing pizza (cheese or pepperoni) if there are 8 or more of you.
Every table booking is 2 hours, whatever you’re making. No experience needed: our team is on hand to help.
Book ahead to bag your table
Booking ahead is preferred, especially for groups. Walk-ins are welcome if there’s space. Bringing a society, your flat or a freshers’ social? Send us a group enquiry and we’ll help you sort it.
What you can make
Our café activities and their prices. Ticketed events and parties aren’t included in the student offer.
Pottery painting
Pieces from £18. We glaze and kiln-fire them for you, ready to collect in 4 weeks (or within 48 hours with Quick Fire, £5 per person).
Pottery painting in Chester
Canvas painting
Stretched 5×7in canvas £13, 20cm framed canvas £22, 28cm framed canvas £26. Goes home with you the same day.
Canvas painting in Chester
Clay sculpting
Walk-in clay sculpting from £20, self-guided with clay and tools.
Clay sculpting in ChesterWhen it runs
Wednesdays and Thursdays during University of Chester term time (main 2026/27 term dates):
- Autumn term: Monday 5 October 2026 to Friday 18 December 2026
- Winter term: Monday 11 January 2027 to Friday 19 March 2027
- Spring term: Monday 5 April 2027 to Friday 2 July 2027
Term dates from the University of Chester. The offer doesn’t run in the Christmas, Easter or summer breaks.
Opening hours
Tuesday to Friday 10am to 6pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm. Closed on Mondays.
Find us at 5 Eastgate Row North, Chester CH1 1LQ, up on the Rows opposite the cathedral. Step-free access is via Godstall Lane.
Societies, halls and freshers’ socials
Bringing a society, your flat, your halls or a freshers’ social? Tell us your numbers and the date you’d like, and we’ll help you get a table sorted. Or email contact@picturachester.co.uk.
The small print
- Wednesdays and Thursdays during University of Chester term time only (dates above).
- Open to any University of Chester student. Show your valid student card.
- Spend over £25 per person (activities, food and drinks all count).
- Choose one: 15% off your activity, or one free 12-inch sharing pizza (cheese or pepperoni) for groups of 8 or more. Not both.
- Café activities only (pottery painting, canvas, clay, decoupage and mosaic). Not for ticketed events or parties.
- One offer per group visit.
- Booking ahead is preferred; walk-ins are welcome if there’s space. Tables are 2 hours. Table bookings have our usual pre-authorised no-show fee of £5 per person, only taken if you don’t turn up and haven’t cancelled.
Student offer FAQs
Who can get the student offer?
Any University of Chester student, undergraduate or postgraduate. Just show your valid student card.
When does the student offer run?
Wednesdays and Thursdays during University of Chester term time: autumn term Monday 5 October 2026 to Friday 18 December 2026; winter term Monday 11 January 2027 to Friday 19 March 2027; spring term Monday 5 April 2027 to Friday 2 July 2027.
What do I get?
Come in for a café activity, spend over £25 per person (activities, food and drinks all count), and choose one: 15% off your activity, or a free 12-inch sharing pizza (cheese or pepperoni) for groups of 8 or more.
Do food and drinks count towards the £25?
Yes. Activities, food and drinks all count towards spending over £25 per person. The 15% discount comes off your activity.
Can we have the discount and the pizza?
No, it’s one or the other. One offer per group visit.
Which activities count?
Our café activities: pottery painting, canvas painting, clay sculpting, decoupage and mosaic. Ticketed events and parties aren’t included.
Do we need to book?
Booking ahead is preferred, and walk-ins are welcome if there’s space. Book a table online, or for societies and big groups use our group enquiry form or email contact@picturachester.co.uk.
How long is a session?
A table booking is 2 hours, whatever you’re making.
When can I collect my pottery?
We glaze and kiln-fire it for you, and it’s ready to collect in 4 weeks. Add Quick Fire for £5 per person and it’s ready within 48 hours.
What are your opening hours?
Tuesday to Friday 10am to 6pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm. We’re closed on Mondays.
More questions? See all our FAQs or call us on 01244 328976.