This is a great place if you've got kids! Although I have to say perhaps more for a rainy day than…read morethe sunny one I went in on. With a kiln on site the place is about 10 degrees hotter than outside! They have a mum and baby morning between 10 and 12 on Tuesdays and another I believe on a Thursday but I would check that beforehand. For £5 you can get a cup of coffee and a small coaster to paint. You can always pay more for any of the other items. As well as just being able to paint the pottery you can have casts made of your wee ones hands and feet. There is also a soft play area for older toddlers if they get bored of painting! The reasons why I couldn't give this place a five was firstly the heat and secondly the price of anything else you should wish to paint....it was quite expensive! The staff are absolutely lovely in here and so helpful. The next rainy day I reckon we'll be in again. The place is also quite buggy friendly too.

The Cermaic Experience is a franchise which has branches throughout Scotland, including one in…read moreStirling, close to where I live. This one in Marchmont is like the others and allows, children, mothers' groups and even hen parties to come in and decorate their own mugs, plates and bowls. It's actually quite a good idea and seems to appeal to schools for days out and parents can relax in the cafe whislt their children paint ceramic stuff or enjoy themselves in the soft play area. I'm not sure how the hen parties work, but inside they advertise it as a raucous BYO wine affair, the perfect beginning to a girls' night out apparantly.

Ooo-eeee! This is a cute little place! I knew it had opened as I've been following it on social…read moremedia, but I'm never normally in this part of town. However, on a foray up to the top of the town today I was delighted to stumble upon this place, and went in to have a look around. I really want to go back! It's such a simple and charming concept. You choose a piece of blank pottery, they show you how to go about painting it, then you paint it. They have a great many pieces of pottery to choose from, ranging from mugs, plates and bowls, to piggy banks, picture frames, and other fun items like robots and even skulls! You pay for the piece of pottery (and prices are very reasonable), and their paint fee is only £3. You can go on your own, or you can go as part of a group, and they have different sized rooms to accomodate different sizes of groups. They have a BYOB policy, with no corkage fee, and I can imagine having lovely social nights here. I've never painted pottery but I would dearly love to give this a go. I can imagine it would appeal to all ages - older people might love the opportunity to do something creative like this that doesn't require much physical exertion, and it's bound to appeal to kids, particularly with some of the more fun pieces of pottery, so I can see it being a lovely activity for a whole family to participate in. I also think it would be great for groups of craft minded pals, or even groups of workmates looking for something a bit different to do. I can see this really taking off at Christmas - they already have penguins, and I'm sure I spotted a snowman, and the person there told me they are likely to start doing workshops too. It would be lovely to make items as gifts, or for yourself to keep. I have my eye on a shark dish-sponge holder. I already have a frog, and there's just something funny about it. I'd love a shark so it has a wee pal.

This was the Friday night of my dreams. Chilled out, creative and there were chocolates! I had set…read moremy heart on painting a toadstool, yeah I'd been on the yelp page checking out what I wanted to paint. I am horribly indecisive and need time to make decisions. Unfortunately, there were no toadstools for me to paint - I may have let my disappointment show with fake sobbing and petted lips. In the absence of toadstools I wasn't short of alternatives, so picked a mug and a bowl. There were loads of amazing stencils to help you create a beautiful piece of art and the staff were full of hints and tips on how to achieve the best finish. I was surprised by how long it took to do the fiddly bits and layer the paint. I didn't want to rush and spoil my lovely crockery. One of the best bits of this event was seeing what the other people were painting. How creative are yelpers!!! I loved getting to see other people's ideas and now have grand plans of returning and stealing all their creativity! We were told that the pieces would be ready for collection within the week and I got a friendly phone call on the Wednesday to say my bits were ready for collection - unfortunately I've not made it in yet but I will do soon, I'm desperate to see how they've turned out. I'm also planning on taking smudge for a wee painting session. I think this is something she would really enjoy and if all goes well it means I'll get to paint a toadstool!

We wanted to do some pottery painting and settled on Doodles. Booking in for a 2 hour period, we…read moredid have a very enjoyable time (and used all of it). Pleasant atmosphere with plenty of staff, a nice choice of pottery at reasonable prices (and no payment for the session itself) and plenty of material and advice to create something nice. Well worth the visit.

It seems that paint-your-own-novelty-ceramic-gift-item shops are like buses: none for miles around,…read morethen you get two at once, in Marchmont anyway. Of the competing establishments on this street, however, my preference is for Doodles, possibly just because it was there first, and isn't part of a chain, though I do also think they have a wider range of stuff to choose from. I came here to paint a teapot for my mother's birthday. I'm no Picasso myself, and generally feel it is unwise to give my creativity free reign, but fortunately here the staff are very good at giving helpful advice when needed, without cramping your style. I managed to produce something that didn't completely look like it had been done by a five year old, which was a definite achievement, and my mother managed to feign delight at the finished article, although perhaps she was just being tactful. Anyway, Doodles is certainly a good source for that elusive item, a gift that is genuinely personal, and, since they sell all sorts of things, from napkin rings that cost about three pounds to plates, model cats and massive plant pots, you should be able to find something here whatever your budget.

We wanted something different to do with the 4 of us whilst staying in Edinburgh. We ended up…read morepottery painting at Potter Around. Slightly remote, this is a lovely place offering pottery painting but also pottery full stop. A very nice place where we spent 1-1.5 hour.

Well most of the planting done now .. a few visits to see the friendly and helpful staff here makes…read morethe visit worthwhile... Very strong and healthy plants and We can't wait for them all to be in full bloom .... thanks again for your advice and give Wilson a hug from us .. I am sure we will not be finished and we will be back soon

Was at the garden centre this morning, had coffee and scone with my partner in the cafe , on the…read moreway out saw a pair of lunar shoes, witch I liked and decided to buy them they were priced at£39.99 they were scanned at the till I had a rewards voucher for £2.50, the assistant then said my sale would be £45.49, I pointed to the price on the box, She then got a supervisor who said all the shoes with the thicker sole are £47.99, I Informed her that they were all priced at £39.99, the white shoe in that style, witch she then said they were wrongly price, I did take the shoes as I liked them, this is an £8.00 difference, and would like to think in future that y staff are more careful with your prices,

I have been here a few times for morning coffee/breakfast/lunch with a friend of mine. It's very…read morereasonably priced, light and airy cafe with plenty of seating and a good choice on the menu. It also has some nice gift/home wares to browse around as well as the usual outdoor garden plants/shrubs etc. I feel it only warrants 3 stars as it is pretty standard garden cafe food.