Six of the UK Best Artist Studios (Where You Can Stay the Night)

Six of the UK Best Artist Studios (Where You Can Stay the Night)

Pack your watercolours and prepare for a trip filled with wholesome pastimes. We’ve found the UK’s most inspiring artist studios and creative spaces where you can stay for the night.



Flooded
with natural light, art studios often capture that
accidentally-on-purpose cluttered aesthetic. A state of charmingly
disarray. They’re the window into the minds of makers and
craftspeople, and often fuel for a visitor’s creative fire.

Across the UK,
painters, printmakers and crafters are opening their workshops to
guests, and boutique hotels are amping up the bohemian spirit with
in-house studios. Intrigued? Read on to find our favourite pottery
in the New Forest, an 18th-century painter’s studio in the Cotswolds
and creative retreats in Cornwall and
beyond.

Artist studios, workshops and creative spaces to bed down
in


hotel

The NoMad

London

Sure, you’re not likely to see any messy paint brushes within
these four walls, but this Covent Garden hotel is home to a
world-class art programme that accommodates more than 1,600 curated
and commissioned works by British and international artists. The
idea is to bring together the finest creative talents in design,
art and hospitality. Throughout the building, you’ll spot
paintings, sculptures, engravings and installations from key
post-war American and European artists. The experience is perhaps a
little like walking through a collector’s home, with as many as 50
original pieces in a single suite.

Address

28 Bow Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 7AW


hotel

Vinegar Hill Pottery

New Forest

Featured on the Great Pottery Throw Down, Vinegar Hill Pottery offers ceramic classes and on-site accommodation in a lovingly restored gypsy wagon dating from 1885. It’s run by a husband-and-wife team in the seaside village of Milford on Sea: Lucy Rogers manages the three-bedroom accommodation, while husband David teaches classes and produces his own range of tableware and handmade basins. Rosie the wagon has been painted by one of the last trained gypsy-wagon painters in the country, and sits outside the pottery looking over the woodland garden.

Address

Milford on Sea, Lymington SO41 0RZ


hotel

Lobster Pot and Strand Line

Cornwall

These coastal retreats in Porthcothan have been decorated with
upcycled finds by Cornish artist Susie Ray, who offers workshops in
crafts and fish rubbing (a Japanese technique). Creative sessions
draw inspiration from Cornwall’s landscape; turn foraged beach
finds into pieces of art for the home – think driftwood hearts and
scallop-shell wind chimes – or take part in painting and
printmaking workshops under Susie’s expert eye. Lobster Pot is a
cosy cabin perfect for couples or solo artists, while Strand Line
has two bedrooms and is popular with families. The properties’
gardens are inspired by film director Derek Jarman’s cottage garden
in Dungeness, featuring coastal decor, flotsam and flint-stone
chips to reflect the rusticity of the interiors.

Address

Porthcothan, PL28 8PR


hotel

The Artist Studio

Glasgow

An exceptional piece of Glaswegian real estate, this one-bedroom studio belongs to a local textile designer with an eye for interiors. The high ceilings, wood-burning fire and bohemian vibes are a treat for the senses, as are the views over Kelvingrove Park. Natural light floods in through the bay windows, and owner Pip has placed a large easel overlooking the park to tempt out your inner creative. The Airbnb is a 15-minute drive from Glasgow Airport when there’s no traffic, and once you’re there everything you could need is within walking distance. Wander to nearby Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, home to everything from dinosaur bones and mummified heads to original Renoir paintings.

Address

Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow


hotel

The Fife Arms

Braemar, United Kingdom

In the Highlands, The Fife Arms’ reputation precedes it: 46
individually styled guest rooms brimming with Scottish history,
tartan and museum-worthy art courtesy of owners (and Hauser &
Wirth co-founders) Iwan and Manuela Wirth. Over the last few years,
a number of artists and poets have taken up residence, immersing
themselves in the wild surroundings. The Artist’s Studio is a
one-off suite for those seeking a creative escape, with a cabin bed
and private studio for letting loose. Inspired by The Bloomsbury
Group’s eclectic Charleston House, the room features hand-painted
walls as well as stunning views over Cairngorms National Park.

Address

Mar Road
Braemar
Aberdeenshire
AB35 5YN
Scotland

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hotel

The Artist’s House

Deal, Kent

This two-bed bolthole was decorated by Steve Thomas, Sir Paul
McCartney’s personal designer, who lives next door. The house is
tucked away in a quiet and charming mews in the artsy seaside town
of Deal. The traditional cottage exterior gives
nothing away. Enter through the stable door to double-height space
filled with prints, sculptures and original paintings illuminated
by bright, natural. The house is just minutes’ walk from the sea,
the high street and great chippies.

Address

George Street, Deal, CT14 6LJ

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