Crail – A Family Pottery and Lunch at the Shoregate
A few hours.
The route
Crail Pottery is a family pottery tucked into the old part of Crail, its yard lined with shelves of jugs, bowls and glazed jars.
Lunch is a short walk away at the Shoregate, an 18th-century house on the High Street that's now a restaurant and bar.
The day
Crail
An easy late morning in Crail, browsing pots, with a long lunch to finish.
About two and a half hours
Crail Pottery
A shop
Crail Pottery began in 1965, when a newly married couple bought almost derelict buildings here for £250 and lived in a caravan in the yard while they did them up. The family still runs it, and every pot is shaped and fired on site. Browse the showroom upstairs, look into the workshops and take your time in the yard. It's open every day, from 9am on weekdays and 10am at weekends, until 5pm.
More about Crail PotteryAbout 3 min on foot
The Shoregate
Lunch
The Shoregate is a three-minute walk away on the High Street, and is listed in the Michelin Guide. Lunch is served from 12.30pm to 3.30pm, and the menu runs from sandwiches to three courses, made with produce from local suppliers. Eat in the dining room or in the bar at the back. The bar was the house's smokehouse, and it has stone walls, old chapel pews and a real fire.
More about The Shoregate
If it rains
The showroom, the workshops and lunch are all indoors, so only the yard is out in the weather.
The Shoregate, a restaurant in Crail.
Crail Harbour Gallery and Tearoom, a café in Crail.
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Photograph by The Shoregate via Google