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Smarty Art

A family-owned pottery painting studio on Grantown-on-Spey's High Street, where you paint a piece and they glaze and fire it for you.

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Welcome

Smarty Art is a family-owned ceramic painting studio on the High Street of Grantown-on-Spey, a cheerful place to spend a wet afternoon.

You pick a piece from the shelves, sit down in the colourful studio and paint it however you like, with forty-five colours to choose from and staff on hand with tips and tricks.

There is something for every age: cups, plates, bowls and vases, piggy banks, animals, princesses and cars, and seasonal pieces for Christmas and Halloween. A visit takes up to two hours. When you are done, you leave your piece behind and the studio glazes it and fires it in the kiln, ready to collect two or three days later; if you are on holiday and leaving before then, they can post it to you for a small fee. Prices include the ceramic, the paint, the glazing and the firing. Walk-ins are welcome. Smarty Art opens Wednesday to Sunday from half past nine until five.

Round the cornerThe BookmarkA small independent bookshop on Grantown-on-Spey's High Street since 2007, every title chosen by Marjory Marshall.1 min by roadSee itInside The Bookmark, shelves of books from floor to ceiling.
Before you go

Smarty Art opens Wednesday to Sunday from 9.30am to 5pm.

Walk-ins are welcome, or call ahead to book. A visit takes up to two hours, and your piece is ready two or three days later.

Hours
Wed to Sun 09:30 to 17:00; closed Mon and Tue.
Where
39 High Street, Grantown-on-Spey, PH26 3EG.

Opening hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
9.30am–5pm
Thursday
9.30am–5pm
Friday
9.30am–5pm
Saturday
9.30am–5pm
Sunday
9.30am–5pm
Where it is

39 High Street, Grantown-on-Spey.

Close byIn Grantown-on-Spey.
  1. A path through the pines of Anagach Woods.Viewpoint Walk, Grantown-on-SpeyA short walk from Grantown-on-Spey through the community-owned pines of Anagach Woods, with viewpoints and benches along the way.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. Spey Bank Studio counter with greetings cards, prints and handmade mugs on displaySpey Bank StudioA gallery, pottery and studio in Grantown-on-Spey's old bank on The Square, showing art from the Cairngorms and run by Angus Grant.Under a mile1 min by road
  3. A candle lit among pine cones.Cairn Candle CoThe candlemakers of the Cairngorms, on Grantown-on-Spey's High Street: soy candles with Scottish scents, plastic-free.Under a mile1 min by road
  4. Angus Grant ArtAngus Grant ArtThe studio of the artist Angus Grant in the Cairngorms, whose work is inspired by the lochs and mountains around it.Under a mile1 min by road
  5. KJ's Bothy BakeryKJ's Bothy BakeryThe Mountain Café's new home: a bakery and Kiwi coffee shop on the edge of Grantown-on-Spey, with everything baked on site.1 mile2 min by road
Directions
Inside The Bookmark, shelves of books from floor to ceiling.AttractionsThe BookmarkA step away
The café counter under hanging lamps.CafeNethy House5.3 miles
Stone-fronted Nethy House café, with signs for coffee, cakes, lunches and craftsAttractionsNethy Bridge5.5 miles
ShoppingThe Dell Grocer, Nethy Bridge6.5 miles
A battlemented stone mausoleum in the churchyard.AttractionsDuthil Old Parish Church and Churchyard7.4 miles
Old Scots pines among heather in Abernethy Forest.AttractionsAbernethy Forest7.6 miles
A red squirrel on the trunk of a pine.AttractionsLoch Garten Nature Reserve8.4 miles
The front of Andersons in Boat of Garten.RestaurantsAndersons Restaurant9.3 miles
The packhorse bridge arching over the River Dulnain.AttractionsThe Old Packhorse Bridge9.7 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the studio, and when each is next free.

A landscape view of Park Cottage in the snow, its windows lit, forest and a white hill behind.Park Cottage
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Kincraig
  • 17 miles from Smarty Art
Free 23–25 OctThe timber cabin lit at dusk against a pink sky, a hot tub steaming on the deck beside two chairs.Callie Bothy
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Cairngorms
  • 19 miles from Smarty Art
Free 16–18 OctA curved cabin clad in overlapping wooden shingles stands on gravel among wildflowers, arched windows and a door along one side.Boath Cabin
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Cairngorms
  • 19 miles from Smarty Art
Free 16–18 OctCulbin Edge, Inverness-shireCulbin Edge
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Cairngorms
  • 20 miles from Smarty Art
Free 9–11 NovPlaces to stayEvery stay in the CairngormsAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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