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The painted front of the Funky Wee Teapot ceramic painting studio in Montrose.
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The Funky Wee Teapot

A fully gluten-free cafe and pottery painting studio in Montrose, run by Donna and Graeme Taylor, with classes, family sessions and cake.

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Welcome

In the middle of Montrose, a bright shopfront lettered Ceramic Painting & Art Studio opens onto a cafe that is two things at once.

The Funky Wee Teapot is a place to paint pottery, and it is also a cafe where everything on the menu is gluten free.

Donna and Graeme Taylor built the menu themselves, from cakes, scones and traybakes to more filling lunches, with iced coffees and smoothies, so that anyone who cannot eat gluten can order anything at all. Around the tables, shelves of plain white mugs, plates and figures wait to be painted and fired.

There are drop-in painting sessions, classes in throwing on the wheel and building by hand, family events and parties. The cafe opens most days, from ten until four.

Round the cornerLilybank BakehouseA sourdough bakery on the High Street.1 min by roadSee itThe shopfront of Lilybank Bakehouse on Montrose High Street.
Before you go

Open most days from ten until four, closed on Tuesday.

Where
Montrose DD10 8QY.
Telephone
07477 145111.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
10am–4pm
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
10am–4pm
Thursday
10am–4pm
Friday
10am–4pm
Saturday
10am–4pm
Sunday
10am–2pm
Where it is

In the middle of Montrose.

Close byMontrose.
  1. The window of Tomorrow Is Another Day on George Street, Montrose.Tomorrow Is Another DayA speciality coffee shop on George Street.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. Tables and shelves of books in Ink & Quill, Montrose.Ink & Quill BookshopUnder a mile1 min by road
  3. Montrose PlayhouseA community cinema in the old swimming baths.Under a mile3 min by road
  4. Restaurant tables laid with cutlery beneath hanging plants, overlooking coastal dunes at duskRoo's LeapUnder a mile4 min by road
  5. Montrose Golf LinksMontrose Golf LinksUnder a mile4 min by road
Directions
The shopfront of Lilybank Bakehouse on Montrose High Street.CafeLilybank Bakehouse0.2 miles
Black Labrador carrying a stick across a bowling green near a pavilionShoppingThe Flower Pavilion0.9 miles
RAF Tornado ZD744 stored in a hangar with squadron crests on the wallAttractionsMontrose Air Station Museum1.4 miles
Rusted boat rests beneath the brick arches of a river viaductAttractionsMontrose Basin1.8 miles
Wet sand stretches towards a distant lighthouse on the headlandAttractionsScurdie Ness Lighthouse2.8 miles
Dunninald Castle, its turrets and pinnacles above a green lawn.AttractionsDunninald Castle and Gardens2.8 miles
Sandstone mansion with columned entrance, chimneys and flag against a cloudy skyAttractionsHouse of Dun3.8 miles
Whisky casks marked "Arbikie Highland Estate 2022" stacked in rows inside a warehouseAttractionsArbikie Distillery4.9 miles
Stone arched bridge spanning a wide river beneath a cloudy blue skyAttractionsBridge of Dun5.0 miles
Stay nearby

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

Timber cabin with metal roof and decking surrounded by woodland treesNorth Lodge and River Cabin
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Banchory
  • 18 miles from the Funky Wee Teapot
Free 11–13 NovA stone farmhouse covered in climbing ivy stands behind a gravel drive, seen through overhanging pine branches.Cuttieshillock
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Strachan
  • 18 miles from the Funky Wee Teapot
Free 16–18 OctA stone cottage with dormer windows sits behind a low blue gate, a rose-covered archway framing the front door.Gamekeeper’s Cottage
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Strachan
  • 18 miles from the Funky Wee Teapot
Free 2–4 NovA stone steading with a slated pyramid roof and a chimney stands behind a green nameplate sign, a chair visible through the window.No 2 Steading Cottage at Glendye
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Strachan
  • 18 miles from the Funky Wee Teapot
Free 18–20 OctPlaces to stayEvery stay in AngusAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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