🎨☕ Chichester Open Studios – Art Trail & Coffee Morning

# 🎨☕ Chichester Open Studios – Art Trail & Coffee Morning

📅 Saturday 16 May 2026
🕙 Meet at 10:00 am
📍 Robin's Nest Cafe, Baffins Lane
🎨 Explore Chichester Open Studios Art Trail (from ~10:30 am)
👥 Numbers limited to 12

Event description
Join us for a relaxed and inspiring morning exploring Chichester Open Studios, one of the highlights of the local cultural calendar. We’ll start with coffee or a late breakfast at Robin's Nest Cafe at 10:00 am, giving us time to say hello and ease into the day.

From around 10:30 am, we’ll set off on foot to explore a selection of nearby studios taking part in the Open Studios Art Trail, where artists open their working spaces to visitors. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet artists in person, see where and how they work, and discover a wide range of creative practices — from painting and ceramics to textiles, jewellery and more.

Rather than following a fixed plan, we’ll keep things flexible and decide together on the morning which studios to visit, focusing on those within easy walking distance and whatever sparks our curiosity.
This is a gently paced, sociable outing — a mix of art, conversation, and exploration, with the freedom to dip in and out as we go.

Good to know

• 🎨 Studios are typically open from 10:30 am – 5:00 pm
• 🎟️ Free to attend — no tickets required
• 🚶 We’ll focus on studios within walking distance of the city centre
• ☕ You’re welcome to join just for coffee or for the full morning
• 👋 I’ll post a comment beforehand so you know how to spot the group

Open Studios offers something quite different from a gallery visit — a chance to step inside artists’ creative worlds, see work in progress, and have informal conversations about ideas, materials and process. It’s a lovely way to experience the richness of local creativity and to discover new artists in a relaxed, personal setting.