Visiting Devon?
Come and paint with us.
A relaxed, colourful and wonderfully quirky creative experience in the heart of Exmouth — home of our Signature Wooden Duck Painting Experience.
Art Studio of the Year 2025/26South West England Prestige Awards
Step away from the schedule and make something completely your own.
Arty Boat is an independent creative studio in Exmouth, Devon, known for pottery, wood painting and especially our much-loved wooden ducks. Whether you’re visiting Devon for work, a performance, filming, a holiday or simply passing through, we’d love to welcome you.
We’ve welcomed some familiar faces too.
Previous visitors include Amanda Holden, who joined us at the studio and created her own wonderfully individual Arty Boat duck.
What makes the experience special is that there are no rules about what your piece has to look like. Pick your colours, follow your own idea and we’ll help with the rest.
Familiar faces. Very individual ducks.
Because apparently even celebrities can’t resist a wooden duck in boots.
Amanda Holden
A little creativity, a paintbrush and one very distinctive duck.
Dan Skinner
Another completely unique Arty Boat creation — made right here in Exmouth.
Make it unmistakably yours.
From stylish to silly, understated to completely outrageous — every duck leaves Arty Boat with its own personality.
A little time out while you’re in Devon.
We are delighted to offer complimentary hosted experiences to selected visiting performers, presenters, creatives, media guests and their families.
Where possible, we can work around your schedule and arrange a quieter experience away from our busiest public sessions.
Partners, children, family members or a small group of guests are very welcome too.
No strings attached.
This is a genuine invitation — not an influencer contract.
- No obligation to post on social media
- No requirement to promote Arty Boat
- No expectation of publicity
- Privacy and discretion respected
- Family and guests welcome by arrangement
There really is no such thing as a boring duck.
We’d love to welcome you to Arty Boat.
If you’re an artist, performer, presenter, creator or member of a visiting production or tour team, get in touch and we’ll see what we can arrange.
Arty Boat • 46 Exeter Road, Exmouth, Devon • The Duck Place in Devon