Each one takes about a week to make and they truly are things of beauty. They’re the hand-made and hand-painted teapots, produced by the talented team at Carters of Suffolk.

Based at Stonham Barns Park, the business is now in the hands of John and Val Baldry. For our latest podcast Kevin Burch went to meet them and to see their extraordinary range, which is highly sought after by collectors around the world.

John, Val and the team are rightly very proud of what they do, as the only company in the country that produces handmade teapots. From the initial block of clay through to the final brushstrokes, everything is done completely in-house. Not only can they craft orders from their existing two and a half thousand moulds, but they also take on bespoke requests. Most of their handmade, hand painted creations are produced in numbers small enough to make them truly rare and highly collectable.

A pottery business and also a tearoom, this is a delightfully friendly and welcoming place. People can walk in and talk to the team to find out all about what they do. Their paint your own service is also unique in that there are no time slots and customers can choose to be there half an hour, or stay and paint all day!

To find out more and to see the wonderful designs visit

https://www.cartersofsuffolk.com