Dovercourt Open Studios 2026

Dovercourt Open Studios is a self-guided walking trail of private artists' studios and workspaces close to Dovercourt beach. Five artists open their doors across three studios in the neighbourhood — painters, a ceramicist and textile art — showing work in a wildlife garden and coastal home studios, with homemade refreshments along the way.

The natural starting point is Briarwood, where three of the five artists show together at a single address. The other two studios are a short walk away.

Start here — Briarwood, Garden of Curiosities, 86 Fronks Road, CO12 3RS Three artists all show together at this one address: • Daphne Sandham • Ann Hebden • Melvyn King

Then the two individual studios: • Sylvia Paul — 27 Fronks Road, CO12 3RJ • John Theobald — 46 Lee Road, CO12 3SJ

Full contact details for each artist are on the leaflet below.