Ballydougan Pottery at Bloomvale House

Bloomvale House is home of award winning Ballydougan Pottery, Restaurant & Coffee Lounge, Gift Shop, Pottery Workshop & Courtyard Cottages. Bloomvale House, an historic grade 11 thatched house was built in 1785 by a Huguenot family named Gasgoine. Originally a linen merchant’s house, Bloomvale was a centre for receiving and final processing of linen from the many out-weavers who lived in weaver’s cottages Counties Armagh & Down. At Bloomvale House the raw linen cloth was bleached and finished and sent off worldwide. This house has for generations been associated with craft so it was fitting in 1996 when its present owner Mr. Sean O’Dowd bought the property and proceeded to reinstate and conserve Bloomvale House and its outbuildings. And so, Bloomvale House became the home of Ballydougan Pottery, where the tradition of excellence is carried on to this day by the team of highly skilled potters.