Bristol Soap Company turns bath bombs into a natural-skincare day out

A bath bomb class that feels like a proper day out

Chloe has turned bath bombs into something you can make, carry home, and build a day around. At Westonbirt Arboretum in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, The Bristol Soap Company runs an Adult and Child Fizzy Bath Bomb Making Workshop that pairs hands-on skincare with a made-for-sharing outing, complete with free entry to the arboretum on the day of the class.

The session runs on Saturday 6 June from 10:30am to 12:30pm and lasts two hours. Yuup lists it as a £30 ticket for one adult and one child, which keeps the offer simple and family-friendly. Westonbirt itself is open every day except Christmas Day from 9:00am, with last admission at 4:30pm, so the workshop slots neatly into a longer Bristol-area day outdoors.

What you actually make

This is not a passive demo. The workshop invites you to mix, mould, and customise your own bath bombs using natural, plant-based ingredients and your favourite scents. The result is the sort of craft that feels instantly useful: you leave with a selection of handmade bath bombs, packed in a lovely box that you get time to decorate and personalise.

That take-home element matters. The Bristol Soap Company says every participant leaves with all materials and products, plus a personalised recipe guide so the same bath bombs can be made again later. For anyone who likes gifting, trying a formula twice, or building a small home stash for the week ahead, that turns one workshop into a repeatable skill rather than a one-off activity.

Why it works for friends, families, and gift-makers

The company says the bath bomb workshop is suitable for adults and children, which gives it a wider reach than a typical beauty class. It also offers lip balm and body balm making, along with combination sessions for people who want to spend longer creating multiple products in one go.

That flexibility is part of the appeal. The workshop page highlights hen parties, birthdays, baby showers, corporate team days, wellbeing events, creative days with friends, and kids parties as natural reasons to book. It can also be delivered privately at another location, which opens the format up to bespoke group events rather than only public sessions on the calendar.

• Family day out with a craft payoff
• Friends’ outing with something to take home
• Giftable products that feel handmade and personal
• Group bookings for celebrations and team time
• Private sessions for a more tailored experience

For readers who want the social side of bath bombs as much as the product itself, this is the sweet spot: low-pressure, visual, and easy to share without needing any prior experience.

Chloe’s story gives the workshop its own identity

The Bristol Soap Company says the classes are led by Chloe, the founder. That matters because the workshop is not being sold as a generic craft package. It comes from a business that began in 2018 at a kitchen table in east Bristol, when Chloe and her family started building a small company around natural skincare.

Yuup describes the business as beginning as a hobby and a personal mission to create luxurious, natural skincare products. The company also says its products are vegan, ethically handmade in Bristol, and made without plastics or palm oil. That gives the bath bomb session a clear identity: the class is not just about making something fizzy for the tub, but about learning a format that matches the brand’s wider values.

Why Westonbirt is the right setting

Westonbirt Arboretum adds more than a backdrop. Forestry England’s listings show the Adult and Child Fizzy Bath Bomb Making Workshop alongside a Natural Lip Balm Making Workshop on the same day, from 2:00pm to 4:30pm. That makes the site feel like a craft-and-nature destination rather than a single pop-up class.

The pricing details also make the outing easier to plan. Westonbirt admission tickets start from £14, Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum members get free entry all year, and Forestry England national members get one free family visit per membership year when pre-booked. With free entry included on the workshop day, the class becomes a tidy part of a larger visit rather than an extra add-on you have to factor in separately.

Bath bombs still have room to grow

Part of the reason this format keeps working is that bath bombs sit at the crossroads of self-care, gifting, and straightforward craft appeal. They were invented and patented in 1989 by Mo Constantine, co-founder of Lush Cosmetics, and the category has stayed strongly associated with colourful, customisable home-spa products ever since.

A 2026 market report estimated the UK bath-bomb market at more than USD 100 million in 2024 and forecast 5 to 7 percent annual growth through 2035. That suggests the category still has momentum, especially where natural ingredients and giftable presentation are part of the draw. The Bristol Soap Company’s workshop fits that shape neatly, because it gives people the technique, the materials, and the packaging in one visit.

That is the real appeal of this Bristol day out: you do not just leave with a pleasant afternoon behind you. You leave with bath bombs you made yourself, a recipe you can use again, and a box that already feels ready to gift, keep, or use that same week.