Nest Studio

08/05/2026

✨Two Nest Studio spaces available✨
Our lovely Caty is off to learn wonderful new things, in an exciting holistic way, so we now have the Teal Space and the Terracotta Space both available! Combine the two into one space, or rent individually and set up your business or hobby at Evegate Artisan Village.

🌱 Grow your own business at your pace, with a rolling monthly rental agreement.

🎉 You’ll have a collective of creative businesses around you to cheerlead you!

🔓 24/7 access to the studio - for early birds, and night owls.

♻️ Sustainable and eco-aware setting.

🧘🏻‍♀️ Space to recalibrate and work, in a quiet rural setting, still benefitting from close connections to M20 J10a, Ashford and Folkestone.

🎨 Ability to utilise the tutoring area to run your own workshops and courses, at no additional cost per month.

🍻Onsite Micropub with food and live music.

🍰 Onsite Café and Deli.

🌾 Surrounded by fields, a lake and woodland.

🙌🏼 Small local businesses are all around us, including a gym, beauty rooms and hairdressers, jewellery, vets, pets, hardware and healthcare.

🛍️Shop space at the front of the studio, where you can sell your makes and creations for zero commission fees.

🛠️ Attached side workshop, for woodwork and fixing needs.

🪏 Outdoor courtyard space and greenhouse also available, for the green fingered among you. Also a great space in Spring and Summer, for meet-ups and sessions.

👩🏻‍🦽‍➡️Fully accessible studio space.

🚙 Free parking

The cost of these spaces are £175pm. Get in touch to have a look around, or for further info. 💬

01/03/2026

Thinking of starting your own small business? 🌱 Spring is the perfect time to take the leap! 💚

Nest Studio has nurtured lots of small businesses since we started in 2014, and we currently have two affordable, accessible spaces available at our Evegate studio! Spots like this are rare, so get in touch to book a viewing. ✨

Space 1: Studio desk space of your own, plus storage, with use of dedicated shop space for commission-free sales, and a fab communal workshop area for running your own courses and sessions. Free car parking and 24/7 access as a key holder. This would be ideal for anyone creative, looking for a combined outlet and workspace.
🎨£175pm

Space 2: External courtyard space complete with a greenhouse. With mains and water usage available. Shop space available for plant sales if required. Perfect for green-fingered start-ups!
🪴£145pm

If you’ve been waiting for the right space to come up, hopefully this is what you’ve been looking for. We currently have four studio collaborators, all sharing this lovely creative workshop. From ceramics to sensory… it’s an inspiring place.

Do you offer mobile workshops of your own? If you are looking for a wonderful space to rent hourly, that isn’t a village hall or expensive boardroom, then get in touch. Our hourly rate is £15 which is a really good price. 🙌🏼

30/12/2025

Bit of a premature NY post… but I will do it whilst I have a free few minutes, or I’ll definitely completely forget! 🥸

We look forward to a great year ahead, collaborating with more wonderful creatives! 🍾

We have three new businesses joining us at Nest Studio from January 2026 (more about that soon), which includes ceramics, wellness, children’s arts and crafts, and adult painting classes. 🎨🖌️

There are more furniture pieces being created in the Nest workshop, now my 2024 injuries continue to be on the mend - I feel able to slowly restart doing what I love. These are the only pieces (pictured) I have done this year, and they took a while… but there’s continuous improvement (and stubbornness to fall back on!), so persistence beats resistance. 🪴

Plans are being made for more in-house and outsourced workshops from our fellow studio-sharers, plus the shop space reinstated and open to the public when we are there working away on our wonderful projects. Appointments can always be made by messaging us on FB and insta. ✨

We wish you all a healthy and happy 2026, full of love and creative joy. ♥️

20/12/2025

Our recent advert generated lots of joy and excitement from independent businesses, and those looking to start new passion projects in 2026. Get in touch for any details. The general information is all on our previous post. ♥️

16/12/2025

✨ NOW JUST ONE SPACE LEFT✨

We are excited to announce that we have three studio spaces available.
⭐️💫✨

These come with a dedicated shop section to sell from, plus a workshop area to run sessions from, both with no extra costs.

The communal workshop space comfortably seats 8 people. We have previously hosted jewellery-making classes, children’s craft sessions, and furniture up-cycling courses. We have really great adjustable studio lighting installed, as well as an accessible, all-in-one-floor layout.

We are situated in Smeeth, about a 10 minute drive to Ashford and a 20 minute drive to Folkestone. Our cabin-style building is part of Evegate Artisan Village, and here you are surrounded by nature as well as many other independent businesses, including a lovely café and a micro pub. There are many features of Evegate that make it a lovely place to work from.

Each person at Nest will get their own private studio desk and generous storage, each with their own identity and charm. Studio A is the lovely country-style green one with lots of wall space. Studio B is the fun and vibrant orange one also, with plenty of wall space. Studio C is the vintage aesthetic teal one, with lots of natural light from being next to two large windows.

The studios also come with a kitchenette where you can prepare hot drinks, heat up meals, and wash any painty brushes you might have. We even have a cute sewing corner next to the communal workshop area!

Our shop space is located at the front of the building, and you can sell your creations here with no commission charges. Currently here we have some older stock, to showcase how items can be presented.

This offer is for 6 months, at £175 per month/ approx £40 per week, all-inclusive, with the potential for studio holders to stay on past this point.

We ask for a small initial refundable deposit of £100 to ensure our space stays looked after, as it has just been freshly refurbished.

So please direct message us if you are interested in a studio space here, or have any questions. They are available from now, so you could enter into the new year with a really great value location to run your creative business from!

Have a great day everyone, and happy holidays! ✨🎄♥️

22/10/2025

Space within a detactched studio, available for sublet, from mid-October. Works well as a collaborative space. 🫶🏽

Great for workshops, for running classes, or courses, and as consulting space. Shared shop area to the front for sales, if required. 🙌🏼

Those interested, please message me with how you’d like to utilise the space, visuals, and some info about your work. 💡

24/7 access.
Security onsite.
Fully accessible.
Ample parking.
Pub and other businesses onsite too.
Low rental cost. Space dimensions can be variable depending on need. Please contact to discuss this.
Outside courtyard space attached.

Located:
Evegate, in Smeeth, nr Ashford.
Ping me a message if interested.

12/04/2025

The Firs team are at Evegate today.
☀️✨💛

05/04/2025

Firs Family Furniture have now taken over as the Frenchic stockist for Ashford area.
They are based at our studio at Evegate, where they also stock furniture and offer repairs.
Please direct all your Frenchic queries and requests to them directly now. ♥️

02/04/2025

We’d love to share this on behalf of a friend… Meet Kim. 💛
I’m sure most of us would have a day of sorting, streamlining and simplifying our homes on a ‘To - Do’ list. ✨

28/03/2025

The lovely Firs Family Furniture who are now sharing our studio space at beautiful Evegate, will be taking over from us as Frenchic stockists.

We couldn’t share until confirmed… but never fear, Frenchic hasn’t gone far - literally the workshop next door to ours! ♥️

Family run furniture restoration
& upcycling in ✨ Kent✨
Join us for a workshop Jan 2026

📍Units 3-5 Mersham-le-Hatch Business Village


🎨 Official Frenchic® &
Little Greene Paint Company Stockists

Mainland UK delivery available 🫟