I visited the Canterbury store and was served by Kit. The whole experience was definitely 5 star. Kit was helpful, and overwhelmingly enthusiastic and encouraging. The products in the sale were exc... Zobacz więcej
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I visited your Canterbury shop and your colleague Jack was extremely helpful in my decision of buying brushes and paper for water colour painting. I am very much a beginner and with his knowledge I c... Zobacz więcej
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I’d put zero stars if possible. Slow as can be (blamed bank holiday over a week after bank holiday). Not all emails responded to and order eventually delivered with main item missing. Customer servi... Zobacz więcej
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I had the most amazing customer service at cowling and Wilcox Canterbury with Janey and Jack! They were very knowledgeable and helping me choosing the canvases. They accommodated me with lovely kindne... Zobacz więcej
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Went to Canterbury Cowling & Wilcox…
Went to Canterbury Cowling & Wilcox today. Had help from both Lloyd and Jack. Lloyd helped me select the brushes and explained their differences. Introduced me on the new 'vinal' art techniques. Jack was great in helping me find a very comprehensive colour mixing book that is very comprehensible. Enjoyed my experience amd will be returning really friendly staff and great variety of products to explore.
23 czerwca 2026
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Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear that Lloyd and Jack were able to help you find the right products and share their knowledge. It's great to know you enjoyed your visit and our range of products.
We hope to see you back in Store again soon!
Kind regards
Cowling & Wilcox
Cowling and Wilcox - Canterbury…
I visited the Cowling and Wilcox store in Canterbury. I was served by Michela who was very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about the products in store.
She helped me find what I was looking for and suggested alternative options when I couldn’t. Michela was polite and professional. Great experience.
26 maja 2026
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Thank you for your lovely review! We're so pleased to hear that Michela was able to help you find what you needed and provide helpful alternatives. We'll be sure to pass on your kind words to her. We look forward to welcoming you back to our Canterbury store soon! 😊
Kind regards
Cowling & Wilcox
Emma was very helpful
Emma was very helpful , she directed me to the product I needed and also advised me on cutting instruments for the job I wanted to do. I had bought a large piece of card which she suggested I could collect from the shop when I was ready , which was appreciated. On another note , she also recommended a very nice Sushi restaurant ! Great service , friendly staff .
20 czerwca 2026
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Thank you so much for your kind review!
We're delighted to hear that Emma was able to help you find the right products and offer useful advice for your project.
It's wonderful to know that Emma's recommendation for a sushi restaurant was a hit too! We'll be sure to pass on your kind words to her and the Store. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and we look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Kind regards
Cowling & Wilcox
Great service as always
Great service as always.
Staff always very friendly and helpful. Kit made my shopping experience even better than usual on this occasion with her interest in what I am doing and chat about materials.
7 czerwca 2026
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Odpowiedź od Cowling & Wilcox
Thank you so much for your kind review!
It's wonderful to hear that Kit helped make your visit even more enjoyable. I'll pass your comments on to the Store who will be thrilled to know that her interest made a positive difference to your shopping experience.
We really appreciate your support and look forward to welcoming you back again soon!
Kind regards
Cowling & Wilcox
I was served by Emma
I was served by Emma. She knew all about the materials I needed and was extremely helpful.
8 maja 2026
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Odpowiedź od Cowling & Wilcox
Thank you for your kind review!
We’re so pleased to hear Emma was able to help you find the materials you needed. Her product knowledge and helpful approach are a real asset to the team, and we’ll be sure to pass your lovely feedback on to her. We hope to see you again soon!
Kind regards
Cowling & Wilcox
Emma at the Canterbury store was so…
Emma at the Canterbury store was so helpful today. Gave great advice for supplies needed for a paint technique I'm trying to achieve. The sort of customer service that is never possible when buying online. Long live the High Street!
16 maja 2026
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Thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re happy to hear Emma was able to help you find the right supplies and offer help where needed. I have passed your feedback along to the Store who will be thrilled you enjoyed your visit.
Thanks again for supporting the High Street, and we hope your project turns out brilliantly!
Kind regards
Cowling & Wilcox
I’d put zero stars if possible
I’d put zero stars if possible.
Slow as can be (blamed bank holiday over a week after bank holiday). Not all emails responded to and order eventually delivered with main item missing. Customer service says right thing but not backed up satisfactory action. More waiting and time taken chasing up than worth it. Wont order from them again
16 maja 2026
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Odpowiedź od Cowling & Wilcox
Thank you for feeding back.
We’re very sorry to hear about your experience and completely understand your frustration with the delays and communication issues surrounding your order. Unfortunately, the bank holiday period did have a bigger impact on dispatch times than expected, but we appreciate this does not make the experience any less disappointing for you.
We would also like to clarify that the missing item was not lost and was sent separately, although we appreciate this was not made clear enough at the time and caused additional inconvenience and worry. This was delivered today so we hope you have now received your order in full.
We sincerely apologise for the time you’ve had to spend chasing this up and for falling short of the service you expected from us. Your feedback has been shared with our team so we can improve both our communication and order handling going forward.
We do hope you try us again and if we can provide any further help, please let us know.
Kind regards
Cowling & Wilcox
C&W Canterbury: a real gem
The C&W store in Canterbury is a real gem. Browsing and shopping for art supplies is always one of life’s great unalloyed pleasures - but the staff here really make it special. Today Emma helped me pick out a set of pens, paper, and other related materials. Bursting with enthusiasm and great ideas, she worked out exactly what I needed and helped put together a perfect present for my son. The whole experience is down to earth, well informed and infused with a great sense of humour (and all without a hint of pretension). Before embarking on any art project this is the ideal place in which first to catch your hare. Thank you!
25 kwietnia 2026
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Thank you so much for this thoughtful review. We’re absolutely delighted to hear how much you enjoyed your visit to our Canterbury store.
Emma will be especially pleased to read your kind words, she truly loves helping customers find the right materials, and it’s great to know her enthusiasm and ideas made such a difference in creating the perfect gift for your son.
That’s exactly the experience we aim to provide. Your description of “catching your hare” here really made us smile!
We look forward to seeing you in Store again 😊
Kind regards
Cowling & Wilcox
Delightful store staff Michaela
What a delightful store staff Michaela, at Cowling and Wilcox Canterbury. An Art graduate she is knowledgeable and passionate. The most patient in explaining product features, price and quality differences. Thanks Michaela 🙂👍💯
11 kwietnia 2026
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Thank you for taking the time to feedback!
We’re thrilled to hear about your positive experience with Michaela at our Canterbury store.
We’ll be sure to pass along your lovely comments to Michaela who will be delighted to hear them. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon! 🙂
Kind regards
Cowling & Wilcox
I recently bought a bumper pack of…
I recently bought a bumper pack of brushes, and a "go-to" watercolour brush from the Shoreditch branch,and am very pleased with what I got.
Would recommend shopping there, fabulous selection of art materials and friendly service. Satisfied customer.
29 marca 2026
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Odpowiedź od Cowling & Wilcox
Thank you for your kind comments!
We’re delighted to hear that you’re enjoying your bumper pack of brushes, it sounds like they’ve found a great home 😊
It’s nice to know you had a positive experience in our Shoreditch branch, I will pass your feedback along to the Store who I know will also be appreciative of you taking the time to feedback.
We hope to see you back again soon. Happy painting!
Canvas
I ordered a canvas online unfortunately it had a couple of things wrong with it, however Megan was absolutely brilliant, she checked on stock for another one and sadly there were none so did a refund straightaway, her emails were lovely and professional and it was all sorted within a few days, great customer service thank you :-)
10 marca 2026
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Thank you so much for your lovely review.
We're really sorry that the canvas arrived with issues, but we're happy to hear that Megan was able to help resolve things quickly for you.
We hope you do use us again in future, whether that be more canvas or any other art materials you need!
Cowling & Wilcox
Thank you, Michela - Canterbury store
Michela in the Canterbury store was friendly, easy to talk to and very helpful in advising me, as a beginner using pastels.
Thank you, Michela
27 lutego 2026
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Thank you for taking the time to feed back!
Your comments were passed along to Canterbury who were very pleased you enjoyed your visit and that Michela was able to assist with your pastels! We hope you have lots of fun exploring and creating with them. If you ever need more tips or supplies, we’d love to see you again in the Canterbury store.
Cowling & Wilcox
Cowling and Wilcox Canterbury
Visited the Canterbury Store as a new to art customer and Luke couldn’t have been more helpful and knowledgable would definitely recommend. He spent time explaining my various options and answered every question I had thanks so much
29 stycznia 2026
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Thank you so much for the lovely review! We’re really glad you had a great experience at our Canterbury store. Luke will be thrilled to hear your kind words as well.
Thanks again for the recommendation, and we hope to see you back soon 😊
Cowling & Wilcox
Easy to use website
Easy to use website. Great selection of products at reasonable prices. Ordered was delivered swiftly. Highly recommended
23 stycznia 2026
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Thank you so much for your kind feedback! 😊 We’re really happy to hear you found our website easy to use and found what you needed. Thanks for the recommendation, we truly appreciate your support and hope to see you again soon.
Kind regards
Cowling & Wilcox
Disappointing
Order made on Tuesday, told 2-5 working days
Rang Friday to check the status of delivery. Told it hadn’t been dispatched so expect it on Monday.
Rang Monday and was told it was out of stock and their system shouldn’t have even allowed me to order it! Very nice lady dealt with me, extremely apologetic, offering a full refund - but unfortunately no item!
I always try to use local or small companies as I don’t like using Amazon unless it’s urgent but unfortunately I had to on this occasion and received one the next day !
19 stycznia 2026
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Odpowiedź od Cowling & Wilcox
Thank you for taking the time to feed back.
Unfortunately, we have been experiencing an issue with this particular product, which has affected a small number of orders, including your own. All impacted customers have now been contacted and informed of the situation.
It appears that our system incorrectly indicated that stock was available when it was not physically in our warehouse. Rather than allowing us to adjust the stock levels accordingly, this error caused certain orders to become stuck in a processing loop.
I sincerely apologise that you were advised your order would arrive on Monday. I am unsure why this information was provided, as the order was not out for delivery at that time. It is possible there was some confusion and it was assumed the order would be dispatched on Monday, which would have been a reasonable assumption, but this was clearly not communicated accurately.
We do not want any customer to be left with a negative experience, and we fully acknowledge that we let you down on this occasion. I can confirm that the stock issue has now been corrected, and if you were willing to give us another opportunity, we would do everything possible to ensure a much better experience.
If you did want to give us a second chance, we'd also be happy to offer a 10% disocunt on your purchase regardless of the order value.
I lost £14 and hours of my life with this seller
I bought some fixative spray from Cowling and Wilcox via Amazon. It was very late to arrive, and when it did, it was wrapped in shabby, ill-fitting packaging - which meant the nozzle was smashed. When I tried to return it, Cowling and Wilcox told me I had to fund the return. They sent me a 'hazardous' materials sticker to put on the package (which incidentally, they did not attach to their parcel which they sent me). When I took the parcel back to the Post Office I was told that I would have to pay for a specialist courier to send the fixative back. Now I am stuck with a broken can, and have lost hours of my time and £14. And they sent the wrong can! I would avoid this seller at all costs.
1 grudnia 2025
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Odpowiedź od Cowling & Wilcox
Thank you for taking the time to feed this back to us.
We certainly do not want customers to experience issues with actioning a return whether that be through our own site or Amazon/eBay. I will speak to my team and look at the Amazon return policy to ensure this is the simplest procedure possible and investigate sending back hazardous items.
There can be hazard issues with fixatives as well as other spray cans as they are marked as flammable by couriers but there should still be a return process in place to assist with this.
We really want to help resolve this so if you can please contact us with your Amazon reference, we can provide a free return label that will work and issue a refund for the damaged item, or a replacement if you prefer?
Our contact is admin@cowlings.com
Kind regards
Cowling&Wilcox
Very very slow delivery despite best efforts of their customer service dept
5th NOV. 2nd EDIT. Oh dear, another fail. As a couple of items were out of stock, the ever helpful Megan agreed to send my order in 2 batches by 24hr Royal Mail, so I wouldn't have to wait for my whole order for the sake of the out of stock items. The first part of my order was despatched as promised, although it didnt quite make it within 24 hrs (not Cowling and Wilcox's fault). Then, yesterday I got notification that the 2nd part of my order was being delivered (we can only hope it is )by EVRI. I am beginning to wonder if I'll get it by Christmas at this rate!
Also of the four tubes of paint I have received, one tube was dented at the top and had leaked oil. Initially I thought this had occurred during transit, but on reflection I am not so sure, as the other tubes closely packed right alongside it are absolutely perfect)
So one star removed due to failures in the despatch dept.
Despite Megan's best efforts she is being let down by this organisation.
28/10 EDIT to update and add a star.
I emailed customer service who responded within less than 24hrs. They put a ticket and chase onto EVRI. Megan, C&W's excellent customer service advisor also asked me to advise her if the goods had not arrived by 30th . It didnt, and was still showing as in EVRI's depot since 23rd , so I replied to Megan to let her know. Megan has been terrific - she offered to send order again via next day Royal Mail or I could have a full refund. I opted for the order to be sent again, and within the hour Megan advised she had requested it be sent out today, and seconds later I had confirmation from their despatch dept.
Megan has been the most helpful customer services assistant I have come across in a long time -she has restored my trust in C&W - deserves a bonus or a raise, if her employers are reading this - Megan has saved you from losing a new customer. No mean feat when in my original review I had already decided to go elsewhere! Because of Megan alone, I have added a star to my rating - you can call it Megan's Star! If C&W use Royal Mail and ditch EVRI they would undoubtedly get a fourth star added.
This was my original 2 Star Review -
Ordered on 16th, not despatched until 21st (so much for the promise of aiming to despatch within 24 hrs, occasionally at most 1 - 2 days!) and has been sat in EVRI depot since - it is now midnight on 27th. So 11 days since order placed! It would have reached me quicker by pony and cart!
I regret placing a 2nd order with this company, so have chosen another supplier and have already placed more business with them.
28 października 2025
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Odpowiedź od Cowling & Wilcox
Thank you for taking the time to feed back.
Firstly, we do sincerely apologise for any delays caused on our side relating to your delivery. We do always aim to dispatch orders as promptly as possible but clearly we let you down on this occasion.
If you'd be able to provide me with a name or order reference, I'll be happy to investigate the delivery with Evri and assist with getting this to you as soon as possible.
Our email is admin@cowlings.com
Kind regards
Cowling & Wilcox Team
Made me pay an extra £5 for…
Made me pay an extra £5 for delivery???? And they let me know this days AFTER i purchased it
2 października 2025
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Odpowiedź od Cowling & Wilcox
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.
We’re sorry if the surcharge request came as a surprise. This charge is applied by our couriers when delivering orders of certain sizes or weights to specific postcodes, and unfortunately, it's not something we’re able to override.
As the surcharge depends on the final size, weight, and destination of the order, as well as the courier selected, we’re only able to calculate it once the order has been placed. This is why it’s not shown at checkout and is instead assessed manually by our team.
Your order was placed on the 29th and my colleague contacted you on the 30th to advise of the charge and how to proceed.
For full transparency, all details about potential surcharges are available on our Delivery Information page, which you can find linked at the bottom of our website.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our customer service on admin@cowlings.com
Tardy delivery
I’m only leaving a poor review for Cowling & Wilcox as this is the second time I’ve experienced slow shipping. I had placed the order Tuesday lunchtime and despite saying most orders are despatched within 24 hours. My order wasn’t sent out until last thing Thursday. This means I am not due to receive the order until Monday, nearly a week after ordering. It was a small order of items all in stock and the shipping charge of £4.50 should have ensured a quicker turnaround in my view. Luckily I no longer require any more of their branded Marker wallets, so I can go back to using Art Discount, who sell their Promarkers at a lower price and send orders out more quickly - get your act together!
23 września 2025
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Odpowiedź od Cowling & Wilcox
Thank you for taking the time to review us and I'm so sorry you feel we let you down with our shipping. On regular orders which are not Next Day, we aim to ship within 1-3 days as we mention in our Delivery Info page. Normally, most orders are despatched within 24 hours. Unfortunately, on this occasion we took 2 days. So, not bad but not as quick as would like so sorry about that. I'm not sure you should have really mentioned one of our competitors in your review because we can't respond fairly to that as we don't have the full picture.
We're about to introduce a new Letterboxable service which will cost less than our standard £4.50 for smaller items such as marker pens. These will be expedited as they're easy to pack and so our shipping times should improve further.
Once again, thanks for your review. We always welcome all reviews to see when we can improve.
Dreadful company product I bought was substantially…
The product I bought was substantially substandard !!! And the Management at Cowling and Wilcox did not care at all …
I bought a large 90x70 cm canvas from their store in Canterbury.
They have signs in the shop saying these sizes may not be correct! Which in my case they were not as they were a couple of mm out !
That was not my problem!
My problem was the frame was twisted and it was only noticed when my framer put it in a try frame !!! It was 15mm out !!!
They were not in the least bothered and said what did I expect from their frames as they came from China and were geared towards student use !!!!!
Why should students work be undervalued?
As for myself I used this canvas in good faith and completed work that was to be framed and hung in a gallery!!
They did not care
I had to pay for the frame made to fit the sizes which was £150 and the salvage my work I had a further payment of £210 to make a special frame to accommodate the fault correctly !!
Either that or scrap my work.
I am furious with the “ sloppy shoulder “ attitude of the management!
These canvases should be checked for any unseen visible twists … it is unfair to sell any artist… substandard products whether they are a student or accomplished like myself !!!
I will never ever support this business again ever !!!!!!!!!!!!
31 lipca 2025
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Odpowiedź od Cowling & Wilcox
I have to totally disagree with you. We cared an awful lot. At one time, there were 7 of our team trying to help you out but you simply won't take "no" for an answer. We've offered to replace your canvas numerous times and help you choose another canvas. However, you seem to think it's fine to take no responsibility at all for your own actions. We take our business very seriously and do our best to check all products which we put out on display and send out online. However, we're only human as are our Suppliers and faulty products do sneak through the checks. This could have happened with any of our products, eg. brushes, paints, etc. and in this situation I'm afraid we rely on our customers to check if the product is fit for purpose and if not we will happily replace the product and apologise. However, you unfortunately went many steps further. You didn't check the canvas before not just starting but completing your painting for a gallery no less. You then took it to a framer who presumably finally noticed the issue with the canvas. All of this could have been avoided if you'd spent a little bit of time just making sure all of your tools were as expected especially considering how serious this piece of work was.
All of our canvases are of a very decent quality and we're very happy to put our name to them but their excellent price may give you a clue that they are mass-produced and so may need a little attention at times. If the work is very important like a commission we would always advise to invest in the best. This is true for all aspects of the job, eg. paints.
As I said, I can assure you we took your issue very seriously but I'm afraid I think you were being unfair expecting us to pay for the work needed to fix your project considering how far down the road you’d gone.
I, also, was pretty shocked that you wish us so much ill will and have been so rude to my staff suggesting you hope we go out of business and are replaced by a bubble tea shop.
Not very nice to have to listen to this as a family business who've been doing our best to keep our customers happy for over 60 years.
Ultimately, I have to protect my staff from your barrage of abuse.
I hope you can see our point of view and, of course, our offer to replace/refund your canvas is still very much available.
Kind regards
Guy Cowling
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