Photo Hippo Lab

02/04/2026

Our lab and shop are now closed until 10am on Tuesday 7th April.
We hope you all have a lovely Easter! 🐣🐇🥚
Thank you for your continued support
Team Hippo 🦛

02/04/2026

Our lab and shop are now closed until 10am on Tuesday 7th April.
We hope you all have a lovely Easter! 🐣🐇🥚
Thank you for your continued support
Team Hippo 🦛

30/03/2026

Hi everyone. Unfortunately the shop will be closed today due to staff sickness.

Any queries please email [email protected].
Sorry 😟

Mail order isn't affected, the lab will be running from lunchtime today.

08/02/2026

Hi everyone! 😊

Sorry for the lack of posts lately! We’ve been really busy with family commitments and ongoing refurbishments in the lab, so things have been a bit hectic!

Due to this, we need to close on the following days this month:

Photo Hippo Lab will be closed on Thursday 19th February and Friday 27th February.

Our local shop The Print Station will be closed on Thursday 26th February and Friday 27th February.

We’ll be back to normal as soon as we can.

We’ve never really been great at social media (you’ve probably noticed!), but once the refurb is finished we’re hoping to post a bit more regularly. It would be lovely to share some photos of the new lab setup and some behind the scenes videos of the day to day in the lab.

Thanks so much for your patience and continued support ❤️

Team Hippo 🦛

23/12/2025

That's a wrap for us for 2025!

We can't thank you guys enough for all your support again this year. It's certainly been a busy one 🙌🏻

We will reopen on Tuesday 6th January.

Have a great Christmas and Happy New Year!

🎄 🎁 ☃️

Team Hippo 🦛

19/12/2025

Hi everyone!

Not long now until our lab closes for the festive break!
Our last day in the lab this year is Tuesday 23rd December. 🎄🎁 ☃️

Any films dropped off or posted to us before 12pm on Tuesday will be processed and ready before we close (B&W and C41 only).

Anything that arrives after that will be safely looked after and processed when we reopen in the New Year.

Here’s to a busy final few days of 2025! 🙌🏻

Thank you for your continued support ❤️

Team Hippo 🦛

03/12/2025

Hi everyone! 😍

These little Kodak Charmera cameras have absolutely flown out – we’ve only got a tiny handful left from this batch (literally the last few on the shelf!).

We’ve got some more on the way because you’ve all gone mad for them, but if you’d like one in time for Christmas then grab it quick 😄

Here’s a little demo so you can see just how cute they are…
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nvEG6hOq5H0]

£34.99 each

Pop in and see us or send us an email - [email protected]

We can post Tracked 48 for £4.50 and it’ll be with you well before Christmas 🎄

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24/11/2025

Hi everyone! 😊

Today we had the cutest little delivery… the brand-new Kodak Charmera Mini Digital Cameras are now in stock!

These tiny keyring-sized cameras (only 30g) take photos and record video, feature 7 retro filters, Kodak-style picture frames, and even a date stamp. Ideal for kids, festivals, holidays — or just messing about! 😄

At only £34.99 they make the perfect Christmas gift!

Email us at [email protected] and we can post one out to you via Tracked Delivery (£4.50) or pop into to the shop to pick one up.

They do require a Micro SD card so don’t forget to grab one if you need it.

Thank you for your continued support ❤️

Team Hippo 🦛

04/11/2025

Quick Heads Up!

Hi everyone! 😊

We're closing the lab for two days next week - Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th November. This is to carry on with the lab refurb as we have now got a quieter spell to get stuck in!

The Print Station will be open as usual though, so pop by for prints, frames or personalised gifts!

We'll catch up with mail orders when we reopen on Wednesday 12th.

Thanks so much for bearing with us ❤️

Team Hippo 🦛

10/10/2025

We currently have two orders in our lab that arrived without an order form or details inside.
Please email [email protected] if one of these is your order. Thank you!

08/10/2025

# # Customer Notice # #

Our local shop The Print Station will be closed for holidays next week (13th -17th October) and also Monday 27th October.

Collections and drop offs will be available - please email [email protected] to arrange.

This does not affect our mail order service, which will be running as normal.

Thank you for your continued support ❤️

Team Hippo 🦛