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From pottery classes for children to glass-blowing lessons for grown-ups, in the Lake District you can really get to grips with a host of crafts. You can learn how to carve wood and engrave stone, work with paper and try your hand at weaving yarn out of wool.
You may leave the Lake District, but once you’ve been, it’ll never leave you.

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Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Hatching and Blending in Woven Tapestry with Anna Wetherell
Sunday 20 September
£70 plus £5 for materials
Taking our inspiration from the seasonal colours observed during a short walk down to the bridge just below Farfield Mill (weather permitting),…
North Lonsdale Road, Ulverston
Cumbria Tourism Best Experience Winner: 2022 & 2025
Create your own distilled gin or vodka in this hands-on experience hosted by Shed One founders and distillers, Andy and Zoe.
Begin with a welcome drink and guided distillery tour, then…
Penrith
During this workshop, you will design, cut and print five reduction lino prints in two colours, plus white
Penrith
learn how to use rag rugging tools including a latch hook and cutting gauge, you will then start to create your own rug from 100% pure wool blanket yarn.
Barrow-in-Furness
Back by popular demand, Come and Sing returns to Barrow, bringing voices together for a fun, relaxed and friendly singing workshop.
Braithwaite, Keswick
Join photographer Steve Blake in our beautiful woodland environment.
Full day workshops are designed for those looking to take their photography to the next level and learn how to get the most out of your photography equipment, be that an iPad or…
Penrith
learn how to sew a fully lined bag, using the 'bagging out' technique to ensure there are no raw edges on show, perfect for work, days out, children's clutter or a bit of shopping
Penrith
Develop some different watercolour techniques that can be used for portraits. Photographs and photocopies will be used as source material for the portraits eliminating a lot of the time usually taken to draw out before painting.
Ambleside
This is a two day course which covers the rise of the arts and literary movement called modernism. Taking the book by Julia Kristeva poetry and revolution as our inspiration We can see how poetry was changed in the hands of the artists of the 19th…
Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Playing with Pattern Weaving Workshop with Jan Beadle
£75 plus £5 for materials on the day
Enjoy a creative day of weaving on a 4-shaft table loom with experienced weaver Jan Beadle. Suitable for both beginners and those with some weaving…
Alchemy with Nature is not a retreat you attend. It's something you enter.
Designed for women in midlife who are ready to stop, breathe, and come back to themselves.
A different rhythm. A different way of being. Where the noise drops away… and…
Ambleside
Join us for an unforgettable weekend of connection, healing and transformation.
The Buffalo is the only animal that charges headfirst into a storm rather than run from it. While other animals turn and flee-prolonging their struggle – the buffalo…
Keswick
Salsa Night in Keswick | Dance & Dine Latin Evening at the Skiddaw Hotel
Step into an evening of rhythm, flavour and atmosphere at our Salsa Steps: Dance & Dine Latin Night at the Skiddaw Hotel in the heart of Keswick.
Hosted by Diane and Ashia…
Bampton, Haweswater
Join Wild Haweswater's writer in residence Joanna Clare Dobson for an immersive morning of creative writing and nature observation.
Together, you'll be based in the beautifully restored Cumbrian Spinning Barn, and will also spend time in the…
Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Stained Glass Workshop with Annette McMillan
£70 plus £15 on the day for materials
Learn the traditional art of stained-glass panel making in this hands-on workshop with Annette McMillan. You will learn how to cut glass from a pattern, lead the…
Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Where the Wall Leads Acrylic Painting Workshop with Stuart Gray
£70 + £7 for materials and framing (payable on the day)
Immerse yourself in a full-day acrylic painting workshop led by experienced artist and tutor Stuart Gray. This relaxed and…
Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Handwoven Bracelet Workshop – Isobelle Stothert
£70 plus £5 for materials
Treat yourself to a peaceful and creative day learning the beautiful craft of handwoven bracelet making. Using a small loom and guided step by step by an experienced tutor,…
Cockermouth
Book your place on a beginners half day fusing and slumping course at the RD Glass studio. Learn a new skill and have fun being creative with hands on instruction and the freedom to choose what you make. Create pieces such as freestanding waves or…
Cockermouth
Book your place on a fused glass taster session at the RD Glass studio. Learn a new skill and have fun being creative with hands on instruction and the freedom to choose what you make.
During the session you will use pre-cut pieces of glass in a…
Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Relax into Weaving (Workshop) with Denise Bryan
£70 Plus £10 for Materials
Come and enjoy a mindful & relaxing day of weaving with Denise on a simple rigid heddle loom. We will weave two pieces of fabric from cotton; one plain & one textured. There…
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