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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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Ambleside
Day 1: Arrival & Grounding
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Arrival & Check-in
Welcome packets, room assignments, refreshments.
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Opening Session: "Welcome to the Next Chapter"
• Vision for the retreat
• Introduction to key themes: faith,…
Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Misty Wood Watercolour Painting Workshop with Ruth Clayton
£70 plus £7 for materials and a frame on the day
Discover watercolour techniques with Ruth while creating a beautiful woodland landscape. Join Ruth as she guides you through a step-by-step…
Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Fibre Art Lampshade Workshop with Wendy Ann Stanger
£70 + £10 materials (payable on the day)
Join Studio Artist Wendy Ann Stanger for an inspiring workshop where you'll learn to create your own bespoke fibre art lampshade. Working with an array of…
Cumbria
Move from 'How do I find the words', to feeling the satisfaction of engaging in a creative process as emotions become words on the paper in front of you. Inspired by what is under your feet, what you can hear, see & feel as you move around the…
Crook Road, Kendal
Using the Autumn landscape as inspiration, join artist Penny Hillier–Evans for a creative workshop inspired by the colours of the changing seasons.
This workshop is suitable for adults and teenagers - with adult supervision.
No drawing or painting…
Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Colour Blending and Weft Bundling in Woven Tapestry with Anna Wetherell
£70 plus £5 for materials
Come and explore techniques for colour blending and shifting apparently seamlessly from one colour to another, taking inspiration from the colours of…
Penrith
Join Acorn Bank gardener Bronwyn and her team to taste freshly juiced apples from the orchard. You might be surprised at the flavours.
* Juicing will take about 10 minutes at the start of the session, so if you want to see the pressing, be sure to…
Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Tartan Weaving (on a 4-shaft loom) Workshop with Jan Beadle
£75 plus £5 on the day for materials
Understand how classic Tartan patterns are designed. The 4 shaft table looms will already set up for you to weave a tartan scarf on the day Whether you…
Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Creative Stitch – Animals and Nature (Free-motion Machine Embroidery) Workshop with Holly Capstick
£70 plus £5 for materials (sewing machines provided)
An exciting free-motion machine embroidery workshop with Textile Artist Holly Capstick. Learn…
Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Bracken Wreath Workshop with Isobelle Stothert
£70 plus £20 materials fee payable on the day
Join Izzy at the Mill for a relaxing day creating your own beautiful bracken wreath. Using a carefully selected range of dried foliage, you will design and…
Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Become a Weaver Workshop– Jan Beadle
£150 plus £5 on the day for materials
If you know the basics, maybe set up your own loom and woven some patterns, or have never done any weaving before and would love to have ago.
The 2-day course will take you…
Glenridding
Experience the magic of Ullswater in autumn with our special 2.5 hour photography cruise hosted by Charlotte Graham.
"Charlotte Graham is a professional photographer based in Cumbria in the north of England. Her unique combination of technical and…
Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Willow Christmas Decorations Workshop with Jackie Carnell
£70 plus £5 on the day for materials
Join basket maker Jackie Carnell of The Willow Shed for a one-day workshop creating beautiful green Christmas decorations from locally gathered natural…
Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Winter Stained Glass Workshop with Annette McMillan
£70 plus £15 on the day for materials
A Winter inspired traditional stained-glass panel making. You will learn to cut glass from a pattern, lead the glass pieces together, solder the joints and…
Braithwaite, Keswick
Join photographer Steve Blake on a half day workshop
Whinlatter's beautiful woodland environment is a perfect setting in which to 'dip your toe' into the world of landscape photography.
You'll explore different elements and techniques of landscape…
W Strand, Whitehaven
The perfect workshop to ring in the Christmas Spirit!
Learn the art of Contemporary Gilding, how it has changed over time and how you can use it in your home to give your possessions the Midas touch.
During the workshop, you will learn how to…
Dalston
Celebrate the festive season at Rose Castle by joining our gardeners, Ruth and Liz, to create your own handcrafted Christmas wreath using materials from the Castle gardens. A sumptuous festive feast in the magnificent State Drawing Room follows…
W Strand, Whitehaven
This Christmas get creative, have fun and make something really personal for your home.
Learn how to create your very own beautiful Christmas wreath, with guidance and inspiritation from Emma (from Eliza & Flo). You will be provided you with all…
Windermere
Join us at the historic Townend Lakeland barn in Troutbeck, Windermere to design and create your own natural Christmas wreath to decorate your home this festive season.
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Grasmere
On Christmas Day it was Dorothy's Wordsworth's birthday! Find out how Dorothy and her brother William celebrated when she lived in Dove Cottage over 200 years ago. We'll read some of her birthday journal entries and then try some Regency era…
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