FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS & COURSES Avoncroft Museum offers a range of creative and informative half-day and one-day workshops for adults, including heritage crafts and traditional skills, as well as talks and lectures about fascinating historical subjects. We offer a wide variety of workshops and courses for adults, hosted in the unique period settings of our historic buildings, period gardens and beautiful rural grounds. Courses start from just £20 per person and take place throughout the year. Our courses and workshops are run by enthusiastic and experienced tutors, who make learning a new skill both fun and relaxing. Course materials are usually included in the price and all full-day courses also include a delicious lunch provided by our Edwardian Tea Room. Heritage crafts Blacksmithing • Woodcraft • Using a pole lathe Garden hurdles and fences • Garden wicker Basket weaving • Spinning • Rag rugging Besom brooms • Corn dollies • Straw Hat making Making lavender wands • Candle making Paper making • Book making • Leatherwork Horticultural crafts Identify that tree! • Making lavender wands Medieval herbal remedies • Bread making Hedgerow to jar (jams and preserves) Flora and Fauna Crafts & Workshops Felt making • Crochet • Jewellery making Upcycling • Straw sculpture • Marquetry Creative writing inspired by our historic buildings Blacksmithing courses Blacksmithing courses are arranged by appointment. From half day introductory sessions to one, two and three day courses. Please see our separate blacksmithing courses page
