Art & Craft Courses
What We Offer
Stanwick Lakes offers a wide variety of art and craft courses available throughout the year. Whether you want to learn a new skill or you are a budding artist, we have something from you. So why not come and join us, set in our stunning nature reserve you are sure to be inspired.
Please note by taking part in one of our courses you will also be supporting Rockingham Forest Trust to protect over 750 acres of nature reserve and countryside. As a social enterprise we promise to reinvest our profits in preserving both our natural and cultural landscape for everyone.
Click on your preferred subject below for full information, available courses and dates.
Upcoming courses & workshops
Our Autumn dates:
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Tinsmithing workshops
Stanwick LakesThis critically endangered heritage craft is being kept alive at Stanwick Lakes — and you can be a part of it! Learn the skills of tin-smithing from one of the last tinsmiths in the country.
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Willow Weaving Workshop: Large Flower Sculpture
Stanwick LakesSpend a creative day at Stanwick Lakes learning traditional willow weaving techniques. Learn core basketry skills while creating an impressive large willow flower.
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Resin Jewellery Workshop (age 10+)
Stanwick LakesJoin our fun and family friendly jewellery-making workshop and create your own handmade jewellery piece using natural stones, dried flowers and resin. A wonderful activity for parents and children aged 10+ to enjoy together.
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A 2-Day Flax Fiber and Weaving Workshop on Your Handmade Ceramic Frame
Stanwick LakesParticipants will have the opportunity to create a beautiful traditional handwoven piece using flax fiber woven onto their own handmade ceramic frame.
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Mixed Media Art Course
Stanwick LakesCombine layered water-based media with drawing tools to create unique and detailed mixed media paintings. You’ll explore various techniques to add depth and texture to your work.
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Copper Bowl Making Workshop
Stanwick LakesDiscover the satisfying process of shaping metal by hand in this immersive copper bowl making workshop with heritage metalworker John Wills. Using upcycled sheet copper, you’ll learn how flat metal can be transformed into a strong hollow form through a combination of rhythm and careful hammer work.
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Autumn Wreath Making
Stanwick LakesSpend a relaxing morning creating a beautiful wreath for your home with florist Catherine Elworthy. You will be shown how to create this arrangement using an ecofriendly willow and moss base and a range of dried and fresh foliage and flowers.
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Watercolour Painting Course
Stanwick LakesJoin us for an inspiring watercolor painting class where creativity flows as freely as the paint on your brush!
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Copper Foiling Workshop – Butterflies and Bees
Stanwick LakesA fun and relaxed workshop at Stanwick Lakes where you will make 'Butterflies and Bee' suncatchers to take home, using the basics of the Tiffany copper foil technique guided by maker Joanne Turner.
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Mixed Media Collage Workshop
Stanwick LakesJoin artist Lizzie Ault to create your own collage inspired by nature. You will learn how to create collage papers using different techniques and colours, design your image and then use scissors, glue and layering to create a final image.
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Oil Painting Course
Stanwick LakesIn these 2.5 hour oil painting sessions learn and practice techniques from canvas prep to paint application — perfect for beginners or artists wanting to refine their skills.
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Acrylic Painting Course
Stanwick LakesCome along for these creative acrylic painting class where you can explore the techniques of this lovely medium!
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Craft Café
Our weekly Craft Café is a self-led, drop-in session and a great way for adults to try a new craft and to meet other crafters. The Café usually takes place on Mondays and Wednesdays (but not in the school holidays) between 10.00am and 12.00pm in the visitor centre. These sessions are free, everyone brings their own projects in with them and this collaborative and friendly group just spend time together chatting and exchanging thoughts on crafting projects. Standard car parking charges apply for this group.