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Winter Hours: From 26/10/24 the carpark is locked at 5.30pm. The Visitor Centre closes at 5pm.  Café is open until 3pm, or 4pm during weekends and the school holidays. Please note, the waterplay feature is closed Monday mornings for routine cleaning and maintenance.

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Contemporary Art & Craft Courses

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Watercolours

Monthly courses: Book a one-off class or a create a series.

Pottery

Monthly courses: Book a one-off class or a create a series.

Mixed Media

Monthly courses: Book a one-off class or a create a series.

Oil Painting

Monthly courses: Book a one-off class or a create a series.

What We Offer

Stanwick Lakes offers a wide variety of contemporary 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.

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.

Our Tutor Biographies:

Louise Berrill

Louise is a Northamptonshire artist who’s work is sold in galleries throughout the country, and works on private commissions in the UK and internationally. Formally trained at Loughborough University School of Art and Design, Louise graduated with a BA Hons in Fine Art. Her current work speaks to the beauty of the natural world and perfectly reflects approach here at Stanwick Lakes. With her friendly and enthusiastic approach, she aims to inspire, whether you simply want to try something new or are a budding artist.

Paul Berryman

Paul is a lifelong artist whose practice concentrates on making figure and portrait art, with the focus on working from live models. Paul has delivered hundreds of life drawing and portrait events with his own drop-in groups. He has honed a supportive and light-hearted teaching style when facilitating classes with a wide mix of abilities. Paul endeavours to leave absolutely nobody behind when it comes to finding progress from a live art session

Judith Allnatt

Judith Allnatt is a fiction writer, poet and experienced tutor.  Her novels have been featured as a Radio 5 Book of the Month and shortlisted for the East Midlands Book Award and the Portico Prize for Literature. Her short fiction and poetry has been listed for many awards including the Commonwealth Short Story Award, Bridport Prize, Radio 4 Showcase and the National Poetry Competition. She has worked widely as a Writer in Residence and has most recently served as a Royal Literary Fund Fellow. www.judithallnatt.com

Pauline Procter

Pauline has been passionate about art and crafting all her life.

Once she left full-time employment she began teaching crafts, she also went to several different ‘Art Tutors’ to improve her own drawing skills and confidence. She has taught a whole variety of crafts including crochet, cross-stitch, button art and textile art.

Since the pandemic, she has continued to crochet for family and friends and has become very interested in textile art – mainly as gifts but she also works on commissions.

Courtney Love

Courtney started chunky knitting 15 years ago and began by knitting very long chunky scarves. She loves knitting super chunky blankets and homeware using the best merino wool available.
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