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Winter Hours: From Saturday 26th October 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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Heritage Craft Courses at Stanwick Lakes

If you’re interested in heritage crafts, and would like to learn some of the skills involved, take a look at the Heritage Craft Courses we offer in our green oak craft barn at Stanwick Lakes, Northamptonshire. We offer a range of craft courses once practised in the area, including blacksmithing, spoon carving, woodcarving and tinsmithing workshops.

Almost all of our classes are limited to between 3 and 6 people, ensuring that everyone is given plenty of individual support, enjoys their day and leaves with a sense of achievement. We believe that if you’ve had a great experience with high quality training then you might want to come back again!

Check out our testimonials.

See our selection of Festive-Themed Traditional Workshops and year-round courses below.
NEW DATES for 2025 are coming soon. To register your interest, sign up here.

 

Festive Lates

Festive workshops available.

Tinsmithing Courses

One-day Workshops

Choose Your Craft Course

Please have a look at the Heritage Craft Courses we offer – some are introductory and others provide a chance to develop your skills further. You can book a place for yourself, or you could buy a course as a unique gift for friends or family. If your chosen Heritage Craft Course is already fully booked, please do contact us, as we sometimes organise additional courses during the year to meet demand.

Click on the name of the course to learn more and book:

Festive-themed Traditional Workshops

Willow Decorations

more information to follow

Tinsmith Lanterns

Wood Carving

Year-round Traditional Workshops

Tinsmithing

Blacksmithing

Copper Foiling

Wood Carving

Medieval Glass

Rustic Stools

Stained Glass

NEW! Dry Stone Walling

NEW! Raku Decoration

Spoon Carving:

Willow Weaving Courses:

Willow Pheasant

Willow Trug

Flower Basket

Frame Basket

Seasonal

Our Testimonials

In February 2024, Stanwick Lakes became a Diamond award-winning craft course provider. This is in recognition of our work teaching and passing on crafting in the UK, as well as gaining over 250 five-star reviews from our course attendees.

“Totally loved it – a great experience that gives you much greater appreciation of the craft. John is really patient and walks you through the steps while also letting you get on and do the thing. A really welcoming environment and couldn’t have asked for more.”

Ian

Blacksmithing Introductory Course

“A great course that has fired me up to take stained glass making to the next level. Holding the course in the Trading Places barn at Stanwick Lakes enhanced the experience, as it was like being on the set of the Repair Shop!”

 

Kevin

Beginners' Stained-Glass Course

“Fantastic course – fantastic tutor. Lovely pace, great knowledge & beautiful place. Would recommend 2 day courses as it’s a lot to get in the one day. Keep this course going as they are dying out too fast!”

Charlie

Wood Carving Course

“Thoroughly enjoyed this course. Thank you John for sharing your skills! I would definitely recommend this course particularly for people with little experience like myself. I now have a wonderful stool in pride of place.”

Tracey

Rustic Stool Making Course

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