Workshops & courses
Our workshop programme is frequently updated so please check back regularly,
and do contact us if you have a request for a course to attend or teach.
Wooden Spoon Carving
The course will cover everything you need to know and do, to create a functional but stylish wooden spoon to take away, along with the confidence to carve away at home on your own and is ideal for complete beginners and those who wish to improve their spoon carving technique.
6 places available
Fire striker & leather tinder pouch making workshop
Spend a day carving your very own fire striker and hand sewing a leather tinder pouch to keep it in, then we will look at how to use the fire striker and practise fire lighting with lots of different tinders. This course is a great way to get started with
6 places available
Outdoor First Aid Course (weekend) – FULLY BOOKED
This Outdoor First Aid course for environmental work professionals, outdoor workers, forest school tutors etc meets all NGB requirements and will cover a full range of outdoor injuries and scenarios with a mix of theory and role playing training and practice sessions.
0 places available
Nature’s remedies for hard working hands
In this hands-on herbal workshop you’ll create a natural healing skin balm to take home, from the early spring plants like nettle, cleavers, dandelion, plantain, and chickweed. Learn their benefits, make a hot-infused oil and turn this into a personalised balm to restore your hard-working hands.
10 places available
Cob Oven Building Workshop
Join us to help build a full-size, fully functioning wood-fired cob pizza oven using the clay from under our feet, mixed with sand and straw, With no cement or machinery used in the construction, this is a truly accessible and sustainable method of building.
6 places available
Raw Food Workshop
Learn how raw food, both savoury and sweet can not only be healthy but totally delicious! We will make a fabulous 4 course menu and then share the joy of eating together! Foods are classified as raw if the heating temperature does not exceed 45C, as it does not destroy
5 places available
Nature’s remedies from summer flowers
Explore healing plants that grow locally including elder, hawthorn, rose, red clover, and daisies. Ethically harvest elderflowers and make a quick elderflower cordial to bottle and take home and make a healing daisy bruise balm using hot-infused oils, while learning about plant safety, families and folklore.
10 places available
Patch Work Quilting for Beginners (2 days)
This workshop will provide you with an opportunity to make your own nine-patch sampler quilt using your choice of beautiful 100% cotton Batik fabrics from Bali to personalise your quilt colour, design and pattern, with the knowledge to continue quilt making in the future.
7 places available
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Workshop Terms & Conditions
Please book online by clicking on the course above and then book your place/s and pay online, ideally by bank transfer to minimise the fees we have to pay through PayPal.
Members receive 10% off the displayed course cost of all Denmark Farm events.
Most courses, unless marked otherwise, are hosted by Denmark Farm Conservation Centre.
All bookings and enquiries for SELL (School of Education & Lifelong Learning, Aberystwyth University) courses are directly with SELL. See https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/lifelong-learning/ / phone 01970 621580. There are no membership discounts for these courses.
Denmark Farm Conservation Centre course places are reserved once full payment has been received.
If the minimum number of participants has not been met within 2 weeks of the start date, courses may be cancelled or rescheduled. Where a course is fully booked, please contact us to add your name to the waiting list in case of a cancellation. If we cancel a course for any reason (e.g. not reaching the minimum number of participants or illness of staff) we will refund your place in full or offer you credit for an alternative event.
Cancellations: If you need to cancel your place, please contact us as soon as possible. If you cancel 4 weeks or more before the course starts we will retain £20 (per event place) to cover our administration costs. Cancellations within 4 weeks of the course start date are chargeable in full unless we are able to fill the place from a reserve list and/or if special circumstances apply. We reserve the right to decide whether the latter applies, and this decision is final. Deposits, once paid, are non-refundable.
Start times: Times listed are the actual time the course begins. Please arrive 15-30 min before the stated time if you would like a comfort break or hot drink beforehand.
Lunch/refreshments: Please bring a packed lunch with you. Tea & coffee is provided during breaks, with decaf coffee/tea and herbal drinks also available, and dairy and oat milk are provided.
Ages: Unless stated otherwise, all courses are suitable for participants aged 16+. On some craft courses 13-15 year-olds are welcome to attend with a parent or guardian, please enquire.
Dogs: For health and safety, dogs are not permitted to accompany participants attending courses. We also request that dogs (or other animals) are not left inside vehicles in the carpark area.
Accommodation: We have a range of accommodation options on-site if you wish to stay here.
