Sun 8 March 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Courses at the Weald & Downland Living Museum
We offer a wide range of day-schools and longer courses in historic building conservation, as well as traditional rural trades and crafts.
Our courses are taught by experienced practitioners who are passionate about their craft and generous in sharing their specialist knowledge and practical skills. Whether you’re looking to take up a new hobby or develop skills that could open the door to a new career, we have something for you.
We hope you enjoy exploring our course selection, and we look forward to welcoming your booking soon.
Wed 11 March 2026
10:00am - 4:30pm
Spoon Carving for Beginners – Sold Out
Thu 12 March 2026
10:00am - 4:30pm
Spoon Carving for Beginners – Sold Out
Fri 13 March 2026
10:00am - 5:00pm
Pole Lathe Bowl Turning – Sold Out
Sat 14 March 2026
10:00am - 5:00pm
Pole Lathe Bowl Turning – Sold Out
Sun 15 March 2026
10:00am - 1:00pm
Make a Hedgerow Brush
Mon 16 March 2026
10:00am - 4:30pm
Copper Foil Stained Glass Workshop – Sold Out
Thu–Fri 19–20 March 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Conservation of Historic Brickwork – Sold Out
Sat 21 March 2026
10:00am - 4:30pm
Leather Belt Making Workshop – Sold Out
Sun 22 March 2026
10:00am - 4:30pm
Leather Pouch Workshop – Sold Out
Thu 26 March 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Create a Frame Basket – Sold Out
Sat 28 March 2026
10:00am - 4:30pm
Stumpwork Bugs & Beetles – Sold Out
Sun 29 March 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Calligraphy for Beginners – Italic Script – Sold Out
Sun 29 March 2026
10:00am - 1:00pm
Family Easter Clay Workshop – Sculpt a Spring Lamb – Sold Out
Sun 12 April 2026
9:30am - 4:30pm
Traditional Woodcut Printing
Mon 13 April 2026
9:30am - 4:30pm
Traditional Woodcut Printing
Fri 17 April 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Gate Hurdle Making Day – Sold Out
Tue 21 April 2026
10:00am - 3:30pm
How To Drive Heavy Horses – Sold Out
Wed 22 April 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
How To Sketch: Introduction To Textures & Techniques
Thu 23 April 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Create a Frame Basket
Fri 24 April 2026
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Natural Navigation Walk – Sold Out
Fri 1 May 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Gate Hurdle Making Day – Sold Out
Sun 3 May 2026
10:00am - 3:00pm
Hand-spinning Wool
Wed 13 May 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
How to Draw Buildings in Pen & Ink
Thu 14 May 2026
10:00am - 3:30pm
How To Drive Heavy Horses – Sold Out
Sat 16 May 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Botanical Illustration: Culinary & Therapeutic Herbs
Sun 17 May 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Painting with Yarn: An Introduction to Woven Tapestry
Mon 18 May 2026
10:30am - 4:00pm
Introduction to Falconry – Sold Out
Wed 20 May 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
The Roofing Square
Thu 21 May 2026
10:00am - 3:30pm
How to Care for & Manage Heavy Horses
Thu 21 May 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Traditional Soapmaking
Fri 22 May 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Introduction To Sprang
Sat 23 May 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
How to Knit A Hat
Sun 24 May 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
How to Knit, Block by Block – Aran and Textured Patterns
Mon 25 May 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Introduction To Nalbinding
Sat–Sun 30–31 May 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Stone Carving: Green Man – Sold Out
Mon 1 June 2026
9:30am - 4:30pm
Traditional Linocut Printmaking
Thu–Fri 4–5 June 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Conservation of Historic Brickwork – Sold Out
Sat 6 June 2026
10:30am - 4:00pm
Introduction to Falconry – Sold Out
Mon–Fri 8–12 June 2026
9:00am - 5:00pm
Oak Timber Framing: Jowl Posts
Thu 11 June 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Create a Frame Basket
Tue 16 June 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Make a Copper Ladle
Wed 17 June 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Inspired By The Museum: How To Paint With Watercolours
Wed 17 June 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Make a Silver Bangle – Sold Out
Thu 18 June 2026
10:00am - 1:00pm
Introduction to maille (chainmail) making
Fri 19 June 2026
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Natural Navigation Walk – Sold Out
Sat 20 June 2026
10:00am - 5:00pm
How To Shoot A Traditional Longbow
Sun 21 June 2026
10:00am - 5:00pm
How to Shoot a Traditional Longbow
Sat–Sun 27–28 June 2026
9:30am - 4:30pm
Coracle Making Weekend
Mon 29 June 2026
10:00am - 4:30pm
Copper Foil Stained Glass Workshop
Sat 4 July 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Flax to Linen
Sun 5 July 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Flax to Linen
Wed 8 July 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Inspired by the Museum: Sketching Animals
Wed 15 July 2026
9:30am - 4:30pm
Herbs in Anglo-Norman Cookery
Thu 16 July 2026
9:30am - 4:30pm
Herbs for Health: Healing Physical and Emotional Wounds
Fri 17 July 2026
9:30am - 4:30pm
Herbs at Sea in the 17th – 19th Centuries
Fri 17 July 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Introduction To Nalbinding
Sat 18 July 2026
10:00am - 4:30pm
Stumpwork Butterflies – Sold Out
Mon 20 July 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
The Stone Age Sewing Kit
Wed 22 July 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Introduction to Marbling
Thu 23 July 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Introduction to Wood Graining
Sat 25 July 2026
10:00am - 4:15pm
Nettle Fibre Workshop: from Sting to Spin
Sun 26 July 2026
10:30am - 4:30pm
Beekeeping for Beginners
Tue–Wed 28–29 July 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
How to sharpen tools
Thu–Fri 30–31 July 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Wood Finishes
Sat 1 August 2026
9:30am - 4:30pm
Honey & Beeswax: Super Natural Formulations
Sun 2 August 2026
9:30am - 3:30pm
History of Bee Products in Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics
Mon–Wed 3–5 August 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Make A Traditional English Longbow
Fri–Sun 7–9 August 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Arrow Making
Mon 10 August 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
How to Read Old Documents for Family and Local History
Wed 12 August 2026
10:00am - 4:30pm
Leather Belt Making Workshop – Sold Out
Thu 13 August 2026
10:00am - 4:30pm
Leather Sheath Making
Sat 15 August 2026
10:00am - 4:15pm
Nettle Fibre Workshop: from Sting to Spin
Mon 17 August 2026
9:30am - 4:30pm
Wood Block Textiles Printing
Sat 22 August 2026
10:00am - 4:15pm
Nettle Fibre Workshop: from Sting to Spin
Sun 23 August 2026
10:00am - 3:30pm
Victorian Crazy Patchwork
Mon 24 August 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Lime Plasters – Sold Out
Tue 25 August 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Limewash, Distemper & Linseed-based Paints
Sat 29 August 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Making Paints from the Landscape
Thu 3 September 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Bronze Sword Casting – Sold Out
Fri 4 September 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Introduction to Flint Tool Knapping
Sat–Sun 5–6 September 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Copper Smelting & Bronze Axe Casting
Tue 8 September 2026
10:00am - 3:30pm
How to Care for & Manage Heavy Horses
Thu 10 September 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Create a Frame Basket
Fri 11 September 2026
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Natural Navigation Walk – Sold Out
Sun 13 September 2026
10:00am - 4:30pm
Illuminated Lettering – Sold Out
Wed 16 September 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
How To Repair Traditional Timber Walls & Roofs
Mon–Fri 21–25 September 2026
9:00am - 5:00pm
Oak Timber Framing: Wall Framing
Wed 23 September 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
How to draw in charcoal and pastels
Tue 29 September 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Weave a Rush Garlic Bag
Wed 30 September 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Weave a Rush Hat
Thu 1 October 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Weave a Rush Bag
Sun 4 October 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Sound and Resonance Workshop
Mon 5 October 2026
10:30am - 4:00pm
Introduction to Falconry
Thu 8 October 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
How to date Timber-framed houses in the Weald and Downland region
Fri 9 October 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
How to Date Non Domestic Timber-framed Buildings in the Weald and Downland Region
Sat 10 October 2026
10:00am - 3:30pm
Discover the Art of Quilting
Sun 11 October 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Make a Needle Felt Teddy Bear
Wed 14 October 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Wattle and Daub
Wed 14 October 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Fire & Historic Buildings
Sat 17 October 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Botanical Illustration: Hips, Haws & Berries
Sun 18 October 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Introduction to Heritage Faux Stone Paint Techniques
Wed 21 October 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Timber Decay & its Treatment
Fri 23 October 2026
9:30am - 4:30pm
Multiblock printmaking
Sat 24 October 2026
9:30am - 4:00pm
Making Medieval Inlaid Floor Tiles
Sat 24 October 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
An Introduction to Old English Language
Sun 25 October 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Old English Scripts and Symbols
Mon 26 October 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Old English Healing and Medicine
Wed 4 November 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Introduction to Signwriting – Sold Out
Thu 5 November 2026
9:30am - 4:00pm
Willow Christmas Trees
Fri 6 November 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Make a Silver Ring Stack
Sat 7 November 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Bronze Axe Casting
Sat 7 November 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Weave a Christmas Tree
Sat 7 November 2026
10:00am - 4:30pm
Make A Silver Necklace
Sun 8 November 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Bronze Dagger Casting – Sold Out
Sun 8 November 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Needle Felting Christmas Decorations
Mon–Fri 9–13 November 2026
9:00am - 5:00pm
Oak Timber Framing: Roof Framing
Mon 9 November 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Bronze Sword Casting – Sold Out
Tue 10 November 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
Bronze Axe Casting
Thu 12 November 2026
9:30am - 4:00pm
Willow Christmas Trees
Thu–Fri 12–13 November 2026
9:30am - 5:00pm
Conservation of Historic Brickwork – Sold Out
Sat 14 November 2026
9:30am - 4:00pm
Print Your Own Woodcut Christmas Cards
Sun 15 November 2026
9:30am - 4:00pm
Print Your Own Woodcut Christmas Cards
Mon 16 November 2026
9:30am - 4:00pm
Print Your Own Woodcut Christmas Cards
Mon 23 November 2026
10:00am - 12:00pm
Everlasting Willow Christmas Wreath
Mon 23 November 2026
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Everlasting Willow Christmas Wreath
Tue 24 November 2026
10:00am - 12:00pm
Everlasting Willow Christmas Wreath
Tue 24 November 2026
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Everlasting Willow Christmas Wreath
Mon 7 December 2026
10:00am - 4:30pm
Christmas Tea Light Stained Glass Workshop
Wed–Thu 9–10 December 2026
9:00am - 4:30pm
Practical Flint Walling
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MSc Degrees
For those that are interested in taking their knowledge further and achieving a high level qualification, the Museum also offers two Masters Degree programmes, in Building Conservation and Timber Building Conservation.
