A Night in the woods
Spend the night in the Woods and take a late night walk with our Woodland & Wildlife Ranger.
As the sun sets the woods take on a new air; the final sunbeams filter through the trees and the camp fire is the only sign of light. Take a walk into true deep darkness of the night time woods. As your eyes adjust to seeing by star light, look out for owls and bats as they flit and swoop across the moon lit sky and between the tree tops. See a badger looking for a tasty night time snack or a fox out hunting. Hear the woods come alive as you fall off to sleep in a true bushcraft shelter and start the next day with a woodland breakfast cooked over an open fire.
The perfect family bonding experience.
Additional information
Booking availability
Wednesday – Sunday
Minimum Age
5 years (accompanied by Adult)
Prices start from £125 pp
Coracle Building
Course Information
2 day course
Learn the ancient techniques which our ancestors used to build a coracle. Build your own Coracle to take home with you. Learn how to sail it first in our on-site pool.
Price includes all materials required to build a coracle and paddle, After finishing the course you will be able to take the coracle home with you to varnish. Refreshments included.
What is a Coracle?
The Coracle is a small light weight craft designed to be easily carried and use on fast moving streams. The word ‘coracle’ has its roots in the Welsh (cwrwgl), Irish Gaelic (cognate) and Scottish Gaelic (currach) languages.
Whilst they are well know for their use in Wales and West and South West England similar types of craft have been known of in other countries.
Originally coracles were made from willow and animal skin and water proofed with tar. Today cotton based fabrics are often used rather than animal skin. Although they look like very flimsy craft they have been used for millennia. Julius Caesar was so impressed with them he even used them as part of his campaigns in Spain and more recently the English Channel was crossed using one. You can learn how to build and sail your own Coracle.
In this 2 day course we will show you how to build a Coracle using skills and crafts practised worldwide since the Neolithic times.
Our workshop will teach you how to build your framework of laths of timber lacing them together using clenched nails; build your seat and paddle; cover the framework in a calico skin and cover the calico cover in coats of bitumen paint.
While you coracle dries we will show you how to paddle your Coracle on our own pond on site.
The Coracle you build is yours to take home and enjoy this craft with tens of thousands of years of history.
Additional information
Booking availability
Wednesday – Sunday
Minimum Age
5 years (accompanied by Adult)
Prices start from £350
Create your own walking stick
A good walking stick is a friend to any walker. Staffs, crooks and walking sticks have served walkers for centuries both aiding their passage and helping them in their jobs.
Whilst it may be easy to strip a branch into a simple staff or buy an aluminium walking spike on the high street, nothing can be as personal or special as a traditional hand-made and hand-carved walking stick.
On our one-day course you will be introduced to the ancient art of stick making. Select the correct wood for your walking style; decide on a design and feel. Straighten the wood for strength, reinforce the tip and make and carve a handle with your own hands.
At the end of the course you will leave with your own hand carved stick to aid and accompany you on your next country walk, or you could give it as a personal gift.
Booking availability
Monday- Sunday
Max group size of 6
Duration 2 hours
Minimum Age
14 years (accompanied by 1x free Adult)
Prices start from £150
