Latest reviews

3 Apr 18'

Chris H reviewed: Make a rush garlic basket or bag with Rachel Frost ~ a Quirky Workshop at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Ullswater and Lake District

"Lovely atmosphere, plenty of chat and laughs. Fantastic food. Looking forward to another one."

3 Apr 18'

Catriona K reviewed: Make a rush garlic basket or bag with Rachel Frost ~ a Quirky Workshop at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Ullswater and Lake District

"A wonderful relaxed environment with a friendly extremely knowledgeable tutor. And the food was delicious!"

3 Apr 18'

Linda H reviewed: Make a needle-felt Herdwick doorstop - a Quirky Workshop nr Ullswater & The Lake District

"Really enjoyed the day ... thank you so much for your patience and help to ensure we all came away with a lovely herdy. Will be back!"

3 Apr 18'

Helen H reviewed: Make a needle-felt Herdwick doorstop - a Quirky Workshop nr Ullswater & The Lake District

"Brilliant fun and delighted with my Herdy! Thank you Annie for your fabulous hospitality and Annis for your patience and sharing your expertise."

3 Apr 18'

Angela O reviewed: Make a needle-felt Herdwick doorstop - a Quirky Workshop nr Ullswater & The Lake District

"I have had a fantastic day. Annie was wonderful and I can't wait to come again for the hare workshop!"

3 Apr 18'

Maura T reviewed: Willow 'Hen and Cockerels' with Phil Bradley: a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Ullswater and The Lake District

"Good relaxing day. So glad to have achieved making an angel."

3 Apr 18'

Lorraine C reviewed: Willow 'Hen and Cockerels' with Phil Bradley: a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Ullswater and The Lake District

"Phil was an excellent teacher with a sense of humour. Food was good. Venue really pleasant."

3 Apr 18'

Maureen K reviewed: Willow 'Hen and Cockerels' with Phil Bradley: a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Ullswater and The Lake District

"What a lovely day. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Definitely a day to remember!"

3 Apr 18'

Genna M reviewed: Willow 'Hen and Cockerels' with Phil Bradley: a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Ullswater and The Lake District

"This is my second course here. Fantastic experience again. Thank you."

3 Apr 18'

Angela P reviewed: Willow 'Hen and Cockerels' with Phil Bradley: a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Ullswater and The Lake District

"Really fantastic course, great venue, lovely food and company. Phil is a great tutor and kept us on track throughout the day. Will recommend to all. X"

3 Apr 18'

Chris H reviewed: Willow 'Hen and Cockerels' with Phil Bradley: a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Ullswater and The Lake District

"Fantastic day and wonderful food. My angel at least looks like one."

3 Apr 18'

Anna M reviewed: Stone Carving (relief & 3D) sculpture for Beginners/Ints. - 3D- with Simon Keeley: a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater

"Dear Annie ... I wanted to thank you for organising such a great stone carving course last week. It was perfect in so many ways. Simon was inspirational and great fun, the folk on the course were friendly and fun too and as always the catering, venue and attention you gave were exemplary. Have planted the land cress too! Thank you so much for everything - kind regards Anna."

3 Apr 18'

Tim B reviewed: Make a needle-felt Herdwick doorstop - a Quirky Workshop nr Ullswater & The Lake District

"Only boy again, always. Brilliant, informative and lovely grub, thank you so much. Baaa."

3 Apr 18'

Lulu P reviewed: Make a needle-felt Herdwick doorstop - a Quirky Workshop nr Ullswater & The Lake District

"A fantastic course run by the brilliant Annie. Will be back to do the hare next year. Great food too!"

3 Apr 18'

Nicola L reviewed: Make a needle-felt Herdwick doorstop - a Quirky Workshop nr Ullswater & The Lake District

"Such an interesting day and a new skill learnt. Annie was excellent and such a talented person!"

3 Apr 18'

Jacqui L reviewed: Make a needle-felt Herdwick doorstop - a Quirky Workshop nr Ullswater & The Lake District

"The most fantastic day at the Quirky Workshop and to round off the great company, lunch and coffee with a super herdy doorstop. Annie you have been amazing, thank you so much."

3 Apr 18'

Claire G reviewed: Make a needle-felt Herdwick doorstop - a Quirky Workshop nr Ullswater & The Lake District

"Great fun, wonderful tuition, good food and a lovely gift to take home!"

3 Apr 18'

Peter Morland reviewed: Blacksmithing Beginners day courses in Yorkshire and the North East

"Had great time, course covered loads different things, help and advice was given at all times. Very friendly relaxed atmosphere, highly recommend it for anyone. Big shout for Debbie's food, might have to email her for the recipe ."

2 Apr 18'

Jim O'Donnell reviewed: Make a Windsor chair

"I had never done woodwork before so was slightly nervous of being able to create a chair. However, Ben’s instruction, guidance and encouragement was excellent. He brought the skills to life and made every step achievable. The chair making course is a wonderful contrast to daily life, and the simplicity of creating something from fresh logs is quite magical. I would fully recommend the chair making course: the pace, step by step, the teaching and the measurable progress each week, culminating in the creation of a beautiful piece of furniture is excellent. Thank you Ben!"

2 Apr 18'

Fiona Carey reviewed: 1-to-1 Organic Skincare Workshop at Maid in the Meadow

"An extremely enjoyable day spent with my daughter learning how to make our own organic skincare products. I have used it for 2 days and already notice the difference in my skin with some lumps and bumps that I have diminishing which I'm delighted about. Allison is very knowledgeable and keen to share information with others in her lovely 'she shed' which is only 10 mins walk from Reedham train station. Highly Recommended. Thanks again Allison - I'm sure you'll be seeing us again. Fiona"

2 Apr 18'

Kinjal reviewed: Two day leather work course - bag making

"This is a fantastic 2 day workshop. I cannot recommend it enough. Jason and Louise are excellent teachers, patient, enthusiastic and inspiring. You will receive hands on tuition on the core techniques for bag making and leather work. The studio is a great environment for working in. The materials provided are of thw highest quality and the sense of achievement at making your own handmade leather bag will remain with you for a long time to come. Please gift yourself this course and you will not regret it!"

2 Apr 18'

AVIVA and ANNE reviewed: Group Soap-making Workshop - Soapology Studio - Nottinghamshire

"We had a really enjoyable day learning about soap making with Emma. Her instructions were clear and easy to follow, she provided comprehensive notes to take home and we came away with some lovely soaps - cant wait to be able to use them! I also bought a starter pack to experiment some more at home ... thank you for a lovely day Emma!!"

2 Apr 18'

Rachel reviewed: Glass fusing private class - fun taster class for beginners

"A fairly heavy layer of overnight snow tried to dampen (and chill) our spirits, but we were greeted with a steaming hot cup of tea/coffee and a warm workshop, so we were not deterred. Sarah was great at making us feel welcome and we were soon busy learning how to cut glass. Before we knew it we had made a simple pendant, and were even able to see it being fired in a mini-microwave kiln. It was good to be encouraged to take before and after photos (so do have your camera ready) as it is lovely to see the transformation from fairly rough cut glass to a smooth, finished piece. We then set about making a sun-catcher. There were plenty of different resources to use, not just glass, so we had a good range of colours and items to be able to blend into our pieces. The atmosphere was relaxed and encouraging. Sarah was good at guiding whilst encouraging us to do what we wanted - not what she thought we should do. This must be a fine balance and I think she did this well. The two hours flew by. Within a couple of days we were able to pick up our pieces at a time convenient to us. I would thoroughly recommend this course to those who are novices to those who have dabbled a little too. Thank you Sarah"

2 Apr 18'

Roy Greenhalgh reviewed: Blacksmithing - one to one - Hammer Skills

"I recently attender the Blacksmith Hammer Skills course with a friend and we had a brilliant day. We were made so welcome by Bob the instructor who did a great job at showing us how to heat and fashion metal bars. The snail I made has pride of place in the windowsill. I would definitely recommend this experience, it was such a great day out."

2 Apr 18'

Emma reviewed: Group Soap-making Workshop - Soapology Studio - Nottinghamshire

"A really good course. The morning's theory made so much sense when we were let loose with materials in the workshop during the afternoon. There were 6 on my course, the maximum that Emma has, but we were all able to make 3 batches of soap, learn from what others were doing and never felt out of our depth. I'm so pleased with what I have achieved - even the batch with the difficult to use thyme scent. I was really impressed with what was included in the starter pack and have lots of ideas for batches 4 - 7! Thank you."