Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses reviews

20 Nov 23'

Kevin Shapland reviewed: Beginners' Stained-Glass Course, 2 days

"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. I was waiting for Jay Blades to walk in at any minute! Thanks Jo - a great tutor!"

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for leaving us such a great review. We are happy you enjoyed the workshop and shall pass your comments onto the course tutor. We do hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

19 Nov 23'

Kathy reviewed: Beginners' Stained-Glass Course, 2 days

"A very enjoyable 2 day stained glass course. Lots of new skills to practice and everyone came away with some great panels. Jo - the tutor - was very patient, explaining and demonstrating all of the different processes used. There was lots of individual attention to work through all difficulties. I would definitely recommend the course. "

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to review your recent Stained-Glass course. We are so pleased you enjoyed the workshop and shall pass your feedback onto the course tutor too. We do hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

14 Nov 23'

Peter reviewed: Monthly Oil Painting Classes

"Very enjoyable. I am learning as I go along"

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"We are pleased you enjoyed the course and hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

14 Nov 23'

Andrew Green reviewed: Monthly Watercolour Classes

"Thoroughly enjoyed my first workshop with Catherine. Some very useful tips in good company and a lovely venue. "

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are pleased you enjoyed the course and hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

12 Nov 23'

Daniela Wolff reviewed: Glass Fusion - Christmas Wreath Decoration Workshop

"This was my first glass fusion course and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Sally is a very patient, knowledgeable tutor and we all produced several Christmas decorations in the 2 1/2 hours. We were lucky to have sunny weather, so the classroom in the Stanwick Lakes Visitor Centre, with its large windows gave us a lovely view outside. I am looking forward to attending future courses with Sally."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are pleased you enjoyed the course and shall let Sally know too. We hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

12 Nov 23'

Anne reviewed: Glass Fusion - Christmas Wreath Decoration Workshop

"A wonderful, inspiring workshop where once again Sally encouraged our own ideas and creativity."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are so pleased you enjoyed the course and hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

9 Nov 23'

Dawn and Julian Bradshaw reviewed: Blacksmithing Introductory Workshop - One Day

"Julian and I were bought this as a Christmas gift. We have done lots of other courses, including glassblowing, mosaics, and a range of other crafts. This was the best and most enjoyable course of them all! The small group (4 in total) was perfect to build a good rapport and to share the experience. The tutor was not only knowledgeable in so many areas, but he taught with sensitivity and real skill, getting to know our strengths and challenge areas, and working with us to overcome them and celebrate our successes. I was so proud of our work when we had finished and cannot recommend this day highly enough. The toasting fork is in pride of place beside our open fire!! Thank you for the lovely venue, great teaching, and excellent support. It was magical."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a fabulous review. We are so pleased that you both enjoyed the workshop and I am sure the course tutor will be extremely happy to learn how much you enjoyed the course too! We do hope to see you both here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

8 Nov 23'

Karen Wright reviewed: Glass Fusion - Wave or Curve Workshop

"What a joy it is to study glass fusion with Sally! The course is a mixture of glass cutting technique and encouragement to develop one’s own individual interpretation. The relaxed atmosphere within the class is a testament to Sally’s calm and encouraging manner. The like minded group members were good company. I am looking forward to seeing my finished fired pieces."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are very pleased you enjoyed the workshop and shall pass your feedback onto Sally. We hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

7 Nov 23'

Sheila Howard reviewed: Painting in Pastels

"I really enjoyed this course. Relaxed, informative and interesting. First time I have ever managed to complete my artwork during lesson time! Thanks Catherine 😊 "

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are so pleased that you enjoyed the course and shall let Cathy know. We hope to see you here again at Stanwick Lakes. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes Team."

7 Nov 23'

Peter reviewed: Painting in Pastels

"Very enjoyable. I look forward to the next one"

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"We are pleased you enjoyed the course and thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team. "

6 Nov 23'

Anne reviewed: Glass Fusion - Wave or Curve Workshop

"What an amazing day. Learnt so much in a relaxed environment with like minded creative folk. Sally was encouraging and inspiring with just the right amount of taught technique and freedom allowing us to experiment."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. We are very pleased that you enjoyed the workshop and shall let Sally know. We hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

6 Nov 23'

steve reviewed: Blacksmithing Introductory Workshop - One Day

"Excellent course. Excellent tutor. Really enjoyed my day, and learned several new things not covered by other beginner's courses I've attended. John's sense of humour and knowledge was spot on. "

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are very pleased to learn that you enjoyed the course and shall pass your feedback onto the course tutor too. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

5 Nov 23'

Carrie reviewed: Glass Fusion - Wave or Curve Workshop

"An outstanding glass crafting experience was on offer from tutor Sally in the development of our beautiful wave forms. Sally offered a wide range of glass to work with in stunning colours and shapes. She generously shared her considerable knowledge and experience within a friendly tutorial framework. I increased my confidence in glass cutting considerably. The whole session was relaxing and very enjoyable - thoroughly recommended."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Good morning. Thank you for taking the time to leave a lovely review. We are so happy that you enjoyed the workshop and shall let the course tutor Sally know. We do hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

5 Nov 23'

Colin Crowley reviewed: Blacksmithing Introductory Workshop - One Day

"Blacksmith course 4th November at Stanwick Lakes. Brilliant day ! Instructor was great, explained and demonstrated everything and really helpful when let loose on our projects . Whole day flew past and was a really enjoyable experience . Thoroughly recommend. Colin C"

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are so pleased to learn you enjoyed the workshop and hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

25 Oct 23'

Cornelia reviewed: Beginners' Stained-Glass Course, 2 days

"I thoroughly enjoyed every stage of the 2 day beginners stained glass course. Jo, the tutor, is very skilled and knowledgeable and explained every step really well. I am now a very proud owner of a beautiful stained glass panel I made. I would like to further my skills and start getting into this at home. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone interested in learning this beautiful skill. Very well organised and in a beautiful setting."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are very pleased that you enjoyed the course and shall let the tutor know. We hope to see you at Stanwick Lakes again in the near future. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

23 Oct 23'

Ian A. reviewed: Beginners' Stained-Glass Course, 2 days

"An excellent course which I thoroughly enjoyed. Jo, the tutor, is friendly, helpful and certainly knows her stuff. I managed to produce a (reasonably!) presentable stained glass panel once the basic techniques had been explained and demonstrated. I'd be tempted to do the course again at some point but rather than use one of Jo's standard designs it would be interesting to create one of my own."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are so pleased you enjoyed the course and hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

20 Oct 23'

Tracey Coton reviewed: Monthly Watercolour Classes

"Fantastic!"

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"We are pleased you enjoyed the course and hope to see you here again at Stanwick Lakes soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

17 Oct 23'

Andrea reviewed: Monthly Watercolour Classes

"We really enjoyed our watercolour course yesterday. Cathy was great and gave some simple instructions to follow but then left everyone to do what they wanted or ask for further help if needed. The room was very relaxing and the materials provided were really good. Overall a very enjoyable experience and we would both love to do it again."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. We are so pleased that you enjoyed the course and shall let Cathy know. We hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

10 Oct 23'

Peter reviewed: Monthly Oil Painting Classes

"I really enjoyed this class. Never painted in oils before. A totally new experience"

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are so happy you enjoyed the course and hope to see you again at Stanwick Lakes. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

10 Oct 23'

Peter reviewed: Monthly Acrylic Painting classes

"I enjoyed this class very much. Learned new techniques. Looking forward to next time."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed the course and hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

7 Oct 23'

Belinda Collingwood reviewed: Painting in Pastels

"We absolutely loved our course - Cathy is so helpful, creative and encouraging we created pictures way beyond our expectations and it opened up new ideas, techniques and enthusiasm that we will take forward - we’ll be back - such great value! "

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. We are so pleased you enjoyed the course and shall let Cathy know. We hope to see you again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

6 Oct 23'

Charlotte reviewed: Painting in Pastels

"I have never worked with pastels before, but Cathy did a great job of explaining basics enough that even I managed to make something good enough to hang up on my wall. Cathy's enthusiasm for teaching really shone through and I'll be booking more classes with her in the future"

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are very happy you enjoyed the class and shall pass your comments onto Cathy too. We hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

3 Oct 23'

Jackie Clement reviewed: Painting in Pastels

"A very enjoyable afternoon. Loads of information and a very friendly helpful approach. This is the second time I have done this course and will be attending again next month."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are very pleased that you enjoyed the course and look forward to seeing you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

27 Sep 23'

Michael Drury reviewed: Blacksmithing Introductory Workshop - One Day

"Course was great fun and John was a great tutor. Learnt a lot of new skills in a simple way that was easy to follow. Pace of course was great and flowed nicely "

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are pleased you enjoyed the workshop and shall let the course tutor know too. We hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

25 Sep 23'

Alison reviewed: Blacksmithing Introductory Workshop - One Day

"I had a fantastic experience on this course. I wanted to do something different and this certainly covered it. Really enjoyable. There were only three of us so we had almost individual tuition. John was very observant of what we were doing and took us step by step though the different processes which built up our skills throughout the day. We made various items using these skills and combined them at the end of make a toasting fork. I'd recommend this course to others."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are so pleased that you enjoyed the course and shall pass your feedback onto John. We hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."