Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses reviews

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: Introduction to Traditional Leaded 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: Introduction to Traditional Leaded 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."

20 Sep 23'

Camilla reviewed: Introduction to Traditional Leaded Stained-Glass Course, 2 days

"A really lovely way to spend two days making a stained glass panel. Our tutor was excellent and helped us through all the stages. Brilliant!"

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

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

19 Sep 23'

Angie Elmore reviewed: Glass Suncatcher Copper Foiling Workshop

"Really loved this course. Jo was so patient with us and showed us how not to do it as well as how to. I really loved my toadstall at the end of the day, and would definitley recommend trying this."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

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

17 Sep 23'

Fiona reviewed: Introduction to Traditional Leaded Stained-Glass Course, 2 days

"The course was really interesting with a brief history of stained glass and then the practical. All resources were provided and the tutor was knowledgeable, approachable and friendly. I'd happily do it again, it was thoroughly enjoyable. "

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

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

13 Sep 23'

Sue R reviewed: Willow Weaving 'Trug' Workshop

"Excellent course, I am very happy with my end product. I feel confident to try it out on my own now, with plants from my garden. Great teacher. Lovely venue. Ready supply of hot water and iced water throughout the day whenever we needed a refill. I definitely recommend it. "

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

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

13 Sep 23'

David Kightley reviewed: Willow Weaving 'Trug' Workshop

"I really enjoyed the day, something I hadn't done before. Jane was really good, demonstrated each process and went around helping us all, to see if we needed help. When I arrived, Jane was very nice and explained a few things about the what to expect from the day. Jane was very well organised with everything in place for each person. She had different colours of willow and all the tools etc, that we would use over the days course. It was a very hot day and the staff at Stanwick lakes kept bringing in iced water. Tea and coffee etc for us to help ourselves. I didn't quite manage to finish my basket, so Jane gave me enough willow for me to finish it at home. I would recommend this course to anyone. I would like to do another at some point. Thank you Jane for an enjoyable day. David "

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

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

3 Sep 23'

Jen reviewed: Wood Carving Course

"I did this course as a complete beginner and it was excellent, I absolutely loved it. Pete is a very knowledgable and friendly guy who pitched the class at a perfect pace, and we had a laugh and a joke along the way. Some of the people on the course had done carving before but equally seemed to enjoy it and got a lot out of it. We all left at the end of the day with a couple of carvings, and I was very pleased with what I’d accomplished, it was much better than what I was expecting to achieve as a beginner. I have to mention the staff at the visitor centre as well, because they were incredibly friendly and went out of their way to make you feel welcome. Stanwick lakes seems like a very nice place to visit. I’d highly recommend this course, and can’t think of any part of it that could have been done better."

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 the course tutor know too. We hope to see you here again at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

26 Aug 23'

Ann Hawes reviewed: Glass Fusion - Garden Piece

"I came on the glass fusion workshop. I really enjoyed the experience. Sally the tutor was lovely, she was helpful, informative and encouraging. The group I was with were nice and friendly. The staff at Stanwick Lakes were very helpful. I would go on another workshop."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

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

23 Aug 23'

Sue O reviewed: Glass Fusion - Garden Piece

"This was such a good course , Sally was lovely and really helpful and it was a really good introduction to working with glass. I am really hoping to be able to attend other courses of hers in the future. All the other people on the course were lovely too - was such a nice way to spend the day "

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. We really do appreciate it. We're glad you enjoyed the course and shall let Sally know too. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

20 Aug 23'

Alison Bray reviewed: Glass Fusion - Garden Piece

"A great introduction to glass fusion. Sally gave help, advice and positive feedback. It was great fun and my finished creation will be a lasting reminder of a thoroughly enjoyable day. "

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

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

5 Aug 23'

Pauline Bird reviewed: Wood Carving Course

"An excellent day! Good tuition for a new carver. Not a full group so everyone had extra help where needed. Lovely "trophies" + handouts to take home. Many thanks."

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. We hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."