During the summer months 2 day dry stone walling courses (cost £80 per person) are held at a range of locations in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty by the Cotswolds Conservation Board. Led by qualified walling instructors, the courses are designed for both beginners wishing to get a taste of walling and improvers wishing to improve their skills.
Beginners' courses cover: the importance of dry stone walls in the Cotswolds, dismantling stone walls and sorting stone, laying foundations, using batter frames and laying courses, through stones and the laying of copestones.
The following courses are being held this summer:
- 17th & 18th April at Tetbury, Gloucestershire
- 1st & 2nd May at Long Compton, Warwickshire
- 8th & 9th May at Tetbury, Gloucestershire
- 5th & 6th June at Lansdown, near Bath
- 24th & 25th July at Lansdown, near Bath
- 7th & 8th August at Huntsmans, near Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire
- 28th & 29th August at Crickley Hill, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- 2nd & 3rd October at Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
All
the above courses can be reached from our Cotswold
holiday cottages in Broadway: Willow Cottage, Corner
Cottage, The Stables, Sheldon Cottage and Rafters -
ideal locations to stay whilst learning an
interesting and unusual skill.
