04Workshops and events
One day. One subject.Something finishedto take home.
A whole day to give to one thing, with no six week commitment and nothing to bring but yourself.
Day workshops run in the Garden Room from 10.00am to 4.00pm, for up to ten people. Tea, coffee, water, soft drinks and cake are included. Bring lunch, or the GXCA Cafe serves a range of delicious lunches. Most courses will run on a Sunday, with some on a Wednesday.
The day ends with everything laid out on the tables and looked at together, which is quietly the best part.
£95
Or £125 for the glass days. No experience needed for any of them.
Materials will be supplied.
What is coming through the year
- 01Botanical Lino: Cut, Carve and Print
- 02The Handmade Christmas: cards, wrap and decorations
- 03Winter Botanicals in Gold
- 04A Day of Looking: Drawing Bootcamp
- 05Faces: Portrait in Charcoal and Pastel
- 06Silk Painting and Shibori: A Day of Colour
- 07Botanical Watercolour and Gold Leaf
- 08Cyanotype: Printing with Sunlight
- 09Mixed Media Landscape
- 10Make It and Fill It: The Sketchbook Day
- 11Light, Colour and Transformation: A Day of Fused Glass (from January 2027)
- 12Glass in the Garden: Suncatchers (from January 2027)
Dates are announced through the year. Tell us which ones interest you and we will let you know first.
Sip. Create. Connect.
Make something. Meet people. Enjoy being creative.
CREATEiviTEA is two and a half hours in the cafe with a small group, a proper creative activity that finishes in the session, and food and drink chosen to match the theme. Marbled paper and Bellinis. Charcoal on black paper by candlelight. Watercolour and a proper afternoon tea.
The making and the eating are the same event, and the point is the evening rather than the outcome. Come on your own. Bring a friend. Or book a private group.
Wednesday evenings, 6.30pm to 9.00pm, with some on a Saturday afternoon.
Maximum 10 people. £45 to £65 depending on the session.
Themes through the year
- Ink and Indigo
- Japanese brush painting, indigo bookmarks, matcha and mochi
- The Gothic Garden
- Chalk and charcoal on black paper by candlelight, spiced pumpkin cake and mulled apple
- Print and Post
- Carve a lino block and print your own Christmas cards, with stollen and spiced tea
- The Wreath
- Foliage, berries and dried oranges, with mince pies and glühwein
- Hygge and Ink
- Scandinavian paper cutting, cinnamon buns and cardamom coffee
- Van Gogh and Croissants
- Sunflowers and starry skies in oil pastel, with croissants and café au lait
- Gilded Eggs
- Gold leaf on wooden eggs, with simnel cake and Earl Grey
- Florentine Marbling
- Inks floated on water, with aperitivo, cicchetti and Bellinis
- Botanical Watercolour and Afternoon Tea
- Garden flowers, then scones, clotted cream and good china
- Blue Hour
- Cyanotype printing in the garden, with Pimm’s and strawberries
- Blue Doors and Bougainvillea
- A Greek scene in gouache, with Greek coffee, baklava and ouzo
- Zellige and Mint Tea
- Moroccan tile pattern, with mint tea poured properly and pastries
Dates are announced a few weeks ahead. Tell us which ones tempt you and we will let you know first.
How to book
There is no online checkout here, and that is on purpose.
Tell us which course interests you using the form, and Helen will call you back for a proper conversation about whether it is the right fit. Places are then held over the phone.
It takes five minutes and it means nobody ends up on the wrong course.