Every Tuesday and Thursday throughout August Stanwick Lakes are running Pond Dipping sessions for children and families. It's a fantastic way to spend time, exploring the fascinating creatures that live beneath the surface of the lakes. Join our rangers for a pond dipping session this summer! Using nets, trays and magnifying glasses and guided by one of our rangers, come ... Read More
Join our rangers for a pond dipping session this summer! Using nets, trays and magnifying glasses and guided by one of our rangers, come and discover the creatures that live in the ponds at Stanwick Lakes! After a safety briefing and an introduction to the creatures we’re likely to find, we’ll head to the pond dipping platform where you will ... Read More
Join our rangers for a pond dipping session this summer! Using nets, trays and magnifying glasses and guided by one of our rangers, come and discover the creatures that live in the ponds at Stanwick Lakes! After a safety briefing and an introduction to the creatures we’re likely to find, we’ll head to the pond dipping platform where you will ... Read More
Spend a creative day at Stanwick Lakes learning traditional willow weaving techniques. Learn core basketry skills while creating an impressive large willow flower - Perfect for walls, fences, patios, or interior displays. This course is especially valuable for beginners who want to build confidence before moving into basketry. You’ll start by making a traditional slath, just as you would when ... Read More
In this introductory workshop you will learn the traditional craft of corn dolly making, a heritage skill rooted in the rhythms of the harvest and practiced across Britain and Europe for hundreds, even thousands of years. You will explore how these beautiful woven forms were traditionally created from the final sheaf of the harvest, believed to hold the spirit of ... Read More
Join us for our summer Craft Club - and this time the theme is badgers and their woodland friends. On Wednesday 12th August, prebook onto one of our 2 crafting sessions where you will have the choice to create lots of brilliant badger themed crafts, including: – A woodland diorama, featuring your favourite woodland animals, including badgers of course! – ... Read More
Looking for a creative experience this summer? Join our fun and family friendly jewellery-making workshop and create your own handmade jewellery piece using natural stones, dried flowers and resin. A wonderful activity for parents and children aged 10+ to enjoy together. Parking is included in the ticket price. Each workshop activity has suggested age ranges provided, however, we accept parent/guardian ... Read More
Meet Disabled Adventurer, hear him talk & watch his award-winning film for FREE, as a 50th Birthday gift & thanks to Northants From Nick Wilson: "On Friday 14th August, I’ll be completing the Greenways trail across north Northamptonshire – and when I roll back in, you’re invited to welcome me home. I turned 50 in July. And this is my ... Read More
Once upon a time there lived a girl called Little Red Riding Hood who came across a house in the woods where three bears lived. One day a wolf came along and he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down! Hang on a second, something doesn't seem right... Can you help the narrator to unravel the fairy ... Read More
Course Overview Join us for one of our summer workshops and create your very own design on a tote bag. You will use ready cut stamps and lino blocks to print and create your own design. Supported by artist and printmaker Lizzie Ault, who will be providing her own hand cut blocks for you to use. All materials are included ... Read More
Join artist & tutor Lizzie Ault to create a set of hanging decorations or a garland inspired by summer. You’ll try foil embossing, a beautiful, relaxing craft inspired by folk art and seasonal themes. You’ll learn the basics and create your own embossed decoration to take home. All materials are included, and it’s suitable for ages 7+ (younger children welcome ... Read More
Bronze Age Burials And Ceremonial Landscape A heritage talk by Professor Stephen Upex The coming of the Bronze Age heralds major changes in the way that society appears to have operated, farmed, buried their dead and worshipped which can all be detected within the archaeological landscape. This talk will review some of these changes and explain how society developed and ... Read More
