Smještaji za odmor na lokaciji: Daylesford

Larkswold is a Cotswold Crafting destination for those who wish to experience a workshop in a relaxing and restorative environment, run by friendly, well-informed locals. During our Candle Making Workshop you will learn how to make poured candles, adding essential oils, colours & your choice of decorations to ensure your candles are totally unique to you. Ideal for gifts or to keep! This activity is ideal for couples, or families with children over 10 years. Long wooden tables in our beautifully decorated marquee allow plenty of space, and the coffee is always on to enjoy with our delicious homemade cakes, all included. Our aim is to send you away feeling rejuvenated, refreshed & happy with your creations, and with a wealth of local knowledge! Other things to note You do not need any experience to successfully make your own candles. We will lead you through the process.

Discover the beauty of the Cotswolds with the help of a local artist. We will meet at a location around Historic Burford, being guided by the elements! I will bring a stock of paper, a variety of drawing implements, and things to sit on, but please bring your own sketch book and pencils if you would prefer. We will spend the time exploring beautiful locations of iconic Burford and the surrounding area. (Wet-weather options will be available if necessary). Working in a small relaxed group, the inspiring yet intimate relationship with your sketchbook will be revealed to you, and you will go away with a lasting and unique memory of the Cotswolds far beyond the average tourists' experience. Other things to note We shall spend the time outside, hopefully whatever the weather, so have suitable clothing, suncreams, comfortable shoes, and some drinks and snacks with you. Ideally, bring your own sketchbook, the sketches you produce will mean far more to you if you can preserve them in a book.

In this fun introductory class you will get familiar with the potters wheel and learn what it is like to have a go at throwing. On arrival at our Studio, you’ll be warmly welcomed as you join the rest of your small group. The workshop begins with a full demonstration of the pot throwing process, given by one of our expert potters. You will then be individually assigned a potter’s wheel for the duration of the workshop and its your turn to get hands-on and have fun practising your pottery skills! An experienced tutor will be on hand throughout offering practical tips and guidance. You will learn the 5 basic steps in making a pot, from centering, opening out and pulling up the walls of your pots, using specialist tools. You may create as many pots as you wish on the session, using an unlimited supply of clay. As a beginner, your pots tend to be super wobbly and often collapse but it’s all part of the fun and the normal learning curve of a potter! After creating some truly unique pieces of all shapes and sizes, you will have the opportunity to select your favourite pot to have fired & glazed as a lasting memento. This process takes approx. 5 weeks after which you will be notified via email about collection or postage can be arranged.

We will pick you up in our Chrysler Grand Voyagers, which carry masks and sanatiser. Our drivers have a safety screen between them and the passengers. Pick up points are Moreton-in-Marsh train station, (perfect if you come up from London for the day on the direct train and you could always call in at Oxford on your return), The Lygons Arms in Broadway, The Plaisterers Arms in Winchcombe or The Queens Hotel in Cheltenham - with our guide and driver and take you on guided tour of the Cotswold villages and towns. The tour will last approx 4.5 hours. During the tour informative talks and information on each village/town we visit. Other things to note We can pick up from your chosen accommodation in the Costwolds

We've updated this experience to ensure social distancing can take place, limited group sizes down to 2 from the same household and moved some of the activity outdoors. Step inside a 15th century Cotswold thatched cottage to learn to bake English scones. See how the owners of the cottage have lovely restored the old farm labourer’s home and hear stories of the cottage’s ancestry. Whist enjoying making the scones using vintage cooking utensils in the cottage kitchen, there is also chance to sample some local English wine, while waiting for the scones to bake in the oven. While the scones are cooling, enjoy a short guided walking tour around the Cotswold ironstone village of Hanwell, visiting a 13th century church and a castle where King James l and Oliver Cromwell both stayed, followed by your cream tea picnic with homemade jam and clotted cream in the Oxfordshire countryside. Other things to note Come hungry for history, heritage and of course scones with lashing of homemade jam and clotted cream! Yum!