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Workshops & courses

Let 2025 be a year of learning and discovery in Monmouthshire.

Let this be the year when you prioritise your own wellbeing and learn to unwind, make new friends and connect with nature while developing a new skill.

Try learning yoga or Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing) at Forest Retreats, a Guardian recommended eco and wellbeing retreat in Tintern in the heart of the Wye Valley.

Or learn the joy of baking your own bread with Dr Rachael Watson, The Abergavenny Baker, who will teach you how to mix two or three doughs by hand and bake 4 or 5 different breads. Choose from classes including Italian, French, Nordic, Middle Eastern, Great British, Welsh, Easter, Christmas, Sourdough or Coeliac.

Alternatively, learn the secrets of fermenting and how to prepare your own krauts and kimchi on one of Crafty Pickle’s workshops. Or how to preserve fruit or make chutney on one of The Preservation Society’s courses where you will create your own jars of deliciousness to take home.

For something truly unique try creating your own bespoke fragrance in a beautiful Tudor garden overlooking the Monmouthshire countryside at Wales Perfumery, or your own gin from locally foraged botanicals at White Hare Distillery in Usk.

And if you love gardening, Nant y Bedd Garden (an RHS Partner Garden) offers tours of the garden and courses on garden structures, foraging and how to manage the wild garden. Alternatively learn how to garden design, prune fruit trees, look after roses and care for perennials, or how to propagate and plant vegetables with Growing in the Border.

If arts and crafts are more your thing, check out the art history courses from MonLife Heritage, Cyanotype classes at Nant-Y-Bedd or the chance to learn traditional stained glass techniques at Craft Renaissance.

Alternatively broaden your knowledge on specialist topics at a talk from one of the many experts in Monmouthshire.

Whatever journey of learning and discovery you choose, make this year more about you and your wellbeing.

Inspiration

The Abergavenny Baker

The Abergavenny Baker is an award winning Cookery School located in Abergavenny town centre, the foodie capital of South Wales.
Forest Retreats

Forest Retreats is an eco-retreat centre based at Hill Farm, Tintern offering yoga and wellbeing retreats throughout the year, as well as bespoke corporate retreats.
Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co.

We are a small, family run company founded by two brothers and based in the beautiful Wye Valley, in the Welsh borders.
1. 1st Jan 202531st Dec 2025
Wales Perfumery

Wales Perfumery is a modern apothecary that uses the finest raw materials to create the most beautiful perfume and home fragrances.
1. 1st Jan 202531st Dec 2025
Nant-Y-Bedd

Nant y Bedd is a 10 acre organic garden, river and woodland located at 1200 feet up in the Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. An RHS Partner Garden since 2019 (winner of Partner Garden of the Year in 2022), Nant-y-Bedd is a mixture of the wild and the tame and is described by none other than Alan Titchmarsh as “if there is a more magical wild garden, I’ve yet to find it! Wonderful.”
1. 29th May 202428th Sept 2025
Growing in the Border

'Growing in the Border' is a beautiful garden in the Monnow Valley near Skenfrith offering group visits and courses.
1. 1st Apr 202515th Sept 2025
The Crafty Pickle

Fermentation Harnessed to Fight Food Waste We are two nutritionists handcrafting gut-friendly, unpasteurized, living fermented foods in South East Wales.
1. 1st Jan 202531st Dec 2025
Chapel Cottage Studio

Chapel Cottage Studio is a small family run Art teaching studio nestled into the Welsh countryside.
1. 1st Jan 202531st Dec 2025
Art History with MonLife Heritage

Art History courses with MonLife Heritage
White Hare Distillery

Gin distillery in the heart of Usk, Monmouthshire founded by Christos Kyriakidis.
1. 1st Jan 202531st Dec 2025
Craft Renaissance Workshops & Gallery

Established in 2001, Craft Renaissance is a collective of independent businesses based in a converted barn complex in the stunning Usk Valley.
1. 1st Jan 202531st Dec 2025

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Art History In Person - Women Artists: Shining a Light

Address

The Drill Hall, Lower Church St, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5HJ

Telephone
01291 625981

annerainsbury@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Price
Price £110.00 Per Ticket

Chepstow

Explore the art of major women painters from the 16th century on, some of whose names you will know – Artemesia Gentileschi, Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun – and some may be new: Lavinia Fontana, Judith Leyster and Rosalba Carriera, to mention just a few.

Venue

Chepstow Museum, Chepstow

Dates

From:
20 Jan 2025Open 14:00 - 16:00
Art History Online - Introduction to Art : Modernism

Address

Via Zoom, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5EZ

Telephone
01291 625981

annerainsbury@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Price
Price £55.00 Per Ticket

Chepstow

This series of ten evening evening illustrated talks with popular Monmouthshire lecturer Eleanor Bird takes us from 1910 to 1950, giving an overview of the art and artists of the age.

Venue

Chepstow Museum, Chepstow

Dates

From:
20 Jan 2025Open 19:00 - 20:00
Art History Online - Women Artists: Shining a Light

Address

Via Zoom, Chepstow Museum, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5EZ

Telephone
01291 625981

annerainsbury@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Price
Price £110.00 Per Group

Chepstow

Explore the art of major women painters from the 16th century on, some of whose names you will know – Artemesia Gentileschi, Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun – and some may be new: Lavinia Fontana, Judith Leyster and Rosalba Carriera, to mention just a few.

Venue

Chepstow Museum, Chepstow

Dates

From:
22 Jan 2025Open 10:30 - 12:30
Fruit Tree Pruning

Address

Growing in the Border, Blackbrook Estate, Norton Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, NP7 8UB

Telephone
0771252635

info@growingintheborder.co.uk

Price
Price £75.00 Per Ticket

Norton Skenfrith

Focussing around apple-tree pruning we will go through the steps of the winter maintenance, and discuss the summer prune.

Venue

Growing in the Border, Abergavenny

Dates

From:
24 Jan 2025Open 10:00 - 15:00
Highfield Farm Garden Workshop 6 - Rose Pruning & Training

Address

Highfield Farm, Penperlleni, Goytre, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP4 0AA

hello@ngs.org.uk

Goytre, Usk

Learn all about growing roses and successful year-round cultivation at Highfield Farm.

Venue

Highfield Farm Garden, Usk

Dates

From:
1 Feb 2025Open 10:00 - 13:00
Spinning through time

Address

Chepstow Castle, Town Centre, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5EY

Telephone
01291 624065

ChepstowCastle@gov.wales

Chepstow

Discover how to use a drop spindle at Chepstow Castle in our two hour sessions.

Venue

Chepstow Castle (Cadw), Chepstow

Dates

From:
8 Feb 2025Open 10:00 - 15:30
Italian Breads

Address

1 The Courtyard, Lion Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5PE

Telephone
07977511337

abergavennybaker@gmail.com

Price
Price £160.00 Per Ticket

Abergavenny

Eat, drink, chat and master the skills and knowledge to bake traditional Italian breads.

Dates

From:
11 Feb 2025Open 09:30 - 15:30
From:
8 Mar 2025Open 09:30 - 16:00
From:
25 Mar 2025Open 09:30 - 15:30
From:
10 June 2025Open 09:30 - 15:30
The Ultimate Bloody Mary Experience

Address

Silver Circle Distillery, Upper Meend Farm, Penallt, Monmouthshire, NP25 4RP

Telephone
01600 860702

hello@silvercircledistillery.com

Price
Price £30.00 per adult to £150.00 Per Group

Penallt

Join Silver Circle Distillery in the heart of the beautiful Wye Valley for the Ultimate Bloody Mary Experience. Silver Circle are renowned for their Great Taste Award winning Bloody Mary, and now you can learn how to make this drink yourself.

Venue

Silver Circle Distillery, Monmouth

Dates

From:
15 Feb 2025Open 11:00 - 12:30
Kombucha Workshop

Address

The Crafty Pickle, Unit 20F1, Bentley Green Farm, Crick, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 5UT

Telephone
07403896800

hello@thecraftypickle.co.uk

Price
Price £40.00 Per Ticket

Bentley Green Farm, Crick, Caldicot

Discover how to make your very own fermented tea drink (kombucha!) at home

Dates

From:
16 Feb 2025Open 14:00 - 15:30
From:
18 May 2025Open 10:30 - 12:00
Sauerkraut & Kimchi Workshops

Address

The Crafty Pickle, Unit 20F1, Bentley Green Farm, Crick, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 5UT

Telephone
07403896800

hello@thecraftypickle.co.uk

Price
Price £70.00 per adult

Bentley Green Farm, Crick, Caldicot

Discover how to make your very own krauts and kimchi, giving you the confidence and knowledge you need to explore the world of fermentation!

Dates

From:
16 Feb 2025Open 10:00 - 12:30
From:
16 Mar 2025Open 10:00 - 16:30
Nordic Breads

Address

1 The Courtyard, Lion Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5PE

Telephone
07977511337

abergavennybaker@gmail.com

Price
Price £160.00 Per Ticket

Abergavenny

Make bread Scandinavian style with The Abergavenny Baker.

Dates

From:
18 Feb 2025Open 09:30 - 15:30
From:
29 Apr 2025Open 09:30 - 15:30
From:
17 June 2025Open 09:30 - 15:30
An Evening with Sam Warburton

Address

Almshouse Street, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3XP

Telephone
01600719401

boxoffice@theblaketheatre.org

Price
Price £25.00 Per Ticket

Monmouth

An evening in the company of one of Wales' and the British Lions most successful Rugby captains, Sam Warburton OBE.

Venue

The Blake Theatre, Monmouth

Dates

From:
20 Feb 2025Open 19:30 -
The Chepstow Society History Talks

Address

The Drill Hall, Lower Church St, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5HJ

secretary@chepstowsociety.co.uk

Chepstow

Join The Chepstow Society for their monthly history talks on everything from local Chepstow history to wider British and global topics, as well as historical changes in Chepstow and the surrounding area.

Dates

From:
21 Feb 2025
Great British Breads

Address

1 The Courtyard, Lion Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5PE

Telephone
07977511337

abergavennybaker@gmail.com

Price
Price £160.00 Per Ticket

Abergavenny

Learn the fundamental principles of how to bake with yeast, knead dough to develop the gluten, and how to get the timings and temperature right with The Abergavenny Baker.

Dates

From:
25 Feb 2025Open 09:30 - 15:00
From:
20 May 2025Open 09:30 - 15:00
An Afternoon of Foraging, Cocktails, Canapes and Gin-Making!

Address

Little Caerlicyn, Caerlicyn Lane, Langstone, Newport, NP18 2JZ

Telephone
07477 885 126

chloe.gourmetgatherings@gmail.com

Price
Price £95.00 Per Ticket

Langstone

Enjoy a fantastic Spring afternoon of foraging, gin making, canapes and cocktails at Little Caerlicyn.

Venue

Little Caerlicyn Garden, Newport

Silver Circle Distillery, Monmouth

Dates

From:
1 Mar 2025Open 14:00 - 17:00
Highfield Farm Garden Workshop 7 - Perennial plant staking and natural garden supports

Address

Highfield Farm, Penperlleni, Goytre, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP4 0AA

hello@ngs.org.uk

Price
Price £35.00 Per Ticket

Goytre, Usk

Learn all about perennial staking techniques and how to create natural garden supports for roses and climbing plants at Highfield Farm.

Venue

Highfield Farm Garden, Usk

Dates

From:
1 Mar 2025Open 10:00 - 13:00
Day Yoga and Wellbeing Retreat

Address

Hill Farm, Barbadoes, Tintern, Monmouthshire, NP16 6ST

Telephone
07826 557211

info@forestretreats.co.uk

Price
Price £120.00 per adult

Tintern

Retreat to the forest and nurture your wellbeing on a day long eco-retreat at Hill Farm, Tintern.

Dates

From:
8 Mar 2025Open 09:30 - 17:00
Forage and Ferment Workshop

Address

The Crafty Pickle, Unit 20F1, Bentley Green Farm, Crick, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 5UT

Telephone
07403896800

hello@thecraftypickle.co.uk

Price
Price £130.00 Per Ticket

Bentley Green Farm, Crick, Caldicot

A unique food producing experience

Dates

From:
15 Mar 2025Open 12:00 - 17:00
From:
12 Apr 2025Open 12:00 - 17:00
French Breads

Address

1 The Courtyard, Lion Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5PE

Telephone
07977511337

abergavennybaker@gmail.com

Price
Price £160.00 Per Ticket

Abergavenny

Learn how to bake French breads with The Abergavenny Baker. You'll bake rustic fougasse and crusty baguettes, pain de mie and flamiche. Perfect for a French picnic.

Dates

From:
18 Mar 2025Open 09:30 - 15:00
From:
13 May 2025Open 09:30 - 15:00
Roses: pruning and care

Address

Growing in the Border, Blackbrook Estate, Norton Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, NP7 8UB

Telephone
0771252635

info@growingintheborder.co.uk

Price
Price £75.00 Per Ticket

Norton Skenfrith

This course will give an overview of different roses, their care, and pruning requirements.

Venue

Growing in the Border, Abergavenny

Dates

From:
21 Mar 2025Open 10:00 - 15:00