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Workshops & courses

Let 2024 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.

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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.
1. 1st Jan 202431st Dec 2024
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 202431st Dec 2024
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 202431st Dec 2024
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 202431st Dec 2024
Chapel Cottage Studio

Chapel Cottage Studio is a small family run Art teaching studio nestled into the Welsh countryside.
1. 1st Jan 202431st Dec 2024
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 202431st Dec 2024
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 202431st Dec 2024

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New Year's Day Festive Forage

Address

Beachley Island, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 7HH

Telephone
07477885126

chloe.gourmetgatherings@gmail.com

Price
Price £70.00 Per Ticket

Chepstow

New Year, new hobby? Join me for a special Festive Forage on New Year's Day morning! Ring in 2024 as a newly-fledged forager! Enjoy wild sips & nibbles throughout!

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From:
1 Jan 2025Open 10:30 - 13:00
Sourdough Breads

Address

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

Telephone
07977511337

abergavennybaker@gmail.com

Price
Price £160.00 Per Ticket

Abergavenny

Perfect the oldest form of leavened bread, sourdough, with The Abergavenny Baker. This class walks you through the stages of baking sourdough.

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From:
7 Jan 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

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From:
11 Jan 2025Open 11:00 - 12:30
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15 Feb 2025Open 11:00 - 12:30
Highfield Farm Garden Workshop 5 - Fruit and winter shrub pruning

Address

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

hello@ngs.org.uk

Price
Price £35.00 Per Ticket

Goytre, Usk

Learn all about pruning fruits and old trees at Highfield Farm.

Venue

Highfield Farm Garden, Usk

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From:
11 Jan 2025Open 10:00 - 13:00
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
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
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
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
Mead Making Courses with Hive Mind

Address

Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co., Unit 5F, Castleway Industrial Estate, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 5PR

Telephone
07402953998

hey@hivemindmead.com

Price
Price £75.00 Per Ticket

Castleway Industrial Estate, Caldicot

Make your own mead with the meadmaking experts at Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co. in Caldicot, Monmouthshire.

Venue

Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co., Caldicot

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29 Mar 2025Open 13:00 - 16:30
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Highfield Farm Garden Workshop 8 - Creating an annual and perennial meadow

Address

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

hello@ngs.org.uk

Price
Price £35.00 Per Ticket

Goytre, Usk

Learn all about creating and managing an annual and perennial meadow at Highfield Farm.

Venue

Highfield Farm Garden, Usk

Dates

From:
29 Mar 2025Open 10:00 - 13:00
Highfield Farm Garden Workshop 9 - The vegetable garden

Address

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

hello@ngs.org.uk

Price
Price £35.00 Per Ticket

Goytre, Usk

Learn all about vegetable cultivation at Highfield Farm.

Venue

Highfield Farm Garden, Usk

Dates

From:
19 Apr 2025Open 10:00 - 13:00
Donaheys Dancing With The Stars Weekend April 2025

Address

The Celtic Manor Resort, Coldra Woods, Newport, Newport, TQ7 9BB

Telephone
08001601770

info@donaheys.co.uk

Price
Price £689.00 Per Ticket

Newport

⭐ If you love Strictly, this is your Ultimate 5* Weekend Break ⭐

Dates

From:

25 Apr 2025to27 Apr 2025Various Opening Times
Beekeeping Courses with Hive Mind

Address

Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co., Unit 5F, Castleway Industrial Estate, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 5PR

Telephone
07402953998

hey@hivemindmead.com

Price
Price £75.00 Per Ticket

Castleway Industrial Estate, Caldicot

Introduce yourself to the world of beekeeping with the meadmaking experts of Hive Mind.

Venue

Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co., Caldicot

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26 Apr 2025Various Opening Times
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31 May 2025Various Opening Times
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27 Sept 2025Various Opening Times
Highfield Farm Garden Workshop 10 - The wonders of gardening

Address

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

hello@ngs.org.uk

Price
Price £35.00 Per Ticket

Goytre, Usk

Discover the positive effects of gardening on mental health and wellbeing at Highfield Farm.

Venue

Highfield Farm Garden, Usk

Dates

From:
10 May 2025Open 10:00 - 13:00
Tourism For All

Wine Tasting with White Castle Vineyard

Address

Tell Me Wine, 16 Nelson street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5HT

Telephone
01291 629670

shop@tellmewine.co.uk

Price
Price £28.00 per adult

Chepstow

Celebrate Welsh Wine Week at Tell Me Wine in Chepstow with an exclusive wine tasting event with Robb and Nicola from White Castle Vineyard.

Dates

From:
23 May 2025
Donaheys Dancing With The Stars Weekend June 2025

Address

The Celtic Manor Resort, Coldra Woods, Newport, Newport, TQ7 9BB

Telephone
08001601770

info@donaheys.co.uk

Price
Price £689.00 Per Ticket

Newport

If you love Strictly, this is your Ultimate 5* Weekend Break

Dates

From:

20 June 2025to22 June 2025Various Opening Times

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