See what’s coming up in 2020: The Rural Antics Barn calendar has so many amazing activities this coming Winter and Spring including two new dates for our super popular Bentwood Chair Workshop in February: Rural Antics 2020 Workshops: Handmade Bookbinding Notebook, Sun 5th Jan 9:45am-1pm £54 Glass Jewellery Workshop, Sun 12th Jan 9:30am-12:30pm £55 Paper […]
Continue readingHarvest 2019
Summary Hand-picked by volunteers, friends and family, 2019 was our 5th grape harvest. The traditional champagne varieties: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay were planted in 2012, some vines are not yet mature. Grape quantity was significantly up versus 2018 especially the Pinot Noir, which excelled. Each year the local conditions throw us new challenges […]
Continue readingHanwell wins Business of the Year in the Celebrating Rushcliffe Awards 2019
We are delighted to announce that we won the prestigious award for Rushcliffe at a ceremony at The Becket School on 20th November 2019. “As the first award to be announced it was a whirlwind, from sitting down with a glass of fizz to being on the stage and then interviewed to camera, it all […]
Continue readingShortlisted! Celebrating Rushcliffe Awards
How excited are we!!? We’ve been shortlisted for the Celebrating Rushcliffe Awards in the Business of the Year category. We were nominated and have made the shortlist. The Rushcliffe Borough Council have been out to the vineyard to interview Helenka and we’ve been invited to the ceremony later this month. “How very exciting, what an […]
Continue readingTake a look at Willow Weaving……
Willow and what it can be used for… Growing within the UK The Salix species contains over 350 genera, of those the most common to be seen are Salix Alba, Cinera, Cuprea (goat), Crack, Bay and Osier. Of the above list only osier willow is best for basket weaving. The varieties Purpurea and Triandra being […]
Continue readingLets talk Christmas…..
Whether you are looking to make a Christmas present for someone this year or fancy treating yourself to a little creative ‘me time’ then check out our Christmas line up. Make something Christmassy for your home, spend some time with family and friends. Making memories at Christmas is what it is all about and making something […]
Continue readingWhat you get when you book a workshop with us:
Our prices reflect our standards. Our tutors….We select our tutors based on their skill, talent and passion to share their knowledge. Only the best will do. Each tutor is interviewed and demonstrates their work to us. They must have the confidence and skill to teach their craft. Teaching a craft is very different from making […]
Continue readingEvents Calendar – September 2019
The Rural Antics Barn calendar is also overflowing with great activities this coming Autumn and Winter including a fabulous new Open Fire Cooking Workshop. We’ve also added with lots of amazing new workshops in the run up to Christmas. and a few new dates for 2020 (many more to come soon…) Funky Foraging, Fri 6th […]
Continue readingGarden Wooden Art
Outside the Tasting Lodge Café we now have a gorgeous display of Wooden Garden Art including mushrooms, dragonflies and flowers. Akeman Woodsmen have been creating art from their local Cotgrave woodlands and now they are here for you to enjoy. Prices start at a very reasonable £8 for a rustic wood flower. Mushrooms have a […]
Continue readingBeautifully Handcrafted Glass
There is something exquisitely beautiful about handcrafted creations. Machine made can not compare to the skill and precision that goes into making something by hand. Our eyes miss no details, and with each piece laid in to place a memory of that moment is etched into our brains. Not only creating an object that you […]
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