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General Information

All materials, tools, and safety equipment will be provided. Students should wearg sensible working clothing and covered footwear. All materials supplied are included in our prices.

No VAT is charged.

Students bring packed lunches. Tea, coffee cakes and biscuits are supplied at break times.

DCRS can issue it's own certificates stating that someone has attended a course. Please request at time of booking.

Accommodation

Unfortunately we have no accommodation, but there some great places around to suit all budgets. We suggest:

B&B's

Northwood Cottages

(3 miles / 5 min drive)

Pub with rooms

Saxon Inn

(3 miles / 5 min drive)

Campsite

Bushes Farm Caravan Park

(7 miles / 15 min drive)

Basic camping behind pub

The Plough

(3 miles / 5 min drive)

Hotel

The Anvil

(20 min drive)

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Courses

Dorset Centre for Rural Skills provides a range of courses available from rural crafts to traditional and sustainable building techniques in our fully equipped studios and under cover working area.

We keep all our course places limited to small numbers to ensure that everyone attending a course receives as much tutor time as they need. Our courses are aimed to educate, but for everyone to have fun too!

Please click on a course below to find out more information including dates:

 
Blacksmithing

Blacksmithing Day

Blacksmithing

Blacksmithing Evening Class

Cob Construction

Cob_Day

Blank

Earth & Cob Ovens

Anyone Can paint - Landscape painting Course

Everyone can Paint

Glassblowing

Glassblowing

Greenwood Furniture

Greenwood Furniture

Hedge Laying

Hedge Laying

Hurdle Making

Hurdle Making & Crafts

Lime Rendering

Lime

Courses Letter Caring In Stone

Letter Carving in Stone

Canoe Building Course

Open Canoe Building

Blank

Permaculture Design Introduction

Pottery

Pottery

Courses Letter Caring In Stone

Stone Carving

Straw Bale Construction

Straw Bale Construction

Sustainable building

Sustainable Building Course

Welding Course

Welding

         
   

Dorset Centre for Rural Skills, West Farm Barn, Farrington, Blandford, Dorset DT11 8RA

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