Stone in the Garden Course

Building a dry stone wall at the National Stone CentreThis course will cover banking, wall ends, steps, rockeries and other stone features in the garden as well as the geological context and stone sourcing.

We recommend completing the Dry Stone Walling course before attending the Stone in the Garden course in order to gain the basic skills.

All the tutors are highly skilled professional dry stone wallers with a wealth of knowledge and experience on the subject. They are all members of the Walls for the Future training group as well as the Dry Stone Walling Association

Stone in the Garden
Course 2008
September 27/28
October 18/19


Start - 10am to 4pm
Course fee: £75 per w/e
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Dry Stone Wall Course

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Walls for the Future

The Walls for the Future courses are aimed at people wanting to take up dry stone walling professionally or professional wallers who want to improve their skills.

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Booking details - Stone in the Garden Course

A booking form is available in pdf format (needs Adobe Acrobat Reader to view).

Download the form, print it out, and when completed send it with your fee to the National Stone Centre.

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Disabled logoMobility: There is ready access to the Discovery Building and activity area via separate parking. If you have any special requirements please telephone the National Stone Centre office for further information.

Suitable clothing: Courses are held outdoors in all but the very worst weather and it is recommended that suitable strong shoes/boots are worn and waterproof clothing brought to the course if the weather is unsettled.

Café area: A small range of food and drink can be purchased from the Discovery Centre while on the course.

General Conditions

All participants are accepted on the understanding that they are fit and capable of enjoying the course. The course does involve frequent lifting of stone.

All courses are offered in good faith but small changes may have to be made after the initial advertisement.

No refund of fees will be given after the course has begun but in the event of a course having to be cancelled, a full refund will be given or alternative dates will be offered. For all courses, tools and materials will be provided.

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The National Stone Centre is an Independent Registered Education Charity
Patron: The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire