two-day course dry stone walling

venue: Colden, West Yorkshire

Have you ever looked at a dry stone wall and wondered how it was built? Come and try a dry stone walling course and learn an ancient craft which will provide you with hours of enjoyment while you also contribute to Britain’s unique landscape and environment. Whether you’re a budding professional or a keen hobby waller, courses are paced to meet the requirements of the individual.
Courses are taught by Hadrian's Dry Stone Walls - professional dry stone wallers and instructors certified by the Dry Stone Walling Association (DSWA).
The course consists of a short session of classroom-based learning where walling basics, health and safely etc. will be covered. Then it's out into the field to learn walling at the sharp end!

You will learn:

• health & safety while walling
• about the tools we use to build a wall
• how to safely strip down a wall
• how to identify component parts of the wall
• site preparation
• how to build a wall

By the end of the two days we hope you'll be as enthusiastic about walling as your instructors are.
The courses are held at Colden, near Hebden Bridge. We will meet at Riverdene House at 9.30am each day (see directions below).

Accommodation is not provided with this course, but local accommodation is listed at the bottom of the directions page.

more on dry stone walling

Diane is in full flow, while Fiona ponders where to place her next stone

dry stone wall before and after repair

after lunch on day two and the wall nears copestone height