We run a variety of blacksmithing courses and experiences at our ‘Quinnell School of Blacksmithing’ within our workshops. Please follow the link below to view all available courses on The Quinnell School of Blacksmithing website and buy all courses via The Quinnell School of Blacksmithing.

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Blacksmithing Experience Day - led by Max Anderson with the assistance of Giles Clarke. Priced per person and limited to 8 students.

Your course takes place at the Rowhurst Forge blacksmithing and heritage site, where decorative ironwork of a world-class standard has been produced by the Quinnell family since 1932. You will based in the teaching area of our forge, and you will have the chance to see the beautiful work of leading British artistic metalworkers in our well-known Fire & Iron Gallery.

Your course will start promptly at 9:00am and finish at approximately 5:00pm (may go on a little longer if required).

Your tutor will guide you through the various techniques involved in the fascinating craft of forging hot iron (‘blacksmithing’). All items you make, you can take home with you.

You will warm up in the morning by getting stuck in straight away with hands-on introductions into some of the key blacksmith processes whilst making a leaf keyring(s), a leaf fire poker and a leaf coat hook (items may vary slightly on the day). You will be taught how to correctly use a variety of hand tools and equipment and how to manage your own forge/fire.

We will provide tea, coffee, bottled water and biscuits, but please bring a packed lunch with you.

Our booking terms can be found via the menu on our website or by following this link

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This experience day is suitable for absolute beginners (adults, and teenagers from the age of 14 upwards). Classes are limited to 8 students, each with their own forge, anvil, leg vice and all necessary hand tools. PPE is provided - safety glasses, leather gloves, leather apron, and optional earplugs & face masks. For hygiene reasons, you are required to bring your own safety boots - please read our health & safety information for further details on this.

The emphasis is on learning basic techniques of hot forging during the making of decorative and/or useful objects; students can expect to make several such objects to take home at the end of the day.

Students are encouraged to discover the properties of hot iron, with the sympathetic expert guidance of our excellent tutors.

Past students have described the experience as 'amazing' and 'mind blowing', and the satisfaction of proud makers showing off their achievements at the end of the weekend is very evident. With our decades of experience, and over 1600 very happy students to date, we can confidently guarantee that you will enjoy yourself enormously!

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or queries QSB@fireandiron.co.uk