Highgrove Traditional Crafts is a collection of training programmes in heritage and craft skills delivered by The Prince’s Foundation on the Highgrove estate in Gloucestershire. It is based in the estate’s Barley Court, a newly-restored 17th-Century Cotswolds farmhouse that contains textile studios, and Street Farm, a series of bespoke workshops that cater for furniture-making as well as stonemasonry and related crafts.
The focus of the training programmes is to support industry through skills provision and to offer workshops for beginners, through to advanced learners and community-focused activities.
If you have any general enquiries, please email us at highgrove@princes-foundation.org.
You can also keep up-to-date with the workshops and programmes by following Highgrove Traditional Crafts on Instagram @highgrovecraft.
The Barley Court public programme of workshops delivers an engaging and dynamic programme of courses to members of the public. These workshops range from just a few hours to five-day courses and are accessible for beginner to intermediate-level learners. Our courses and classes focus on projects that introduce skills and techniques as well as highlighting traditional crafts such as millinery, weaving and lacemaking.
A combination of practical workshops, thoughtful conversation and a series of making and sharing workshop-style events aims to enable practitioners to work collaboratively and inspire each other on their creative journeys. The Barley Court studios will cater for new and existing makers who wish to share experiences and develop their creative practice.
1st - 7th August 2022
Now in its fifth year, this week-long programme provides an exciting opportunity for eight talented participants to learn traditional cabinetmaking and marquetry techniques from master craftspeople, ranging from creative drawing to gloss burnishing and the assembly of table components. Over the course of seven days, the students are tasked with recreating a piece of furniture, using as reference and inspiration the unrivalled collection of Chippendale furniture at Dumfries House, headquarters of The Prince’s Foundation.
These short half day workshops are perfect for those visiting the gardens for a tour. Extend your day by participating in a range of workshops such as natural dying, weaving or drawing.