A: Craswall Village Hall
Ceramics, copper-foiled glass, local history day
B: Longtown Village Hall
The big launch, printmaking, local history day
C: Skirrid Studio
Gallery visits (23/03/2025)
D: Jamie’s Farm
Green woodworking open day
E: Ewyas Harold Craft Centre
Celebrating wool, demos and workshops
F: Black Barn Arts
Tintype photography workshops
Longtown
Perched beneath Hatterrall Ridge and Offa’s Dyke Path, which marks the Welsh border, historic Longtown is home to two castles and numerous old farmsteads and historic buildings.
Here you’ll find an excellent village hall which will host Jacky Edwards copper foiling workshops. You can also visit Skirrid Studio & Gallery where course tutor & events director Helen Arthur makes paintings and original prints.
The Village Arts Club will be holding an exhibition throughout the weekend and will host some activities for anyone interested.
FOOD & ACCOMMODATION
Hopes of Longtown our outstanding village shop
AirBnBs including Skirrid Studio Stay
Olchon Valley Campsite glamping
Offa’s Dyke Retreat glamping
The Crown Inn, our friendly local with rooms
The Cornewall Arms, another friendly local in nearby Cloddock
Vowchurch
Vowchurch village hall will host an evening of music, food and craft stalls on Friday evening. Then on Saturday you can book yourself in to workshops to make an artist’s book or try your hand at printmaking.
Ewyas Harold Craft Centre
"A lovely craft centre. I wish every village had one!"
Ewyas Harold Craft Centre (charity 1191455) is based in the aptly named Golden Valley. Run entirely by volunteers, the centre offers craft courses, a gallery selling handcrafted work, a cosy coffee shop and an exhibition space.
The centre will host a weekend celebrating wool, ‘From fleece to fashion’, inspired by the traditional sheep-farming location.
They offer year-round courses in a wide variety of crafts, available to everyone. Previous courses have included printmaking, chain-weaving, needle-felting, macrame, eco-dyeing, copper repoussé, rag rug making and spinning.
Opening hours are 10am-4pm, Wednesday to Sunday, February to December.
FOOD & ACCOMMODATION
The Temple Bar Inn – excellent pub, with food, accommodation and electric car charging
Ty Gwyn Cider bar and shop – in nearby Rowlestone
A very good local shop and butchers and The Old Stables Fish and Chips are also available in Ewyas Harold