£495 per person
Find out what's on at the SPAB. The SPAB offers a wide range of events, courses, lectures and seminars. Whether you're a building professional looking to widen or develop your practical skills, a SPAB member looking to take part in a Regional Group trip, or an old-building enthusiast searching for a SPAB open house event, a leisure learning opportunity or sociable evening talk, you'll find something for you in our 'What's On' listings.
Course
Learn the essentials of traditional bricklaying techniques and traditional brick wall repair.
Date:
Course 07/05/2026 - 08/05/2026
Audience: Introductory CPD, Intermediate CPD
REF:
HBR1/26
Location: Hatfield House
Price:
Visit
Meet the current cohort of SPAB Scholars and have a relaxed catch up with members, volunteers and friends. We have reserved space in the historic Bennet's Bar on Leven Street, Tollcross, Edinburgh and hope to see you there!
Date:
08/05/2026 - 08/05/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: Bennet's Bar
Price:
Just your drinks
Visit
A day visit to celebrate the diversity of East Kent Mills: Chillenden Mill is a Grade II* listed open trestle post mill owned by KCC and run by Friends of Chillenden Mill. The White Mill, Sandwich, is part of a rural heritage centre with original outbuildings and fully operating onsite repair workshop.
Date:
09/05/2026 - 09/05/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location:
Price:
SPAB member £12
Non member £15
Visit
Visit Fladbury Mill and Cropthorne Mill for a rare opportunity to explore two historic watermills standing opposite each other across the River Avon.
Date:
09/05/2026 - 10/05/2026
Audience: General interest
Location: Fladbury Mill
Price:
Free
Visit
Click the image and select a slot for your timed tour.
Join us for a guided tour of the oldest windmill in Leicestershire, repaired by SPAB.
Join us for a guided tour of the oldest windmill in Leicestershire, repaired by SPAB.
Date:
09/05/2026 - 10/05/2026
Audience: General interest
Location: Windmill Farm Park
Price:
Free
Talk
Meet specialist heritage conservation carpenter Ross Harris as he explains how wooden sash windows can be economically and effectively repaired.
Date:
16/05/2026 - 16/05/2026
Audience: General interest
Location: William Morris Gallery
Price:
Free drop-in at William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road, London E17 4PP
In association with London Craft Week
Course
We are running a second in person Repair of Old Buildings course this year and there are still places available (28 Sept - 2 Oct 2026).
The ultimate CPD for building conservation professionals: an intensive week-long course exploring conservation approaches through lectures and site visits.
The ultimate CPD for building conservation professionals: an intensive week-long course exploring conservation approaches through lectures and site visits.
Date:
Course 18/05/2026 - 22/05/2026
Audience: Intermediate CPD, Advanced CPD
REF:
RC1/26
Location: Museum of the Home (formerly Geffrye museum)
Price:
£910 per person
Visit
Join us in Derby for a special guided day out. An exclusive tour of the historic Guildhall and Market Hall with a conservation architect. After lunch, we will visit Derby Cathedral.
Date:
21/05/2026 - 21/05/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location:
Price:
SPAB member £15
Non member £20
Visit
Join the SPAB Norfolk Regional Group for two practical workshops led by Paul Humphreys on limewash and distemper techniques. With live demonstrations and hands-on learning, these sessions cover preparation, mixing, application, and achieving appropriate finishes for historic buildings and eco-construction.
Date:
22/05/2026 - 29/05/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: St Martin at Palace Church
Price:
SPAB member £60 per workshop
Non member £70 per workshop
Visit
A rare, guided visit to Suffolk’s only partially timber-framed church and an exclusive visit to Traditional Oak Carpentry’s Suffolk workshop
Date:
26/05/2026 - 26/05/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location:
Price:
Members £7
Non-members £15