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Check out our events for homeowners, conservation professionals and history lovers!

  

We’ve got a range of online and in-person courses, workshops, talks, along with site visits and Working Parties.

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Visit

Join the SPAB Dorset Group on a visit to Afflington Manor near Corfe Castle, a fascinating and extensive collection of buildings. The Manor House dates to 1629 but the site has a very complex history.

20/09/2025 - 20/09/2025
SPAB Members and their guests
Afflington Manor, Corfe Castle, Dorset, BH20 5HT
Price:

SPAB member £10 (updated)

Non member £15 (updated)

Course

Join us for a one-day introduction to this endangered craft, taught by leading expert Bill Sargent, in association with the National Trust.

27/09/2025 - 27/09/2025
Course
General interest

CH5/25

Heritage & Rural Skills Centre, Buscot and Coleshill Estate, Swindon, SN6 7PT
Price:

£205, including lunch and refreshments.
Subsidised places available.

Course

Join us for a practical introduction to traditional lime plaster and plastering techniques. Ideal for homeowners and building custodians.

03/10/2025 - 04/10/2025
Course
General interest, Introductory CPD

CH4/25

Heritage & Rural Skills Centre, Buscot and Coleshill Estate, Swindon, SN6 7PT
Price:

£499, including lunch, refreshments and practical lime guide.

Course

Join us to get practical experience of traditional flour milling in a small, friendly group. Traditional Miller Jon Cook will guide you through running the mill, covering everything - grain, gears, grading and more.

17/10/2025 - 17/10/2025
Course
General interest

MS2502

9 Mill Hill, Swaffham Prior, CAMBRIDGE, CB25 0JZ
Price:

£120 Standard

£90 Early bird offer - book by 7 September

Course

Learn about thatching spars and their importance for sustaining thatching traditions.

06/11/2025 - 06/11/2025
Course
General interest, Intermediate CPD
Heritage & Rural Skills Centre, Buscot and Coleshill Estate, Swindon, SN6 7PT
Price:

£90

Free - eight bursaries for thatchers and associated craftspeople