
Introduction to Blacksmithing: Make a candlestick
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Introduction to Blacksmithing takes place at the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre in Swindon. Participants learn key blacksmithing techniques to make a candlestick. Tickets are listed at £0.
After that all important chat about safety you'll get straight to work, learning key blacksmithing techniques and then putting them into practice. By the end of the day as well as having learnt the fundamentals of blacksmithing, you’ll also have made a candlestick to take home with you. If you pick up the basics quickly you can progress to more complex decorative techniques, under the supervision of our master blacksmith.
This course is suitable for beginners, no prior blacksmithing experience is needed. For those who already have experience with blacksmithing we run an intermediate course - see our events listings for details.
Your tutor is David Gregory, an experienced master blacksmith whose work includes original commissions and a wide range of restoration projects. David also occasionally takes commissions for film and television productions. This course is limited to six participants to allow everyone plenty of time with the course tutor.
This course will run on the 7th of March and the 3rd of September. There will be a break for lunch and a mess room to eat lunch in, alternatively there is an on-site café. Tea and coffee provided.
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Introduction to Blacksmithing: Make a candlestick takes place on Thursday, 3 September 2026 at 10:30.
Introduction to Blacksmithing: Make a candlestick is held at Heritage and Rural Skills Centre in Swindon (Heritage & Rural Skills Centre, Buscot and Coleshill Estate, Swindon, Wiltshire).
Entry to Introduction to Blacksmithing: Make a candlestick is free.
Tickets for Introduction to Blacksmithing: Make a candlestick can be booked via nationaltrust.org.uk using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
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Introduction to Blacksmithing: Make a candlestick
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Introduction to Blacksmithing takes place at the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre in Swindon. Participants learn key blacksmithing techniques to make a candlestick. Tickets are listed at £0.
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After that all important chat about safety you'll get straight to work, learning key blacksmithing techniques and then putting them into practice. By the end of the day as well as having learnt the fundamentals of blacksmithing, you’ll also have made a candlestick to take home with you. If you pick up the basics quickly you can progress to more complex decorative techniques, under the supervision of our master blacksmith.
This course is suitable for beginners, no prior blacksmithing experience is needed. For those who already have experience with blacksmithing we run an intermediate course - see our events listings for details.
Your tutor is David Gregory, an experienced master blacksmith whose work includes original commissions and a wide range of restoration projects. David also occasionally takes commissions for film and television productions. This course is limited to six participants to allow everyone plenty of time with the course tutor.
This course will run on the 7th of March and the 3rd of September. There will be a break for lunch and a mess room to eat lunch in, alternatively there is an on-site café. Tea and coffee provided.
Description supplied by the event organiser.
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Heritage and Rural Skills CentreHeritage & Rural Skills Centre, Buscot and Coleshill Estate, Swindon, Wiltshire
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When is Introduction to Blacksmithing: Make a candlestick?
Introduction to Blacksmithing: Make a candlestick takes place on Thursday, 3 September 2026 at 10:30.
Where is Introduction to Blacksmithing: Make a candlestick taking place?
Introduction to Blacksmithing: Make a candlestick is held at Heritage and Rural Skills Centre in Swindon (Heritage & Rural Skills Centre, Buscot and Coleshill Estate, Swindon, Wiltshire).
How much are tickets for Introduction to Blacksmithing: Make a candlestick?
Entry to Introduction to Blacksmithing: Make a candlestick is free.
How do I get tickets for Introduction to Blacksmithing: Make a candlestick?
Tickets for Introduction to Blacksmithing: Make a candlestick can be booked via nationaltrust.org.uk using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
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