Half Day/One Day/Weekend Courses
We run courses throughout the year, on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays and weekend courses on a Friday and Saturday.
Courses are for a maximum of eight delegates at a time. They run from 10am-4pm each day or 10-1pm on the half day courses.
Prices:
| Beekeeping Day Course | £120 |
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| Beekeeping Two Day Course | £195 |
| Livestock Management/Taster Day Course | £95 |
| Taster Two Day Course | £165 |
| Rural Skills/Craft Courses | £80 |
| Half Day Rural Skills/Craft Courses | £40 |
Prices include a two-course home-cooked farmhouse lunch each day (or a range of home-made cakes on a half day), course notes and there is an opportunity to take a selection of free information leaflets and publications relevant to your course.
Gift vouchers are available - simply tick the box when you book and either choose a date or choose "No Specific Date" if you would like the recipient to choose their own date.
We also have a small shop on-site where we sell the books recommended on the course and some of our own produce, including honey from our bees, eggs, beeswax candles and our own wool.
Details of local accommodation available can be found on our Links page
Private courses for 1-8 people can be booked by arrangement on alternative dates.
Further dates will become available if there is demand.
Please ask to be put on our waiting list.
Contact: courses@mumbleysfarmhouse.co.uk or 01454 415296
Last updated 20th Feb 2012
Courses for 2012
| Orchard Creation and Maintenance | Friday 20th Jan 2012 | Fully Booked |
| Knitting for Beginners | Sun 29th Jan | ......Fully Booked |
| Rag Rugging Workshop | Sat 10th March | Fully Booked |
| Sheep for Beginners | Fri 16th March | Fully Booked |
| Bees for Beginners | Sun 25th March | Fully Booked |
| Complete Guide to Pig Keeping | Sat 31st March | Fully Booked |
| Bees for Beginners | Fri 6th April (Bank Hol) | Fully Booked |
| Willow Weaving - Plant Supports | Sat 14th April | Spaces available |
| Bees for Beginners Weekend | Fri/Sat 20/21st April | Fully Booked |
| Starting your Allotment (1/2 day) Part 2 | Wed 25th April | Spaces available |
| Smallholder Taster Day | Sat 28th April | Only 2 places left |
| Hens for the Garden (Half Day) | Wed 2nd May | Spaces available |
| Gardening for Wildlife | Sat 5th May | Spaces available |
| Shearing for Beginners | Fri 11th May | Spaces available |
| Bees for Beginners Weekend | Fri/Sat 18/19th May | Fully Booked |
| Smallholder Taster Day | Fri 25th May | Spaces available |
| Bees for Beginners | Sat 26th May | Fully Booked |
| Starting with Poultry & Waterfowl | Fri 15th June | Fully Booked |
| Bees for Beginners | Sat 16th June | Fully Booked |
| Starting your Allotment (1/2 day) Part 3 | Wed 20th June | Spaces available |
| Smallholder Taster Weekend | Fri/Sat 22-23rd June | Only 2 places left |
| Growing & Preserving Herbs(1/2 day) | Wed 27th June | Spaces available |
| Sheep for Beginners | Sat 30th June | Spaces available |
| Hens for the Garden (1/2 day) | Wed 4th July | Spaces available |
| Bees for Beginners | Fri 6th July | Spaces available |
| Bees for Beginners Weekend | Fri/Sat 7-8 Sept | Spaces available |
| Starting your Allotment (1/2 day) Part 4 | Wed 12th Sept | Spaces available |
| Smallholder Taster Day | Fri 14th Sept | Spaces available |
| Basket Making for Beginners | Sat 15th Sept | Spaces available |
| Country Wine Making | Fri 21st Sept | Spaces available |
| Sheep for Beginners | Sat 22nd Sept | Spaces available |
| Homemade Juice & Cider | Fri 28th Sept | Spaces available |
| Felt Making (Autumn Hats & Scarves) | Sat 6th Oct | Spaces available |
| Willow weaving: plant wigwams - 1/2 day | Sat 3rd Nov | Spaces available |
| **Rag Rugging Workshop** | Sat 17th Nov | Spaces available |
| Orchard Creation & Maintenance | Nov TBC | Spaces available |
Courses for 2011
| Starting with Sheep | Sat 19th March | Fully Booked |
| Bees for Beginners | Fri 25th March | Fully Booked |
| Bees for Beginners | Sat 2nd April | Fully Booked |
| Starting with Poultry & Waterfowl | Fri 8th April | Only three spaces left |
| Beginners Complete Guide to Pigs | Sat 16th April | Fully Booked |
| Smallholder Taster Day | Bank Hol Fri 22nd April | Fully Booked |
| Sheep Shearing for Beginners | Sat 30th April | Fully Booked |
| Bees for Beginners | Wed 4th May | Only one space left |
| Allotment Taster Day | Fri 6th May | Fully Booked |
| *Bees for Beginners Weekend* | Sat/Sun 14-15th May | Fully Booked |
| Starting with Sheep (NEW DATE) | Fri 27th May | Only four spaces left |
| Smallholder Taster Day | Sat 4th June | Only one space left |
| Hens for the Garden (HALF DAY) | Wed 8th June | Fully Booked |
| Bees for Beginners Day | Sat 11th June | Only one space left |
| Bees for Beginners Day | Sat 18th June | Fully Booked |
| *Smallholder Taster Weekend* | Sat/Sun 25-26th June | Fully Booked |
| Bees for Beginners | Fri 1st July | Fully Booked |
Straw Bale Building Weekend (NEW) |
Fri-Sun 8th-10th July | |
| Hens for the Garden (HALF DAY) | Fri 22nd July | Fully Booked |
| Starting with Poultry & Waterfowl | Sat 30th July | Only three spaces left |
| *Bee Improvers Course* | Fri 5th August | Fully Booked |
*Bees for Beginners Weekend* |
Sat/Sun 3-4 Sept |
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Bees for Beginners |
Fri 9th Sept |
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Starting with Sheep |
Fri 16th Sept |
Once the classroom has been built, there will be a range of courses happening over the winter.
Please email us if you would like to be added to the newsletter distribution list for details.
Course Dates and Availability 2010
| Starting with Hens and Ducks | Sat 6th February | Fully Booked |
| Sheep for Beginners | Friday 5th March | Fully Booked |
| Bees for Beginners | Friday 26th March | 1 place left |
| Smallholder Taster Day | BH Fri 2nd April | Fully Booked |
| Starting with Hens & Ducks | Friday 23rd April | Spaces Available |
| Bees for Beginners | Wed 28th April | Fully Booked |
| Bees for Beginners | Sat 15th May | Fully Booked |
| Bees for Beginners | Wed 26th May | Fully Booked |
| Sheep for Beginners | Fri 4th June | Spaces Available |
| Smallholder Taster Day | Sat 12th June | Fully Booked |
| Bees for Beginners | Wed 23rd June | Fully Booked |
| Smallholder Taster Day | Sat 26th June | 1 place left |
| Smallholder Taster Day | Fri 9th July | 1 place left |
| Bees for Beginners | Wed 14th July | Fully Booked |
| Bees for Beginners | Sat 24th July | 1 place left |
| Starting with Hens & Ducks (9.30 start) | Fri 6th August | 1 place left |
| Bees for Beginners (9.30 start) | Wed 11th August | Fully Booked |
| Smallholder Taster Day (9.30 start) | Fri 3rd September | Fully Booked |
| Bees for Beginners | Wed 8th September | Fully Booked |
| Bees for Beginners (NEW DATE) | Friday 24th September | Fully Booked |
| Sheep for Beginners (9.30 start) | Fri 1st October | Fully Booked |
| Orchard Creation & Maintenance | Fri 12th November | Fully Booked |