We run a variety of courses  at Strata Florida, please see a list of upcoming courses below.

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Friday 8th and Saturday 9th May
​9pm-midnight 
Night Photography: Painting Light with Dafydd Wyn Morgan
Intermediate to advanced course looking at specific techniques including panorama, star trail, tracking,

​Cost £100 for two nights.

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Thursday 4th June 2026, 10am-4pm
Botanical Wool Dyeing Workshop with Sian Lester
Join Welsh textile artist Siân Lester for a hands-on one-day introductory botanical dyeing experience, capturing the hidden hues gathered from the plant landscape around Strata Florida. Siân will guide you in 
identifying and consciously foraging for local seasonal plants and lichen to dye locally sourced wool, echoing the plant life and deep woollen history of the monastery.  
There will be an opportunity to try out Japanese shibori techniques to make patterns on cloth and Siân will assist you with making a record of all the colours for your future reference and making.  
Suitable for beginners and advanced. 
All materials and recipes will be supplied.  Wear some old clothes, bring an apron, notebook, some secateurs, and gardening gloves. 

​Tea and Coffee will be provided but please bring your own lunch.

Cost £60

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Wednesday 10th June, 10am-2.30pm​
Herbal Foraging with Willow Murton
A​​ second seasonal journey into the hedgerows and waysides to identify medicinal plants and making your own seasonal herbal remedies. Summer - the hedgerows are in bloom, fragrant and full of colour. We will be capturing some of this medicinal vibrancy through the art of distilling aromatic waters using a copper still. You will learn all about this traditional craft and alchemy - gathering seasonal medicinal plants to turn into a healing floral water.
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​Cost £50

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Wednesday 12th August,
​9.30-11.30pm
Night Photography: Perseids Meteor Shower with Dafydd Wyn Morgan ​
Intermediate course, a  ‘one night only’ session waiting patiently then photographing the Perseids Meteor Shower. 

Cost £30.

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Friday 11th and Saturday 12th September, 9pm-Midnight 
Night Photography: The Milky Way Galaxy with Dafydd Wyn Morgan ​
Intermediate course 

Cost £100 for two nights.

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Thursday 17th September 
10am-4.30pm
Spoon Carving with David Hunter
This full day course allows you to take a log and turn it into a spoon you’ll be able to use in the kitchen forever. We teach you how to safely and effectively use axes and different knives to shape your spoon, giving you the perfect introduction into making spoons for yourself at home.
Skills you will learn: Safe and effective use of a carving axe; carving knife and hook knife; an understanding of what green wood work is and why we make spoons from fresh wood; an understanding of the properties of wood and how they effect your spoon carving.
David Hunter is a full time coppice and green woodworker who had been carving spoons for over 10 years.

​Tea and Coffee will be provided but please bring your own lunch.

​Cost £75

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Wednesday 23rd September
10am-2.30pm
Herbal Foraging with
​Willow Murton 
​A​​ third seasonal journey into the hedgerows and waysides to identify medicinal plants and making your own seasonal herbal remedies.
Autumn - as we prepare for the winter, we get ourselves ready for the darker months by supporting our immune system. This workshop is all about the roots and berries, the real autumn harvests. We will learn all about the medicine that they offer and how to harness their gifts for the winter months.

Cost £50

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Friday 9th and Saturday 10th October
7-10pm
Night Photography: Autumn Astro Adventure with Dafydd Wyn Morgan
Intermediate course photographing the autumn night sky at Strata Florida. Capture the night sky just as the trees lose their leaves and the Northern Hemisphere’s night sky goes into winter mode. 

Cost £100 for two nights. 

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Saturday 3rd October
​10am-4pm 
The Literature of Strata Florida with Dafydd Johnston and Eurig Salisbury
This course will be run through the medium of Welsh and will look at some of the literature connected to Strata Florida from the medieval period to more modern times. 

​Tea and Coffee will be provided but please bring your own lunch.

Cost £50
Tuesday 17th November
​10am-4pm 
Printing with Packaging with Marian Haf
Led by local artist Marian Haf, this course will teach you how to create attractive and playful designs out of everyday household packaging. 

All materials will be supplied.  Tea and Coffee will be provided but please bring your own lunch.

Full details to follow.

Cost £80

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