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Blacksmithing for Beginners Course Standard course costs (2020): Weekday one to one £190, weekday 2 person £150each, Saturday two person £340 (no discount for single participation on Saturday). Please note these are one to one or two person courses, we do not add other participants to your booking. Deposit payment required to secure a booking date, balance payable on the day of the course - please note, card facilities are not available for payment on the day. Alternatively full amount can be paid in advance. Gift Certificates can be requested without booking a date - the recipient can then select a date on receipt. Please select below if you would like a gift certificate.

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Course Payment Options One to One WEEKDAY payment in full £190.00 GBP Two Person WEEKDAY payment in full £300.00 GBP One to One SATURDAY payment in full £340.00 GBP Two Person SATURDAY payment in full £340.00 GBP One to One WEEKDAY (£90 deposit + £100 balance on day) £90.00 GBP Two person WEEKDAY (£100 deposit + £200 balance on day) £100.00 GBP One to One SATURDAY (£140 deposit + £200 balance on day) £140.00 GBP Two person SATURDAY (£140 deposit + £200 balance on day) £140.00 GBP Gift certificate required? No Yes Participants name/s By clicking on the PayPal button you are agreeing to the Terms & Conditions of sale detailed on this website. Book in for a Malham Smithy Blacksmith day course for beginners, focusing on learning key basic techniques that are the foundation to all blacksmiths forge work, from a simple hook to an elaborate sculpture. Click on the payment buttons above to make a secure payment via the PayPal website. Please note Annabelle Bradley or the Malham Smithy does not see your card details at any point during the transaction. Courses are available as weekday or weekend options, for one or two people. Course fees are non-refundable, however if you cannot attend a date booked we will endeavour to offer alternative dates, subject to reasonable notice being given. Gift certificates are valid for 12 months. Book your date now on the online booking calendar link below, alternatively gift certificates will be issued for the recipient to book at a later date.   Exclusive Gift Package Option: Alternatively buy an Exclusive Gift Package for a truly unique present experience! The exclusive gift package includes a personalised hand forged Ram's Head Bottle Opener, posted with a gift certificate card and details about their experience day course, for you to present as a gift. The personalised gift will be stamped with inscription of your choice (up to 15 letters). As the personalised gift is made to order, please allow 8 weeks for delivery. The exclusive package for two people also includes the option to book the course date on a Saturday by request. One to one exclusive is only available on a weekday. Exclusive Options (8 weeks delivery) Exclusive Gift ~ One to One with personalised gift £255.00 GBP Exclusive Gift ~ Two people with one personalised gift £405.00 GBP Exclusive Gift ~ Two people with two personalised gifts £465.00 GBP Personalise gift:15 characters Course certificate issued to: Course fees are non-refundable, however if you cannot attend a date booked we will endeavour to offer alternative dates, subject to reasonable notice being given.

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May 2018. Dell Just had an excited phone call from 2 grown men telling me all about the blacksmiths course they have been on all day with Annabelle. They have thoroughly enjoyed themselves and I was told 'lt was my best birthday present ever' - I have yet to see what they have made but the joy in their voices has been worth it. Thank you for your expert guidance with them both and your help and thoughtfulness when I booked the experience, suggesting and sending a gift card.  What did they forge: two decorative hooks, a ram's head bottle opener and a fire poker with reverse twist  April 2018. Mel Comments: An excellent, informative and thoroughly enjoyable day. Bit miffed to find that Annabelle could out hammer me. What did you forge?: Hanging bracket, S hook and a pair of blacksmiths tongs. January 2018. Joe  Recently been on a one to one course with Annabelle learning the basics of blacksmithing, wasn't expecting to get such a substantial amount done! One of the best days I've had & left with some beautiful bits we made. Annabelle filled me with brews all day & we had a proper laugh all the way through. I'd definitely recommend to anyone who wants to try blacksmithing or just wanting to have a go at a new, fun experience.  April 2017. Steve & Fiona Comments: We had a fantastic day with Annabelle at Malham Smithy. Annabelle is incredibly talented and was able to pass on sufficient knowledge and skill during the day that we both came away with two pieces that we can be proud of. Having never done any blacksmithing before our expectations were far exceeded in terms of our individual work. If you are thinking of having a go then take the plunge, we both had a very enjoyable day and a fantastic experience and will be returning to have another go! What did you forge?: A coat hook and a poker    I loved this. I have no gift for art whatsoever but that didn't put Annabelle off. She calmly explained what things I could damage (mainly myself) and what things I shouldn't touch ("if you drop the piece you're working on, fight the instinct to grab it, it will hurt") and spent the next few hours showing me how to make a curly hook and a bottle-opener with a slightly wrong looking ram's head on top - the wrongness was all my doing as Annabelle's looked great. She makes a great brew and advised that The Buck is welcoming of people in their work clothes, as well as being about twelve paces across the road and serving Theakstones. Everyone I've told that I was doing/did this course has been/is jealous. Also quite amusing to watch the punters come in look at me (I'm quite a big bloke) and then twig that the slim blonde next to me is actually the one who knows what she's doing at the anvil and I'm the interloper. Great fun and hugely instructive. Nick - July 2015 I had a Great time with Lady Annabelle ...lol, even though I showed up in shorts and t-shirt I was lucky not to get any metal flakes on me. By midday she had me make a bended curly hook, and Leaf keyring that turned out to be more a leaf paper weight...lol. Her forge is small and cozy and just opposite a pub and cafe. there is an easy atmosphere when working with her and you also get the occasional walk in, looking at her work for sale and watching you work on your masterpiece..haha which for me made it even more fun. after lunch I tried making a garden decoration.... which had me cursing and laughing... Annabelle was patient and only stepped in when I found myself lost or unsure of my next step, otherwise she left me to my great struggle and creative curse words (which was spoken using my inside voice).. I would greatly recommend this course and in fact I plan to go again in the future.  Thanks Annabelle James Henderson - June 2015 We agree with everyone that Annabelle is an excellent, experienced and patient teacher, as well as an extremely skilled and creative blacksmith. It was a wonderful course and an extraordinary, slightly surreal / magical interlude in our ordinary lives. However, we do have our four solid handcrafted products (good enough to give away as presents) - and the knowledge of how we produced them - to show for it ! We are also aching slightly from our exertions on yesterday's courses: it does mean standing up continually for two 3-3.5 hour sessions, focusing on what your hammer and hot metal is doing ! Thanks again, Annabelle, for such an inspirational and memorable experience. Jeremy & Sylvia - June 2015 We had a great day in Malham at the Smithy, Chris's favourite birthday gift so far! Annabelle is an excellent teacher, very patient & encouraging. And you start creating a project right away! Definitely recommend to anyone wanting to try something different. Thanks Annabelle! amy & chris - April 2015 My partner and I had a fantastic day in Malham with Annabelle, it was great to have one-on-one tuition and we were really pleased with the amount we learnt during the day and the items we took home. Malham is a beautiful little village and the pub we ate at was excellent. I would fully recommend this course, especially as a gift. Carmen Mason - November 2014 A day to remember and great value for money. Annabelle was an excellent tutor, being patient, motivating and inspiring me to turn my ideas into reality by taking me through all the basic blacksmith skills. I would fully recommend this course for anyone keen to use their hands to craft something genuinely unique in this character-filled smithy. Philip Ray - November 2014 Brilliant course- excellent value for money! I completed a day course in October and thoroughly enjoyed it. I made a few small projects which I am very pleased with & hope to build upon if I can. Hope to come back to the forge in the new year if possible and see how much I can remember. Annabelle is extremely friendly and patient - an excellent tutor! There are a couple of really nice pubs nearby and also a good cafe for lunch/dinner. B&B's are next door and also a reasonably priced youth hostel if you need accommodation! Craig - October 2014 Fantastic course both I and my 16 year old son had a great time. In the morning we began by learning a number of basic blacksmithing techniques which we used to make an ornate wall hook. Annabelle was an excellent tutor taking us through each step with patience and enthusiasm. After a substantial lunch at the local pub we progressed to making in my case a rat tail toasting fork and in my son's case a rams head hook. A great experience. Stuart Hoare - September 2014 Buy a Gift Certificate for a truly unique Christmas present experience!

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