Norfolk


<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2023/08/Yoga-stock-image.jpg" alt="Yoga" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Next level yoga</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Craving some me-time after the big summer holiday juggle? Hit the reset button with some Yoga with Lucy. The Norfolk based yogi not only offers some fabulous retreats, she&#8217;s also a teacher with the skills to make a certified yoga teacher out of you too, so namaste this way to level up your locust pose. Her two day beginner training course covers everything from chanting to chakras and meditation to mudras and encompasses a number of different yoga practices. The next training retreat is at the lovely Eco Barn in Winterton-on-Sea, Fri 15-Sun 17 Nov, from £333 for the whole weekend. Altogether now, ommm.</p><p><a href="https://yogawithlucy.co.uk/product/yoga-teacher-training-retreat/">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/09/IMG_4130-scaled-1.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Autumnal flower arranging</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Decorations and seasonal displays are for life, not just for Christmas, so it&#8217;s out with the holly and mistletoe (for now) and in with the pumpkins and pampas. In this particularly luxe workshop from mum and daughter flower-power duo, aka The Parsons Wreath Company, not only will you learn how to make a gorgeous autumnal dried floral arrangement, equipped with cool pumpkin shaped vase to take it home in, that will be the envy of all your friends, you&#8217;ll also get to refuel with a delicious two-course lunch at the Bank House in King&#8217;s Lynn afterwards. Lush day out or what?</p><p>Thu 24 Oct, £65 per person</p><p><a href="https://parsonswreaths.com/product/pumpkin-dried-flower-workshop-at-the-bank-house-25th-october-2024/">BOOK HERE</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/09/Hunters-Academy-of-Food-LBB7.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Fuel your sugar craving</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Learn how to create chocolates that are almost too pretty to eat &#8211; we said, almost! At this hands-on course, you’ll create moulded chocolates with different ganache and praline fillings and learn how to use coloured cocoa butters and other techniques to make your chocolates shine like jewels. Gary Hunter, the owner of Hunters Academy of Food in Helhoughton, knows his cocoa &#8211; he&#8217;s a UK Chocolate Ambassador for Barry Callebaut, the exclusive and by-invitation-only Chocolate Ambassador Club. He offers a variety of day-long cookery courses, which include lunch and a glass of wine. We&#8217;ve also got our eyes on the macarons course and Christmas baking.</p><p>Various dates</p><p><a href="https://hunterschocolate.co.uk/chocolate-courses-and-events/">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2023/08/Phone-photography.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Mindful photography</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>And breathe! Unwind during a defrazzling mindful photography course with Josie Tate from Love Tate Photography. Rather than a photography lesson or counselling sesh (although Josie is a practising life coach), the classes are a chance to pause, refocus, reconnect, learn some cool photography skills and get some fab snaps. No need for a posh camera – your phone is fine</p><p><a href="https://www.lovetatephotography.com/about-6">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2022/12/chet-valley-vineyard-tour-gift-experiences.jpg" alt="Chet Valley Vineyard tours and tastings" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Become a wine connoisseur</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>You’ll be a sommelier-in-the-making in no time with the help of Chet Valley in Loddon. Nab a spot on one of its two-hour wine tours and tastings and discover the secrets of its award-winning tipples, before heading to the tasting room with owner and chief winemaker John Hemmant, who’ll tutor you in four of the vineyard’s wines, including a bubbly. They run throughout <strong>Sep </strong>and<strong> Oct</strong> and are a steal at £30 per person (or £55 with lunch thrown in).</p><p><a href="https://chetvineyard.co.uk/product/wine-tasting-tour-ticket/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/09/451084897_18102448324413376_9052522903021583401_n.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Paper Flower Workshops</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>If you love flowers but hayfever keeps you away from the real deal, these gorgeous paper flower workshops are for you (yep, those bad boys are made from paper!). Local artist, Meg Lawder, is a whizz with crepe paper and her Floragami creations are incredibly realistic. She runs a number of different classes around the county, providing all the materials (and refreshments) you&#8217;ll need to make everything from magnolias to poppies to peonies &#8211; no Piriton required. Next up Wild Roses in the pretty surrounds of Holkham Hall. </p><p>Sat 21 Sep,  £75 per person</p><p><a href="https://www.holkham.co.uk/whats-on/floragami-paper-flower-workshop-wild-roses/">BOOK NOW</a>   </p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/09/ClaireSmithStudio0608.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Learn to Paint</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Total beginners and nervous artists are encouraged to put paint to canvas at Sprowston&#8217;s Art Academy East. This supportive studio with its fully stocked classroom and tutor-led demonstrations is a great place to start, or rejoin, your painting journey. Running a number of masterclasses (and diplomas if you get really into it) throughout the year on a variety of disciplines with a two day-er on mastering oil paints next on the docket.</p><p>Sat 19 &#8211; Sun 20 Oct,<span style="font-size: revert"> £295</span></p><p><a href="https://www.artacademyeast.co.uk/beginners/learntopaint" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/09/image00039.jpeg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Slay at Crochet</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>If a cosy night in crocheting in front of the fire sounds like a bit of you, this lovely workshop courtesy of The Little School of Needlecraft in North Creake will set you on the right path. With all the yarn, patterns and tools provided and enough tea and biscuits to keep you on the go this looks like a lovely weekend. Choose from learning to crochet a bag, cushion and the lovely vases and flowers above.</p><p>Sat 26 &#8211; Sun 27 Oct, £375</p><p><a href="https://thelittleschoolofneedlecraft.co.uk/product/weekend-workshop-with-adinda-zoutman-adindasworld-26-27-october-2024/">BUY NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/fulvio-ciccolo-A4ylYATKWEI-unsplash.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Perfume Making</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Develop a new signature scent for autumn in this cool perfume making class with Aroma Natural in North Norfolk. Before mixing up an olfactory storm, you&#8217;ll learn the theory of perfume making, which scents work well together (and which don&#8217;t), then you’ll craft your own fragrance to take home.</p><p>Various dates, £125</p><p><a href="https://www.aromanatural.co.uk/courses" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/peonies141129190_7199802884688675275_n.jpeg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Grow a Sustainable Cutting Garden</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Want to turn your garden from wasteland to wonderland? This new one-day course at Norfolk School of Gardening with local peony whisperer, Sarah Hammond, will provide you with the knowhow to do just that. No matter the size of your garden, Sarah will talk you through the planning and establishment of your flowerbeds and what to do with it month by month to create and maintain a sustainable, self-seeding garden with no doubt a peony or two. Green fingers at the ready.</p><p>Last one for the year Wed 5 Nov, 10am-3pm, £100</p><p><a href="https://norfolkschoolofgardening.co.uk/courses" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/amy-vann-T7Bthd1MCks-unsplash.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Design and Create some Jewellery</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>If you&#8217;ve always fancied making some jewellery, and we&#8217;re not talking threading beads people, <em>real</em> jewellery with metal, solder and everything, then Tracey J Adam&#8217;s courses are a must. These full day sessions provide you with the tools and knowledge to make not one but two pieces of silver jewellery <em>with</em> stones from scratch which you&#8217;ll design yourself. And with her studio located in picture-perfect Great Walsingham, inspiration for your jewels will not be hard to find. </p><p>Various dates, 10am-4pm, from £95</p><p><a href="https://tjadamsilversmith.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/mr-great-heart-1VsA6vwTsKU-unsplash.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Stained Glass Making</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>And for something a bit different, why not turn your hand to stained glass making? In this day long class, which takes place in a working studio in Norwich, you&#8217;ll learn how to cut glass, lead it, solder and cement it, creating something beautiful to take (and show off) at home afterwards.</p><p>Various dates</p><p><a href="https://www.antiqueperiodglassworks.co.uk/stained-glass-workshops/">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2023/08/Cheesemaking-at-Fielding.jpg" alt="Cheesemaking at Fielding" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Cheese please</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Cheese obsessed? Of course you are! Don your apron and DIY your own fromage at one of Fielding Cottage’s goat&#8217;s cheesemaking courses. As well as the hands on bit, you&#8217;ll get up to speed on cheese science and enjoy lunch at the on-site Goat Shed Farm Shop and Kitchen. You’ll come home with a certificate and booklet covering all your new know-how. Courses in Honingham cost £95 and are running on Wed 25 Sep, Wed 23 Oct and Wed 20 Nov. </p><p><a href="https://goat-shed.co.uk/product/cheesemaking-course/">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2023/08/Woodfordes.jpg" alt="Woodforde's" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Brush up on beer</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Got an ale aficionado in your gang? Hotfoot it to Norfolk institution Woodforde’s in pretty Broads village Woodbastwick<strong> </strong>at the weekend for a peek around its brewery, where you’ll be schooled in all things beer history and get a glimpse at what goes on behind the scenes. Then nip over to brewery tap The Fur &amp; Feather for a tutored tasting. Put aside about 90 minutes – and £20 – in total. We recommend sticking about after for a pub lunch in the beer garden.</p><p><a href="https://woodfordes.com/pages/brewery-tours">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>


Back to school! Local workshops for adults

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