FULLY BOOKED: BIRD SONGS AND CALLS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThere is no doubt that familiarity with bird songs and calls plays an essential part in the process of locating and identifying them. For example, the clamour of bird song
FULLY BOOKED: SKETCHBOOK SKILLS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThe students will be shown a series key sketching skills and explore ideas working first from photographs and then from life working around the grounds of Higham Hall. The aim
INTRODUCING SILENT FILM
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis course will introduce the range of silent films made up to the late 1920s. We will be looking at both European and American cinema, ranging across comedy, melodrama, romance,
GET WEAVING!
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomExplore the use of colour and texture. Dress a loom. Understand how to read pattern draft. Suitable for both absolute beginners and developing weavers. Jan Beadle Residential: £485 Non-residential: £330
SPRING AND SUMMER FLOWERS IN COLOURED PENCIL AND WATERCOLOUR
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomCreate beautiful works of art using coloured pencils and watercolour, illustrating spring and summer flowers in glorious detail. Fresh flowers will be used for reference as well as photos, paintings
FULLY BOOKED: WATER IN THE LANDSCAPE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomExplore the qualities of water. Surface and reflections, still water, rushing water, tidal pools and waves crashing on to rocks: all have their own character and a variety of ways
FOLK N FELL 2025
We welcome back the well-established FolknFell weekend to Higham Hall. Three outstanding musicians lead a weekend of folk and acoustic ensemble playing, singing and informal sessions with time for walking.
FULLY BOOKED: VARIATIONS IN ACRYLICS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomUse a wide range of acrylic painting methods, from soft watercolour-type washes, combining with collage and other materials to rag and card methods where thick paint is used to build
TIME TO WRITE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA creative retreat in the idyllic surroundings of the Lake District, which has been an inspiration to generations of writers. Whether you’re a beginner needing help to put your ideas
GEOLOGY OF THE LAKES: AN INTRODUCTION
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomHave you ever wondered why the topography and geology of the Lake District and wider Cumbria area varies so much? Find out as you travel through 500 million years of