What Can I Expect

Join Matt and Floyd for a blacksmith experience at their Leominster forge! We are offering vouchers for a three-hour taster and full-day course at the Fair Mile Forge in the Herefordshire countryside, just off the A44 Leominster to Worcester road.

This blacksmithing duo has worked together for many years and ‘persuading hot steel to conform to our wishes is second nature', as they neatly put it!

After qualifying as a blacksmith, Matt has worked at forges around the country and Floyd is a second-generation blacksmith, following in the footsteps of his father. The pair are talented, skilled and very good at teaching newbies.

All classes are kept small (no more than four), so everyone gets plenty of hands-on experience on the anvils and with the fire. You'll be working with a solid fuel coke forge and yes, it can get hot and you will get dirty, so remember to bring suitable clothing.

On the taster session you will be learning the basics of blacksmithing to make lovely little trinkets - things like keyrings and hooks.

On the full day experience, you'll spend the day at this Leominster forge, watching demonstrations and learning as you go, designing and creating your very own forged steel pieces. It could be a series of trinkets (great gifts for loved ones!) or something like a fire set or hanging basket bracket.

Of course, everything you make is yours to take home with you as a wonderful memento of the day you went blacksmithing with Matt and Floyd in Leominster!

When Is It Available

• Three Hour Experience: Saturdays and Sundays starting at 09:00 or 14:00
• One Day Experience:  Tuesdays starting at 09:00
• Experiences tend to run fortnightly throughout the year, subject to availability

Suitable For

• Minimum age 16
• Suitable for beginners

Spectators

• Not suitable for spectators

Anything Else

• Please wear suitable clothing such as cotton and denim that you do not mind getting dirty
• Please do not wear acrylic or nylon clothing
• Closed toe shoes must be worn