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Survive the Hunger Games
Be ready when the reaping sends you to the Capitol as your District’s Tribute Make a bow and learn to use it, develop your hunting and tracking skills, master fire and shelter, learn ancient healing skills, find out which wild…
Find out more »Pumpkin Pentathlon!
Following on from our successful Pumpkin Roll we will be doing a Pumpkin Pentathlon, so get your pumpkins growing! Further details to follow. Refreshments available.
Find out more »Dark Skies Star Gazing
Discover the beauty of the Dark Skies of the North Pennines. We’ll start with an introductory indoor session using an amazing software programme that allows you to view all the wonders of the night sky in real time. Afterwards, weather…
Find out more »Children’s art and craft day
Join us for a glass fusing art and craft session inspired by the natural environment. Children can have a go at the technique of glass fusing and enjoy some outdoor environmental games and activities. The glass will be taken away and…
Find out more »Teachers’ Tours
Come and discover the educational opportunities on offer at Harehope Quarry. These tours will include an introduction to the site and the education activities on offer in the newly refurbished classroom, a tour and refreshments. Free
Find out more »Self build course
This is a hands-on practical building course introducing the principles of the Walter Segal method of timber framing through the construction of a small structure on-site at Harehope Quarry. Practical instruction will be supplemented by an evening talk on Saturday.…
Find out more »Christmas Crafts and makers’ mini-fair
Christmas crafts Come and use some of the natural materials found at Harehope Quarry to create Christmas crafts for the home and for presents. Fire and hot chocolate to finish (weather permitting). £6 person or £12 per family Makers’ mini-fair (same…
Find out more »Introduction to charcoal making
Learn the basics of charcoal making - what materials to use, how to load, light and shut down a kiln and what is involved in grading and bagging the charcoal. The day includes a bag of charcoal to be collected…
Find out more »Quick Return compost making. Talk by Andrew Davenport, Gardener’s Cottage
This introduction provides an insight into the 'Quick Return' method of composting and how to get maximum benefit out of available garden and kitchen waste resources. Includes history, theories, types of bins, compostable materials, the system and methodology, using the…
Find out more »Spring crafts and makers’ mini-fair
Spring crafts:Join our family craft workshop to make homes for wildlife and spring decoration using the natural materials found at Harehope Quarry. Fire and hot chocolate to finish (weather permitting). £6 person or £12 per family Makers’ mini-fair: At the…
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