Events and Courses at Wakelyns

Silva Kitchen and Bakery Opening Celebration Saturday 21 June 2025.

We’ve got lots going on!

Wakelyns 3rd Dal Festival. Join us on Saturday 26 July to celebrate lentils and food from lentils.

Here’s a reminder of the fun from 2024.

2025 Programme so far*

*not all the Willow Phoenix willow weaving courses are in this list. See below, or here, for the full list, and for booking them.

  • Saturday 21 June – Silva Kitchen and Bakery Opening
  • Saturday 28 June – Bird Walk, Tree Walk, Bowl Turning and Willow Weaving ‘Willow Rucsac
  • Saturday 26 July – Community Dal/Food Festival
  • Sunday 27 July – Bird Walk, Tree Walk, Bowl Turning and Willow Weaving ‘Lampshades and Lanterns’
  • Sunday 17 August – Bird Walk, Tree Walk, Bowl Turning, Willow Weaving ‘Buttocks Baskets’
  • Friday 22 – Sunday 24 August – Hemp Harvest Retreat
  • Saturday 27 September – Community Apple Day – tasters of Bird Walk, Tree Walk and Willow Weaving

Open for booking now

Wakelyns events:
Bowl Turning with Jon Baily on 28 June 2025 (10:00 am - 4:00 pm)
Wakelyns Tree Walk on 28 June 2025 (10:00 am - 3:00 pm)
Wakelyns Dal Festival on 26 July 2025 (11:00 am - 3:00 pm)
Bowl Turning with Jon Baily on 27 July 2025 (10:00 am - 4:00 pm)
Wakelyns Tree Walk on 27 July 2025 (10:00 am - 3:00 pm)
Bowl Turning with Jon Baily on 17 August 2025 (10:00 am - 4:00 pm)
Wakelyns Tree Walk on 17 August 2025 (10:00 am - 3:00 pm)
Hemp Harvest Retreat Camping 2025 (10% discount) on 22 August 2025 - 24 August 2025 (All Day)
Hemp Harvest Retreat Farmhouse 2025 (10% discount) on 22 August 2025 - 24 August 2025 (All Day)
Hemp Harvest Retreat Pod 2025 (10% discount) on 22 August 2025 - 24 August 2025 (All Day)
Wakelyns Nature Events:
Wakelyns Nature: Bird Walk on 28 June 2025 (6:00 am - 2:00 pm)
Wakelyns Nature: Bird Walk on 27 July 2025 (6:00 am - 2:00 pm)
Wakelyns Nature: Bird Walk on 17 August 2025 (6:00 am - 2:00 pm)
Willow Phoenix Events:
Willow Rucksack on 28 June 2025 (10:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Large Asymmetric Pot Bellied Basket on 12 July 2025 - 13 July 2025 (10:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Lampshades and Lanterns on 27 July 2025 (10:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Buttocks Baskets on 17 August 2025 (10:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Apple Baskets on 28 September 2025 (10:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Rope-Handled Log Basket on 11 October 2025 (10:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Christmas Decorations on 9 November 2025 (10:00 am - 5:00 pm)

If you live further away from Wakelyns, come and stay in a Wakelyns Ley Alley Pod.


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