10 Lessons & Workshops in East Midlands That You Shouldn't Miss

Debbie Bryan is an award winning: gallery, creative space and tearoom. An inspirational shopping destination located in a Georgian town house in the heart of the historic Lace Market area. Specialising in British and International craftsmanship, Debbie Bryan's original collections sit alongside handcrafted textiles and exceptional work of talented designers. The gallery sells beautiful ceramics, glassware, jewellery, prints, books, clothing, lighting, homeware and Nottingham Lace. Debbie Bryan is Nottingham’s hidden gem and the finest reminder of the historical legacy of the Lace Market in the city. The gallery sells hand illustrated technical drawings produced by the makers of Lady Diana Spencer’s wedding dress lace and locally made Nottingham Lace made by the producers of Kate Middleton wedding dress. Extend your trip to Debbie Bryan with a visit to the celebrated tearoom; for seasonal lunches, Afternoon Tea or to learn new creative skill with a Crafternoon.

The Porsche Experience Centre is situated at Silverstone Circuit, the home of British motorsport, in the heart of England. Located next to Hangar Straight, we are on the site of the WRC Rally of Great Britain Special Stage used in the late 1990s. The specially designed track incorporates six elements; Handling Circuit, The Straights, Kick Plate, Ice Hill, Low Friction and Off-Road circuits. This environment enables visitors to be guided through a variety of different situations in wet and dry conditions, as well as simulating ice and snow driving with the use of specially constructed surfaces. The driving experiences are designed to focus on a particular type of driving, model of Porsche or driving environment. Whether you are hoping to attain new skills, polish up some old ones or just have a great time driving, we can help find the right experience for you.

Air B&B, Cellar Bar Music Venue, Art Gallery, Bistro and Publishing House all under one roof. Sleeps up to 12 people, caters for up to forty five in the Cellar Bar, both food and drink to award winning standard, including Winner of the Northern Rail Hidden Gem Award, all reviews (so far) rate the Laughing Badger as Excellent across the board, don't take my word, have a peek at the Reviews. The latest venture is LB-Ink a small publishing house. The first publication is Sean's 'The Crowden Years, Volume 1 1980-85 with a foreword by Dame Vivienne Westwood.

PAINT IT YOURSELF POTTERY, GIFT SHOP AND TEAROOM.Live, Love & Create is based in a beautiful Grade II listed building in the historic market town of Brigg, North Lincolnshire.Our paint it yourself pottery studio provides all the materials and encouragement you need to share a fun, relaxing and creative experience with your friends and family.An additional activity that we offer in our studio is Decopatch, a versatile paper based craft. We also offer take-away Decopatch kits in our gift shop.We also offer a range of workshops, parties for children and adults, ladies' night, team building, hen parties and group nights.Our specialist services include hand, foot and paw prints in paint, plaster or clay plus a range of commemorative and signature plates designed and hand painted in our studio.Our tearoom serves speciality coffees, teas, juices and a selection of home made cakes and scones.Our gift shop features handmade ceramics, homewares, clocks, accessories, jewellery, hand bags, traditional toys and cards. We also stock a range of personalised gifts for weddings and Christenings.

Our aim is simple - to share our passion for indian cooking with you, and to provide you with the confidence, knowledge, and lifetime skills, that will inspire you to cook healthy, authentic indian food. At the Indian Spice School, you will be introduced to not only cooking indian food that you might find at your local indian restaurant or takeaway, but also cooking the indian regional dishes, traditional home cooked food, and East African influenced indian cuisine. The ISS offers an exciting range of structured indian cooking courses for beginners, or seasoned everyday cooks. The ISS also offers a specific range of hospitality consultancy services to businesses and schools and colleges.

Fully Licensed Chocolate Shop based in the Heart of Leicester City Centre. Hand made Chocolates, Desserts, Hot Chocolate & Chocolate making workshops. Hen parties, Birthday parties, corporate team building. Wedding favours Custom chocolate flavours

Focus Gallery was established in 1971 and since then it has continued to grow and thrive and become one of most respected and well known places for beautiful and unique art and crafts. From jewellery, wood, textiles, paintings, glass, ceramics, metalwork and mixed media you will always find something to your taste at Focus Gallery. With expert advice and a genuine passion for the artwork on show we will help you with finding that special gift, choosing the right piece for a room or just general advice about what we have to offer. We also offer one day workshops in various mediums, have the Nottingham Jewellery School downstairs with a plethora of workshops. More services include, gift vouchers, gift lists for that special occasion and even wedding ring workshops to make your day even more special. Please feel free to ask us about anything you require and we will be more than happy to help.

The Honda Ron Haslam Race School is an excellent choice if you want to learn, improve or master your riding skills. They offer you the experience of riding on the Donington Park GP circuit, an introduction to the latest Honda high performance bikes, the opportunity to improve your skills and understand the finer points of riding. For over 23 years they have been providing expert tuition with experienced instructors at Donington Park. Their aim is to give you an enjoyable memorable time and that you leave having improved your riding skills and have a better knowledge of the bike and circuit. Together with Honda they have designed various courses to suit all needs from a complete novice introductory course, right through to more advanced levels, offering one to one bespoke tuition. Contact the school for more details.

Located in the oldest retail building in Leicester, close to both 45 bars and overlooking Market Place, our stunning new venue offers you a unique insight into how to make gin and the magical world of distilling. Your 45 Gin School Experience lasts for 3 hours and includes – Cocktail & Gin infused Masterclass, Questions & Answers by our Distiller, complimentary Burleighs Gin & FeverTree tonic, choosing and blending botanicals to create your own unique recipe before distilling, bottling and labelling your craft gin creation ready to take home and drink at your leisure.

StraightCurves offers a range of high-quality art & craft workshops and courses for children and adults from our accessible building on Saltergate. We also offer children's parties, host social crafting sessions several times a week, and stock a range of craft kitss and cards from a selection of local artists and craftspeople.