What to do and see in Derbyshire, England: The Best Classes & Workshops

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.

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.

Shooting school and Corporate Entertainment Centre. Stag & Hen party venue with camping in Log cabins. Multiple activities available - Clay Pigeon shooting, Archery , Fly fishing,Hovercrafting,Cross bow shooting,.22 rifle shooting,Air rifle shooting,Falconry,Fly fishing, Sniper School,Pump action shotgun shooting & air pistol shooting. Onsite bar & catering available. All activities by prior booking only Open clay shooting competitions on regular Sundays as per website calendar. Derbyshire Air rifle Club meet on alternate Sundays see website for details

Golf coaching available from Junior to Senior. Individual sessions or groups, we cater for all golfers

Glass Fusing - You can do it too! During workshops, you can make a variety of clear and colourful items that can be used for pendants, decorations, coasters, suncatchers and panels. Dawn will demonstrate and help guide you through a variety of techniques from cutting glass, to layers, inclusions, accessories and textures. A variety of options are available including One-to-One, groups and the most popular option, Just For Two. All tools, materials and equipment are provided. Suitable for older children (14+)

Art lessons for adults and children. The majority of our sessions are based around using our favourite are dying clay, Jumping Clay. We also teach traditional drawing, sketching and painting using watercolour, acrylics. A mix of pre-bookable and drop in sessions. Shop area selling art materials, Jumping Clay gift sets. Commission work undertaken including cake toppers and portraits. Birthday Parties are a speciality. Let us create a bespoke party for you.

The ClayRooms is an open access pottery studio offering workshops, courses, membership and bespoke party events. It is run by professional ceramic artists and teachers who aim to provide high quality, fun experiences to those visiting the area.

Coghlans Cookery School was established by the Coghlan family in 2001 and has quickly become one of the foremost culinary cookery schools for the private sector in the UK. Ideally located in Darley Dale, Matlock (and located close to beautiful Peak District National Park), our Culinary Cookery School is easily accessible from Derbyshire, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.

Learn how to bake real bread in a small, friendly class in a home kitchen. You will have fun baking and shaping a variety of loaves and get to take them all home with you, along with the recipes. All courses include lunch and refreshments. "What a fantastic day we had at the beginners bread making, we came home armed with loaves and knowledge and had such a wonderful time"

Private studio space & Micro gallery of original art on display and for sale, Bespoke Picture framing service, handpainted greetings cards. Art and textile workshops. Expressive painting experience days. Exhibitions and events. Local artist guest space. Demonstrations. Photographs and prints. Open to the public on Wednesday to Saturdays. (During Covid by appointment please.)