Woodturning Experiences

Join me for a unique workshop creating beautiful wooden objects in my Bristol studio.

A group of golden-coloured turned wooden trees against a black background.

No Experience Necessary!

Create unique wooden objects with expert guidance in my workshop sessions.

Join my woodturning experience sessions in Bristol's Westbury Wildlife Park. No previous experience necessary. Book your session today and unleash your creativity!

Starting with a blank of wood you will use a variety of woodturning tools and techniques to form and finish your own unique piece, for example a fir tree, vase or penguin.

The inside of our workshop showing our 3 lathes

A close-up of a hand holding a chisel, turning wood spinning on a lathe

A group of turned wooden penguins in dark wood with light front and light beak. Some wearing pipecleaner scarfs

Store

Sessions range from 2 hours to 3.5 hours and can accommodate up to 3 adults or a family of 4 at a time. Discounts are given for bookings of multiple people in the same session. Bookings for two or more participants will have an exclusive session. Occasionally, a single person booking may be paired with another single person booking.

My standard session timeslots are Mondays 2pm and 5pm, Wednesdays 5pm or Sundays 2pm but I am happy to consider other times.

There are two ways of booking, either through the experience section of my store or by contacting me. Either way, please visit my store to see the range of options and prices. If you don't see the type of session you would like then please contact me to discuss your requirements.

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Ideal Gifts

My woodturning experience sessions make a great gift for those hard-to-buy-for family and friends. Let me know if you'd like to buy a voucher for the recipient to choose a date.

Create it

A turned wooden fir tree standing on a hand

"I was gifted a woodturning session with Simon - something I'd not done before. I really enjoyed the experience - it felt as though Simon paced it at just the right level for me with patience and clear instructions. It was very satisfying progressing through the various steps and in just a couple of hours I was able to make a nice wooden tree. I'd definitely recommend the experience."

- David

"Thank you so much for yesterday's session.

I greatly enjoyed learning new skills and love the outcome!

Your instruction was thorough and I appreciate your patience."

-Judith

My Workshop

I am grateful to the beautiful Westbury Wildlife Park Foundation, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol for allowing me to set up a woodturning workshop on their site where my woodturning experiences take place.

View of Westbury Wildlife park main paths

The Westbury Wildlife Park is a tranquil oasis along the River Trym hidden in Westbury-on-Trym village in the north of Bristol where I am a regular volunteer on the gardening and maintenance team.

To find out more about WWPF, its ethos and public opening times see https://wwpf.uk/

A selection of beautiful wild flowers growing at the wildlife park

Westbury Wildlife Park log with duck, fox and rabbit coming out of a bush

Additional Information

Please be aware that woodturning involves standing up at the lathe for long periods.

There will be a tea break partway through the session, either at the Westbury Wildlife Park Foundation cafe if during open hours or provided by Trym Woodcraft.

Under 18s should be accompanied by a parent or guardian who can either be another participant (please book their place at the same time) or as an observer.

Bookings for two or three participants will have an exclusive session. Occasionally, a single person booking may be paired with another single person booking.

Woodturning Experiences

No Experience Necessary!

Ideal Gifts

My Workshop

Additional Information

Crafted