Beginners' Dry Stone Walling Weekend — 20–21 Mar 2027 (DSWA Cumbria)

A hands-on two-day beginners' course in traditional dry stone walling run by the DSWA Cumbria Branch.

This weekend course for complete beginners teaches the traditional craft of dry stone walling. Saturday begins at the Westmorland County Showground with an hour of basic theory before dismantling and rebuilding a training wall, finishing around 3:30–4:00pm. On Sunday the group moves to a field wall site near Orton to rebuild a real section of collapsed wall, 9:30am to about 3:30–4:00pm. Places are limited to 12 attendees with a qualified instructor and three assistants; all tools and tuition are provided, and under-18s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.