Create With Us: Creative Writing Workshop
Come and join us for creative writing workshops through the year exploring themes of Elizabethan festivals, changes in the seasons, or empowering women.
- Booking essential
- Admission applies
Create your very own poems and short stories through a series of short exercises based on a different theme throughout the year:
1 April: All Fool's Day: Explore the origins of All Fool’s Day, and what being a fool or jester really means.
11 May: Celebrate blossom and all things spring in this creative writing workshop!
Suitable for all abilities, all we ask is you come with your imagination! Pen and paper will be provided, please feel free to bring any notebooks or tools with you that help to channel creativity.
Times
The basics
- Booking details
Call 0344 249 1895
- Suitability
This workshop is suitable for ages 16 and up.
- Meeting point
Please meet at Visitor Reception located in the Stableyard, a member of the team will take you through to the hall. Please arrive 10 minutes before the workshop is due to start.
- What to bring and wear
Please bring a pen and paper with you.
- Accessibility
This workshop take place on the third floor of Hardwick, there are no lifts available. Participants will need to climb the stairs in the hall to take part in this workshop. A buggy service is available to and from the hall if required.
Upcoming events
Rooftop tours
Join our informative guides on an exclusive rooftop tour of Hardwick Hall and lookover the Derbyshire countryside from above.
Material Power: Let the textiles do the talking
A celebration of tapestry, embroidery and appliqué. Discover how Bess of Hardwick’s exquisite textile collection tells her story.
Easter Adventures at Hardwick Hall
With map in-hand follow and find each activity trail station through the gardens, don’t forget to stop for your chocolate egg at the end!
Discover With Us: Craft Activities & Demonstrations
Visit the East Stables for natural crafts and demonstrations throughout the day.