Autumn Violin Making

Name: Autumn Violin Making
Start: 2026-11-16T14:00:00.000000Z
End: 2026-11-20T10:00:00.000000Z
Location: Halsway - National Centre for Folk Arts

The Violin making workshops are extremely popular at Halsway Manor, with many of the participants coming back year after year. The workshop gives maximum continuous time at the workbench. Our experienced tutors are Corrie Schrijver and Laurie Farrelly, and we can ensure there is a ratio of 1 tutor to no more than 5 participants giving plenty of patient and knowledgeable support.

This course starts at 2pm on Monday and finishes at 1pm on Friday. Lunch is not provided on either day but a packed lunch to take with you can be requested for Friday.

Who is it for?

This course is for all levels of ability and beginners are very welcome. As well as the violin family, support can also be given for making a Rebec (an ancient ancestor of the violin). The class size is limited so that participants have plenty of support from the two tutors. Before enrolling please contact Neville Gardner (who oversees our violin courses) – [email protected] – to discuss the suitability of the course for your needs.

The Team

Corrie Schrijver graduated from the Welsh School of Violin Making, with Merit in 1980. Since then she has worked at various workshops, making and restoring for professional players.

Laurie Farrelly, bio coming soon.

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This course is currently sold out

We do sometimes get cancellations – if a waiting list is available, you can still fill in an enquiry form below and tick the ‘Waiting List’ box.

Arrival: Mon 16 Nov 2026 / 2pm
Departure: Fri 20 Nov 2026 / 10am

Tags: Autumn Violin Making

Pricing

Full board per person

(tuition, activities, all meals & accommodation):

Single/Shared ensuite Full board per person

£695

Camping

(tuition, activities, all meals)

Non-resident/Camping

£550

A non-participant price is available for a second person sharing a room but not taking part in the course.

Arrival & Departure

Unless otherwise specified, our midweek courses check-in from 4pm on a Monday and check out by 10am on Friday, and our weekend courses check in from 4pm on a Friday and depart on Sunday by 4pm. Dinner on the first night is usually at 6.30pm, and in general, no formal teaching or introductory sessions take place until after this.

Bring a friend

You can book on a course at Halsway and bring a friend who can explore the area while using Halsway as a base for meals and accommodation. Halsway Manor is in the Quantock Hills (England’s first designated National Landscape (formally AONB). We’re just minutes away from the West Somerset Railway (Britain's longest steam railway), a short drive or bus ride from Somerset’s Jurassic coast (ideal for fossil hunting), and surrounded by dramatic scenery and changing landscapes, from the wild hills of Exmoor to the flat expanse of the Somerset Levels.

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