Dry Stone Walling Course Dates and Venues for 2008

Here are the remaining dates and locations for our Dry Stone Walling Courses during 2008. There will be other courses scheduled to cope with demand so please keep your eye on this site and also at www.hadriansdrystonewalls.co.uk/courses/index.php.

Here we go then:


14/15 June 2008 Beginners and Improvers at Nabs Wood, Silkstone Common

12/13 July 2008 Beginners and Improvers at Nabs Wood, Silkstone Common

21/25 July 2008 Special Features at the Pennine Camphill Community, Wakefield

9/10 August 2008 Beginnersand Improvers at Colden near Hebden Bridge

13/14 September 2008 Beginners and Improvers at Nabs Wood, Silkstone Common

11/12 October 2008 Beginners and Improvers at Nabs Wood, Silkstone Common



For further details please see our web site or better still call Les Young on +44 (0)7952 551025.

Dry Stone Walling Course at Hebden Bridge 10th & 11th May 2008

We’ve just had a cracking weekend at Colden near Hebden Bridge! The weather was hot, the scenery stunning and the students a great set of lads.

Stripping out the wall was hot work and once I got the stove working, several cups of tea were drunk while I watched the course hard at work!

Louis was the first American to attend one of our courses (and hopefully he won’t be the last!), and a very nice man he is too! We’re hoping to welcome Louis and his grandsons back on a course in the future.

We ended day one as the thunder rumbled away in the distance, threatening a downpour to spoil a beautiful day.

Day two was even hotter than the Saturday. As an instructor I try to ensure that I don’t break into a sweat – I like my students to do the sweating, but there was no way of avoiding it! Good job most of us had sun cream on. In fact Alan looked decidedly anaemic with his factor 50 plastic skin in a bottle! A very sensible precaution.

Pete, who is shortly to retire from the Army (The Rifles), kept a watchful eye on young Matt to make sure he wasn’t slacking as the wall progressed, and in return, Matt gave back as good as he got!

Martin found the transition from Dentist to weekend waller a tiring one! I was tired watching him break stone after stone for heartings! (Heartings are the little stones which go into the middle of a dry stone wall).

L to R: Pete, Rob, Louis, Martin, Alan and Matt

All in all they did a smashing job which was difficult for beginners due to the large, heavy and lumpy stone. I was pleased with the standard of the job they had made, as were Helen and Phil on whose walls we were training. So well done to one and all and I look forward to your company on one of our Improvers Courses!

Dry Stone Walling DVD

Learn how to build a Dry Stone Wall from this DVD - "Dry Stone Walling - The Essential Guide"



The DVD takes you through the history of dry stone walls in Britain, how to build a dry stone wall, advanced features (some of them built by my fellow South Yorkshire DSWA Branch members), walls around Britain and much more. It's £12 plus P&P and you can purchase it on line from our shop

It's one of the best DVD or video that I've seen on dry stone walling!