19 September: Ropemaking Demonstrations
20 September: Chair Making
Heritage Crafts: See Traditional Skills in Action
Heritage crafts in the UK are living links to the country’s social, rural, and industrial history, rooted in skills passed down through generations. Practices such as blacksmithing, spinning, bodging, spoon carving, and bucket making developed out of everyday necessity, using locally available materials and deeply practical knowledge. From shaping iron at the forge to turning green wood on a pole lathe, these crafts reflect a close relationship between people, landscape, and labour. They embody not only technical skill but also regional identity, storytelling, and ways of working that predate mass production.
WHERE: Chiltern Open Air Museum, Newland Park, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Peter, HP8 4AB
WHEN: Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 September, 10am-5pm.
DETAILS & TICKETS: www.coam.org.uk
