Folkingham Book Making Workshops

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Join Caroline at Low Farm Park in Folkingham for a one-day book making workshop, expanding your craft skills to be able to repair books for yourself, through learning and understanding basic book structures by making up to 2 beautiful hard-back A5 books to take home.

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Folkingham Book Making Workshop Courses Include:


  • A 7 hour one-day workshop (9:30am to 4:30pm), with expert tuition from me as a professionally trained traditional bookbinder and restorer (see 'Meet the Book Professional' page).

  • A high quality bookbinders kit containing carefully selected bookbinding tools and materials is made available for you to use on the day. The kit is supplied by Learn Bookbinding.

  • A lunch, with a panini (with choice of fillings) with salad, crisps, cake and a Stokes coffee or speciality tea, are provided by Low Park Farm for the workshop (dietary needs can be catered for, please let me know when you book).


  • Regular tea and coffee supplied throughout the workshop.


What Book To Bring to the Folkingham Workshops


  • For this workshop you only need to bring yourself, as everything else is provided for you.


Workshop Student Guidelines:


  • Workshops are only suitable for anyone aged over 18.


  • Please note craft knives are part of the kits being used, and will be essential for taking part in the courses.



How to Find The Workshop at Folkingham:

  • By Car/ Bus

Folkingham is situated 9 miles north of Bourne, 9 miles south of Sleaford and 2 miles south of the A52/A15 roundabout. To find Low Park Farm turn in to Spring Lane from the A15 (near village hall). Low Farm Park is straight ahead. *Please note: You cannot access Low Farm Park from Low Farm Drive. There is free parking at Low Farm Park.


There are a number of bus services that pass through Folkingham: Call Connect (Number 26), Delaine (Number 401) and Centrebus (Number 37) that runs between various locations and stopping at Market Place, Folkingham.


  • By Train

The nearest train stations are Sleaford (9.5 miles) and Grantham (13 miles).


  • If you are travelling by Bicycle

Low Farm Park has plenty of space for bicycles to be safely left outside The Old Cart Shed.


Workshop Access:


  • Workshop classes take place in The Old Cart Shed, and will be held on the ground floor, which is accessed via 2 steps from outside across a gravelled courtyard space. Unfortunately, due to the historic nature of the building there is no level access from the courtyard area to the workshop space.


  • Access to the teaching space is available from 9:30am when The Old Cart Shed opens for our workshop.


More Information:


  • Please have a look at the Book Rescuer's Club online shop page, FAQs or contact me.