Pyrites Summer Craft Camp

Providing an opportunity for children and their parents/friends of all ages
to engage in meaningful craft activities.

Pyrites Summer Craft Camp

Providing an opportunity for children and their parents/friends of all ages
to engage in meaningful craft activities. Adults without children also welcome.

Have a fun-filled week of
creativity and joy.

Organic meals provided
& shared together.

“The best holiday ever”

Dates:

Sunday 26th July > Saturday 1st Aug

Ashen Plains – Woodland Campsite

BOOKINGS

NOW OPEN

Early bird pricing below until 1st Feb 2026

Start your booking now

Ashen Plains site information

Location Information

This spacious and secluded camp site is surrounded by natural beech woodland in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is extremely quiet, away from any residential or commercial properties. As soon as you arrive you know you are in the heart of the countryside, yet there is easy access from the M5 and M4.

The well-sheltered site is made up of level and gently sloping park land, surrounded by natural woodland. Totalling over 50 acres, The all-grass pitches are suitable for caravans, motorhomes, trailer tents and tents.

There is a newly fitted toilet block with the very latest Franke shower system.

Directions

The best approach is from the A4135, Dursley to Tetbury road. Don’t attempt to use the steep, narrow roads fron North Nibley and Waterley Bottom.

From Dursley (and M5)
Take the A4135 towards Tetbury. At the top of the first steep section of Whiteway Hill, turn sharp right, following a signpost to Stinchcombe Hill Golf Club. The site is on the left, opposite the Dursley Sculpture Trail signpost.

From the A46 (and M4)
Take the A4135 towards Dursley. Through Kingscote past Hunters Hall public house on left. Ahead on long winding Whiteway Hill fol signpost Dursley. Just before dropping down into Dursley, fork left, following a signpost to Stinchcombe Hill Golf Club. The site is on the left, opposite the Dursley Sculpture Trail signpost.

Information:

A Registration Form for craft activities will be sent to you following receipt of your Application Form & confirmation of your Deposit for £250 – Paid by either cheque or bank transfer Banking details on Application Form – when you have transferred your deposit – email to confirm! & you will be sent the link to sign up for Craft Activities.
Application forms should be sent together with a non-refundable deposit of £250 per family booking. NB: On an early cancellation of your booking, your deposit can be deferred as your deposit for the following year.
Please note that balance to fees are to be paid by 1st June. After this date latter application forms should be returned with full fee.
Dogs are allowed but must be carefully under the supervision of owners at all times – best achieved by have the dog on a lead at all times. Fowling will not be tolerated – & where this occurs dogs & owner/s will be asked to leave the site.

Cost:

Early bird pricing below until 1st Feb 2026

3 years and younger are welcomed Free.
NB: If joining creche a child under 3yrs must be accompanied by parent.
4 & 5 years (creche only): £275 per child
Children 6–11 yrs: £365 per child
12 yrs plus & Adults: £465
‘None workshop’ Participants (food included): £350 for the week
Camping Fee only for extra nights £12.50/night.
Camping & Food for visitors (by prior arrangement only ) £60/24 hrs
Day visitors – no craft activity possible: but due to catering limitations no meals for visitors can be provided unless arranged.
No unaccompanied children/youths under 16 years.

Further Information

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CAMPING

Please bring your own tent, sleeping gear, crockery & cutlery. Facilities will be basic, ie field kitchen & washing up facilities.

Tents allowed in all areas – Camping vehicles in certain areas only. All vehicles once unloaded should be taken out of the camping fields and parked in the designated parking areas. If the weather is too wet on arrival or departure your camping gear will be taken into the fields for you

LITTER & RECYCLING

We try to keep the site tidy at all times. There is a designated Recycling area – please sort out your recycling appropriately. Each family will be given a black bin bag for their non-recyclable refuse – please use and deposit in the various trailers that will be pointed out.

ALCOHOL

We encourage responsible and social drinking remembering that we are a ‘Family Camp’ and have a large number of children present. Where inappropriate drinking is noticed you will be asked to stop. Please do not leave your bottles & cans lying around the site – use the appropriate wheely bins provided by the kitchen area.

We want you to have a good time but be ‘socially aware’ of your fellow campers and the neighbours in the valleys around.

BOOKING & RESERVATIONS

The link to the automated ‘Craft Activity Registration Form’ will be sent to you only on receipt of your deposit, which also confirms your booking & reservations

FINAL PAYMENT

Final balance to your Craft Camp Fee is expected by 1st June.

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CAMP NOISE

As many of you that have attended over the years will be aware ‘sound ‘ travels in the valleys – I can even be heard making the evening announcements prior to supper. We do notify the neighbours of the Craft Camp event and have to be respectful of a sensible noise curfew of 11.30pm.

Food

An important feature of the camp will be food preparation and cooking using organic ingredients where possible prepared in a field kitchen. All meals will be prepared and shared together around the camp fire. Staff will organize for differnt craft groups to assist in preparing lunch & Supper. Breakfast is also provided.

DIETS

You will be asked on your Application form to fill in any dietary requirements. Please respect the cooks efforts in providing for you. Unfortunately we had many this year that specified special diets that were prepared but not taken. This would seem to be the case were a diet is a life style choice.

Can I ask you to be honest and considerate in your dietaryspecifications and stick to them – many thanks.

CRAFT WORKSHOPS

All of the craft activities will offer a comprehensive experience, in many cases starting with the process of obtaining and preparing the raw materials, and moving through to make a hand crafted item.

Your Craft Camp Fee includes tuition ,materials and Food. However in some workshops like the Leather workshops where a second item is wanting to be made or a larger item were material costs would exceed the budget then a surcharge may have to be made – this is done directly with the tutor.

Craft Groups & Activities

Please read below for samples of Craft activities offered. New workshop activities will be posted as & when they arise. If a workshop advertised is not sufficiently subscribed to, then it may have to be cancelled – but you will be notified & offered your 2nd or 3rd choice activity.

Many of the workshop activities are doubled to accommodate different age groups and interests.
There is also a creche for 3 > 5 yr olds – NB younger children will have to accompanied by parent/guardian.
N.B This is a list of all potential Workshops Activities – For exactly what is on offer in any particular year Please click on Craft camp Application Form (above) to view workshop and age groups for this year’s Craft Camp.