Decorative Rocking Horse Wood Carving Course
Run by The Rocking Horse Shop, Gate Helmsley
- Price£495
- Length3 days
- SuitsBeginners and improvers
You book through ClassBento, which takes the payment. The Rocking Horse Shop set the dates and the price. We take no booking fee and we are not paid for this link. Price checked October 2026. Photograph by The Rocking Horse Shop, used to show their work. Ask us to remove it.
What the course involves
A three-day wood carving course with The Rocking Horse Shop in Gate Helmsley. The Rocking Horse Shop say it suits beginners and people with some experience.
What is wood carving?
Carving means cutting a shape into a block by hand, with gouges and a mallet. It is slower than turning and there is no machine doing any of the work. Beginners usually start with a relief carving, where the design is cut into a flat panel rather than in the round, because it teaches tool control without needing you to think about a shape from every angle at once.
Dates, prices and places are set by The Rocking Horse Shop, not by us, and can change at any time. Always confirm the details with them before you travel.
Where is it?
It runs in Gate Helmsley, North Yorkshire. The postcode on record is YO41 1NB. The exact address is confirmed when you book.
Roughly where the provider is based. Not the exact venue. Open this map on OpenStreetMap.
Is this a fair price?
Here is this course against the 33 other 3 to 5 day woodworking courses we hold a price for, matched on length so it is a fair comparison.
£495this course
£200cheapest£1,250dearest
Most cost between £400 and £995, the shaded part. 8 of these 34 courses are cheaper than this one and 25 are dearer. Prices change*
Questions people ask before booking
Do I need to bring my own tools?
The Rocking Horse Shop does not state on their page whether tools are provided for this course. Ask them before you book, because a hand carving course can assume you bring your own.
Is it suitable for a complete beginner?
Yes. The Rocking Horse Shop bills this course as suiting people starting from scratch as well as those with some experience who want to develop further, so a mixed-ability group is expected.
Is £495 a fair price for this?
Most 3 to 5 day woodworking courses on this site cost between £400 and £995. At £495 this one sits towards the cheaper end, out of 34 we hold a price for. Price alone will not tell you which suits you: group size and what is included matter as much.
Who do I book with?
You book directly with The Rocking Horse Shop. Woodwork UK does not take bookings, does not add a fee, and is not paid for the link. They set the dates, the price and the number of places.
Other courses nearby
See every course in North Yorkshire, or every wood carving course in the UK. Also near here: men's sheds in North Yorkshire and furniture restorers in North Yorkshire.
More from The Rocking Horse Shop
They run 4 courses listed here in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Photographs on this page were taken by the businesses shown and are used to show their own work: The Rocking Horse Shop, Tom Trimmins Woodwork, The Beehive Team, Northern School of Woodwork, Sunnyjolly Designs. If one is yours and you would rather it was not here, tell us and we will take it down.
* Prices shown are what each provider advertised when we last read their page: this one in October 2026. They can change at any time, may exclude materials, and may differ for concessions or group bookings. Always confirm the current price with The Rocking Horse Shop before booking. We are not told when a price changes.