# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Rush Matting Workshop with Felicity Irons BEM
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 10:30 am – Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: This summer join Felicity Irons BEM at Haddon Hall for a Rush Matting Workshop. In this full-day heritage craft workshop in our Tudor Stables Studio, Felicity will teach you how to work with this entirely natural material, plaiting, weaving and sewing, to create a small basket, bag or mat. All tuition, materials and equipment will be provided, and everyone will go home with a finished item to treasure for years.

Felicity is one of the last freshwater rush cutter/weavers in England and in 2017 she was honoured with the British Empire Medal for saving the rush cutting industry and the traditional craft of rush. Felicity has worked with many leading brands, including Mulberry and Ralph Lauren, and has supplied rush matting for film and TV series.

Please note that admission to Haddon Hall is not included within the price of this event.  

Sorry, tickets are non-refundable.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bakewell/rush-matting-workshop-with-felicity-irons-bem/200030101243256
- **Event Categories**: workshops, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bakewell
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Haddon Hall, DE45 1LA Bakewell, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 53.19167
- **long**: -1.65097
- **full address**: Haddon Hall, DE45 1LA Bakewell, United Kingdom, Haddon Hall, A6, Bakewell, DE45 1, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Rush Matting Workshop with Felicity Irons BEM being held?
  - **A:** Rush Matting Workshop with Felicity Irons BEM takes place on Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 10:30 am to Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Haddon Hall, DE45 1LA Bakewell, United Kingdom, Haddon Hall, A6, Bakewell, DE45 1, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Rush Matting Workshop with Felicity Irons BEM?
  - **A:** Rush Matting Workshop with Felicity Irons BEM is organized by Haddon Medieval Park.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Rush Matting Workshop with Felicity Irons BEM is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Bakewell, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Rush Matting Workshop with Felicity Irons BEM sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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