Excellent morning, Genesis was the perfect hostinstructor, clearly knowledgeable and he allowed us to work at our pace with the right input as required. Highly recommended as an introduction to forging, and I was delighted with the outcome.
Reviewed by: A Trusted Customer
Genesis was a really great instructor and I learnt so much about Blacksmithing. I wish I could have stayed longer.
Reviewed by: Nick Cottam
Great experience and very well organised Would recommend
Reviewed by: A Trusted Customer
Excellent experience great tuition, very pleased with the knife I made. Genesis was very careful to make sure we all understood the methods made it thoroughly enjoyable.
Reviewed by: Sally cadman
Absolutely brilliant bloke Genesis So patient and passionate about his craft. All 4 of us came away with a great piece. Gutted we ran out of time to make the pickle fork but Id love to book again.
Reviewed by: Sophia
Both my husband and his friend really enjoyed their forging experience with Genesis. He was knowledgeable and very helpful and they were both proud of the pickling forks they produced.
Reviewed by: A Trusted Customer
A well organised, different day out. Genesis is a very easy going chap who gives good, clear instruction and his forge setup makes it ideal for a group of 4 to have a fully immersive forging experience. Highly recommended. I would definitely do this again.
Reviewed by: Paul Morris 09 October 2024
Excellent, no other word to describe the day.Brilliant teacher and instructor with such a wide knowledge of how to forge. Genesis makes the whole experience beginning to close, relaxed, informative and enjoyable. Genesis, thank you for a thoroughly enjoyable day. Highly recommended.
Reviewed by: Nigel Busfield 18 October 2024
A superb experience. With absolutely no experience of the art we left feeling a tremendous sense of achievement. The tuition was skilled. With clear guidance and step by step demonstration of each key stage required to forge a basic, but to the novice a quite intricate looking and remarkably functional implement. Along with advice on how to safely handle the tools, red hot metal, the basics of the furnace, enough technical explanation as to how and why the metal behaved as it did when heated and struck ensured that each novice was able to complete their task with little or no hands on assistance from the master which heightens the sense of achievement. The final boost to this sense of achievement comes with being able to use the fruits of 34 hours of toil at the forge, around the table with the other novices consuming a basic but ample feast. Fantastic value.
Reviewed by: Ian LasokSmith 20 November 2024
Excellent experience. Genesis the blacksmith was a great teacher and a really nice guy. Would highly recommend this experience .
Reviewed by: Steve Bayliss 09 December 2024
Great experience, Genesis was friendly throughout, sharng interesting knowledge and patiently demonstrating ghd skills needed for us to forge our own knives
Reviewed by: Justin 17 December 2024
Today was excellent. Genesis is a brilliant tutor and we had such a fun session. I would recommend this venue very highly.
Reviewed by: Linda Sarson 13 March 2025
I joined my Dad and Partner for the forage and feast experience where we made an ornate knife under Genesiss watchful eye.The day was a fantastic experience and we were able to use our knives at the end of the session during our lunch.Would highly recommend it to any budding blacksmiths
Reviewed by: Tracie 24 March 2025
Excellent session with Genesis. Thoroughly recommended. Great day
Reviewed by: Darren 03 April 2025
Amazing day Genesis was such a great instructor. All instructions were clear and he was always on hand to give advice and offer assistance. I would absolutely recommend this experience
Reviewed by: Ellie Jones 23 April 2025
A really enjoyable blacksmithing experience with Genesis. Hes a great teacher, who was patient and informative. We had help throughout but also so much hands on time to learn. Would definitely recommend to anyone.
Reviewed by: Dom 13 May 2025
Genesis is a very experienced blacksmith and a great teacher. We are super proud of our cheese knives.
Reviewed by: Ciara Duggan 13 May 2025
Genesis was an excellent host, kept the session exciting and interesting and brought a wealth of knowledge. The group size is just right so it feels like a personal experience not a classroom. Absolutely would recommend to anyone
Reviewed by: Great experience 27 May 2025
A superb experience This was due largely to the expertise of Genesis owner of the Forge and the trainer whose skills as a trainer and blacksmith were matched only by his patience and good humour. But in addition the fact that I made the product and was able to use it for the subsequent cheese and pickles Feast delicious rounded off the event most satisfactorily. All this from me having absolutely no prior experience of metalworking. Highly recommended. Thanks Genesis.
Reviewed by: David Coggan 27 May 2025
Such a unique experience so much Fun and Hardwork Genesis is great at teaching and supporting
Reviewed by: Kristie 17 June 2025
Absolutely fantastic day spent learning the basics of smithing. Would fully recommend to anyone who has even a passing interest in blacksmithing or crafts in general. Will be looking to go again in the future.
Reviewed by: Chris 14 July 2025
