Maker Heights - tours, talks and more!
Maker Heights, Millbrook, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL10 1LA
This year's theme, "Routes - Networks - Connections," promises to unveil the deeper nature of our heritage. Explore lost art forms through engaging workshops, capture the stories of your family that has attended Maker across generations, and delve into the histories of ancient Redoubts and the forgotten Second Armada.
These are our bookable events but there will be lots more going on – see our separate entry listing the open access events.
THE SECOND ARMADA - TALK BY JOHN MANLEY
Location: Barrack Block V.C.
BUNKER FOLK TALES FIRESIDE READING
Location: WW2 Battery, meet at barrack Block V.C.
MONO PRINTING WORKSHOP
Location: Helen Round Studio
FLAX CORN DOLLY WORKSHOP
Location: Helen Round Studio
LITERARY SUNDAY: WRITING WORKSHOP WITH CORNWALL NATIONAL LANDSCAPE
Location: Barrack Block
LITERARY SUNDAY: TWELVE STORIES FOR TWELVE SECTIONS
Author readings and Q&A / Location: Barrack Block / Patchwork Studios
LITERARY SUNDAY: CORNWALL BENEATH AND BEYOND
Author readings and Q&A / Location: Barrack Block / Patchwork Studios
Timings & Tours
- Thursday 12 September:
- Second Armada Talk - 1900-2030
- Friday 13 September:
- Bunker Folk Tales Reading - 1800-2000
- Saturday 14 September:
- Mono Printing Workshop: 1000-1130 / Flax Workshop: 1200-1500
- Sunday 15 September:
- Writing Workshop: 1030-1230 / Twelve Stories: 1400-1530 / Cornwall Beneath & Beyond: 1600-1730
Location & directions
Maker Heights, Millbrook, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL10 1LA
- Directions:
- Event will take place in a variety of locations across the site. Please refer directly to the location on the event you have booked on to. If you are lost or cannot find the event you wish to attend, drop in to the Visitor Centre where someone can direct you to where you need to go. Due to the nature of the site, there are uneven surfaces and hills or steps to traverse. For specific accessibility information, please contact [email protected]
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- These events all require pre-booking. To do this, please find the event via our LinkTree and book through the website listed there.
- Booking website:
- https://linktr.ee/makerheightshod
- Alternative booking website:
- https://makerheights.org.uk
Accessibility details
As this is an old site and designed for military activity, the access is not ideal. Some events will be fully wheelchair accessible, others won't. Access will be listed directly on the event listing if booked through Maker Heights. The accessible toilets are next to the campsite which is a short distance from the main site (The Barack Block). The non-accessible toilets are very small which can make bringing a walking stick or bags in very difficult. For videos of the site, or a conversation about access, please email [email protected]
