It pays to be an Early Bird.
You can do a lot in 80 days (Phineas Fogg, you will recollect, went round the world) – and you will do a lot as we approach the holiday season and all the preparations for Diwali,Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Diwali, Christmas and the like. But one thing that I would urge you to do the next 80 days, that is, before the end of the year, is to take advantage of our Early Bird discount offer and book your creative holiday at the Watermill at Posara for 2023.
Yes, if you book now, there is a £75 (English pounds) discount on every one of our 2023 relaxing and inspiring creative courses.
Places are filling up fast: 170 people have already booked in for our painting, creative writing, knitting and Italian language courses, out of a potential total of some 250 places. So now is the time to reserve your spot, and spent the next busy few months in quiet anticipation of inspiring teaching, warm hospitality, delicious food and wine, stunning locations and, of course, the convivial company of like-minded people.
Below is a list of all our 2023 courses courses, each with a link for more details. Scroll through and find out which excites you most. (Don’t despair if you find a tutor or a date that you like and it is already fully booked. There are often cancellations and if you get in touch with us via the Watermill Contact Form by clicking here, we will put you on a waiting list.
We would love you to join us.
Painting courses
Harry Westera
15 – 22 April 2023 Still plenty of spaces
Watercolours
To learn more about Harry and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Ali Hargreaves
22 – 29 April 2023 Course full, waiting list open
Watercolours
To learn more about Ali and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Murray Ince
29 April – 6 May 2023 Still plenty of spaces
Gouache, pen and ink, line and wash
To learn more about Murray and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Randy Hale
13 – 20 May 2023 Two or three places laft
Watercolours
To learn more about Randy and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Pamme Turner
20 – 27 May 2023 Four or five places left
Watercolour and gouache en plein air
To learn more about Pamme and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
James Willis
3 – 10 June 2023 One or two places left
Watercolours
To learn more about James and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Herman Pekel
10 – 17 June 2023 Two or three places left
Watercolours
To learn more about Herman and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Maggie Renner Hellmann
24 June – 1 July 2023 Four or five places left
Oil and watercolour (acrylic, pastel)
To learn more about Maggie and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Mark Dober
1 – 8 July 2023 Still plenty of spaces
Watercolour en plein air
To learn more about Mark and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Belinda Biggs
8 – 15 July 2023 Still plenty of spaces
Watercolours
To learn more about Belinda and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Cynthia Armstrong
19 – 26 August 2023 Still plenty of spaces
Watercolours, Travel painting in watercolours and gouache
To learn more about Cynthia and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Mary Padgett
26 August – 2 September 2023 Still plenty of spaces
Pastels (and other portable media) en plein air
To learn more about Mary and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Mike Willdridge
9 – 16 September 2023 Three or four spaces left
Watercolours and drawing (also gouache and acrylics)
To learn more about Mike and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Brienne M Brown
16 – 23 September 2023 One or two places left
Watercolours
To learn more about Brienne and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Charles Sluga
23 – 30 September 2023 Two or three places left
Watercolours (acrylics and oils)
To learn more about Charles and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Tim Wilmot
30 September – 7 October 2023
Watercolours Three or four places left
To learn more about Tim and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Grahame Booth
7 – 14 October 2023
Watercolours Two or three places left
To learn more about Grahame and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Knitting courses
Georgia Farrell
6 – 13 May 2023
Knitting and La Bella Vita Fully booked, waiting list open
To learn more about Georgia and her week at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile page
Knitting retreat
15 – 22 July 2023
Knitting and La Bella Vita Three or four places left
To learn more about the Watermill Knitting Retreat please visit the Knitting Retreat Information page
Writing course
Jo Parfitt
17 – 24 June 2023
Writing Your Life Stories Five or six places left
To learn more about Jo and her course at the mill please visit her please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile page
Italian Language week
Giulia Balestri
14 – 21 October 2023
A novel approach to learning Italian Still plenty of spacs
To learn more aboutmore about our unique Italian language course please visit our Language Programme page