Rick Lewis of Traditional Oak Carpentry has been our tutor on Timber Framing and Repairs courses since 2009.

Rick runs his own business from his workshop in Wetheringsett and also teaches courses run by Essex County Council.

Mike McConnell teaches on our Restoration Skills courses. He is a Historic Building Consultant  and has worked as a Conservation Officer for 3 Local Authorities in Suffolk.

Rory Sumerling specialises in the use of lime and chalk in conservation. He is one of the S.B.C. Associates.

Classic Hand Tools are an excellent place to purchase top quality  carpentry tools. Their shop is just north of Ipswich and they do mail order.

Orchard Barn are delighted to be able to provide IHBC Continuing Professional Development certificates for attendance on their professional courses such as Restoration Skills and Timber Framing

Maltby Plastering

Your local heritage plasterer

We are an award winning company of Lime plaster specialists located in Hingham. Maltby Plastering e cover the Norfolk and Suffolk areas, and are accredited by Norfolk Trusted Traders.

Creating Wildflower Meadows course with Dr Ross Piper

Do you want to encourage more wildlife into your garden? As the Spring approaches, do yourself and nature a favour by creating areas of wildflower meadow in your garden. During this one day course Ross Piper will show you all the practical aspects, including preparing the ground, selecting plants and seed mixes, ongoing management and an introduction to the sort of wildlife you can hope to attract.  Find out more by following this link.

Artist in Residence for 2021 is Chris Turland whose painting of Orchard Barn in 2013 is on the right. For more of his excellent art work please click here

Architect graduate Izzy Roberts  kindly created this illustrated map of the Orchard Barn site. Her portfolio can be viewed here