Coed Hills Rural Artspace

Coed Hills Visitor Centre is situated in the picturesque Vale of Glamorgan, just 8 miles west of Cardiff. In an area packed with ancient history and breathtaking beaches, Coed (pronounced 'coyd’, a Welsh word meaning "wood") is a place that could change the way you view the world.

The whole site is run on alternative energy, from high-tech wind turbines and biomass underfloor heaters, to solar showers made out of scrap radiators. This coupled with the permaculture gardens, means that Coed is an inspiration for the budding and more experienced eco-conscious. Residents and volunteers live in railway carriages, Mongolian Yurts, log cabins, tipis and straw bailed buildings.

At the heart of Coed Hills lies the core community. A group of people embracing the new and old in order to lead a more sustainable existence, both ecologically and socially. Since the autumn equinox, in the last quarter of 2008, there have been great changes at Coed. The number of residents has grown, bringing new energy that has allowed some great projects to develop throughout the last few months including exciting new structures growing in the forest and a woodland camp area with earth oven and sculptural stove. Visitors can take some aspect of our existence away with them and adapt it to their own lifestyle. The community is happy to engage with visitors, sharing their knowledge of, and enthusiasm for sustainable living.

We have woodworking areas where we use tools new and old to create objects from yurts and furniture to sculptures and picture frames. A working forge on site allows us to become blacksmiths, turning out tools like knives or pieces of art. We are also able to practice many other crafts, with printing, mosaic, and textile workshops. It is not unusual to bump into artists, craftspeople or ecologists as you visit the main area.

In the summer 2009, we will be launching a vast array of workshops open to everyone from schools, to families, groups of friends and individuals alike. You can contact us and arrange workshops for groups, or come along to pre-arranged sessions. Some of the skills we can share include stone masonry, woodland art and sculpture, bender making, yurt making, metal work, wood carving, drumming and percussion, bushcraft, sacred geometry, woodland cookery, treehouse building, low-impact building and permaculture.

For more information about Coed Hills Rural Artspace please visit our website:

www.coedhills.co.uk
email: info@coedhills.co.uk
Phone: 01446 774084

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We are a not-for-profit co-operative social enterprise that promotes sustainable living and creative arts. A place to Dream, Discuss and Enable a Positive way of Living for the 21st Century.