Workshops for Adventurers Aged 18 - 1,800
Adventurers aged 18 and over in Norfolk are warmly invited to free fantasy worldbuilding workshops across the county. We especially welcome introverted and neurodivergent explorers, and anyone who is usually unable to afford creative activities.
From June 2025 to June 2026, we’ll be running 10, three-week adventures in 10 inspiring locations, each with its own fantastical theme influenced by the venue and its history. Together, we’ll draw new worlds, characters and stories.
Travel Bursaries
If you’re unable to afford the travel to and from the workshops, we may be able to cover the costs. We have a total of £200 to support participants’ travel for this three-week workshop series.
This can include train and bus tickets, taxi fares, petrol costs or other costs from travelling to and from the workshops.
If you’d miss out on this workshop without financial support for travel, please complete the ‘travel bursary’ question at the end of the sign-up form and we’ll be in touch.
Please note, if we cover your travel for the workshops, we’ll pay you back for the cost once you’ve sent us a receipt, and we’ll make sure to do this as soon as possible after we receive your receipt. You can email your receipt or give it to us at the workshop. We can pay you back via a bank transfer or PayPal.
The Fantasy Fieldbook: Sketching Fantasy from Life
Location: Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse
Dates and times:
Tuesday 17 June, 10:30am - 1pm
Tuesday 24 June, 10:30am - 1pm
Tuesday 1 July, 10:30am - 1pm
Explore the beautiful grounds and buildings of Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, and discover how museums, gardens, farms and homes can inspire fantasy worldbuilding. Together, we’ll explore how to:
Use drawing activities and prompts with our surroundings to generate new ideas for fantasy worlds, characters and stories.
Record ideas and drawings in sketchbooks, and learn how other creatives, animators and concept artists use sketchbooks.
Attleborough Library, Friday 11, 18 and 25 July, 4 - 6:30pm.
Strangers’ Hall in Norwich, Friday 5, 12 and 19 September, 10:30am - 1pm.
Bircham Centre in Reepham, Tuesday 7, 14 and 21 October, 10:30am - 1pm.
The Forum in Norwich, Saturday 8, 15 and 22 November, 10:30am - 1pm.
The Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell, Saturday 3, 10 and 17 January 2026, 10:30am - 1pm.
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Wednesday 4, 11 and 18 February 2026, 2:30 - 5pm.
The Shoebox in Norwich, Sunday 8, 15 and 22 March 2026, 10:30am - 1pm.
The Shoebox in Great Yarmouth, 17 and 24 April and 1 May 2026, 10:30am - 1pm.
Workshops Coming Soon
As part of our funded project, we're creating four new newspapers dedicated to fantasy worldbuilding, for ages 12 - 1,200.
We'll have four events over the next 12 months in the Forum Norwich, where you can pick up a free copy* and try the activities with us, or take it home to enjoy.
There will also be an opportunity to subscribe, and for every two newspapers sold we'll donate a copy to someone who is unable to afford it.
Drop-in Newspaper Sessions
Dates and Times:
Sunday 20 July 2025, 10am - 4pm
Monday 24 November 2025, 10am - 4pm
Saturday 7 February 2026, 10am - 4pm
Saturday 23 May 2026, 10am - 4pm
Location: the Forum, Bethel St, Millennium Plain, Norwich NR2 1BH
*Free copies will be limited to 1,500 copies per newspaper. Some will be donated to charities and community groups, and the rest will be available from the Forum drop-in events.
These workshops are made possible with generous funding from Arts Council England, in-kind support and partnership with Norwich Forum Trust and Norwich Games Festival, and in-kind support from Norfolk Museum Services, Attleborough Library, the Bircham Centre and the Shoebox Enterprises.
