Burngate Purbeck Stone Centre

Burngate Purbeck Stone Centre Located in the Isle of Purbeck to teach the local community and visitors the beauty of stone carving reliefs, lettering and sculptures.

Book classes or buy vouchers at www.burngatestonecentre.co.uk or just drop by. We have a varied programme of courses and activites, with something to suit everyone from 8 years to 80+ years. It enables a novice, improving and advanced stone carver to explore their creativity in the heart of the Purbeck stone industry. The location is inspirational, and the surrounding landscape of fields, old quar

ry workings and cliffs above the English Channel is a designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The area is also part of the Jurassic coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We are open when courses are running at other times leave a message on the phone or send us an email.

25/07/2026

We are running a series of courses this summer at Burngate. Beginners welcome on ‘Have A Go’ and classes like ‘Precision Carving’ for those who want to take it a step further. Classes on regular classes on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and special ones like ‘Surprising Snails’ in addition to those. Book through the Burngate website (link above).

20/07/2026

Come to Burngate and learn to stone carve. Classes every Thursday and Saturday with a few special ones added in. To book go to our website in the bio above.

What's On at Burngate during July?Check out our schedule of courses below. Some courses are already full -Book Now, whil...
30/06/2026

What's On at Burngate during July?

Check out our schedule of courses below. Some courses are already full -Book Now, while you can!

Another fun Have a Go Stone-Carving course here at Burngate Purbeck Stone Centre with the fabulous Nico Campbell-Allen ...
27/06/2026

Another fun Have a Go Stone-Carving course here at Burngate Purbeck Stone Centre with the fabulous Nico Campbell-Allen

22/06/2026

*** COMMUNITY CARVING TUES 23RD / HAVE A GO STONE-CARVING THURS 25TH JUNE BOTH CANCELLED ***

Due to the high temperature conditions this week, we have taken the decision to cancel the Community Carving on Tuesday 23rd June and the Have a Go Stone-Carving on Thursday 25th.

A decision on the Have a Go Stone-Carving on Sat 27th will be made on Thurs 25th.

Any bookings already made for these courses will be offered alternative dates.

Nice visit from a conglomerate of Geologists this evening, after this afternoon's Have a Go class. Thanks for dropping i...
11/06/2026

Nice visit from a conglomerate of Geologists this evening, after this afternoon's Have a Go class. Thanks for dropping in!

What's On at Burngate during June 2026? Now that Purbeck Arts Weeks have concluded, check out our schedule below and boo...
08/06/2026

What's On at Burngate during June 2026?
Now that Purbeck Arts Weeks have concluded, check out our schedule below and book your place on our June courses while you can!

And if you have done one of our courses already, why not join our Community Carving evenings, every Tuesday from 6pm here at Burngate.

02/06/2026

Join poet Alyson Hallett on 4th June at 14:00 at Burngate and explore what it means to listen to stones as part of Purbeck Art Weeks - what it means to have geopoetic roots -what it means to weave different perceptions and ways of being into a shimmering composite of being. Tickets available on the Burngate website for £20.

In conversation with Patrick Corbett, she will talk about her life-time’s work with migrating stones and all things geopoetic.
This event will be an immersive experience.

Alyson will share poems and stories from her life spent working with rocks and stones. This includes her international poetry and public art project, The Migration Habits of Stones, and more recent work that includes listening to the stones of Stanton Drew Stone Circles.

Seems we have a medieval stonecarver join us at Burngate Purbeck Stone Centre for . Come and find out more about what ...
02/06/2026

Seems we have a medieval stonecarver join us at Burngate Purbeck Stone Centre for . Come and find out more about what he's up to!!

29/05/2026

Tomorrow, come and spend a creative two-hour evening visit to a nearby quarry for a session with poet Sarah Acton Blackk Venn and geologist Patrick Corbett writing poetry in response to this special place with prompts and guided exercises. Quarry Quatrains - 30th May 17:00 - 19:00. Walk and guided poetry session starts at Burngate. Costs £15, book through the Burngate website in the bio.

Participants will get to experience dinosaurs walking in the landscape of the Purbeck Limestone plateau. Where the dinosaurs once left their prints, you can record your words. Quarry Quatrains will thus become a living collective testament to their former presence.

Purbeck landscape has inspired many writers and artists over the years – Kingsley, Hardy, Betjeman have captured Purbeck in prose and verse. Now it’s your turn!

Address

Kingston Road, Langton Matravers
Swanage
BH193BE

Telephone

01929 439405

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