Arian's Forge reviews

13 Mar 24'

Zoe reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Thank you, we had a fantastic day! I can highly recommend this course for anyone who would like to try a day blacksmithing. My father and I enjoyed every minute. Arian is a wonderful and inspiring teacher. He carefully instructed us throughout our morning apprenticeship. Then once we got the hang of it, he supported us to produce a piece to our own design in the afternoon. We thoroughly enjoyed the whole day and were very pleased with the pieces we produced on the forge. Thank you so much Arian."

Arian's Forge responded:

"Thank you for your feedback Zoe, it was really good to meet you both and I’m glad you enjoyed the experience. Good luck with setting up your own forge! If you need any advice with that please just get in touch. All the best. Arian"

10 Mar 24'

Jamie reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Arian is a great instructor. Everyone present enjoyed the day and came away from it with useful and well crafted tools we had made ourselves."

Arian's Forge responded:

"Thank you very much for your feedback. It was a pleasure to meet you. I’m really glad that your project worked out well and I hope to see you again at some point - perhaps at archery! Best wishes Arian"

14 Feb 24'

DSanders reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Thank you for a wonderful day. My husband really enjoyed it. The teaching was super by Arian who was excellent and it was a joy to be taught by him. "

11 Feb 24'

Miles Miller reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Arian is a fantastic teacher and he runs a great course. He is extremely knowledgeable and has a great wealth of experience across metalworking and the industry. He is also very amenable and friendly, and his good lady wife provided a very tasty mushroom soup for lunch! I would rate this day 11/10, I've done a few different blacksmithing days and this is possibly the best I've done. Thank you for your time Arian, you're a fascinating chap! "

16 Jan 24'

Jonathan Thomas reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Fantastic experience Really enjoyed the day and instruction was brilliant. Highly recommend this for all "

24 Dec 23'

Simon reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"I recently attended a 1 day blacksmithing experience day with Arian as a gift from my wife. Although it was the coldest day of the year so far it was great fun. Arian is an extremely patient and knowledgeable teacher and he made it a lovely day not withstanding his wife's amazing homemade soup we had for lunch."

3 Dec 23'

Martin Reay reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"This was a really fantastic experience. Arian and his beautiful dog Bear made the whole day a real pleasure, so much so that I am going to book another day at the forge. Thank you so much."

Arian's Forge responded:

"Thank you for your lovely feedback Martin. It was a very enjoyable day and wonderful to see some really good efforts. I look forward to seeing you back at the forge soon! Arian. "

16 Nov 23'

Gabor Herczeg reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"What a great day! We learnt the basics before lunch with a small project, and worked on bigger projects (or on our own idea) after lunch. It was great all over. The instructor was really skilled, and helpful as well. He left us work on our own, but always kept an eye on us, and answered questions when it was needed, helped when that was needed, and saved the project when I was about to ruin it :) I can recommend it to anyone. (It doesn't require too much strength at all, so really, I would recommend it to anyone!)"

25 Sep 23'

Simon reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Superb! What a fantastic day at Arian’s Forge- wonderful location and once you’ve left your car behind on arrival you could have teleported backwards in time a few centuries. Totally immersed in a completely authentic working blacksmiths shop learning in no short order the various disciplines of forging steel and ultimately going home at the end of the day with things you never dreamt you could fashion yourself out of a bit of metal bar. Cannot recommend highly enough. "

18 Sep 23'

Ben reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Very enjoyable day, with lots of practical opportunities but also a clear explanation of the process. There was a relaxed but productive atmosphere with a nice group and a very helpful, informative teacher. I was pleased with the items I made and want to get my own forge now! Addictive"

17 Sep 23'

Julian reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Really great day, fun, nice people and learned a lot."

1 Jul 23'

Tony Piff reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Well that was fun!! Aided by Arian who is a very enthusiastic, patient teacher, who makes a good soup (cooked on the forge naturally), I was able to produce some authentic hand made pieces. My ‘day’ was bought as a 70th birthday present & it was a really enjoyable experience. Thanks Arian for a really good day. "

16 Apr 23'

Dan Picariello reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"A superb day! This is exactly what I hoped it would be. I achieved so much in such a short space of time, never felt rushed and always encouraged. Arian is a superb teacher and I highly recommend this!"

16 Apr 23'

Gerard reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Arian is a very knowledgeable instructor. We were given some initial information about the day and quickly started to forge our objects of choice. The furnaces were started rapidly. This was a very relaxing day, there was no rush and I made two objects, one hook and one poker. These showed how skillful it was to produce these objects. My sons and wife were very impressed with these objects. My sons are considering coming on the next course."

Arian's Forge responded:

"Thank you for the review Gerard, it was a pleasure to meet you, and very glad you enjoyed the day. Great that your children have an interest in forge work and setting up their own forge; I’m sure you’ll be now able to help them and it would be great to meet them on one of my courses too. Best wishes, Arian"

25 Mar 23'

Steve Hyde reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Really memorable and enjoyable day spent with Arian today at the forge. He's a great tutor with the knowledge, skill and patience to get you making pretty intricate creations surprisingly effectively! Good company, tasty soup and endless coffee. Highly recommended!"

4 Mar 23'

Tom reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"I was really looking forward to this and it did not disappoint. Arian is a great teacher, he gives you enough knowledge to go and make really interesting pieces, but always keeps an eye on what you are doing and steps in to help when needed. I highly recommend this course, you’ll be amazed at what you can produce with Arian guiding you through the day."

29 Jan 23'

Angela Cohen reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Thoroughly enjoyed this course. Adrian was a great teacher. The class size was kept small so there was lots of opportunity for individual attention. Would highly recomnend!"

Arian's Forge responded:

"Thank you Angela. So glad you had a good experience and well done on completing your 3 projects. Best regards, Arian"

29 Jan 23'

James reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Arian was a great teacher and instructor. The level of instruction was just right and the day left you with some great practical experience and some self made mementos. Highly recommended."

Arian's Forge responded:

"Thanks for your feedback James . Really glad you were able to forge a knife out of carbon steel, and if you need any advice on hardening, tempering or anything else feel free to contact me. Great to meet you and hope to see you again at some point. Arian"

20 Nov 22'

Augustas reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Amazing experience !"

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