Woodworking Class - Garden Planter

Spruce up your garden with this woodworking class in West Byfleet.



3 hours Location Kingston upon Thames Class size 1 to 6 guests   £70

Learn some DIY skills and enjoy a beginner-friendly woodworking project with this hands-on Surrey activity. Over three hours, you will craft a garden planter by hand to add a personal touch to your vegetable patch.
Guided by a friendly and experienced teacher, you will learn about different woodworking tools and how to use them. We have a full workshop with everything you need, but you are welcome to bring any tools you already have if you want to get used to them.
During this wood workshop you will learn:
  • Ways of connecting/joining planks together.
  • About marking out.
  • How to use hand and power tools safely.
Class sizes are kept to six so you'll get plenty of personal feedback from your teacher plus time to ask any questions. Meet some like-minded DIY fans or get your pals together for a fun group activity.
By the end of the class, you will come away with your very own garden planter to be proud of plus some new skills to keep practising at home.
Please note. This class requires a minimum of 4 bookings in total to run

Upcoming dates for Woodworking Class - Garden Planter

Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 22 Oct 2026, 10:07pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

1 upcoming date between 24 Nov 2026 and 24 Nov 2026.

  • Tue 24 Nov 2026, 2pm-5pm
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Suitable for

This class is perfect for beginners - no prior experience is needed.

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or hen do.

This experience would also be a fun gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.

Location

Great British Woodshop - Cherry Lodge, Oakcroft Road, West Byfleet, KT14 6JH

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Recent reviews of Woodworking Class - Garden Planter

  • 4/5 from Jane Douglas, attended Aug 2026: Planter making session- lovely relaxed atmosphere. Attention to safety detail. It was a fun afternoon and a great teacher
  • 5/5 from Elizabeth Moor, attended May 2026: Super fun afternoon - David was amazing and I learned loads. I'm also super-proud of my cute planter and can't wait to use it. I'll definitely book another class to make something else soon!
  • 5/5 from Callum Birse, attended Apr 2026: Great introduction to woodworking with this planter build class. Teacher was friendly, supportive and patient and enjoyed his stories about the wood shop!
  • 5/5 from Katherine Nield, attended Sep 2025: Really enjoyable course and chuffed with my creation
  • 5/5 from Anne McLeman, attended Sep 2025: Really fun class. Lovely workspace and a teacher Who has both patience and knowledge. Very enjoyable.
  • 5/5 from Daniel Raybould, attended Mar 2025: Great class. Lovely teacher giving clear instructions, making the session flow well and enjoyable throughout. A nice introduction to woodworking and tools that can be used. Would definitely recommend this class, and am certainly going to look at other classes offered
  • 5/5 from Minal Bhosale, attended Feb 2025: incredibly fun and informative class by david
  • 5/5 from Dominic Schaff, attended Feb 2025: Loved the class. David was really helpful and informative and helped us build great plant holders. Would definitely recommend and would do another lesson with him
  • 5/5 from Manal Abuoun, attended Aug 2024: Great afternoon learning to work with wood and produce the planter. David the teacher was great and gave clear instructions.
  • 5/5 from Andrew J Smith, attended Aug 2024: Host was fun and instructive, learned a lot and ended up with a really great planter for our garden!
  • 5/5 from Katherine Wilson, attended Aug 2024: This was a really enjoyable and very manageable three hours with a garden planter at the end of it. David was a very warm and likeable tutor who moved us seamlessly through the stages. I learnt how to use some power tools - a great confidence booster and would comfortable tackling a similar project by hand in the future.
  • 4/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended May 2024: I was given a voucher for my birthday. I really enjoy the class and learned a lot. I liked that the teacher taught us how to use tools and trusted us to use them independently, correcting us whenever we were not using them the best possible way. We built a big planter out of pallets, I was happy to use materials that would have been otherwise wasted. The teacher was really really passionate.
  • 5/5 from Alexandra Williams, attended Feb 2023: Enjoyable half day course not only making a garden planter but also learning good and valuable skills when working with wood and power tools. The teacher was very friendly and helpful - taking time with each member of the group and creating a good atmosphere. It’s a great intro class if you’re interested in the other classes available and making something useful for the garden. Highly recommend
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The Great British Woodshop
The Great British Woodshop

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At the Great British Woodshop, students of all abilities are given a warm welcome at our large and fully tooled workshop in West Byfleet, Surrey.
Courses are run by woodworking craftsman and television presenter David Free. DRB certified, David has been practising woodwork for 40 years and has been teaching all ages for 20 of those. David is passionate about sharing his woodwork and DIY knowledge with others.

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