About
Archipelago Folkschool is a collaborative social enterprise that connects people with craft. We run short courses in beautiful places as well as getting involved in all sorts of things.
All our courses are located at our beautiful new workshop on the Isle of Mull. All our courses last a week and you’ll start with a pile of timber and finish with a stunning new boat of your own to take home. We don’t expect anyone to know anything in advance, we are used to working with people who have never made anything in their lives and can teach anyone to make a beautiful, useful new boat! We’ve had participants as young as 12 (with a parent) and as old as 81 too. For all of our courses we encourage camping next to the workshop, or staying in one of our cosy yurts on site; and in either case use of a shared kitchen for relaxing in the evenings - that’s if you’re not nipping off for a swim from some of beautiful beaches nearby. You can find out more about our courses, our workshop and the boats we build through this site. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch. Now taking bookings for 2026 dates are:
May 16th to 23rd
June 20th to 27th
July 18th to 25th
August 15th to 22nd
September 5th to 12th
Join us on the beautiful Ross of Mull And do something really special
See some of our previous reviews from our Trustpilot page:
All our courses take place on the ross of Mull on our home croft - Torr a’ Channaich on the Ardtun peninsula near the village of Bunessan. In 2023 we opened our purpose built, timber framed teaching workshop complete with workshop space, fully equipped kitchen and two shower rooms. For more info about the space see Our Workshop and Croft
“It’s been the most amazing experience, one of the best things I’ve ever done in my whole life”
“I really enjoyed the whole experience. There was an excellent mix of practical work and social time. The sense of achievement as the week progressed was amazing!”
