This experience combines jewellery making with the warmest of North Down welcomes. Guided by our goldsmith Ruth, each person will make their own piece of silver or copper jewellery (you can choose).

You will be introduced to basic metal-working techniques but with some more sophisticated skills/machinery in there as well. Your personal handmade jewellery creation can reflect the blue/green elements of Ards and North Down, from our rolling drumlins to our rippling loughs, encompassing our beautiful scenery.

Participants will learn numerous techniques including piercing, filing, soldering, hammering/texturing and polishing to create a lovely silver or copper ring, pendant, earrings or bangle. The aim of these enhanced workshops is to showcase one of Ards and North Down’s hidden gems, tying in with the heritage of artisan craft and the natural landscapes.

Each guest on this "Craicing" experience will also receive their own recyclable gift bag containing a mini bottle of Prosecco, a selection of lovely local cheeses, chutney and crackers that they can take away too.

NI Silver’s Northern Irish hospitality will shine through as guests make their jewellery and then sit outside overlooking Belfast Lough, wrapped up in locally made blankets, enjoying ‘hygge’ around the fire pit, chatting over refreshments and getting to know each other.