Arts & Culture in Whitehead & Islandmagee

When you're in Whitehead & Islandmagee, it's the memories and experiences that you'll take home with you. Whether you've tried your hand on the anvil at Swifts Forge making a keepsake to treasure, or experienced the rainbow of colours inside Lighthouse Yarns wool shop, these artistic and cultural experience simply must be tried!

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Swifts Forge Blacksmithing Class

Swifts Forge in Islandmagee offers a range of blacksmithing classes to create something special, with different courses running throughout the year. Christmas vouchers given priority in Feb-May
Gobbins Studio Économusée - Audrey Kyle Art

Artist Audrey Kyle works from a converted barn called Gobbins Studio Économusée, nestled on top of the Gobbins Cliffs on a working family farm. She displays her original unique watercolour paintings, cards and prints in her studio/gallery and runs watercolour experience workshops.
Lighthouse Yarns

Located in delightful Whitehead, on the Causeway Coastal route, you'll find an emporium of woolly loveliness at Lighthouse Yarns with designer yarns, notions and inspirational patterns for every occasion, as well as textile supplies and crafts.
Swifts Forge Leather Making Class

Come along to Whitehead’s charming Victorian workshop for intimate leather-making and blacksmithing classes, where expert artisans guide you in crafting wallets, bags and unique golf accessories in a hands-on setting.
Gobbins Crafts Économusée

Gobbins Crafts Workshop in Islandmagee offers classes in jewellery making. Create a unique piece of silver jewellery to remember your visit to Northern Ireland or to mark an important life event.
Natasha Swan Ceramics

Natasha Swan Ceramics, situated in the coastal town of Whitehead on the Causeway Coastal Route, is the home of handmade ceramic gifts and homeware alongside regular demonstrations and events.