Dry Stone Walling - Level 1 2027

Dry Stone Walling - Level 1 - An accredited course for people wishing to expand on their knowledge and skills in the art of dry stone walling, with the possibility of a new career path, and culminating in a Level 1 test (DSWA/LANTRA).

If you have little previous experience of dry stone walling, we recommend that before this course, you come on one of our half day taster courses and / or the National Stone Centre beginners weekend course (click here), or a Derbyshire DSWA weekend course (click here) to check that this construction craft is for you.

It is essential you also have somewhere to practice in between the taught sessions, whilst on the qualification course.

Course Schedule

Monday 10th May - Induction Day 9am to 5pm

Monday / Tuesday 17 + 18 May – L1 Walling session 9am to 5pm

Monday/ Tuesday 14 + 15 June – L1 Speed Test session 9am to 5pm

Monday/ Tuesday 19 + 20 July – L1 Mock Test session 9am to 5pm

Thursday 22 July – Test Day L1 - start time 7.30 am to 5pm

The Course Fee of £480 is payable on Booking. The test fee is still to be confirmed by LANTRA. In 2026 this fee was £162 so a small increase might be expected. We will update this information as soon as we know what the test fees are.

The Test Fee will be payable in cash on the Induction day.

When you have booked onto this Level 1 course, we will invite you to a full day induction session in the week before the course starts, to avoid doing ‘paperwork’ on the teaching days. For more details about the course check out the specification provided by the awarding body Lantra by clicking the button below.

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