The Golden Shed is an installation created by the artist Harry Cory Wright. You are invited to create your own artwork using some of the 600 small pieces of wood that Harry has shaped, coloured and polished. When you have made something you like, there is a photo both inside the shed so you can photograph the work. You can buy a print of what you have made to take away with you. There is also the opportunity to have Harry make and frame the actual piece you have made.

It is a very calm space indeed. You sit at a work bench and select the pieces you might work with from the shelves in front of you. The lighting is designed to show the colours of the pieces of to their best advantage, and there is a quiet and engaging sound track to listen to by the artist Alex Howard. You have full voloume control.

We have been told that this is a particularly unthreatening creative process, so in that sense, yes, it’s easy. As you begin to choose which pieces you might place on your board, you start on a simple journey. You might find yourself picking up a piece for no reason but as soon as you place it next to another piece, the two begin a visual relationship that is as simple or as complicated as you like. And so the process of making an artwork begins.

We would like to think that everyone will enjoy being in The Golden Shed. It is aimed at adults but there is no doubt that children of all ages enjoy making artwork here.

This is the fourth time that the shed has been presented as an art installation. Previously it was painted a deep, warm orange colour. This time, as it is part of Harry’s art residency at Monica Vinader’s jewellery studios… it’s painted gold. The location of Langlands, Holkham where the shed is set up in the middle of the courtyard, has a very fine and recently restored clock tower. The clock numbers, the hands and the weather vane are gold.

Click on the 'BOOK A SESSION' button in the header of the website. This will take you to the secure online ticketing platform Ticket Tailor, where you can book a timeslot and pay securely by credit/debit card.

The cost of a one hour session in The Golden shed is £40. This is the total cost for 1-6 people. There are some optional extra costs you can choose from at the end of your session: A4 PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT of your chosen artwork on Japanese paper (numbered, stamped and boxed to take away) - £65 inc vat A4 PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT on Japanes paper. Framed. £95 A3 PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT on Japanese paper (framed) - £105 inc vat ACTUAL PHYSICAL ARTWORK (secured and framed) - £325 inc vat

Your session is up to an hour if you want it. You can spend the rest of your time choosing a print, in Harry’s studio/gallery.  There is a large lawn you can sit on and two tables with umbrellas if you need some shade.

The Golden Shed is at Longlands, Holkham Park, Norfolk. NR23 1RU.  You will be sent detailed directions when you confirm your booking along with access codes to the South Entrance gates of Holkham.

No. You can only get to Longlands through the South Gate of Holkham Park which has the beautiful view up to the obelisk.

No. The Golden Shed is strictly by appointment only

We only offer four bookings a day so we cannot offer refunds for cancellations within 48 hours of your booking time.

You can come alone, as a pair or in a group of up to six. There are six ‘stations’ in The Golden Shed and six comfy stools.

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Yes please. Well behaved children are welcome.

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Yes of course. We have well trained and friendly assistants who will guide you and offer help when needed. They will show you how to use the simple camera system to take a picture of your work and show you on screen what you have made at the end of your session.

As you make your work you can place it under the camera system provided. When you press the shutter button your creation is stored on our system. Each of your creations is recorded and you can record as many different versions as you like. At the end of your session an assistant will go through with you the photos of the creations you have made so you can have a print made if you like. The photography process is extremely simple and our assistants will be around to help.  Optional print cost to takeaway: A4 PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT of your chosen artwork on Japanese paper (numbered, stamped and boxed to take away) - £65 inc vat A4 PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT on Japanes paper. Framed. £95 A3 PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT on Japanese paper (framed) - £105 inc vat ACTUAL PHYSICAL ARTWORK (secured and framed) - £325 inc vat

We can make prints of what you have made on beautiful Japanese paper: A4 PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT of your chosen artwork on Japanese paper (numbered, stamped and boxed to takeaway) - £95 inc vat You can also ask for Harry to secure the piece you have made into a framed artwork. This will take a few days to make: A3 PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT on Japanese paper (framed) - £175 inc vat Actual, physical ARTWORK (secured and framed) - £450 inc vat

Harry is often around in the studio next to The Golden Shed but we can’t guarantee he will be there when you visit. If you want to make an appointment to talk to Harry and look at work hanging in the gallery then please email or visit his website where there is a Studio Visit booking system.

Yes. After you have been in The Golden Shed you are welcome to come into the studio and look at Harry’s work on display. This is a commercial gallery as well as a studio space and there is work for sale.

We feel sure you will!