Our Heritage-Inspired Learning™ Manifesto and Guilds
At Asterion & Co. we believe that the past holds deep reservoirs of craft, insight and beauty. But tradition alone is not enough. Heritage-Inspired Learning™ means honouring what is good and enduring about the past while deliberately weaving it with modern knowledge, sustainable practice and cutting-edge ideas – and doing so with integrity, craftsmanship and care.
Across the Asterion Guilds — from Gardening and Kitchen to Art, Interiors and Style — this approach shapes every course and gathering. We invite master growers, producers, artists, makers and designers to share their expertise, and we create warm, collaborative spaces where guests and mentors work side-by-side. Through this spirit of camaraderie, participants learn by doing, are inspired by heritage, and take pride in their own accomplishment as they carry those skills forward in ways that are relevant, exciting and impactful today.
Heritage-Inspired Learning™ is about connection: to place, to craft, to one another and to the future. By blending tradition with innovation, and by enriching the people and places we engage with, we nurture a living culture of craftsmanship and creativity that endures beyond each course or workshop.
Join the Asterion Guilds
Every guest who joins one of our courses automatically becomes part of the Asterion Guilds — a family of learning communities where heritage skills meet modern ideas.
Membership gives you priority booking, partner discounts and invitations to unique events, as well as early access to new programmes as they launch. Over time we’ll be opening up direct membership options so you can join a Guild and enjoy its benefits even if you’re not attending a course — helping us grow a community that celebrates craftsmanship, camaraderie and the joy of learning.
Member Benefits at a Glance
First choice on courses and new programmes.
Exclusive partner discounts with our trusted collaborators
Personal invitation for two to the Asterion Summer Party — a key annual gathering of the Guilds
Be part of a living community celebrating craftsmanship, camaraderie and heritage-based learning
The Asterion Guilds
A family of heritage-craft communities where tradition meets modern thinking.
Everyone who attends an Asterion course automatically becomes part of the Guild strand they’ve joined — enjoying priority booking, partner discounts and invitations to unique events as this community grows.
Gardening Club: Hands-on days in our historic garden where heritage horticultural skills meet modern sustainable practice, led by master growers and craftspeople.
Kitchen Forum: Talks, tastings and demonstrations with exceptional food and drink producers — a forum where heritage kitchen knowledge and contemporary ideas meet.
Art Salon: Hands-on workshops with artists and makers that revive the historic salon tradition — creating, making and learning together while inspiring one another to new visual expression.
Interiors Studio: Studio-style workshops with skilled interior craftspeople — from framing to fabrics — blending timeless techniques with modern approaches to home design.
Style Atelier: Workshops with jewellers, leatherworkers, tailors and stylists — drawing on heritage craft and fashion traditions to inspire fresh approaches to personal style and adornment.
