Chesterton windmill is one of Warwickshire's most famous landmarks. Join me in a sunset landscape photography workshop and learn about composition and light
Summary
Location: Warwickshire - Chesterton
Dates:
Wed 16th Sep 2026 - 18:00 - 20:30
Mon 5th Oct 2026 - 17:30 - 20:00
Tue 13th May 2027 - 18:15 - 20:15
Mon 10th May 2027 - 18:30 - 20:30
Participants: Max 6
Fitness: 1. Easy
Experience Level: Beginner to Advanced
Equipment Needed: DSLR or Mirrorless Camera and Tripod
Photography Workshop Event Details Chesterton
Description: This sunset landscape photography workshop is an evening shoot at Chesterton Windmill, one of Warwickshire's most iconic landmarks, open to all levels and any camera. A striking 17th-century tower windmill on its arched stone legs, standing alone on a hilltop for nearly 350 years, it's one of the most photogenic structures in the county — and this workshop is built around capturing it in the golden light of sunset and the long-exposure drama of the hour that follows, in a way that's genuinely your own rather than the postcard everyone already has.
The technical craft is the floor we build on — exposure, depth of field, and setting up long exposures to draw movement out of cloud and sky as dusk falls. But the real work is learning to see this familiar landmark freshly: composing the windmill with intention against the sky and the rolling countryside, finding the unexpected angle and the intimate detail as readily as the wide hilltop vista, and reading the warm, directional light of sunset as a harmony to compose with rather than just a pretty backdrop to point at. As the colour builds and fades, you'll learn to design a frame where the light, the land and the windmill all work together.
It's a small group of no more than six, taught personally and pitched at exactly your level, so whether you're new to landscape photography or refining your technique, you get real one-to-one guidance in the field. You'll come away with a set of atmospheric images of this famous Warwickshire landmark — golden-hour silhouettes and long-exposure skies — and a sharper, more intentional way of seeing light and composition that lets you photograph any landmark at its best.
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Description Chesterton Windmill
Chesterton Windmill Sunset Photography
Chesterton Windmill is a 17th-century cylindrical stone tower windmill with an arched base, located outside the village of Chesterton, Warwickshire. It is a Grade I listed building and a striking landmark in South-East Warwickshire.
The windmill is one of Warwickshire's most famous landmarks. It stands on a hilltop overlooking the village of Chesterton for nearly 350 years. It is near the Roman Fosse Way and about five miles (8 km) south-east of Warwick.
It was built around 1632-1633, probably by Sir Edward Peyto, who was Lord of the Chesterton Manor House. It is the earliest tower mill in England to retain any of its working parts.
On this Chesterton Windmill workshop Alan will guide you through:
focusing in low light
tonal range and shadow and highlight recognition
composition and designing the shot in the dark
long exposure, set-up and calculating the right amount of time
Itinerary
Meet at the designated location - Chesterton Windmill
Workshop Briefing, preparation and set-up
Shoot, review images and get individual tuition
Event finish
