Chris Park
Chris lives in The Vale of the White Horse, England. Settled on an organic farm with his family, he maintains a simple life through arts & crafts and varying projects.His wide ranging work includes – traditional crafts, experimental archaeology, bronze & iron age are construction, sculpture, performance, folk music and storytelling, druidry, ritual and ceremony, beekeeping and apitherapy, lecturing and teaching.
Collaborating with schools, wildlife trusts, nature reserves, communities, mental health projects, special interest groups, families and individuals.Involved with a number of British and European wisdom traditions, he is most active within Druidry. He began working with the the Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids in 1997. He hosts seasonal ceremonies within a sacred grove at home, and further afield as a Druid priest, celebrant and teacher.
Chris’ life took an interesting direction after he joined a project called ‘Surviving the Iron Age’ for the BBC 20 years ago, which followed 17 volunteers living as Iron Age Celts. Over 6 weeks of a wet Welsh autumn, they had to maintain their settlement just as the Celts did 2000 years ago. He was invited to be the ‘Druid’ of the settlement because of his knowledge of ancient British spirituality, religion and herbal medicine. A prolific beekeeper, he teaches skep making, skep-beekeeping, mead making and apitherapy, lecturing to beekeeping associations and other societies upon related subjects.
Often seen extolling the virtues of mead, metheglin and other traditional honey drinks. Chris tries to live an ecological lifestyle, growing some food, fetching wood and spring water, living close to the earth. He has welcomed visiting groups, elders, teachers and wisdom keepers from around the world to the U.K. who have the calling to travel as ambassadors for their communities and cultures. Enjoying comparative mythologies, the rich diversity and the beautiful quintessence of being that shines through all spiritual traditions.
Around the fire, if the stars are aligned, he can be a purveyor of ageless words, a seeker of the world's most ancient truths, lies and everything in between. You might call him a mellifluous fabulist, an erudite druid or a cunning linguist… but put simply he's just a decent fella, and a good storyteller, with tales for young and old, the innocent and the experienced, garnished with delicious music and song.You can find out more at: