The Herbalist’s Way
A Practical Herbal Medicine Course in Margate, Kent.
Taught by Sorrell Robbins, Medical Herbalist BSc Hons, 30+ years' clinical experience
2026 Sold Out
8 places available for April 2027
Turn curiosity into confidence with practical herbal skills for home and family.
A welcoming, hands-on training (only 8 places) where you’ll learn to use herbs safely and effectively — and make real remedies from everyday plants to support health and wellbeing at home.
Practical medicine for real life, taught with heart and integrity.
Key details
Start: April 2027
Format: 7 monthly in-person sessions (9:30–2:30)
Group size: 8 students
Includes: materials + lunch + online access + recordings
Location: Margate, UK
What Does The Herbalist's Way Herbal Medicine Course Include?
For anyone who wants to understand the body and learn how to support health naturally.
Each month focuses on a different body system, taught clearly and brought to life through hands-on medicine-making.
You’ll create remedies as you go — building real skills and a home apothecary along the way.
Is This Herbal Medicine Course Right for You?
This course is for you if…
You want herbal knowledge that’s safe, grounded, and practical
You want to support your home and family confidently
You love plants, but feel overwhelmed by conflicting advice
No prior training needed — just curiosity, care, and a willingness to learn.
Your Teacher: Sorrell Robbins, Medical Herbalist BSc Hons
My path into herbal medicine began the way many do — not through a textbook, but through my own healing.
As a young woman, I was struggling with deep physical and emotional wounds that conventional medicine couldn't seem to reach. Then I met a healer who worked with herbs and homoeopathy, and she gave me calendula. I will never forget the feeling — warmth spreading through me, gentle yet powerful. I instantly began to heal. From that moment, I was captivated: by the science of plants, by their spirit, by the ancient wisdom woven into every remedy.
I went on to train as a Medical Herbalist at university, qualifying in 1999 with a BSc Hons in Phytopharmacy — the scientific study of plant medicines. But my education didn't stop there. Over three decades of clinical practice and continued learning, I've woven together Western herbal medicine with Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, Galenic medicine, astrological herbalism, aromatherapy, and plant spirit medicine. I hold additional qualifications in hypnotherapy, clinical aromatherapy, therapeutic massage, advanced Reiki, gong and sound healing, shamanism, and cacao ceremony.
I've had the privilege of teaching at every level — from curious beginners to advanced postgraduates — through organisations including The University of West London, The Institute of Traditional Herbal Medicine and Aromatherapy, The Psychedelic Society, and the Low-impact Living Initiative.
The Herbalist's Way is the course I wish had existed when I began. It's practical, grounded, and taught with three decades of real clinical experience behind every session. You'll learn what works — how to use plants safely and intelligently, when herbs are enough, and when to reach for other support.
I work from my practice in Margate, Kent, surrounded by a herb garden that becomes part of the classroom. I bring the same warmth, rigour, and love of plants to every session that I bring to my clinic.
Come curious. Leave confident.
How The Herbalist's Way is Structured
Each day is spacious, practical, and nourishing — with time to learn, make remedies, and properly absorb what you’re taking in.
Our days run from 9.30 am to 2.30 pm, with a steady rhythm of teaching, hands-on medicine-making, and integration.
Lunch is included (12.00–1.00 pm) and lovingly prepared by Sorrell, a lived experience of herbs as food and food as medicine. Meals are vegan and gluten-free, and all allergies can be catered for. You’re also very welcome to bring your own lunch or snacks if you prefer.
Each session begins with grounded teaching to help you understand the body system we’re exploring and the plants we’ll be working with. From there, we move into the practical heart of the day: creating herbal medicines, learning techniques you can use for life, and crafting remedies to build your home apothecary.
Between sessions, your learning continues gently and flexibly. You’ll have access to the online course platform, including additional recipes, suggested reading, recorded videos, and a downloadable workbook — so you can return to the material whenever you wish, at your own pace.
And if life happens and you miss a session, you won’t miss out. All teachings are recorded and supported with written materials, so illness, family needs, or the unexpected won’t interrupt your learning. This course is designed to be practical, supportive, and accessible — a lasting relationship with herbs that grows well beyond our time together.
What You'll Make: Building Your Home Herbal Apothecary
Every module includes remedy-making, so you build your home apothecary as you go. You’ll learn to create herbal teas, tinctures, infused oils, salves, ointments, oxymels and more — building skills you can use confidently at home.
Blending traditional herbal wisdom with modern science, you’ll learn how to work safely with plants, when herbs are enough, and when to seek further support. By the end, you’ll have an apothecary to be proud of — and plant allies for a healthier, more resilient life.
What You'll Learn on The Herbalist's Way
By the end of The Herbal Way: Knowledge, Craft & Practice, you’ll have:
A growing home apothecary of remedies you’ve made yourself — with the confidence to keep expanding it safely
The confidence to choose herbs safely, intelligently, and practically for everyday health support
A deeper understanding of the body — how it works, why it falls out of balance, and how herbs can gently restore wellbeing
Hands-on skills you can use for life, with recipes and techniques that help you support yourself, your household, and your community with calm discernment
What You Gain Overall
By the end of The Herbal Way: Knowledge, Craft & Practice, you will:
Know how to support the most common everyday health issues naturally, with calm discernment rather than guesswork
Have hands-on experience making a wide range of remedies — teas and decoctions, tinctures, infused oils, salves, oxymels, syrups, capsules, bath blends, and food-based medicines
Take home a collection of bespoke, hand-crafted remedies, forming a mini herbal apothecary you can trust, enjoy, and use with confidence
Feel confident choosing remedies that are safe, effective, and appropriate for home use — for yourself and those you care for
Learn to work with plants in ways that are ethical, sustainable, and affordable, honouring both the Earth and your budget
Trust your ability to listen to the body, read its signals, and respond with skill rather than fear
Leave with the skills (and extra recipes) to keep growing your apothecary long after the course has finished
This is herbal medicine rooted in care, competence, and common sense — practical, grounded, and accessible to anyone willing to learn. Not about doing everything… but about doing what matters, well.
Investment in Your Herbal Medicine Training
The investment reflects the depth of teaching, the care woven into each session, and the materials you’ll use to craft your own remedies — with payment options to support accessibility.
Choose the payment option that suits you — all plans include full training, materials, lunch, and lifetime online access.
✅ 7 × 5-hour face-to-face sessions
✅ All herbs, ingredients, materials + equipment provided
✅ Vegan + gluten-free lunch at each session (allergies catered for)
✅ Online access (videos, recipes + downloadable workbook)
By purchasing this course, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
Pay in Full
1 payment of £777
More Information about The Herbalist’s Way
The Venue
Our venue is a bespoke teaching space, thoughtfully designed for herbal learning and hands-on medicine-making. Set within a peaceful garden, our large log cabin offers a calm, clean, well-equipped environment where study and practice flow naturally together.
Inside, you’ll find a spacious communal worktable for remedy making, alongside a projector and screen to support the teaching.
The space is arranged for comfort and practicality, so you can settle in, focus fully, and enjoy the learning.
Just outside the cabin, our herb garden becomes part of the classroom.
We’ll harvest fresh herbs in season, explore simple cultivation, and ground our studies in the living world of the plants themselves.
Refreshments
Available throughout the day, including filtered water and (of course) a generous selection of herbal teas.
Travel & Parking
The venue is easily accessible, with some on-site parking, free on-street parking nearby, and a council car park directly opposite. Margate is well connected by train, coach, and local bus routes, making travel straightforward whether you’re coming from nearby or further afield.