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Welsh Cookery School of Artisan Food

Region: Wales Type: Breadmaking, Celebrity chef, Cheese, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Home smoking Cost: Affordable £

The team at the Welsh Cookery School of Artisan Food is on a “real food” journey that introduces students to experts in beer, … More →

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Juniper & Rose Kitchen Garden School

Region: Central England Type: Breadmaking, British, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Preserves and pickles Cost: Affordable £

Basic Ingredients: A browse around the beautiful Juniper & Rose website gives readers a promising insight in to the school itself – the images have the … More →

White Pepper Cookery School

Region: South-West England Type: Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Canapes, Children, Christmas, Corporate, Diploma, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Men, Michelin star, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Thai Cost: Mid-range ££

The foodie experience here is enhanced by its setting in rural Dorset, yet the school is only a stone’s throw from Poole Harbour, … More →

Christine McFadden Cookery Courses

Region: South-West England Type: Asian, Caribbean, Fish and seafood, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Mediterranean, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Pizza making, Tapas, Vegetarian Cost: Affordable £

Basic ingredients: Food writer and cookery tutor, Christine McFadden, aka the Dorset Foodie, runs hands-on courses at home in the exceptionally beautiful hamlet of Littlebredy near … More →

A class at the Edinburgh New Town Cookery School

UK Cookery School of the Year Awards 2012: the winners

Our shortlists showcased the best cookery schools in the country but who would win top prize? More →

UK and Ireland Cookery School of the Year Awards 2012

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The Vegetarian Cookery School

Region: South-West England Type: Breadmaking, British, Dinner party, French, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Moroccan, Spanish, Thai, Vegetarian, Vietnamese Cost: Mid-range ££

Basic Ingredients: Professional vegetarian chef Rachel Demuth was a founder of the Neal’s Yard Bakery in Covent Garden before turning her attentions to Bath, where she … More →

Six alternative cookery schools

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The Organic Cookery School

Region: South-East England Type: Children, Eco-friendly, Organic, Students Cost: Affordable £

On an ethical crusade to spread the word about healthy food to families and children, this not-for-profit social enterprise could easily be the … More →

Braxted Park Cookery School

Region: South-East England Cost: Mid-range ££

Basic Ingredients: The recently refurbished kitchens at the Braxted Park Cookery School inhabit a pristine white, beautifully-illuminated space with huge arched windows that look out on … More →

Cooks Academy

Region: Republic of Ireland Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, Celebrity chef, Chinese, Chocolate, Christmas, Fish and seafood, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Malaysian, Moroccan, Tapas, Thai, Vietnamese Cost: Mid-range ££

Basic ingredients: Based in the heart of Dublin and touting itself as the city’s ‘premier cookery school’, Cooks Academy was founded by Vanessa and Tim Greenwood … More →

Coghlans Cookery School

Region: Central England Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Christmas, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Game, Health and nutrition, Italian, Knife skills, Men, Pastry cakes and puddings, Sausage making, Students, Vegetarian Cost: Mid-range ££

Basic Ingredients: The professional and fully equipped kitchens at the Coghlans Cookery School in Chesterfield host a vast array of courses, aimed at all levels, that … More →

Fish in a Day cookery course

Qin Xie takes Food Safari's first fish cookery course on dry land in London More →

Dishy Cookery School

Region: South-East England Type: Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Pastry cakes and puddings, Sausage making, Tapas, Vegetarian Cost: Affordable £

Basic Ingredients: With good links from London Waterloo, this Surrey based cook school offers five-hour day courses from its homely but smartly equipped kitchen in the … More →

Historic Food Cookery Courses

Region: North-West England Type: Historic Cost: Mid-range ££

Basic ingredients: Professional cook and food historian Ivan Day is passionate about the past on a plate. His re-creations of meals have appeared in museums on … More →

Food Safari

Region: East of England Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Cheese, Eco-friendly, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Home smoking Cost: Mid-range ££

Basic Ingredients: Not your average cook school, Food Safari is the brainchild of Polly and Tim Robinson whose passion for Suffolk as “a perfect destination for … More →

Stamford Cookery School

Region: Central England Type: Barbecues, Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Hen parties, Home smoking, Italian, Japanese, Pastry cakes and puddings, Pate and terrine Cost: Mid-range ££

Basic ingredients: Opened in March 2011 in the centre of the market town of Stamford where Thierry Daugeron and Denise Taylor oversee a range of classes … More →

10 of the best cookery courses for kids

Six weeks of summer holiday is a long time to fill for restless kids Among all the courses and activities that occupy youngsters there are … More →

Blackheath Cooks

Region: London Type: Butchery, Children, Chocolate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Men, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Thai, Vegetarian Cost: Affordable £

The lovely website for this new cookery school and cook shop in South-East London promises a smart up-to-date culinary experience. Joy Neal set up … More →

Webbe’s Cookery School

Region: South-East England Type: Breadmaking, Canapes, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Tapas Cost: Affordable £

Based in Rye, on England’s south coast in historic 1066 Country, the cookery school is a natural extension of Paul Webbe’s passion and knowledge … More →

Mourne Seafood Cookery School

Region: Northern Ireland Type: Barbecues, Butchery, Fish and seafood, Indian, Knife skills, marmalades and chutney, Men, Students Cost: Affordable £

Ideally located in the Nautilus Centre, this modern cookery school has impressive panoramic views of Kilkeel harbour, home to Northern Ireland’s largest fishing … More →

Pudding Pie Cookery School

Region: Central England, South-East England Type: Children, Students Cost: Mid-range ££

A fun programme of classes mainly for adults but which also cater for children and teenagers. Classes can be held at any venue with … More →

Thyme at Southrop

Region: South-West England Type: Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Full range, Indian, Italian, Picnic, Tapas, Thai Cost: Mid-range ££

A team of chefs and experts run this really fresh looking cookery school in the Cotswolds offering cooking, gardening and foraging courses, as … More →

The School of Artisan Food

Region: Central England Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Celebrity chef, Cheese, Chocolate, Diploma, Pastry cakes and puddings Cost: Mid-range ££

The Welbeck Estate in the heart of Sherwood Forest in North Nottinghamshire is home to the UK’s only school of artisan food. Given … More →

Brompton Cookery School

Region: Central England Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Italian, Japanese, Mediterranean, Students Cost: Mid-range ££

Based in a barn conversion on National Trust property this school runs a range of day, half day and week long courses as well … More →

Dancing Trousers Cookery School

Region: South-West England Type: Fish and seafood, Italian, Men, Pastry cakes and puddings Cost: Mid-range ££

Basic ingredients: Don your dancing trousers and shuffle off to the Cotswolds where you’ll find former BBC MasterChef contestant Alexis Thompson who launched her own cookery … More →

Squires Kitchen’s International School

Region: South-East England Type: Chocolate, Pastry cakes and puddings Cost: Mid-range ££

Squires Kitchen offers one to six-day sugarcraft and chocolate courses from £125 to £675 for all abilities out of a Georgian-style grange in … More →

The Avenue Cookery School

Region: London Type: Corporate, Students Cost: Mid-range ££

The gap year and undergraduate specialists from South West London offer hands-on courses of one to four weeks in duration from £600 to … More →

The David Adlard Cookery School

Region: East of England Type: British, French, Italian, Michelin star Cost: Mid-range ££

Hands-on cookery days and “watch and eat” demonstrations by David and a team of hand-picked “star” chefs (including Aiden Byrne and Tom Kerridge) … More →

Trill Farm

Region: South-West England Type: Health and nutrition, Residential, Vegetarian

Seasonal Living Nutrition courses run by chef and nutritionist Daphne Lambert and cohorts. These field-to-fork courses are hands-on residential weekends based on a … More →

Cordon Vert Cook School

Region: North-West England Type: Vegetarian Cost: Mid-range ££

Located in a Victorian mansion, the 163-year-old Vegetarian Society’s own cookery school teaches inspirational meat-free workshops and foundation courses to all abilities. From … More →

Cook School by Martin Wishart

Region: Scotland

Practical courses, Martin’s masterclasses and evening demonstrations for cooking enthusiasts in a well-designed, modern school. Eight work stations ensure small groups. Tutors include … More →