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 →
The Organic Cookery School
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
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
A fun programme of classes for children, teenagers and adults that can be held at any venue with a kitchen and somewhere to … 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
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
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
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
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 →
Ballymaloe Cookery School
Region: Republic of Ireland
Cost: Affordable £
Ireland’s food queen Darina Allen oversees 12-week courses at a school that opened in 1983 and is located in the middle of a … More →



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