Mid-range ££ cookery schools
Kent Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Barbecues, Breadmaking, Chinese, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Macaroons, Mexican, Pastry cakes and puddings, Tapas, Thai, Vietnamese
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients Based in a beautiful cobbled courtyard five minutes from Ashford in Mersham, Kent Cookery School has large vaulted ceilings and a beautiful separate … More
Flora’s Kitchen Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Children, Full range, Residential, Students
Cost: Mid-range ££
Determined to provide teenagers and students with a well-rounded culinary education, Flora, a mother of four, set-up the ‘Kitchen’ in her rather grand country … More
The Vegetarian Society Cookery School
Region: North-West England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, British, Christmas, Diploma, Eco-friendly, Gluten-free, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Spanish, Vegan, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Friendly, relaxed, professional and in-depth courses exploring global vegetarian cooking More
Waterhouse Cookery School
Region: London
Type: Breadmaking, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Health and nutrition, Knife skills
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients: This well-intentioned cookery school offers bespoke classes, tailoring tuition towards staff away days, client entertainment and private parties. Ambitious cooks can arrange a dinner party, chez … More
B&H Kitchen
Region: London
Type: Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Health and nutrition, Knife skills, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
London institution and lifestyle company, Bourne & Hollingsworth, has scaled the heights of creative endeavour – and its Clerkenwell buildings – to bring us … More
Season, the Exclusive Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Baking, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Canapes, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Health and nutrition, Italian, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Spanish, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
“So much to learn!” exclaim the dynamic team at Season Cookery School. It’s a mantra supported by an impressive array of cookery classes, … More
Christine McFadden Cookery Courses
Region: South-West England
Type: Asian, Brazilian, Caribbean, Fish and seafood, Game, Gluten-free, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Pie making, Pizza making, Tapas, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
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
Seasoned Cookery School
Region: Central England
Type: Baking, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Canapes, Celebrity chef, Chocolate, Corporate, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Game, Hen parties, Home smoking, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Malaysian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Peruvian, Pie making, Preserves and pickles, Sauces, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients: With its country estate setting and impressive roster of former MasterChef and Great British Bake Off finalists teaching classes, Seasoned Cookery School in Derbyshire has the ingredients … More
Exeter Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Chocolate, Fish and seafood, French, Ice cream and sorbets, Italian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Sauces, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
The soon-to-open (in early 2016) Exeter Cookery School is housed in a converted 1830s’ warehouse on the city’s quayside. Owners Jim and Lucy Fisher are … More
Enrica Rocca Venetian Cookery Classes
Pronounced “chi-KET-tee”, this is actually the plural of the word cicchetto – the tapas-style finger foods found in abundance in Venetian bars – … More
Northcote Cookery School
Region: North-West England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Barbecues, Breadmaking, British, Corporate, Dinner party, Hen parties, Italian, Knife skills, Michelin star, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Mid-range ££
There is just a glass wall between you and a live, working kitchen at this well-appointed cookery school beside the Northcote’s Michelin-starred restaurant. The school, which … More
Dancing Trousers Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, Entertaining, Fish and seafood, Gluten-free, Italian, Japanese, Macarons, Pastry cakes and puddings, Thai, Vietnamese
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients: Don your dancing trousers and head for the Cotswolds where you’ll find former BBC MasterChef contestant Alexis Thompson who has been running her own … More
Panary Craft Baking Courses
An artisan baker of 40 years’ experience, Paul Merry established Panary in 1997 and runs craft baking courses from a working, water-driven flour mill, … More
Philleigh Way
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Christmas, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Italian, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
There’s a good looking earthiness to the courses offered at this farm-based cookery school near Truro run by brothers-in-law James Martin and head chef … More
Food at 52
Region: London
Type: Basic cookery skills, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Indian, Italian, Moroccan, Spanish, Tapas, Thai, Vietnamese
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic Ingredients: Food at 52’s new premises are just down the road from their original school in Clerkenwell. The new school is equally cool, with an … More
Cheshire Cooks
Region: North-West England
Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Chocolate, Christmas, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Game, Italian, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Pizza, Spanish, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Cheshire Cooks is a pristine cookery school which, along with two plush en-suite bedrooms and spa facilities, completes the conversion of Lakeside Barn on … More
Squires Kitchen International School
Region: South-East England
Type: Breadmaking, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Gluten-free, Pastry cakes and puddings, Sugarcraft
Cost: Mid-range ££, Premium £££
Basic Ingredients: Squires Kitchen International School is the UK’s longest-running sugarcraft school and has been teaching the art of cake decorating for nearly 30 years. The school … More
River Cottage Chef’s School
Region: South-West England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Celebrity chef, Cheese, Chocolate, Dinner party, Diploma, Fish and seafood, Game, Health and nutrition, Home smoking, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Students, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
The expanding River Cottage HQ’s latest venture is all about giving career-minded cooks a step-up the culinary ladder. The range of programmes are … More
Abinger Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Barbecues, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Canapes, Celebrity chef, Chalet Cookery, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Knife skills, Men, Pastry cakes and puddings, Residential, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Lewis Davies showed his flair for property development when he took a disused pub in the Surrey Hills and transformed it into the … More
The Hive Cookery School
Type: Ski chalet
Cost: Mid-range ££
This fresh-off-the-piste cookery school is situated in the village of Plan Peisey near the ski resort of Les Arcs in the French Alps. … More
Konditor & Cook Cake School
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Region: London
Type: Baking, Corporate, Cupcakes, Hen parties, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Mid-range ££
The doyens of London cake-making, Konditor & Cook operates two Cake School sites in Borough Market and on Stamford Street. Classes such as … More
Cooks, The Carlton School of Food
Region: North-East England
Type: Barbecues, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Celebrity chef, Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Dinner party, Foraging, Game, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles
Cost: Mid-range ££
Not many cookery schools are set in the Downton-style kitchens of a country house. Carlton Towers, as the name suggests, is a grand, … More
The Cooking Academy
Region: South-East England
Type: Children, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Health and nutrition, Indian, Knife skills, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Men, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish, Students, Tapas, Thai, Vegetarian, Vietnamese
Cost: Mid-range ££
The Cooking Academy places health and nutrition at the heart of its teaching. Kumud Gandhi, who established the school in her homely kitchen … 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 ££
Basic ingredients: White Pepper is one of the most appealing cookery schools in the UK offering exceptional cookery courses and food experiences to both the amateur and … More
Demuths 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
Cinnamon Square
Region: South-East England
Type: Baking, Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Italian, Macarons, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Mid-range ££
Specialist baking from Great Taste Award gold star winner Paul Barker (pictured) less than an hour on the tube from Central London. Hands-on … More
Vale House Kitchen
Region: South-West England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Celebrity chef, Christmas, Cupcakes, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Bod and Annie Griffiths have taken a lot of time and care to get the detail just right at their newly opened state-of-the-art cookery … More
Rosemary Shrager Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Canapes, Celebrity chef, Children, Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Game, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Celebrated culinary all-rounder Rosemary Shrager brings a wealth of experience to her new cookery school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She fronts the school … More
Lebanese Cookery Course on the English Riviera
The Richwood Hotel in Torquay, Devon, is a Victorian mansion with 13 en-suite bedrooms that range from single occupancy to family size. Murals … More
Flavours School of Cookery
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Region: South-West England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Canapes, Cheese, Children, Chinese, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Men, Mexican, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Spanish, Tapas, Thai, Vegetarian, Vietnamese
Cost: Mid-range ££
Hands-on cookery with a smile is the flavour of the day at this Dorset cookery school, fronted by highly experienced resident chef, Des … More
The Cotswold Chef
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Region: Central England, South-West England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Barbecues, Breadmaking, Cheese, Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Full range, Health and nutrition, Hen parties, Italian, Students, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £, Mid-range ££, Premium £££
With more than 25 years of culinary globe-trotting, from America to Singapore, Cotswold Chef Rob Rees has a wealth of experience to offer those keen … More
Brook Bakery School
Basic Ingredients: This Somerset school takes baking very seriously with a strong emphasis on craft and technique. Essentially, they run two bakery courses, one focused on … 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
The Foodworks Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Aga, Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Fish and seafood, Game, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Men, Mexican, Moroccan, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
Designed by the founder Harriet Elwes, this state-of-the-art kitchen housed in a voluminous purpose-built barn in the heart of the Cotswolds has an … 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
The Cooking Experience
Region: East of England
Type: Barbecues, Breadmaking, British, Canapes, Christmas, Corporate, Fish and seafood, French, Game, Hen parties, Italian, Mediterranean, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish, Tapas, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients: Combining a warm and homely atmosphere with an impressive range of cookery courses and tuition from professional chefs, The Cooking Experience is situated in … More
The Mistley Kitchen
Something of a culinary polymath – self-taught chef, restaurateur, food writer and now cookery school tutor – Sherri Singleton opened Mistley Kitchen in … More
The Spinney School of Fine Food
Region: Central England
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Chinese, Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Game, Hen parties, Indian, Italian, Men
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients: The purpose-built teaching kitchen at The Spinney School of Fine Food is compact with a homely country kitchen ambience. It boasts a central four-oven … More
The Inspired Gourmet Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Barbecues, Butchery, Children, Corporate, Cupcakes, Fish and seafood, Game, Health and nutrition, Hen parties, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Men, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish, Students, Tapas, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic Ingredients: A school near Milton Keynes where all ages can build their confidence in the kitchen under the attentive watch of a quartet of highly … More
The Cook School Scotland
Region: Scotland
Type: Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Game, Indian, Italian, Mediterranean, Pastry cakes and puddings, Tapas
Cost: Mid-range ££
The highly experienced and affable chefs at this state-of-the-art cook school in Kilmarnock welcome first-time foodies and fanatics alike as they set about … 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
The Cheshire Cookery School
Region: North-West England
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic Ingredients: Chef Director, Jason Palin, from the Cheshire Cookery School has a few years culinary experience under his chef’s hat. He has cooked around the … More
The Tideswell School of Food
Region: Central England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Chocolate, Corporate, Eco-friendly, Foraging, Game, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Students, Tapas, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Please note this cookery school is now closed Basic Ingredients: With a whopping average of 20 courses per month on offer at this Derbyshire cookery school … 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 ££
As far as we are aware Stamford Cookery School is now closed. Basic ingredients: Opened in March 2011 in the centre of the market town of … More
The Devilled Egg Kitchen Academy
Basic ingredients: Barbora Stiess runs this catchily named cookery school from her roomy Georgian home and kitchen based in Clifton, Bristol. Having trained at Leiths and worked … More
Edinburgh School of Food and Wine
Region: Scotland
Type: Advanced chef skills, Barbecues, Breadmaking, British, Chocolate, Dinner party, Diploma, Fish and seafood, French, Italian, Mediterranean, Men, Mexican, Pastry cakes and puddings, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
Aside from its fantastic location in an 18th-Century coaching house in the grounds of Newliston House, just 12 miles from the city, the … More
The Cook Academy
Region: South-East England
Type: Children, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Game, Hen parties, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves, Students, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
Based in smart premises in the pretty market town of Alresford, near Winchester, the school offers a wide range of cookery tuition and … More
The Old Rectory Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Children, Corporate, Dinner party, French, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Pastry cakes and puddings, Picnic, Spanish, Students
Cost: Mid-range ££
Based in a Georgian house in the village of Bentley on the Surrey/Hampshire borders, the Old Rectory Cookery School was once the home of Jane Austen’s brother … More
Dublin Cookery School
Region: Republic of Ireland
Type: Barbecues, Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Lynda Booth’s cookery school in Blackrock, Co. Dublin has a bright “art gallery” like ambience where aspiring cooks can try their hand at … More
Edinburgh New Town Cookery School
Region: Scotland
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Diploma, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Students, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
A welcome newcomer to Scotland’s culinary scene, ENTCS is a slick operation run by Fiona Burrell and a team of mainly female chefs, … More
Cookery School at Little Portland Street
Region: London
Type: Advanced chef skills, Baking, Breadmaking, British, Celebrity chef, Chocolate, Corporate, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Diploma, Eco-friendly, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Game, Gluten-free, Greek, Health and nutrition, Hen parties, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Middle Eastern, Organic, Pastry cakes and puddings, Picnic, Pie making, Preserves and pickles, Spanish, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Rosalind Rathouse is the professional chef and self-confessed food obsessive who runs, with great success, the Cookery School. Situated two minutes from Oxford … More
Ginger Pig
This popular London butchers of rare breeds reared on the North Yorkshire Moors started out at Borough Market in the late 1990s and … More
Pudding Pie Cookery School
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
Fair Cake
Cup cake course specialists that have inspired dozens of domestic bakers to set up shop. Run by Shikhita Singh, classes are held in … More
Smashing Pans
Region: South-East England
Type: Barbecues, Canapes, Fish and seafood, Italian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
NB: Please note that we understand that this cookery school has ceased trading. Please click here for more information and contact the school directly 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 Underground Cookery School
Informal hands-on classes for corporate groups, hen nights and private parties held on the edge of the City of London. Classes are run … 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
The Lighthouse Bakery School
Located in the beautiful High Weald countryside in East Sussex, overlooking Bodiam Castle, this artisan bakery school runs a dozen or so different one-day … More
Buttermilk Barn Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Dinner party, Full range, Indian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students
Cost: Mid-range ££
NB: Buttermilk Barn is now closed and Angela Herbert-Bell is offering courses at her new venture, Herbert’s restaurant and cafe in Keston. Angela runs 15 … More
Cooking with Angela Gray
Region: Wales
Type: Butchery, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
All round food dynamo Angela Gray runs polished day courses at two different historic venues in Wales: Slebech Park in Pembrokeshire and Fonmon … More
The Culinary Cottage
Region: Wales
Type: Advanced chef skills, Aga, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Men, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
Former cook to royalty Penny Lewis runs a selection of residential and one-day cookery courses from her cottage near Wales’s foodie capital Abergavenny. As … More
Cheese School
Cooked up by food writer Fiona Beckett and Jess Trethowan of Trethowan’s Dairy, Cheese School proposes a full day of tastings and tips … More
Stirring Stuff: The Henley Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Chinese, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Full range, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Men, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
As far as we are aware this cookery school is now closed. There are occasional posts on its Facebook page. The quietly assured … More
Ren’s Kitchen
Group and tailor-made Indian cookery classes held in a modern cookhouse in the garden of Renuka Patel’s suburban house in North London. Groups … More
The Cooking School at Dean Clough
Region: North-East England
Type: Corporate, Fish and seafood, Full range, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Mid-range ££
Please be aware that this cookery school is due to close on July 31st 2015 Set in the Pennines, the school has a … 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
Le Cordon Bleu
Classic, world-renowned cook school whose diploma is recognised in the industry as being one of the best. With campuses all over the world, … More
Main Ingredient Cookery School
The cookery school is an offshoot of Flip Woods and Hoops Anderson’s impressive catering outfit based near Hemel Hempstead. Classes take place in … More
Cambridge Cookery School
Region: East of England
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Corporate, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Game, Italian, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
Expect to find a few Nordic influences in the dishes at this school run by Swedish-born Tine Roche. Located not far from the … More
Richard Hughes Cookery School
Region: East of England
Type: Fish and seafood, Full range, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students
Cost: Mid-range ££
Richard Hughes has been professionally cooking for 30 years and teaching for 20, so he knows a thing or two. There’s an emphasis … More
Authentic Ethnic Cookery School
Region: London
Type: Corporate, Indian, Lebanese, Mexican, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese
Cost: Mid-range ££
Canadian born Tertia Goodwin runs London’s first cookery school focused on international cuisines. A drab main road doorway leads to a spacious all-white ultra-cool … More
Just Cook
Region: South-East England
Type: Chinese, Fish and seafood, Full range, Italian, Knife skills, Spanish
Cost: Mid-range ££
Founder Tim Ryan runs courses from a gleaming high-tech kitchen. Tim confesses not to being a chef by trade and sees himself as … More
Olive Tree Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Fish and seafood, Italian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Homely style hands-on baking, pasta-making and winter pudding classes run out of a fully fitted kitchen in a barn in the Purbeck Hills … More
Belle Isle Cookery School
Each class at this Northern Irish Ballymaloe is formed of 12 pupils and aims to give them the confidence to do something different with … More
Manna from Devon
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Full range
Cost: Mid-range ££
Brownie and Sticky Pudding specialists Holly and David Jones run Manna from Devon out of their bed and breakfast Victorian home. David is … More
Bluebell Croft
Unique two-day home-smoking and Aga cookery courses sourcing its ingredients from a working eco croft. Run by former rural Scottish chef of the … More
Swinton Park Cookery School
Region: North-East England
Type: British, Corporate, Full range, Indian, Mediterranean, Residential
Cost: Mid-range ££
Light, airy state-of-the-art kitchen in the converted Georgian stables of a 17th century luxury castle hotel with three AA rosettes. Chef Director Stephen … More
The Lesley Waters Cookery School
Ready Steady Cook chef Lesley Waters leads hands-on, demonstration and bespoke masterclasses in the historic private family home of Minterne House. Located in … More
Cookery at The Grange
Founded in 1981 in tree-filled grounds, The Grange enjoys a worldwide reputation. A countryside school run since 1988 by Jane Averill, who has … More
La Cucina Caldesi Cookery School
Run out of the Marylebone kitchens of the husband and wife team from Return to Tuscany TV fame, this is the only Italian … More
The Bertinet Kitchen Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, Corporate, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Mid-range ££
Specialist baking and much more from 2010 BBC Food Champion Richard Bertinet. The persuasive French chef and author leads a multi-talented team of … More
Bettys Cookery School
Region: North-East England
Type: Breadmaking, Chocolate, Full range, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Mid-range ££
Situated in a large, purpose built school on the edge of Harrogate, Bettys Cookery School opened in 2001 and is a dynamic enterprise that … More
The Arches Cookery School
Run by former caterer to rock stars Sarah Muir (pictured, right) it’s a family affair based in a smartly converted barn at Grinkle … More
Waitrose Cookery School
Based above the handsome Art Deco Waitrose store in Finchley Road, the first Waitrose cookery school has ash blonde wooden floors and is … 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
Lady G’s Cookery School
NB: Lady G’s is not running courses in 2012 but hopes to resume business as usual in 2013. Monthly residential and day courses … More
Slattery’s School of Excellence
Family-run business based in the former Mason’s Arms public house refurbished to include a showroom, shop, elegant dining room and school kitchen on … More
Mosimann’s Academy
Set in a converted Victorian School in Battersea, the Academy was established by internationally renowned chef Anton Mosimann in 1996 and is run … More
Ashburton Cookery School
One of the UK’s leading cookery schools, Ashburton offers more than 40 cookery courses from beginners to advanced cooks, and from Taste of … More
Fermyn Woods Hall
Country house cooking in a grandly restored Victorian kitchen. Resident Cordon Bleu chef Emma Crowhurst (pictured, right) and “Lady AGA” Lucy Young steer students … More
The Raymond Blanc Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Children, Chocolate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Health and nutrition, Michelin star, Pastry cakes and puddings, Residential, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££, Premium £££
Leading cookery school at two-Michelin-starred chef Raymond Blanc’s country restaurant and hotel. One, two or four-day courses for novices, children, corporate clients and … More
