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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 →

The Cotswold Chef

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 →

The Mike Robinson Game and Wild Food Cookery School

Region: South-East England Type: Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Home smoking, Italian, Pastry cakes and puddings Cost: Premium £££

Basic Ingredients: As the name would suggest, this is all about plundering the natural surroundings – in this case, the charming Berkshire village and home of … More →

Snugboro with Rory O’Connell

Region: Republic of Ireland Type: Hen parties, Seasonal Cost: Premium £££

Not so much a cookery school as a seasonal masterclass held four times a year at Rory O’Connell’s charming 18th-century cottage, Snugboro, in … More →

Daylesford Cookery School

Region: South-West England Type: British, Butchery, Cheese, Children, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Health and nutrition, Pastry cakes and puddings Cost: Premium £££

An offshoot of the famous organic emporium in the Cotswolds run by Lady Bamford, the cookery school is one of the few in … More →

Hampstead Cuisine School

Region: London Type: Dinner party, French, Full range, Italian, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Men, Moroccan, Thai Cost: Premium £££

Please note this cookery school is now closed and its website directs to London Cuisine school in south-east London A quirky, well established … More →

River Cottage Cookery School

Region: South-West England Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Celebrity chef, Cheese, Fish and seafood Cost: Premium £££

Excellent themed courses down at Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s 65-acre organic farm in Devon. Courses run for either four, two or one days and include smoked … More →

Novelli Academy

Region: South-East England Type: Breadmaking, Celebrity chef, Corporate, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Italian, Japanese, Mediterranean, Men, Michelin star, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Thai Cost: Premium £££

Based in the 14th-century home of chef Jean-Christophe Novelli, the Academy offers a choice of one and two-day courses run by an international brigade of … More →

Tante Marie Culinary Academy

Region: South-East England Type: Advanced chef skills, Diploma, Men, Students Cost: Premium £££

Set in a Victorian mansion in secluded grounds in Surrey, the acclaimed Tante Marie Culinary Academy is the largest independent Cordon Bleu school … More →

Orchards Cookery School

Region: Central England Type: Corporate, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Residential, Ski chalet, Students Cost: Premium £££

The Bomford sisters, Lucy and Isabel, run this award winning cookery school for budding cooks, where courses are hands-on, lots of fun and … More →

Cake Boy Cookery School

Region: London Type: Chocolate, Pastry cakes and puddings Cost: Premium £££

Master patissier Eric Lanlard runs cookery classes in the modern open kitchen at his coffee and cake boutique. Classes usually have a maximum of … More →

The Walled Garden Cookery School

Region: South-West England Type: British, Butchery, Fish and seafood, Residential Cost: Premium £££

A Georgian manor on a 200-acre Cornish estate is the base for the UK’s first residential cooking and gardening school, run by Leiths-trained … More →

Leiths School of Food and Wine

Region: London Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, Chocolate, Diploma, Full range, Knife skills Cost: Premium £££

Established by chef and food writer Prue Leith in 1975, Leiths offers courses for professionals and amateurs including a unique year-long diploma course. … More →

The Tannery Cookery School

Region: Republic of Ireland Type: Corporate, Full range Cost: Premium £££

Chef’s chef Paul Tannery’s cookery school and restaurant are foodie beacons in Waterford. The school has a cool modern kitchen with workstations offering space for … More →

Billingsgate Seafood Training School

Region: London Type: Fish and seafood Cost: Premium £££

Classes for up to 16 people take place in a kitchen above the market with a resident fish expert. Morning courses, a combination … More →

Venturi’s Table

Region: London Type: British, Chocolate, Corporate, French, Hen parties, Indian, Italian, Thai Cost: Premium £££

Opened in 2005 but taken over by new owners in 2015, the mission of London’s first corporate cookery centre is to provide fun … More →

Nick Nairn Cook School

Region: Scotland Type: British, Celebrity chef, Fish and seafood, Knife skills Cost: Premium £££

Making the most of Scotland’s superb meat and fish, Nick Nairn and his team of chefs provide a wide range of mainly day … 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 →