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Premium £££ cookery schools
Squires Kitchen International School
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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 Mike Robinson Game and Wild Food Cookery School
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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