Cookery schools in South-East England
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
Smart Raspberry Cookery School
Smart Raspberry runs cookery classes for 5-16 year olds in South East England (from Reading to Milton Keynes) with the aim of teaching the “valuable … More
Thaikhun Cookery Schools
Region: Central England, North-West England, Scotland, South-East England
Type: Thai
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: UK restaurant group Thaikhun (pronounced “tycoon”) has a mission: to introduce the nation to authentic Thai street food. It plans to do this via cookery classes, which “ensure … 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
Cutting the Curd, cheese making classes
Cutting the Curd class tutor Louise Talbot is a big cheese. Membership of the Specialist Cheese Makers Association, judge for the Global Cheese … More
Caboodle Food Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Children, Chocolate, Dinner party, Students, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
With its background in nutrition and food safety courses, Caboodle Cook School has been training cooks for the past decade. Now home economist … More
Chequers Kitchen Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Children, Corporate, Foraging, Health and nutrition, Hen parties, Home smoking, Indian, Knife skills, Students
Cost: Affordable £
New premises herald a new venture in the Chequers kitchen where the skills of the Swiss-trained South African head chef Pieter van Zyl combined with … More
Corinne’s Creative Kitchen
Basic ingredients: Corinne Goodman has been running cookery classes inspired by her mum’s creative South East Indian cuisine since August 2008, having learned to cook with the … 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
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
Lemon & Soul Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Barbecues, Breadmaking, Butchery, Children, Christmas, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Game, Hen parties, Home smoking, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Katarina Willingham’s lifelong passion for cooking inspired her to set up Lemon & Soul, having earned her stripes at the Billingsgate Seafood School and The Cook … More
Let Us Cook
Region: London, South-East England
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students
Cost: Affordable £
Married mum of three and Leiths graduate, Earleen Taylor, kick-started Let us Cook in July 2013 at Overton Grange School in Sutton. Driven … 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
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
Miele cooking courses
Region: Central England, London, South-East England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Chocolate, Christmas, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Indian, Italian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Tapas, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
The Miele Creative Living concept showcases its range of kitchen products via cookery courses, demonstrations and appliance schools, in Abingdon, London and Sutton Coldfield. Not … More
The CiCi CoCo Kitchen and Cookery School
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CiCi CoCo comes from a famous Italian nursery rhyme and means things that go perfectly together, which aptly describes the inspiration for this … More
The Weber Grill Academy
The Grill Academy near Oxford is Weber’s purpose-built barbecue cookery school with a dedicated team of experts who demonstrate that there is much … 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
Jace Catering and Training Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Baking, British, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Affordable £
A brand new venue in Wallington heralds the arrival of short cookery courses from March 2013, courtesy of Surrey’s Jace Catering and Training … More
Padmaja Kochera Cookery Classes
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Padmaja Kochera is a qualified civil engineer but a passionate and devoted Indian chef, food writer and all round enthusiast. She won BBC2’s … More
Absolute Indian
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Sheba Promod has been a cookery tutor and freelance writer since July 2011 after she left a secondary school teaching post to pursue … More
No.7 Cooking Academy
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Region: South-East England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Celebrity chef, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Full range, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Michelin star, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: Located at No.7 the High Street in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, the No. 7 Cooking Academy is run by globetrotting chef, Dennis Van Golberdinge and his … More
Priceless Nutrition
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Stephen Billingham cooks with his three-year old, Archie, every week and believes it has led to his son’s enhanced appreciation of food. It … More
Pukka Paki cookery classes
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Region: London, South-East England, South-West England
Type: Indian, Pakistani, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Passionate cook and serious food lover, Sumayya Jamil, aka Pukka Paki, quit her full-time job as a commercial lawyer in 2012 in pursuit … More
Beverley Glock Cookery School
Children’s food expert Beverley Glock established her culinary enterprise in response to her daughter’s demand for a cooking party as a fifth birthday celebration. Now … 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
The Cookery School, Isle of Wight College
Region: South-East England
Type: British, Children, Dinner party, Diploma, Fish and seafood, Indian, Italian, Men, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
This cookery school has been closed and there are currently no plans to relocate it. This brand-new cookery school based in Newport is … More
The Cookery School at Laverstoke Park Farm
Please note: As far as we are aware Laverstoke Park is no longer running cookery courses. Basic ingredients: Run by science-centric chef Paul Blake and located … 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
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
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 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
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
SuJoCo Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: British, Butchery, Children, Italian, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Tapas, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
Local chefs Sue Van Zwanenberg and Jo Oomen run this cookery school from converted stables in the foodie Parish of Lodsworth beneath the South Downs National … 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Set in a Victorian mansion in secluded grounds in Surrey, the acclaimed Tante Marie Culinary Academy is the largest independent Cordon Bleu school … 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
The Smart School of Cookery
Region: South-East England
Type: Chocolate, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Full range, Indian, Italian, Mediterranean
Cost: Affordable £
This Essex-based cookery school was started in 2008 by Ann Hood, an ex-MasterChef contestant. The varied expertise of her and an assortment of … 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
Jamie Oliver’s Recipease
Region: London, South-East England
Type: Fish and seafood, Full range, Italian, Knife skills
Cost: Affordable £
Book the session online, arrive, get stuck in, enjoy! Easy-to-learn “buzzing little community hub” courses focusing on specific dishes. Reserve a place for … 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
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
Newlyns Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: British
Above the farm shop and beneath a barn-like roof is a roomy cookery school offering hands-on classes for up to 12 people and … 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
