Cookery schools offering British courses
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
Little Kitchen Magicians
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Children, Christmas, Health and nutrition, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Spanish
Lizzie Heath offers exciting cookery classes in a unique location for budding Cornish chefs 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
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
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
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
Courses for Cooks
Region: Scotland
Type: Breadmaking, British, Canapes, Christmas, Cupcakes, Fish and seafood, Game, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Leiths’ trained Jenny Thomson boasts 20 years of experience as a globe-trotting, private cook and former head chef. She now runs a wide range … 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
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
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
The Wellbeing Farm Cookery School
Region: North-West England
Type: Barbecues, Breadmaking, British, Cheese, Children, Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Eco-friendly, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Health and nutrition, Indian, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Students, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
Situated down the lane from the local moorland village of Edgworth and just 20 minutes from Manchester, Celia Gaze transformed Wheatsheaf Hill Farm into … 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
Central Street Cookery School
Region: London
Type: Breadmaking, British, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Corporate, Cupcakes, Full range, Health and nutrition, Hen parties, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Men, Mexican, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
In a relatively short span of time, Central Street Cookery School has become a vital hub for Londoners living and working in and around … 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
The Culbone Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: British, Butchery, Children, Chinese, Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Game, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Residential, Spanish, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
The Culbone Cookery School celebrates the best seasonal produce from Exmoor both in its home-style teaching kitchen and in its award-winning restaurant. Beautifully sited … More
Fun Kitchen
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Corporate, Cupcakes, Full range, Health and nutrition, Hen parties, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Men, Mexican, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Double award-winning cookery teacher Joe Mann established the Fun Kitchen experience in response to students’ demands for extra fun hands-on cookery classes in … 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
Let’s Cook Scotland!
Region: Scotland
Type: Breadmaking, British, Cheese, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Indian, Italian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish, Students, Tapas, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: Let’s Cook started in December 2009 when owner and head tutor, Sarah Mellersh, returned to her native Scotland to fulfil a burgeoning desire to … More
The WI Cookery School at Denman
Region: Central England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, British, Celebrity chef, Cheese, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Corporate, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Foraging, French, Full range, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Men, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Residential, Spanish, Students, Tapas
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: It’s more than simply preserves on the jam-packed roster of cookery classes run by the WI at Denman near Abingdon in Oxfordshire. Students can … 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
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
The Vegi Table
Region: North-West England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Christmas, Health and nutrition, Knife skills, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Mexican, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: Run by vegetarian chefs and nutritionists Mo Hall and Sarah Kearns, this cookery school based in a working kitchen in the Wirral offers informal … More
Rachel’s Kitchen
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Region: London
Type: Breadmaking, British, Canapes, Corporate, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Health and nutrition, Hen parties, Japanese, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: Anyone daunted by the prospect of cooking a meal from scratch but keen to learn would no doubt be inspired by Rachel Davies’ … More
Blackfriars Restaurant and Cookery School
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Region: North-East England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Children, Chocolate, Dinner party
Cost: Affordable £
Described as the cornerstone of Newcastle’s historic past, the banquet hall here is a nod to the restaurant’s medieval roots and origin as … More
Colstoun Cookery School
Region: Scotland
Type: British, Dinner party, Eco-friendly, Game, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Organic, Residential, Students, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
Scotland’s first sustainable, organic cookery school is based in the beautiful grounds of Colstoun Estate, just 30 minutes from central Edinburgh. Courses take … 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
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 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
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 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
The Yorkshire Wolds Cookery School
Region: North-East England
Type: British, Canapes, Celebrity chef, Children, Chocolate, Dinner party, Game, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Men, Michelin star, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Residential, Students
Cost: Affordable £
This new cookery academy is on a working pig farm but is kitted out with a smart modern teaching kitchen. There’s a healthy … 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 Chef’s Room Fish and Cookery School
Region: Wales
Type: British, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Knife skills, Lebanese, Moroccan, Preserves and pickles, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
Set in a modern kitchen in the World Heritage listed town of Blaenavon, the Chef’s Room adjoins long-standing fishmongers and food shop, Vin … More
Divertimenti Cookery School
Region: London
Type: Aga, Barbecues, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Canapes, Celebrity chef, Children, Chinese, Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Eco-friendly, Fish and seafood, Full range, Greek, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Macaroons, marmalades and chutney, Mediterranean, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: Based in South Kensington, the original kitchenware shop, Divertimenti, offers several classes and demonstrations a day run by some of the best in the … 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
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
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 Walled Garden Cookery School
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
L’Atelier des Chefs
Region: London
Type: British, Corporate, Dinner party, French, Full range, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Macaroons, Mediterranean, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish
Cost: Affordable £
Parisian brand L’Atelier des Chefs has been in London since 2008. It has a modern, hands-on philosophy that aims to get time-crunched town … 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
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
Eckington Manor Cookery School
Region: Central England
Type: Aga, Breadmaking, British, Children, Full range, Italian, Knife skills, Men, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Set in Evesham Vale, the so-called Bread Basket of England, home to terrific asparagus and strawberries, Eckington Manor Cookery School offers an extensive … 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
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
Nick Nairn Cook School
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
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
Square Food Foundation
Formerly based at Bordeaux Quay this community-driven and sustainably minded cookery school founded by Barny Haughton has shifted across town to Knowle West. There … 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
