Cookery schools offering Christmas 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
The Avenue Cookery School
Region: London
Type: Baking, Breadmaking, Canapes, Chalet hosting, Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Gluten-free, Health and nutrition, Knife skills, Students, Vegan, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
This family-run cookery school has recently moved to new premises in Wandsworth, south-west London, and expanded its repertoire to include a range of … 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
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
Cakeydora Baking Academy
Region: Central England
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Cupcakes, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles
Cost: Affordable £
Mother-and-daughter team Pauline and Julie run Cakeydora from their pristine kitchen in Lichfield, Staffordshire. What started over 20 years ago with baking for family and friends, alongside … 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
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
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
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
CiCi CoCo comes from a famous Italian nursery rhyme and means things that go perfectly together, which aptly describes the inspiration for this … 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
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
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 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
Fairyhouse Food and Wine School
Region: Republic of Ireland
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Christmas, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Health and nutrition, Italian, Men, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Basic Ingredients: Owner Billie O’Shea trained at the excellent Ballymaloe cookery school before establishing Fairyhouse Food and Wine, a few miles north of Dublin in Co … 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
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