Cookery schools offering Vegetarian courses
10 really interesting cookery classes
Type: Foraging, Health and nutrition, Japanese, Residential, Thai, Vegetarian
Knife-skills? No-thrills. Bread-making? Half-baked. Pasta? Passé. If your feeling jaded in the kitchen and in need of a new challenge, we’ve found ten refreshingly different … More
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
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
Christine McFadden Cookery Courses
Region: South-West England
Type: Asian, Brazilian, Caribbean, Fish and seafood, Game, Gluten-free, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Pie making, Pizza making, Tapas, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients: Food writer and cookery tutor, Christine McFadden, aka the Dorset Foodie, runs hands-on courses at home in the exceptionally beautiful hamlet of Littlebredy near … 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
Exeter Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Chocolate, Fish and seafood, French, Ice cream and sorbets, Italian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Sauces, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
The soon-to-open (in early 2016) Exeter Cookery School is housed in a converted 1830s’ warehouse on the city’s quayside. Owners Jim and Lucy Fisher are … More
Red Lodge Cooking Courses
Region: East of England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Aga, Breadmaking, Butchery, Cajun, Dinner party, Italian, Men, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
A newly opened venture by experienced chef Peter Bunting, Red Lodge offers half or full-day cookery courses in a converted barn and shoot … More
Jenius Social Cookery School
Region: London
Type: Baking, Barbecues, Brazilian, Breadmaking, Butchery, Cheese, Children, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Mexican, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish, Tapas, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
“Making connections through food” is the Jenius Social motto and it is inscribed on the glass door of their bright, modern venue in … 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Cotswold Chef
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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
Smoky Jo’s food smoking courses
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Region: North-West England
Type: Cheese, Fish and seafood, Home smoking, Residential, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
When Smoky Jo’s tutors Jo Hampson and Georgina Perkins sold their previous business, the renowned Old Smokehouse, established customers included Fortnum & Mason, … 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
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
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
Hartingtons Of Bakewell: A School of Food and Drink
Region: Central England
Type: Breadmaking, Cheese, Fish and seafood, Preserves and pickles, Students, Tapas, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: Despite its familiar location there isn’t a tart in sight at this Peak District school. A wealth of expert cooks provide tuition from the … More
Abbey Home Farm
Region: South-West England
Type: Health and nutrition, Mexican, Organic, Pastry cakes and puddings, Residential, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
The cookery courses at the award-winning Organic Farm Shop in Cirencester are co-managed by Will and Hilary Chester-Master on their 650-acre, Soil Association … 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 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
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
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
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
Blackheath Cooks
Region: London
Type: Butchery, Children, Chocolate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Men, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
The lovely website for this new cookery school and cook shop in South-East London promises a smart up-to-date culinary experience. Joy Neal set up … More
Dublin Cookery School
Region: Republic of Ireland
Type: Barbecues, Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Lynda Booth’s cookery school in Blackrock, Co. Dublin has a bright “art gallery” like ambience where aspiring cooks can try their hand at … 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
Edinburgh New Town Cookery School
Region: Scotland
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Diploma, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Students, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
A welcome newcomer to Scotland’s culinary scene, ENTCS is a slick operation run by Fiona Burrell and a team of mainly female chefs, … 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
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
York Cookery School
Region: North-East England
Type: Children, Chocolate, French, Full range, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Spanish, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
A cookery school set up as a social enterprise offering accessible courses for local people for the price of little more than a … More
Cooking with Angela Gray
Region: Wales
Type: Butchery, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
All round food dynamo Angela Gray runs polished day courses at two different historic venues in Wales: Slebech Park in Pembrokeshire and Fonmon … More
Ren’s Kitchen
Group and tailor-made Indian cookery classes held in a modern cookhouse in the garden of Renuka Patel’s suburban house in North London. Groups … More
Harmony House Cookery School
Region: North-East England
Type: Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Men, Pastry cakes and puddings, Residential, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Local chef Hilary Finney (right) runs this neat school from her home/B&B in the pretty village of Stillingfleet, five miles south of York. … More
Bunratty Cookery School
Region: Republic of Ireland
Type: Breadmaking, Fish and seafood, Full range, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
As far as we are aware Bunratty Cookery School is now closed. Basic ingredients: Flying the flag for County Clare and the surrounding region, Donnagh Gregson (pictured, … More
Olive Tree Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Fish and seafood, Italian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Homely style hands-on baking, pasta-making and winter pudding classes run out of a fully fitted kitchen in a barn in the Purbeck Hills … More
Gables School of Cookery
Region: South-West England
Type: Dinner party, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Residential, Students, Thai, Vegetarian
Located in a red-brick house on the fringes of the Cotswolds (about 20 minutes north-west of Bristol), Gables offers foundation hygiene, quick and … 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
Trill Farm
Region: South-West England
Type: Health and nutrition, Residential, Vegetarian
Seasonal Living Nutrition courses run by chef and nutritionist Daphne Lambert and cohorts. These field-to-fork courses are hands-on residential weekends based on a … 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
