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Holidays, short breaks and weekends with a difference!
Courses, workshops, classes and tuition - select subject or location from the options on the left
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The Walnut Grove - Cookery Courses
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Le Hunaudiere
53400 Livre la Touche
Mayenne
France
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| Telephone: 0033-243-985002 |
| Website: www.walnutgrovecookery.com |
Enjoying cooking is all about confidence, being relaxed and understanding your ingredients. That is exactly what you will learn at one of our cookery courses at The Walnut Grove, situated in the beautiful and renowned Loire Valley. |
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Squires International School of
Cake Decorating and Sugarcraft
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Squires House
3 Waverley Lane
Farnham
Surrey, GU9 8BB
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| Telephone: 01252-711749 |
| Website: www.squires-group.co.uk |
We offer tuition in all aspects of sugarcraft, from courses for complete beginners to those for advanced level students including a wide range of floral courses teaching all the techniques you need. |
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London Wine Academy Limited
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Garden Floor
6 Coldbath Square
London EC1R 5NA
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| Telephone: 0870-100-0100 |
| Website: www.londonwineacademy.com |
The London Wine Academy offers wine courses and wine tastings for everyone from the absolute beginner learning purely for pleasure, to those with a more serious perhaps career-based interest. |
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La Boulinerie - Cookery and
French Language Courses
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(Jonathan and Nicky Rowe)
La Boulinerie
48 rte de St Aubin
Chevrette
85370 Nalliers, France
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| Telephone: 0033-251-278732 |
| Website: www.laboulinerie.com |
La Boulinerie enjoys the warm and sunny climate of the South Vendée region of France, where we run Cookery Courses for beginners and French Cookery Courses for those who wish to venture into the delights of traditional French cookery. In addition, our Language Courses offer a week of total immersion in the French language together with cultural visits and activities. |
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Fairyhouse Food & Wine School
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Fairyhouse Road
Ratoath
Co. Meath
Ireland
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| Telephone: 086-8831124 |
| Website: www.fairyhousecookery.com |
Fairyhouse Food & Wine School is a modern purpose-built cookery school providing courses designed for adults and children. We offer a wide choice of themes, dishes and schedules whatever your cooking skills. If you'd like to learn to prepare delicious food for your family and friends, then there's a course for you at our cookery school! |
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Bois Bourdet - Aga Cookery Courses
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(Les and Louise Nicholson)
Bois Bourdet
79800 Souvigné
Poitou-Charentes
France
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| Telephone: 0033 (0) 549 76 35 39 |
| Website: www.boisbourdet.com |
Come and enjoy an Aga cookery course at Bois Bourdet, a beautifully restored 18th-century farmhouse set in the lovely countryside of the Poitou-Charentes region of France. Whether you are new to Aga cooking or an experienced Aga enthusiast wishing to add a French flavour to your repertoire or just love good food and fine wine, an Aga cookery workshop at Bois Bourdet will not disappoint you. |
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Pot au Feu - Cookery & Pottery Courses
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Le Mas de l'Estelan
Prat Bourdin
83120 Plan de la Tour
Provence
France
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| Telephone: 0033-494-437352 |
| Website: potaufeu.pdlt.free.fr |
Let your creativity run free in our kitchens and pottery studios for a memorable week in the heart of the Provencal countryside. You will learn to cook traditional regional dishes and create the pots to serve them in, as well as visiting local markets, olive mills and vineyards, in this truly beautiful part of France. |
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Hashi Japanese Cookery Courses
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60 Home Park Road
London, SW19 7HN
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| Telephone: 0208-944-1918 |
| Website: www.hashicooking.co.uk |
For many people, preparing Japanese food is a daunting experience and my aim is to show everyone how easily it can be done. Our cookery courses will give you the knowledge and confidence to prepare tasty and healthy Japanese dishes. |
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Tasteworks Cookery School
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Rathellin
Leighlinbridge
Co. Carlow
Ireland
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| Telephone: 00353-599-722786 |
| Website: www.tasteworks.net |
Good food makes you feel good, and everyone can cook if they are shown how. Come and find out at one of our of cookery courses which we run, both for adults and for children. We also have an excellent selection of one-day cookery workshops. |
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Burgundy on a Plate
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Wine and Gastronomic Tours
in Burgundy, France
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| Telephone: 0033-380-390988 |
| Website: www.burgundyonaplate.com |
Enjoy a unique gourmet tour experience in the real Burgundy, wine tasting along the Route des Grands Crus, dining on the famed Burgundian cuisine in some amazing venues, and meeting local producers of some of Burgundy's best known edible treasures. |
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My Chocolate
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16-16a Baldwins Gardens
Unit B1
London, EC1N 7RJ
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| Telephone: 0207-269-5760 |
| Website: www.mychocolate.co.uk |
Founded by chocolate lover Hannah Saxton, City-based My Chocolate is dedicated exclusively to teaching the indulgent art of chocolate making. Workshops cater for individuals, corporate events, children's parties and hen parties. |
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The Avenue Cookery School
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74 Chartfield Avenue
Putney
London, SW15 6HQ
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| Telephone: 0208-788-3025 |
| Website: www.theavenuecourses.co.uk |
We offer a good selection of courses, ranging from our Really Useful Course for those just starting to cook through to our Three-Course Dinner Classes for the more advanced. We also offer a Chalet Cooking Course for those needing to cook for larger numbers. |
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Confident Cooking - Caroline Yates
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Manor Farm House
P O Box 841
Devizes
Wiltshire, SN10 4XU
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| Telephone: 01380-812846 |
| Website: www.confidentcooking.com |
The courses, which are run in a professional but friendly, relaxed manner, are designed to bring out the best in the novice and expand the repertoire of the more experienced. Interesting combinations, new flavours and a lighter style of cooking make the courses of value to everyone. |
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Grape Sense - Wine Courses
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Wine appreciation events and
courses held at venues in
Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge
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| Telephone: 01359-270318 |
| Website: www.grapesense.com |
Wine as a subject should be approachable, enjoyable, informative and fun! Our events are always designed to increase the confidence of individuals, and make wine knowledge available to all. |
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Cook-in-France
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Cookery holidays in
the Dordogne, France
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| Telephone: 0033-553-302405 |
| Website: www.cookinfrance.com |
Fancy a fun, friendly hands-on cooking holiday where you can soak up the French life and learn to cook the way you've always dreamed? Well, if you'd love to cook dishes like the professionals and have a great time as well, come and join us for a wonderful cooking holiday in France. |
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Burgundy Discovery
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(David & Lynne Hammond)
La Troche
71490 Saint Emiland
France
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| Telephone: 0033-385-495134 |
| Website: www.burgundydiscovery.com |
Taking a Burgundy Discovery Wine Tour will reveal some of the areas best-kept secrets. Choose a half-, one, two or three day tour of Burgundy's fabulous wine areas and visit small, family owned Domaine, tour their cellars, meet the growers and taste village and premier cru wines. Our tours are informal and informative and for everyone who enjoys wine. |
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Slattery's Chocolate Courses
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197 Bury New Road
Whitefield
Manchester, M45 6GE
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| Telephone: 01617-679303 |
| Website: www.slattery.co.uk |
We offer a number of courses which specialise in chocolate work. Our practical courses are taught by John Costello, a highly experienced and professional tutor. All courses provide a great opportunity to gain "hands on" experience. |
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Panary - Breadmaking Courses
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held at: Cann Mills, Dorset
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| Telephone: 01722-341447 |
| Website: www.panary.co.uk |
Learn about real bread in the atmosphere of a working watermill at Cann Mills in rural Dorset. Master baker Paul Merry runs a wide range of bread-making courses in this beautiful part of Dorset. What better way could there be to spend a relaxing short break in this picturesque rural setting. |
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Italian Cookery School
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Casa Ombuto
Larniano 21
52014 Poppi
Italy
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Telephone: +44 08717202665 (From Europe)
or 18887226901 (Toll free from USA) |
| Website: www.italiancookerycourse.com |
Rated "one of the top ten cooking schools" by The Observer Newspaper. One week hands-on Italian or Mediterranean cooking course held in the beautiful Casa Ombuto which is an old recently restored villa with heated pool in the heart of Tuscany. |
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Cooking with Class
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(Victoria O'Neill)
Pyon House
Canon Pyon
Herefordshire, HR4 8PH
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| Telephone: 01432-830122 |
| Website: www.cookingwithclass.co.uk |
I offer a wide range of cookery courses, based here in the lovely countryside north of Hereford. Good food should not be intimidating and I hope my enthusiasm for flavoursome and imaginative home-made food will bring the same enjoyment to others. A holiday cottage is available for people coming from a distance. |
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Berry Lodge Cookery School
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(Rita Meade)
Annagh
Miltown Malbay
Co. Clare
Ireland
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| Telephone: 00353-65-7087022 |
| Website: www.berrylodge.com |
"Serve fresh young food and mature drink" is an old Irish proverb! Excellent food and a warm welcome, as well as expert cookery tuition, awaits you at Berry Lodge, in the heart of picturesque Co. Clare in the West of Ireland. |
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Tante Marie School of Cookery
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Woodham House
Carlton Road
Woking
Surrey, GU21 4HF
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| Telephone: 01483-726957 |
| Website: www.tantemarie.co.uk |
Tante Marie, the largest independent cordon bleu cookery school in the UK, has been training the world's top cooks since 1954. With a wide range of cookery courses on offer, Tante Marie is equally popular with career cooks, gap year students and enthusiastic amateurs alike. |
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Kinloch Lodge - Cookery Demonstrations
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Sleat
Isle of Skye
Inverness-shire, IV43 8QY
Scotland
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| Telephone: 01471-833333 or 833214 |
| Website: www.claire-macdonald.com |
Kinloch Lodge, situated on the beautiful Isle of Skye, is one of the finest small hotels in the world. A stay in this superb location can be combined with cookery demonstrations - come and enjoy the delights of the island and the pleasures of Kinloch Lodge! |
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Aldeburgh Cookery School
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84 High Street
Aldeburgh
Suffolk, IP15 5AB
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| Telephone: 01728-454039 |
| Website: www.aldeburghcookeryschool.com |
At the Aldeburgh Cookery School we like to cook and eat only the best and freshest produce so we consciously adapt our courses to suit the seasons, buying from local suppliers and choosing organic whenever possible - come and enjoy one of our wide range of courses. |
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Cast Iron Cooking - Aga Cookery
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(Katy Thompson)
Moore Park Cottage
by Cardross
Argyll & Bute
Scotland, G82 5HD
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| Telephone: 01389-849057 |
| Website: www.castironcooking.co.uk |
At Cast Iron Cooking, the emphasis is on getting the very best from your Aga, using fresh seasonal Scottish produce. Discover the superb results that can be achieved by the Aga way of cooking. In addition, you can enjoy the wonderful scenery here, surrounded by rolling fields with splendid views across the Firth of Clyde. |
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Newcastle Wine School
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3 Newbrough Crescent
Jesmond
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2DQ
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| Telephone: 01912-818045 |
| Website: www.newcastlewineschool.com |
We run wine-tasting evenings, short courses and holidays, for people who enjoy wine and would like to learn more about it. The courses are suitable for all levels and are held in a relaxed setting with friendly people. |
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Swinton Park Cookery School
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Masham
Ripon
North Yorkshire, HG4 4JH
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| Telephone: 01765-680900 |
| Website: www.swintonpark.com |
Swinton Park Cookery School, housed in the converted stables of this luxury castle hotel, is run by Rosemary Shrager, the celebrated TV chef. The range of courses is varied, both in content and length, providing something suitable for all levels of experience and ability. |
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Billingsgate Seafood Training School
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Office 28 Billingsgate Market
Trafalgar Way
London E14 5ST
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| Telephone: 0207-517-3548 |
| Website: www.seafoodtraining.org |
We offer a range of very popular Practical Fish Cookery Courses held at the world- famous Billingsgate Market. The food we eat is vital to our health, and fish is a wholesome and nutritious food that's fun to eat and can be prepared and cooked in a few minutes. |
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Bordeaux School of Wine
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Bruno Delmas
1, cours du XXX juillet
33075 Bordeaux cedex
FRANCE
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| Telephone: 0033-556-002266 |
| Website: www.ecole.vins-bordeaux.fr |
All wine-lovers are welcome. To enter the magic kingdom of wine, you first need to learn something about it. Our courses range from 2-hours to an advanced 4-day course and are set amongst the beautiful Bordeaux vineyards. |
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A Question of Taste - Food and Wine
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Calle Alcázar, 12
41807 Espartinas
Seville
Spain
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| Telephone: 0034-954-713710 |
| Website: www.aqot.com |
A Question of Taste, based in the beautiful city of Seville in Andalucia, Spain, offers you an unrivalled choice of food and wine activities, including gastronomic breaks, cooking lessons, one-day excursions, wine-tastings and tapas tours. |
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Ashburton Cookery School
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Hare's Lane Cottage
76 East St
Ashburton
Devon, TQ13 7AX
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| Telephone: 01364-652784 |
| Website: www.ashburtoncookeryschool.co.uk |
We offer an exciting range of courses that emphasise hands-on involvement, top quality Devon produce and inspirational teaching. Enjoy a relaxing and rewarding stay here, in the beautiful Georgian town of Ashburton, on the edge of Dartmoor. |
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La Cucina Caldesi - Italian Cookery
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118 Marylebone Lane
London W1U 2QF
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| Telephone: 0207-487-0750 |
| Website: www.caffecaldesi.com |
La Cucina Caldesi is a first-class Italian cookery school in Marylebone, London, which offers you the chance to work with professional chefs, wine experts and artists. We hold a wide range of mouth-watering one-day Italian cookery courses, as well as wine courses and children's cookery classes. |
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Greencuisine - Healthy Cooking
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Penrhos Court
Kington
Herefordshire, HR5 3LH
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| Telephone: 01544-230720 |
| Website: www.greencuisine.org |
At Penrhos Court, an old manor farm on the Welsh borders, Daphne Lambert runs Greencuisine courses. She believes we are what we eat, and that when organically grown food comes from the land around us it gives us as sense of true well-being. |
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Orchards School of Cookery
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The Orchards
Salford Priors
Nr Evesham
Worcestershire, WR11 8UU
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| Telephone: 01789-490259 |
| Website: www.orchardscookery.co.uk |
The Orchards School of Cookery is situated on a farm in the heart of England and offers new and exciting cookery courses which are "hands on" and have a maximum of eight students. The courses are residential and each fun-packed day concludes with a dinner party. |
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Taste - Cooking without Recipes
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Cookery workshops held at
Randolph Avenue, Maida Vale,
London
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| Telephone: 0207-286-4243 |
| Website: www.learncooktaste.co.uk |
You can't cook, or think you can't. You've never learnt how, and assume it's complicated, tricky or dreary. Learn to cook simply, without recipes. Our workshops will demystify and simplify cooking. You'll get a feel for real preparation and cooking times, then (the best bit) enjoy eating what you've cooked. |
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The Wine Experience
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6 Alberta Avenue
Livingston
West Lothian, EH54 6AN
Scotland
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| Telephone: 01506-434789 |
| Website: www.thewine-experience.co.uk |
Our wine courses are perfect for anyone who enjoys wine but would like to know more about it. Learning will be through a structured approach to appreciating and tasting wine, covering everything from grape varieties to the main wine regions of the world. |
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Susan Hampshire - Cookery for Children
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The Kiln House
Great Doward
Whitchurch
Ross-on-Wye
Herefordshire, HR9 6DU
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| Telephone: 01600-890488 |
| Website: www.the-cookery-workshop.co.uk |
Fun hands-on cookery sessions are offered for Children and Students. Cooking is creative and when children appreciate what they are doing and know how to handle ingredients, they are more likely to enjoy a healthy and balanced diet. At one of these cookery sessions they can learn important life skills, whilst still having fun. |
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Herbs at Walnut - Herb Courses
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Walnut Cottage
Hampton Hill
Swanmore
Hampshire, SO32 2QN
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| Telephone: 01489-891055 |
| Website: www.herbcourses.co.uk |
Courses at Walnut Cottage cover a range of herbal topics - including choosing and growing herbs, how to use them for your health and in cooking, as well as using them for making your own creams and ointments. Courses are relaxed and informal with small groups, giving plenty of flexibility to explore your particular interests. |
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Sarah Raven's Garden & Cookery School
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Perch Hill Farm
Brightling
Robertsbridge
East Sussex, TN32 5HP
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| Telephone: 08450-504849 |
| Website: www.perchhill.co.uk |
We run a wide selection of short courses throughout the year on many aspects of gardening, cooking, flower arranging and keeping livestock. There really is something to interest everyone! We are in a beautiful country area - an ideal location for a short break. |
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Need-A-Cake Sugarcraft Courses
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Held at our shops in
Reading and Henley-on-Thames
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Reading: 0118-969-0221
Henley: 01491-572591 |
| Website: www.need-a-cake.co.uk |
We run courses on sugarcraft and cake decoration from our shops in Reading and Henley-on-Thames. Learn how to make beautiful sugar flowers, how to decorate a Christmas cake to a professional standard, or how to start a cake-making business from your home. |
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Ashes Barn - Aga Cookery Courses
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(Gillian Wray)
New Hutton
Kendal
Cumbria, LA8 0AS
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| Telephone: 01539-729215 |
| Website: www.ashesbarn.co.uk |
At Ashes Barn I run a selection of "hands-on" Aga Cookery courses, ideal for beginners and experienced cooks alike. The courses take place in a relaxed and friendly environment, where you can also enjoy the delightful countryside surrounding Kendal. |
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The Vegetarian Society of the UK
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Parkdale
Dunham Road
Altrincham
Cheshire, WA14 4QG
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| Telephone: 01619-252000 |
| Website: www.vegsoc.org/cordonvert |
The Cordon Vert school has an unrivalled reputation for excellent, imaginative and innovative vegetarian cuisine. Courses run throughout the year in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere which ensures that individual talent and creativity are encouraged to the full. |
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Leiths School of Food and Wine
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21 St Alban's Grove
London, W8 5BP
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| Telephone: 0207-229-0177 |
| Website: www.leiths.com |
Courses and workshops, covering a wide range of topics, are held at our world-famous school in London. We welcome the enthusiastic amateur as well as the professional chef - our guiding principle is to encourage a love of good food and wine. |
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Have Your Cake And Eat It
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356-358 Spendmore Lane
Coppull
Chorley
Lancashire, PR7 5DH
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| Telephone: 01257-795969 |
| Website: www.haveyourcakeandeatit.org |
We run a range of courses in cake decorating at our shop which is easily accessible from Manchester, Wigan, Blackpool and Preston. Learn how to ice a cake to professional standard and create decorations such as flowers, berries, woodland creatures or fairies. |
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Rick Stein's Seafood School
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Riverside
Padstow
Cornwall, PL28 8BY
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| Telephone: 01841-532700 |
| Website: www.rickstein.com |
Choose from a wide variety of seafood courses at this world-famous cookery school, situated in the beautiful Cornish harbour town of Padstow. Courses range from one-day to four-days and cover many aspects of seafood. Something to tempt everyone! |
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Ballymaloe Cookery School
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Shanagarry
Midleton
Co Cork
Ireland
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| Telephone: 00353-21-4646785 |
| Website: www.cookingisfun.ie |
Darina Allen's world-famous cookery school holds a complete range of courses, providing something to suit everyone, whatever the level required. Courses take place in a delightful setting and will inspire all lovers of good food. |
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The Drovers Rest - Cookery Courses
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Dolycoed Road
Llanwrtyd Wells
Powys, LD5 4RA
Wales
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| Telephone: 01591-610264 |
| Website: www.food-food-food.co.uk |
At The Drovers Rest we offer a wide range of cookery courses including meat, game, vegetarian, healthy eating, vegan, sweets and desserts, budget menus and table layout. Our courses are suitable for all ages and abilities and range from 1-day to weekend and week-long courses. |
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The Cookery School
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Peckhams Building
65 Glassford St
Glasgow, G1 1UB
Scotland
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| Telephone: 01415-525239 |
| Website: www.thecookeryschool.org |
Cooking is simple! Cooking is fun! That sums up our attitude here at The Cookery School in Glasgow. We're here to improve your skills and, above all, build your confidence. We run a wide range of courses, throughout the year, covering all aspects of cooking. |
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Cookery at The Grange
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The Grange
Whatley
Frome
Somerset, BA11 3JU
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| Telephone: 01373-836579 |
| Website: www.cookeryatthegrange.co.uk |
We are renowned for our friendly atmosphere at The Grange and a warm welcome awaits you in the kitchen. We encourage learning by active involvement and our team of knowledgeable staff will enthuse you with their passion for food and inspirational cooking. |
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