Top Cooking Classes in United Kingdom

Leiths School of Food and Wine ★ 4.7 · London

notting-hill-bayswater · 16-20 Wendell Road, London W12 9RT

Leiths School of Food and Wine in west London, founded 1975 by Prue Leith, runs day, evening and short courses on professional cooking technique.

Tip: Day-long Saturday courses are the most popular; book six weeks ahead. The diploma programme runs over ten months for full professional training.

Yarrow Cookery School ★ 4.6 · Edinburgh

11 Longniddry Steading, Longniddry, East Lothian EH32 0QJ

Yarrow Cookery School in a 450-year-old Longniddry Steading, East Lothian, 18 minutes from Edinburgh by train, named Prestige Cookery School of the Year 2026.

The Wee Kitchen ★ 4.6 · Edinburgh

66-68 Jane Street, Edinburgh EH6 5HG

The Wee Kitchen on Jane Street in Leith Edinburgh, run by chef-tutor Ailsa as the rebrand of Eat with Ailsa, a small-group hands-on cookery school running.

Bread Ahead Bakery School ★ 4.6 · London

borough · Cathedral Street, London SE1 9DE

Bread Ahead Bakery School at Borough Market in London, founded 2013 by Matthew Jones, runs day classes on sourdough, doughnuts and pastry inside the bakery.

Tip: Sourdough day class is the most-booked. Doughnut class focuses on the bakery's signature vanilla cream filling and runs Saturday mornings.

Jamie Oliver Cookery School ★ 4.6 · London

islington · 160 Holloway Road, London N7 8DD

Jamie Oliver Cookery School on Holloway Road runs short hands-on classes from one-hour technique sessions to full-day deep dives, including the Ultimate Burger, All Things Steak and Calum Franklin's pie workshops.

Tip: Steak and pies are the strongest British-focused classes; book three to six weeks ahead in peak season.

Pollen Baking Class ★ 4.5 · Manchester

northern-quarter · 42 Aytoun Street, Kampus, Manchester M1 3GL

Pollen Bakery in Manchester runs occasional sourdough and viennoiserie workshops from its Kampus pastry kitchen. Eight covers, one-day workshop.

Divertimenti Cookery School ★ 4.4 · London

marylebone · 33-34 Marylebone High Street, London W1U 4PT

Divertimenti's cookery school above the kitchen shop on Marylebone High Street in London, running since 1999, hosts visiting chefs and a Friday evening.

Tip: The visiting chef classes are the rare-event slots; book four weeks ahead. Sicilian and Sri Lankan are popular themed nights.

Borough Kitchen Cook School ★ 4.4 · London

borough · Hampstead and Chiswick locations

Borough Kitchen Cook School, run by the kitchenware shop chain since 2014, hosts knife-skills, Italian-pasta and Asian cookery classes at Hampstead.

Tip: Knife-skills three-hour class is the popular starter. Saturday brunch classes (pancakes, eggs) suit beginners.

Reserve Wines at Mackie Mayor ★ 4.4 · Manchester

northern-quarter · 1 Eagle Street, Manchester M4 5BU

Reserve Wines inside Manchester's Mackie Mayor runs wine and cheese tasting evenings with Chorlton Cheesemongers; four cheeses with low-intervention wines.

Edinburgh Food and Drink Academy ★ 4.3 · Edinburgh

7 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JE

Edinburgh Food and Drink Academy on Queen Street in New Town, a Georgian townhouse offering recreational cooking classes, diplomas and masterclasses to chefs.

Food Sorcery ★ 4.3 · Manchester

didsbury · Waterside Hotel, Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 5WZ

Manchester cookery school in Didsbury runs day classes on knife skills, Indian regional curries, sourdough breadmaking, pasta and Italian classics.

Ashoka Cook School ★ 4.2 · Glasgow

23 Crow Road, Glasgow G11 7RT

The Ashoka Cook School runs hands-on Indian cookery classes in a custom kitchen on Crow Road in Glasgow's West End, from pakora sessions to full curry masterclasses.

Kaleyard Cook School & Kitchen ★ 4.2 · Glasgow

179 Prospecthill Circus, Glasgow G42 0LA

Kaleyard is Scotland's first community cook school, running affordable hands-on classes from a Toryglen base in Glasgow's south, celebrating home cooking and Scotland's larder.

Ramekin and Rolling Pin Cookery School ★ 4.1 · Glasgow

Civic Way, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow G66 1JH

Ramekin and Rolling Pin is a social-enterprise cookery school just outside Glasgow in Kirkintilloch, running international workshops from Japanese small plates to Malaysian curries.

Homemade Indian Food ★ 4.0 · Glasgow

Unit 3, Andrew Court, South Douglas Street, Clydebank G81 1PD

Homemade Indian Food runs four-hour Indian cookery workshops in Clydebank near Glasgow, teaching street-food dishes and full feasts led by its Indian Kitchen Queens.