Children & teens
We don't spoon feed here. Children work as independently as possible, and leave proud of what they made.
Fun, hands-on cookery and baking classes for children of all ages and abilities, designed to build a lifelong love of food, confidence in the kitchen and a healthy understanding of ingredients. Every class covers safe kitchen practice, healthy eating and seasonal cooking, in a warm, supportive setting.
A maximum of 14 children per class, so every child gets the attention they need. Many sessions are themed around world cuisines.
Regular classes
Saturday Baking Club
Ages 8–14 · 9:30am–12pm · one Saturday a month
A monthly morning class where kids learn to bake everything from bread and biscuits to quiches, pizza and puddings. Younger children welcome if they're confident in the kitchen.
Afterschool Cookery Classes
Ages 8–11 · 4:30–6:30pm · 5 consecutive weeks
Kids prepare their own supper and eat it with us. A five-week weekday course of recipes from around the world.
Holiday Cookery Camps
Ages 7–14 · every half term and school holiday
Packed with seasonal cooking, themed menus and food adventures. October, Christmas, February, Easter, May half term and summer camps every year.
Kids Cook Supper on Saturdays
One Saturday afternoon a month
Children roll up their sleeves and cook an entire meal to take home and share with the family. Real cooking, real pride.
Mini Chefs
Ages 3–5 · 9:30–11am · one Saturday a month
For our youngest budding cooks. An adult needs to accompany each child.
Adult & Child Classes
Once every 3 to 4 months
Kids bring an adult along and learn side by side, with guidance from our teachers.
For teenagers
Duke of Edinburgh Award Cookery Skills Course
5 Saturdays · 2.5 hours a session · £300 · Bronze and Silver
Everything needed to complete the DofE Skills Section: the right evidence, weekly progress and assessor sign-off. Participants cook every week, show clear progression by taking on new techniques and ingredients, and upload written pages, photos and logs to their DofE account each month. Private courses available for groups, schools and clubs.
Off to Uni: The Ultimate 5-Week Survival Cooking Course
5 weeks · 2.5 hours a week · 100% hands-on
For teenagers and young adults heading to university, and it meets the DofE Gold Residential/Skills requirement. Knife skills and food hygiene, shopping smart and stretching a maintenance loan, batch-cook meals that freeze well, and nutritional balance through exam season. Real, budget-friendly food, not Michelin garnishes.
Children's cookery parties
Birthday parties for young chefs, in set formats at different prices so there's one to suit any budget. Bespoke parties too, if none of these fit. Adult birthdays, hen and stag parties are on the parties page.
- How long
- 105 minutes. Under 7s and the Saturday Value Party run 90 minutes.
- Time slots
- 10:00am–11:45am, 1:15pm–3:00pm, or 4:30pm–6:15pm.
- What they cook
- Two or three recipes. Every party starts by making doughnuts, which become the birthday cake at the end — bring candles and a lighter.
- Birthday tea
- The last 15–20 minutes. Bring party food, or we can provide it for an extra cost.
- Grown-ups needed
- One adult per two children for under 7s; two adults per ten for over 7s. Paid assistants are £25 each if you'd rather not help.
- Taking it home
- Doughnuts and bakes go home in a box, so party bags are optional. No glitter, confetti or table decorations, please.
- Pizza Party or Pasta Party
- Cupcake or Biscuit Party
- Edible Treat Party
- Willy Wonka Party
- Teen Cooking Parties
- Under 6 Parties
- Ice Cream Party
- Saturday Value Party