Have the place to yourselves
Hen dos, stag dos, birthdays, baby showers and children's parties. Exclusive use of the kitchen, a cuisine you choose, music throughout and a fully licensed bar on site.
Cooking is the activity, but eating together is the celebration. Unlike venues where guests bake in pairs and leave with a cake in a box, our parties are built around cooking, eating and dancing together. You don't take the food away in a box: you sit down at the long communal tables and celebrate.
Every group is different, so we build each party around your group size, your chosen cuisine, competitive or non-competitive format, dietary requirements, and how much you want to party. No pressure, no awkwardness.
Download the children's party packDownload party invitationsThe pack covers packages, prices, timings and house rules (PDF, 8 MB); the invitations are printable, with space for the date, time and RSVP.
Hen & Stag Parties
from £50 per person
Private cookery parties for hens, stags and everything in between. Nothing we enjoy more than a large gathering cooking a good meal together.
- Exclusive use of the venue
- Choose your cuisine
- Fully licensed bar on site
- Music throughout
Birthdays & Get-Togethers
from £50 per person
Birthdays, baby showers and other adult events. Fun, informal and relaxed, but well structured, with a mix of demonstration and hands-on cooking.
- Small and large groups
- Sit down and eat together at the end
- Bring decorations, just ask first
- Dietary requirements accommodated
Under 6s Party
from £300
A bespoke party built around younger children, at a pace that suits them. Ninety minutes, and every party starts with the children baking fresh doughnuts that become the birthday cake.
- 90 minutes
- Bespoke, tailored to the group
- One adult for every two children
- Up to 10 children, £22 per extra child
Over 6s Party
from £300
Ages six and up. Ninety minutes with a choice of cupcake decorating or a pizza party, finishing with birthday tea around the long table.
- 90 minutes
- Cupcake decorating or pizza party
- Ages 6+
- Up to 10 children, £22 per extra child
Over 7s Party
from £300
Ages seven and up. An hour and three quarters of proper cooking, with four themes to choose from.
- 105 minutes
- Cupcake and biscuit decorating, pizza, edible treats or Willy Wonka
- Ages 7+
- Up to 10 children, £22 per extra child
Over 8s Party
from £300
Ages eight and up, and the widest choice of themes we run. An hour and three quarters, hands-on throughout.
- 105 minutes
- Cupcake, pizza, edible treats, Willy Wonka, cookie, small cakes or ice cream
- Ages 8+
- Up to 10 children, £22 per extra child
Super Chef's Party
from £300
For older children who want to cook something ambitious. Deliberately capped at eight so everyone gets a station and real attention.
- 105 minutes
- Maximum 8 children, so no extra places
- Ages 11+
- £300 for the party
Saturday Value Party
from £200
A shorter, simpler Saturday party at a fixed rate. Sixty minutes making pizza and doughnuts or truffles with us, then a final half hour the parents run for games and food.
- 90 minutes
- £200 fixed for up to 10 children, strict maximum
- Ages 8+
- Hosts bring takeaway boxes and handle clean-up
Teen & Young Adult Party
from £40 per person
Ages fifteen to twenty-one, priced per person rather than as a party. Two hours at £40 a head, or three hours at £50.
- 2 hours £40 per person
- 3 hours £50 per person
- Ages 15 to 21
- Minimum of 8 people
Bespoke Party
Any age, any theme. Tell us what you have in mind and we will price it around the group, the cuisine and how long you want.
- All ages
- Custom themes on request
- Bespoke pricing
- Ask about anything not listed here
How the session runs
- Welcome drinks and introductions
- Hands-on cooking together, guided by our chefs
- Optional games, challenges or friendly competition
- Sit down and enjoy the food you've made
- Time to relax, chat, drink and celebrate
Popular hen party menus
- Italian feast: fresh pasta, sauces and tiramisu
- Spanish tapas and sangria
- Thai or Sri Lankan street food
- Bao buns and Asian small plates
- Luxury canapés and sharing plates
- Friendly cook-off challenges (optional)
- Bake Off challenge: bake your own afternoon tea, then sit down to it with bubbly
Stag cook-off formats
- Spanish tapas cook-off
- Taco and Mexican street food battle
- Burger, sides and sauce challenge
- Sri Lankan or Thai street food
- Pizza and dough masterclass
- Mystery ingredient cook-off
What we build it around
- Your group size
- Your preferred cuisine or challenge style
- Competitive or relaxed format
- Dietary requirements
- How lively you want the session to be
Children's party times and slots
- Standard parties run 105 minutes, under-7s and Saturday Value parties 90 minutes
- Daily slots: 10:00am to 11:45am, 1:15pm to 3:00pm, 4:30pm to 6:15pm
- Please arrive no earlier than 10 minutes before your slot
- The venue must be vacated on time so we can set up for the next booking
- Parties cannot start until all guests arrive, and late arrivals shorten the cooking, not the birthday tea
- Editable invites are free to download from our website
Children's party extras
- Catered party food £10.50 per child: pizza, crisps, hummus, cucumber and carrot sticks, mini tomatoes, garlic bread and biscuits
- Sundae bar or hot chocolate fondue bar £8.50 per child
- Special diets £5 per child: vegan, gluten free, dairy free, nut free
- Ice cream making £4 per child
- Willy Wonka and edible treats £2 per child
- Extra 30 minutes of cooking time £75
- Dedicated assistant or washing-up helper £25
Supervision and house rules
- Cooking parties are a children-only venue, so guest parents drop off and collect unless they are staying as helpers
- Under 7s need one adult for every two children, to help with weighing, chopping and mixing
- Under 9s, or any group over 10, need one additional helper: a parent, or a Cooking It assistant at £25
- Parent hosts help with washing up in the back kitchen, or book an assistant at £25 instead
- No adult alcohol or snacks on site unless agreed in advance
- Decorations are welcome as long as you take them home. Strictly no glitter or confetti
- Children with long hair need it tied back
Booking and payment terms
- A booking is not confirmed until full payment reaches us by BACS within 3 days of reserving. Use the child's name as the payment reference
- Confirmed bookings are not refundable, but the date can be moved freely to any available date within 2 months
- A completed booking form and a signed health and safety waiver for every child must be emailed at least a week before. Children without a signed waiver cannot take part
- Tell us about every allergy, dietary requirement and emergency medication on the booking form. Picky eating cannot be catered for individually
Frequently asked
We're having a hen, stag or children's party. Can we bring decorations?
We're happy for you to decorate the space as you wish, but we ask that you take away everything you brought with you, including all the rubbish. Please don't bring confetti, anything with glitter, or balloons filled with bits inside. Please don't leave anything behind: we can't be held responsible if anything goes missing.
Tell us what you're planning
Give us a rough date and a rough number and we'll come back with what fits. Nothing is fixed until you say so.