Join us for a hands-on vegetarian cookery course where you’ll learn to transform seasonal ingredients into delicious, satisfying dishes while honing your culinary skills.
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Stay at River Cottage
The Cabin
Our one-bedroom cabin offers a truly memorable experience, taking you off grid and closer to nature. The Planted Cabin is…
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Master Bedroom with en-suite
The luxurious master room includes a private en-suite with a walk-in shower and roll-top bath stocked with Bramley toiletries. It…
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King Bedroom with shared bathroom
A comfortable and stylish double room over looking the bountiful kitchen garden supplied with your own fluffy organic towels. The shared bathroom features a large monsoon shower and Belfast sink, stocked with Bramley toiletries….
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Twin Bedroom with shared bathroom
A comfortable and stylish twin room over looking the bountiful kitchen garden supplied with your own fluffy organic towels. The shared bathroom next door features a large monsoon shower and Belfast sink, stocked with Bramley toiletries. This room can be set as a double on request, please state if you would like the room as a double in the comments section….
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Stay in Our Gardeners Cottage
Our NEW quaint and stylish Gardeners Cottage is now available for self-catering stays.
Situated on the west side of the iconic River Cottage farmhouse, formerly the accommodation for the head gardener, our quaint little cottage has been sympathetically restored to match our farmhouse and reflect our sustainable ethos, yet offering stylish and comfortable accommodation for you and your loved ones.
The sitting room has double aspect views across the kitchen garden to one side and meadows to the other. The small but perfectly formed kitchen is fully equipped for you to rustle up your favorite dishes overlooking the kitchen garden for inspiration.
The cottage has two double bedrooms upstairs, one available as a twin if required and a bathroom with monsoon shower downstairs. White Egyptian linen bedding, organic cotton towels and Bramley toiletries will make your stay extra comfortable….
River Cottage Courses
River Cottage Courses
Afternoon Mushroom Foraging Basics at River Cottage
Join us for a relaxed introduction to the world of fungi on a foraging walk through the River Cottage grounds….
River Cottage Courses
Morning Mushroom Foraging Basics at River Cottage
Join us for a relaxed introduction to the world of fungi on a foraging walk through the River Cottage grounds….
River Cottage Courses
Dig, Cook, Feast: A Day with Franco Fubini & Rachel De Thample at River Cottage
Join us at River Cottage HQ for the next step in curing and smoking, with Steve Williams, founder of Good Game, makers of artisan charcuterie and cured meats.
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The Mexican Fermentation Experience: Hands-On Workshop & Feast
Join us at River Cottage HQ for the next step in curing and smoking, with Steve Williams, founder of Good Game, makers of artisan charcuterie and cured meats.
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River Cottage Courses
The River Cottage Cooking Diploma
The River Cottage Cooking Diploma takes you behind the scenes in the River Cottage kitchen and gardens. You’ll be taught…
River Cottage Courses
Hedgerow Foraging
Our beautiful local Devon hedgerows, woodland and fields are full of wild food secrets, easily shared when you know what…
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A Taste of River Cottage with Hugh
Join us at River Cottage HQ for the next step in curing and smoking, with Steve Williams, founder of Good Game, makers of artisan charcuterie and cured meats.
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River Cottage Courses
Beekeeping
Welcome to our One-Day Beekeeping Course in Devon! Whether you’re looking to start your own honeybee colony or simply learn…
River Cottage Courses
Christmas Bread Day
The doughy heart of our Christmas, this bestselling signature course transforms loaves, brioche and focaccia for your festive celebrations.
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Christmas Curing and Smoking
Whether you are interested in exploring this world for small Christmas rewards or to embrace bigger projects, our one-day course…
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Christmas Wreath Making
The doughy heart of our Christmas, this bestselling signature course transforms loaves, brioche and focaccia for your festive celebrations.
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River Cottage Courses
Christmas Baking & Pastry
The doughy heart of our Christmas, this bestselling signature course transforms loaves, brioche and focaccia for your festive celebrations.
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River Cottage Courses
Vegan Cheese Making
The doughy heart of our Christmas, this bestselling signature course transforms loaves, brioche and focaccia for your festive celebrations.
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River Cottage Courses
Global Ferments
If you’ve already mastered kimchi and kraut, attended our Ferment the Seasons and have dabbled with making fermented foods, Rachel…
River Cottage Courses
Gut Health: Rewild Your Microbiome
Join us for an engaging course that explores the connection between food and gut health, teaching you how to incorporate fermented foods into your daily meals and understand the roles of probiotics and prebiotics. You’ll gain practical skills in sprouting, growing microgreens, and fermentation techniques, all while discovering delicious recipes that ease inflammation and boost nutrient absorption.
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Hands on with Fish and Shellfish
In this practical, hands-on course, you will learn all the techniques necessary to prepare and cook a variety of different…
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Much More Veg at Christmas
A delicious introduction to cooking the River Cottage way, covering fish, meat, vegetables, bread and dessert.
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River Cottage Courses
The Ultimate Mushroom Foraging Day
Join us in the stunning woodlands around River Cottage for a hands-on foraging adventure during peak autumn fungi season. Inspired…
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Mushroom Growing for Wellness
Growing your own mushrooms is fun, easy and can be done with very little space. Local mushroom grower and forager…
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Pasta The River Cottage Way
Join us for an immersive pasta-making experience at River Cottage, where you’ll learn to mix, knead, and shape traditional fresh pasta from scratch.
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River Cottage Courses
Pig in a Day
Bring home the bacon… and the chorizo and pâté too!
Join us for one of our original bestselling courses—a hands-on day of butchery and cookery celebrating pigs and pork, all under the expert guidance of Connor Reed.
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Plants to Plates
Our ever-popular Get Growing one-day course has set many of our guests on the deeply satisfying path to growing their…
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Preserve the Seasons
Join us for a hands-on experience in preserving the bounty of each season! In this course, you’ll learn to make seasonal jams, create flavourful chutneys, pickle your surplus produce, explore the world of fermentation, and discover drying and infusing techniques. Leave inspired and equipped with the skills to transform fresh ingredients into delicious preserves!
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River Cottage Experience
Experience a day at River Cottage HQ! Bake a farmhouse loaf, tour the famous kitchen garden, make pizza in a wood-fired oven, and enjoy a three-course seasonal feast. From gathering ingredients to cooking alongside expert chefs, this is the perfect way to explore sustainable, seasonal food.
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River Cottage Experience for Kids
Join us for a hands-on cooking class designed for kids and parents at River Cottage. Bake farmhouse loaves, make pizza from scratch, and cook a family favourite dish using fresh, seasonal ingredients. It’s a fun-filled day of learning, cooking, and enjoying delicious food together!
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River Cottage Courses
River Cottage in a Day
A delicious introduction to cooking the River Cottage way, covering fish, meat, vegetables, bread and dessert.
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River Cottage Courses
River Cottage on Fire
Bring home the bacon… and the chorizo and pâté too! Join us for one of our original bestselling courses, a day of butchery and cookery tuition celebrating pigs and pork.
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River Cottage Courses
Seashore Foraging
River Cottage is only 15 minutes from the seashore and is the perfect location to explore this abundant source of…
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Smallholder Day
Bring home the bacon… and the chorizo and pâté too! Join us for one of our original bestselling courses, a day of butchery and cookery tuition celebrating pigs and pork.
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River Cottage Courses
The Bread Day
A delicious introduction to cooking the River Cottage way, covering fish, meat, vegetables, bread and dessert.
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River Cottage Courses
Perfect Pastry: Tarts, Pies and Pasties
A delicious introduction to cooking the River Cottage way, covering fish, meat, vegetables, bread and dessert.
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River Cottage Courses
The Sourdough Day
Discover all you need to know to bake sensational sourdough – from creating your starter, understanding baker’s percentages to kneading, shaping, and of course baking.
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River Cottage Courses
Watercolour Botanicals
Learn how to make a 3-foot willow deer for your home or garden with Somerset-based willow artist, Jo Sadler.
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River Cottage Courses
Willow Deer Workshop
Learn how to make a 3-foot willow deer for your home or garden with Somerset-based willow artist, Jo Sadler.
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River Cottage Courses
How to Have a River Cottage Christmas
Christmas at River Cottage is a magical time and the climax of a year of growing, cooking and feasting. During…
River Cottage Courses
Learn to Eat the Veg Patch with Adam Crofts
At River Cottage we believe growing your own veg has the power to change your life. In these times of…
River Cottage Courses
Fermenting for Taste and Health with Rachel de Thample
Fermenting is one of the most ancient and most widely used food and drink preparation techniques. If you love the…
River Cottage Courses
Learn to Cook Fish & Shellfish with Gelf Alderson
You look at fish seasonally available, learn about sourcing your fish and shellfish sustainably and how to shop for the…
River Cottage Courses
Foraging & Feasting with John Wright
These are real forays, with all the hopes, disappointments, limitations of season and joys that we must expect when venturing…
River Cottage Courses
Gluten-Free Cooking with Naomi Devlin
With a combination of hands-on cookery and educational demonstrations, over the course of four lessons you will learn about gluten-free…
River Cottage Courses
Much More Veg with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall teaches you how to make delicious veg dishes and how to be more creative using veg in your…
River Cottage Courses
River Cottage on Fire with Gill Meller
More and more people are enthused by the idea of cooking outside over fire. Not only can you create the…
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Online Course | Sourdough and Wild Yeast Baking with Andy Tyrrell
Wild yeast is all around us, the joy of foraging into flour and water to create your natural starter can…
River Cottage Courses
Online Course | Spice It Up with Gelf Alderson
Gelf will demonstrate how to build flavours with spices and how they can be used to enhance and compliment meat,…
River Cottage Courses
Online Course | The Pie Shop with Tom Morrell
River Cottage’s chef Tom Morrell teaches you how to make and cook with pastry on his online pie making course….
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Online Course | River Cottage Next Level Cooking Diploma
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and the River Cottage team share their incredible knowledge and passion to boost your confidence and ability in…
River Cottage Courses
Online Course | Learn Cheese Making at Home with Marcus Fergusson
Marcus first learned to make cheese at River Cottage and has gone on to win Best British Cheese at the…
River Cottage Courses
Online Course | Ethical Meat Sourcing & Cooking with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Having written The River Cottage Meat Book (one of the most important tomes on the ethics of rearing, sourcing, cooking…
River Cottage Courses
Online Course | Next Level Bread & Baking with Andy Tyrrell
Bread is one of the most popular courses at River Cottage, and this extended, online version guides you through every…
River Cottage Courses
Online Course | Advanced Charcuterie Techniques with Steve Williams
This is the ideal follow up to the Introductory River Cottage Charcuterie at Home course, for everyone who wants to…
River Cottage Courses
Online Course | Next Level Fermentation with Rachel de Thample
If you’ve already mastered kimchi and kraut or have completed her Fermenting for Taste and Health and are hungry for…
River Cottage Courses
Online Course | Advanced Fish & Shellfish Skills with Gelf Alderson
Gelf will tell you more about using sustainable fish and guiding you through sourcing and preparing a broad selection of…
River Cottage Courses
Online Course | Explore Much More Veg with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
The plan is not just to help you incorporate more veg into your diet, but to build your confidence and…
River Cottage Courses
Online Course | Transform Your Veg Patch with Adam Crofts
Adam will take you step-by-step through building and planting up your own raised bed. You’ll learn what you need to…
River Cottage Courses
Online Course | Next Level Wood-Fired Cooking with Gill Meller
Gill will teach you how to cook fresh fish on the beach, how to create and cook meat using a…
River Cottage Courses
Online Course | Master Pasta Making at Home with Steven Kiernan
Whether you’re completely new to making homemade pasta or have been dabbling in the delicious art, Steven’s love of making…
River Cottage Courses
Online Course | Preserve the Seasons with Rachel de Thample
With each recipe, Rachel will give you the skills and techniques so you can apply the recipes taught to other…
River Cottage Courses
Online Course | Boosting Gut Health & Immunity with Naomi Devlin
The key to great gut health is embracing diversity and you’ll discover how to include more delicious and easy prebiotic…
Farm-to-Table Dining at River Cottage
Farm-to-Table Dining at River Cottage
A Fungi Forager’s Feast with Nick Phillips at River Cottage
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Farm-to-Table Dining at River Cottage
An Unforgettable Land to Sea Feast with Mark Hix at River Cottage
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Farm-to-Table Dining at River Cottage
A Taste of the Land: Farm & Vineyard Feast
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Farm-to-Table Dining at River Cottage
Dinner with MasterChef Finalist Chiara Tomasoni
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A Seasonal Feast with Hugh
Join Hugh in our beautiful 17th century threshing barn for a fantastic four-course feast that showcases the finest produce of the season.
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Farm-to-Table Dining at River Cottage
Farm to Table Feast
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Long Table Lunch
Celebrate the season with your loved ones at River Cottage over a delicious lunch that showcases the best of what’s fresh.
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Farm-to-Table Dining at River Cottage
River Cottage Chef’s Table
Join us for this exciting new event and spend an evening with a River Cottage chef and just 12 fellow diners enjoying a seven course feast.
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Farm-to-Table Dining at River Cottage
Devon Life | Readers Lunch | Long Table Feast
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New Year’s Eve Feast
End the year and welcome the next, River Cottage-style, with fine seasonal food, fizz, dancing, and an unforgettable evening in our beautifully restored barn….
Farm-to-Table Dining at River Cottage
Festive Long Table Lunch
Celebrate the season with your loved ones at River Cottage over a delicious lunch that showcases the best of what’s fresh.
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Farm-to-Table Dining at River Cottage
Festive Farm to Table Christmas Feast
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Gift Vouchers
Create a personalised River Cottage gift voucher for someone special by following the steps on this page. Simply choose the…