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River Cottage Four Day Cookery Course

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The Ultimate Four Day Cooking Experience

Spend four unforgettable days at the award-winning River Cottage Cookery School, officially accredited by the Independent Cookery Schools Association (ICSA), learning to cook seasonal, sustainable dishes from our expert chefs.

Your days begin with hands-on sessions exploring fish, meat, vegetables, and bread, using both fast and slow cooking techniques. Learn to bake sourdough and pizza, learn about meat butchery and curing, and discover the art of preserving and seafood preparation.

You’ll also prepare and enjoy delicious meals throughout the day, tasting the dishes you’ve created alongside the River Cottage team. The course is perfect for beginners and experienced cooks alike, offering plenty of guidance, tips, and inspiration.

By the end of the four days, you’ll leave with a certificate of achievement and a wealth of practical knowledge, confident in your ability to cook seasonal, gourmet dishes at home.

Guests on our Four Day Cookery Course who stay for all four nights receive a 10% discount on our standard room rates. To redeem this offer, please call our team on 01297 630300 ext. 1 between 9–5 and quote the code FourDay10Off when booking.

Is this course suitable for me?  Due to the varied content, this course isn’t suitable for those with allergies or specific dietary requirements. However, we do offer other courses that cater to gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan diets. We recommend this course for participants aged 12 and up. Under-16s must be accompanied by a paying adult. These guidelines are in place to ensure the safety, comfort, and enjoyment of all our guests. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or need more information.

ARRIVE

If you choose to walk, enjoy a 10–15 minute stroll from the car park along scenic pathways to the farm, taking in the stunning valley views. A Land Rover lift is available in poor weather or if you prefer not to walk. If you’re staying in our accommodation, you only need to walk across the courtyard. Once at the cookery school, meet your host and start the day with tea, coffee, and freshly baked treats.

MEAT

Explore sustainable meat, including its origins and how to purchase it responsibly. The day features a butchery demonstration and various preservation methods, including bacon-making. You'll also learn to prepare and cook lesser-known cuts and offal, embracing the nose-to-tail philosophy.

FISH

Dive into filleting flat and round fish, preparing crustacea and bivalves, and cooking an array of outstanding fish recipes. You'll also explore how curing and cold smoking enhance both preservation and flavour.

VEG

Spend the day exploring vegetables! Discover various cooking, pickling, and preserving methods while learning to use produce in unique ways.

BAKING

Learn the principles of bread making by crafting an artisan sourdough loaf, a granary farmhouse loaf, wood-fired pizzas, cinnamon doughnuts, and a chocolate brioche loaf. You’ll also create rough puff pastry, perfect for both savoury and sweet bakes!

LUNCH

Enjoy exceptional, chef-prepared meals each day, highlighting the very best of locally sourced, seasonal ingredients for an unforgettable lunch experience.

DEPARTURE

Enjoy plenty of time to mingle with fellow guests and the River Cottage team, before returning up the hill at 5 pm with your freshly crafted delights in hand.

Highlights

  • Master a wide range of cooking techniques with expert chefs, from fast and slow cooking to preserving and smoking
  • Learn to bake sourdough, pizza dough, and sweet treats from scratch
  • Get to grips with meat butchery, smoking, and curing while working with lesser-known cuts and offal
  • Spend a day preparing and cooking fresh, sustainable seafood
  • Discover how to make seasonal vegetables the hero of your dishes
  • Transform the way you cook and connect with the ingredients you use
  • Enjoy exceptional, chef-prepared meals each day highlighting the very best of locally sourced, seasonal ingredients for an unforgettable lunch experience
  • Take home a recognised ISCA certificate and practical skills to build your confidence in the kitchen
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River Cottage Chefs table Scallops being presented to attendees.

Proudly Accredited & Award-Winning

Proud to hold the ICSA Centre of Excellence award, we uphold the highest standards in culinary education.

The Ultimate Four Day Cooking Experience

Spend four unforgettable days at the award-winning River Cottage Cookery School, officially accredited by the Independent Cookery Schools Association (ICSA), learning to cook seasonal, sustainable dishes from our expert chefs.

Your days begin with hands-on sessions exploring fish, meat, vegetables, and bread, using both fast and slow cooking techniques. Learn to bake sourdough and pizza, learn about meat butchery and curing, and discover the art of preserving and seafood preparation.

You’ll also prepare and enjoy delicious meals throughout the day, tasting the dishes you’ve created alongside the River Cottage team. The course is perfect for beginners and experienced cooks alike, offering plenty of guidance, tips, and inspiration.

By the end of the four days, you’ll leave with a certificate of achievement and a wealth of practical knowledge, confident in your ability to cook seasonal, gourmet dishes at home.

Guests on our Four Day Cookery Course who stay for all four nights receive a 10% discount on our standard room rates. To redeem this offer, please call our team on 01297 630300 ext. 1 between 9–5 and quote the code FourDay10Off when booking.

Is this course suitable for me?  Due to the varied content, this course isn’t suitable for those with allergies or specific dietary requirements. However, we do offer other courses that cater to gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan diets. We recommend this course for participants aged 12 and up. Under-16s must be accompanied by a paying adult. These guidelines are in place to ensure the safety, comfort, and enjoyment of all our guests. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or need more information.

ARRIVE

If you choose to walk, enjoy a 10–15 minute stroll from the car park along scenic pathways to the farm, taking in the stunning valley views. A Land Rover lift is available in poor weather or if you prefer not to walk. If you’re staying in our accommodation, you only need to walk across the courtyard. Once at the cookery school, meet your host and start the day with tea, coffee, and freshly baked treats.

MEAT

Explore sustainable meat, including its origins and how to purchase it responsibly. The day features a butchery demonstration and various preservation methods, including bacon-making. You'll also learn to prepare and cook lesser-known cuts and offal, embracing the nose-to-tail philosophy.

FISH

Dive into filleting flat and round fish, preparing crustacea and bivalves, and cooking an array of outstanding fish recipes. You'll also explore how curing and cold smoking enhance both preservation and flavour.

VEG

Spend the day exploring vegetables! Discover various cooking, pickling, and preserving methods while learning to use produce in unique ways.

BAKING

Learn the principles of bread making by crafting an artisan sourdough loaf, a granary farmhouse loaf, wood-fired pizzas, cinnamon doughnuts, and a chocolate brioche loaf. You’ll also create rough puff pastry, perfect for both savoury and sweet bakes!

LUNCH

Enjoy exceptional, chef-prepared meals each day, highlighting the very best of locally sourced, seasonal ingredients for an unforgettable lunch experience.

DEPARTURE

Enjoy plenty of time to mingle with fellow guests and the River Cottage team, before returning up the hill at 5 pm with your freshly crafted delights in hand.

Highlights

  • Master a wide range of cooking techniques with expert chefs, from fast and slow cooking to preserving and smoking
  • Learn to bake sourdough, pizza dough, and sweet treats from scratch
  • Get to grips with meat butchery, smoking, and curing while working with lesser-known cuts and offal
  • Spend a day preparing and cooking fresh, sustainable seafood
  • Discover how to make seasonal vegetables the hero of your dishes
  • Transform the way you cook and connect with the ingredients you use
  • Enjoy exceptional, chef-prepared meals each day highlighting the very best of locally sourced, seasonal ingredients for an unforgettable lunch experience
  • Take home a recognised ISCA certificate and practical skills to build your confidence in the kitchen
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  1. Richard
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    Hard to fault. I could have carried on for another couple of days.

  2. Loveday
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    “We really enjoyed the course. It was fun, informative and exactly on my wavelength regarding sustainability. Connor, Hugh and Chiara were all excellent teachers with lots of interesting things to say.”

  3. Kenny
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    “Connor, Chiara and Sean were all brilliant as they were the staff I interacted with the most. However, all the kitchen staff, including Dan, Bob and Luther were also so welcoming. Izzy was great as the daily chauffeur to avoid the slippy hill (I did experience the mud slide for myself). Hugh was also very engaging on the morning we spent with him.”

  4. Jeanette
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    Great food and all fresh and local, fabulous staff, we picked up plenty of tips

  5. Diana
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    “Our chef teacher was enthusiastic, friendly and very helpful and informed. I love cooking and I really enjoyed myself. However long you’ve been cooking you can always learn new things and the dishes we made were all delicious.”

  6. Richard
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    Connor and Chiara were truly excellent

  7. Loveday
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    We really enjoyed the course. It was fun, informative and exactly on my wavelength regarding sustainability. Connor, Hugh and Chiara were all excellent teachers with lots of interesting things to say.

    One tiny thing – I would have liked to have had a notebook or some reference materials while we were there. I forget things very quickly and I am not sure if the emailed information will have all the detail I want. There is a possible marketing opportunity – you could have some branded hardback ‘Kitchen and Garden’ notebooks divided into say 5 sections (ie could be used for Meat/Fish/Bread/Veg/Other). These could be given to people on courses and/or sold in the shop.

  8. George
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    Brilliant chef for the day, it was amazing thankyou, and really appreciate the hard work and effort that must go on behind the scenes everyday to organise all you do, as well as to do the day itself thankyou.

  9. Julian
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    “Conner was an great communicator, clearly a knowledgeable cook and great teacher.
    It was an honour to meet and talk with Hugh, what a lovely passionate chap.
    For her age and Italian background Chiara was an inspiration, River Cottage is very lucky to call her Head Chef.”

  10. Zoe
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    Well organised, relaxed, great environment to learn – I enjoyed the course and it was inspiring too!

  11. Louise
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    Overall, I really enjoyed the 4 day cookery course. I learnt so much. Please thank the chefs – my partner really enjoyed the bacon that I bought home! I really enjoyed the technical skills taught and how to source better ingredients from the meat, fish and bread days. The garden tour was a highlight of the veg day. I took away so many notes and things to look up!