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One of the UK's leading culinary schools, we offer over 40 cookery courses for keen home cooks, from beginners to advanced, short courses to diplomas.

Learn to cook with inspirational professional chefs at one of the UK's top culinary schools. With over 40 courses to choose from, designed to suit beginners as well as experienced cooks, our team of professional chef tutors will inspire you to cook with imagination, passion and enjoyment. Whether your aim is to take your cookery skills to the next level, to cook for family and friends, or you want to learn to cook as a professional, you will find a cookery course for you at the Ashburton Cookery School. Voted Cookery School of the Year 2012.

28/10/2026

🍰 CHOUX PASTRY MASTERCLASS — ECLAIRS & PROFITEROLES 🥐

Calling all pastry lovers! Join our half-day Choux Pastry workshop and learn how to make elegant éclairs and profiteroles filled with luscious mousses and tiramisu cream — perfect for sharing (or savouring!) at home.

This hands-on class is all about mastering choux pastry — one of the most versatile and impressive techniques in the patisserie world – with expert chef guidance every step of the way.

📍 Ashburton Cookery School
🕒 Half-Day Session (Morning & Afternoon options)
🥖 Perfect for all skill levels wanting to sharpen their sweet pastry skills

✨ Come create pastries that look as good as they taste — and take them home to enjoy!

27/10/2026

🇱🇧✨ NEW COURSE: LEBANESE COOKERY ✨🇱🇧

Discover the vibrant flavours, aromas and traditions of one of the world's most celebrated cuisines on our brand-new Lebanese Cookery Course.

Spend the day creating an incredible feast of authentic dishes, including:

🥙 Manakish — traditional Lebanese flatbread baked from scratch
🍆 Baba Ganoush — smoky roasted aubergine dip
🌿 Tabbouleh — fresh herb and bulgur wheat salad
🥩 Kibbeh — Lebanon's iconic spiced meat and bulgur dish
🍗 Chicken Shawarma — served with fattoush salad, tahini sauce & harra dressing
🍚 Mujadara — fragrant lentils, rice and warming spices
🍪 Maamoul — delicious spiced shortbread biscuits

Throughout the day you'll learn the techniques, ingredients and flavour combinations that make Lebanese food so healthy, colourful and utterly delicious.

🍷 Enjoy a sit-down lunch featuring some of the dishes you've prepared and take home your afternoon creations to share with family and friends.

📍 Ashburton Cookery School

26/10/2026

🇰🇷 NEW COURSE: KOREAN-TO-GO! 🌶️

Bold, vibrant and seriously delicious! Join us at Ashburton Cookery School for a hands-on 3-hour class exploring the irresistible flavours of Korean cooking.

You’ll create a feast for two to take home, including Korean fried chicken, kimchi, Korean ramen and steamed rice — packed with flavour and perfect for sharing (if you’re feeling generous! 😉).

Whether you’re already a fan of Korean food or keen to discover something new, this is your chance to learn some fantastic new skills and bring a taste of Korea into your own kitchen.

📍 Ashburton Cookery School, Devon
⏱️ 3 hours | Intermediate level
🍜 Make it. Learn it. Take it home.

Book your place and get ready to turn up the heat! 🔥

25/10/2026

🌿 NEW COURSE: VIETNAMESE-TO-GO 🇻🇳

Fresh, fragrant, vibrant and packed with flavour — our brand-new Vietnamese-To-Go class is here! 🍋🌶️🌿

In this fast-paced 3-hour cookery class, you’ll discover the fresh herbs, citrus, chilli, coconut, spices and other ingredients that make Vietnamese cooking so wonderfully distinctive.

You’ll get hands-on creating a delicious feast for two, including:

🍗 Ca Ri Ga – fragrant red chicken curry with lemongrass & lime leaf
🥥 Sticky Coconut Rice – rice cooked in coconut water
🥭 Goi Xoai – fresh green mango salad with herbs, peanuts & shrimp dressing
🥢 Bun Cha – Vietnamese pork meatballs with classic Nuoc Cham

And the best part? You take your freshly prepared Vietnamese feast home with you! ❤️

Perfect for food lovers, curious cooks and anyone who wants to bring the bright, fresh flavours of Vietnam into their own kitchen.

📍 Ashburton Cookery School, Devon
⏱️ 3 hours
🍜 Intermediate level
🎁 Take home a meal for two

Ready to get cooking? Book your place and bring a little taste of Vietnam home.

16/10/2026

• YACHT CHEF •

Yacht Chefs need to be skilled, creative and possess a vast array of recipe ideas to successfully meet the expectations and dietary requirements of guests whilst working with limited space, resources and fresh ingredients.

This course has been designed for those cooking on Luxury Yachts (min 24m+) whose primary role is to cater for up to 10 guests to provide a fresh breakfast, light lunches, snacks and an evening fine-dining service with canapes, starters, mains and desserts.

The purpose of the course to help refresh and inspire you with new ideas before starting the new season. Course content is weighted towards restaurant quality dining for multiple guests.

For those currently cooking on smaller sailing charters, this course will help build your skills and confidence to develop your career further.

Who is this course suitable for?
Those cooking on luxury yachts looking for new ideas.
Cooks wishing to move up from smaller sailing charters.
Land chefs aspiring to cook on luxury yachts.
Private chefs looking for new ideas.

www.AshburtonCookerySchool.co.uk

16/10/2026

👨‍🍳 Ready to sharpen your skills?

Our Chef Skills Plus weekend course is ideal for passionate home cooks who want to cook with more precision, confidence and flair. From professional knife skills to mastering sauces and techniques used by top chefs, this course will elevate your cooking to a whole new level.

💡 Gain the building blocks of professional cookery

Step up to the stove and cook like a pro 🔥

🔗 Find out more: ashburtoncookeryschool.co.uk

09/10/2026

🍝✨ Italian Cookery Day at Ashburton Cookery School ✨🍷

Transport yourself to Italy in just one day 🇮🇹

Learn to create a delicious spread of classic Italian dishes – from handmade pasta and focaccia to rich risotto and the ultimate tiramisu. This immersive course is all about simple, beautiful cooking with bold flavours and passion 🍅🌿

👩‍🍳 Master fresh egg pasta & authentic sauces
🍕 Create pizza, focaccia & Italian favourites
🍷 Enjoy a sit-down lunch with w**e

Whether you're a pasta lover or dreaming of elevating your home cooking, this is your perfect Italian escape.

📍 Ashburton, Devon
🎟 Book via the link in bio

08/10/2026

Our Thai Plus Weekend dives deep into the exciting world of Thai cuisine.

Learn to balance sweet, sour, salty and spicy while creating unforgettable dishes—from scratch.

🌶️ A sensory journey for food lovers and spice enthusiasts alike!
🔥 Go on… spice up your weekend!
👉 Enrol now: ashburtoncookeryschool.co.uk

07/10/2026

We were utterly delighted to have won Best Training School at the Awards last night!

We could not deliver such a fantastic experience without some fantastic staff and of course amazing students!

Thank you.

29/09/2026

🎨 SAUCES MASTERCLASS — THE ART OF FLAVOUR 🎨

“Sauces are the heart of great cuisine” — and our Sauces 1-Day Cooking Class will show you exactly why.

In this intensive day course, you'll master a spectrum of sauces, reductions & jus to elevate every dish you make.
Using natural homemade stocks as your base, you'll learn classic hot, cold & dessert sauces and discover which sauce best complements which course.

You’ll make (and take home!) sauces such as:
• Tomato sauce & pesto
• Salsa Verde & Thai satay sauce
• Reduction sauces like Bordelaise & Grand Veneur jus
• Dessert sauces: Chocolate fudge, salted caramel & orange

During lunch, enjoy a simple pasta dish made with one of your sauces — paired with a glass of w**e.

📍 At Ashburton Cookery School
🕘 Full Day: 9:30 am – Approx. 4:30 pm
🔎 Level: Intermediate (for those wanting to deepen their culinary skills)
💡 Offers: 20% off a second place when booking together (code 2NDPLACE), and 10% Early Bird discount for advance bookings 4+ months ahead

Address

Old Exeter Road
Newton Abbot
TQ137LG

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm
Saturday	9am - 6pm
Sunday	9am - 4pm

Website

https://www.ashburtoncookeryschool.co.uk/

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