What to do and see in London, England: The Best Classes & Workshops

January 26, 2022 Agatha Simes

The crown jewels, Buckingham Palace, Camden Market…in London, history collides with art, fashion, food, and good British ale. A perfect day is different for everyone: culture aficionados shouldn't miss the Tate Modern and the Royal Opera House. If you love fashion, Oxford Street has shopping galore. For foodies, cream tea at Harrod’s or crispy fish from a proper chippy offers classic London flavor. Music and book buffs will love seeing Abbey Road and the Sherlock Holmes Museum (at 221B Baker Street, of course).
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1. Hairy Goat Photography Tours

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Hairy Goat Photography Tours

Hairy Goat is a London photography walking tour company providing tours such as the non-instructional London Photography Mystery Tour, the instructional London Photography Tour, photography workshops and personal photography tuition. Each tour contains an element of the Mystery Tour as we go to unplanned locations. We discover the often un-noticed and unexpected treasures of London and the tours are aimed at people who like to take photographs and those who like to explore a city, while learning something about it. Group sizes are small, the tours are very interactive and lots of fun. For more details of Hairy Goat photography tours, plus photography workshops and personal tuition, please go to the website.

2. Alternative London

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Alternative London

Discover the London you won't find in the guide books with London's original off-the-beaten-track tour provider! Come with us to explore the culture, community and street art of London's vibrant East End. We offer unique and original walking tours, bike tours and food & drink tours and as London's original street art tour provider we also offer street art workshops led by our team of street artists. Tour prices start at pay-what-you-want so there's something for everyone at a price to suit all budgets. Let our expert guides show you the real London, from a local's perspective!

3. Hashi Cooking

60 Home Park Road Wimbledon Park, London SW19 7HN England +44 20 8944 1918 http://www.hashicooking.co.uk/index.html
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Hashi Cooking

Reviewed By Ollyk3y

Reiko was a wonderful teacher, the atmosphere was very friendly and inviting, and the food was really delicious. My partner and I learnt so much and can't wait to try out our new skills at home for friends, and family. We would highly reccomend the course!

4. West London Wine School

71 Townmead Road Fulham, London SW6 2ST England +44 20 8144 2444 [email protected] http://www.westlondonwineschool.com
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West London Wine School

We are an independent and award-winning wine, spirits and beer education company based in the heart of West London. West London Wine School hosts wine tastings and courses in London for people who enjoy wine and would lilke to learn more about it. We're the largest independent provider of WSET courses and the only school in London to offer any and all three Wine Scholar Guild programmes. In addition we also provide BPET Pro Beer Sommelier courses. Our courses and tastings focus on enjoying wine and learning more in a releaxed and informal setting, with friendly people and industry leading and award-winning tutors.

Reviewed By 259glennh - London, United Kingdom

I took the WSET Level 2 online course as my ‘lockdown hobby’ and had a great experience. The classes were 10:30-12:30 on Saturday mornings which fit seamlessly into my life (eventhough tasting wine in the morning feels a bit naughty!). The instructor (Sam) was professional and a great teacher, often teaching us interesting things beyond the course material which made the sessions fun and helped solidify our knowledge.

5. Yuki's Kitchen: Japanese Cooking Classes

21 Harold Road, London SE19 3PU England +44 20 8816 7499 [email protected] http://www.yukiskitchen.com
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Yuki's Kitchen: Japanese Cooking Classes

Japanese Cooking: Classes, Lessons and Events - Yuki Gomi is a professionally trained chef and author of Sushi at Home, published by Penguin. She teaches Japanese cookery from her kitchen in London, giving the skills and techniques to students wanting to cook Japanese food at home. Yuki's seasonal schedule gives full Japanese cooking class details and includes: Sushi Making lessons, sushi classes, Japanese home cooking, Japanese street food and specialist workshops; such as Miso making.

Reviewed By allypally3503 - London, United Kingdom

Yuki's lets roll sushi class is a great way to spend a saturday. We were recommended to go by some friends. Attended as a family. Yuki is really fun and her class is informative. You get to make lots of different types of sushi and eat it there and or take some home. Really recommend this class if you like learning how to cook new things. Thank you Yuki for all the detailed information and tips on ingredients.

6. The Avenue Cookery School

3 Enterprise Way Wandsworth, London SW18 1FZ England +44 20 8874 7623 [email protected] http://www.theavenuecookeryschool.com
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The Avenue Cookery School

The Avenue Cookery School’s aim, as a family-run school, is to teach people of all ages and abilities an understanding of food. Moving away from cookbook dependency and to start treating recipes as sources of inspiration and guidance. We teach all of this during our fun, carefully structured classes & courses, while incorporating love, enthusiasm and a relaxed, fun atmosphere in our Wandsworth Town and City kitchens. Offering anything from short public (and sometimes boozy) classes to corporate events or private hens and kids parties – you name it, we do it! Check out our courses to see what tantalises your taste buds! “Possibly the most fun cookery school in London”

Reviewed By 771lizzyb - London, United Kingdom

I went to a Sunday afternoon class to learn vegan baking. On arrival, we were given some freshly baked bread to snack on while we waited for everyone to get there. You can take your own drink which was great, there is a small supermarket just opposite if required. I am not vegan myself or even vegetarian so I was dubious as to how the bakes would taste given the lack of butter, eggs and milk. We started off with a little chat about how vegan baking worked so you could in theory adapt normal recipes to become vegan although, this might take a little trial and error to get things right. We then stood at our workstations and worked in pairs, all the ingredients were pre weighed out for us and equipment set out ready. We made chocolate brownies, choc chip cookies, carrot cake and banana and peanut cupcakes with frosting. I hated the peanut and banana cake. (due to my hatred of banana) but the head chef suggested an adaptation of the recipe using just the peanut butter that I expect I will love! The instructions were easy enough to follow and there were helpers running around the kitchen to bring us anything we needed, offer help and even clear up our mess (what luxury)! We were given a little instruction booklet with the recipes to take home, I have since made the brownies and the cookies which have turned out well. My friend and I definitely want to return to try out some other courses, she is vegan so we will likely try some of the other vegan courses eg pasta making. The workshop represented fantastic value for money and everyone working there was delightful. We can’t wait to go back maybe with a few more friends in tow!

7. Bake with Maria

26 Crewys Road Childs Hill/ Golders Green, London NW2 2AA England +44 7725 952724 [email protected] http://www.bakewithmaria.com
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Bake with Maria

Bake with Maria is run by pastry chef and baker Maria Mayerhofer. Maria teaches a wide variety of baking classes in Childs Hill / Golders Green. We also do private and corporate classes in our kitchen as well as larger kitchens across London.

Reviewed By pete_ultrafunk

I did the cakes and pastry class which was fantastic. Maria makes you feel very welcome right from the start. For beginners like me, it was an ideal introduction to the world of baking. The recipes were accessible and utterly delicious. I'd say this class would also be good for anyone with previous baking experience, since Maria gave lots of helpful tips that will improve anyone's baking. You get welcome cookies on arrival too, which were AMAZING! Highly recommended. Oh, and I felt completely COVID safe. Spacious kitchen and a high standard of cleanliness

8. Enrica Rocca Cooking School London

227 Ladbroke Grove Notting Hill, London W10 6HG England +44 7468 531887 [email protected] http://www.enricarocca.com
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Enrica Rocca Cooking School London

Great Italian Cooking Classes with a tour of Portobello Market. Meet Charlotte and Claire every Saturday at Portobello market where together you will learn how to select the freshest ingredients at the best fishmongers, butchers & vegetable stalls around. Once your shopping bags are bursting with delicious groceries, return to their beautiful kitchen where you will be welcomed by a wonderful flow of Prosecco. Together create a feast of Italian dishes that use few ingredients, well chosen, cooked with simplicity and brought to the table with gusto. Leave at the end of the course with your enthusiasm and knowledge of food all fired up, and without fail, a full belly! Saturday Full Day Market Tour Classes 10am-4pm from £120.00 Thursday Evening Classes 6pm-10pm from £110.00 Voted Top 8 Noteworthy Cooking Schools in the UK by the Telegraph in 2016

Reviewed By GRSLutterworth

A group of five of us attended the Full Day Cooking Course at Enrica Rocca to celebrate a friend’s birthday. We had a fabulous time and enjoyed it from start to finish. We loved shopping for fresh, seasonal ingredients; sitting around the kitchen island chopping and chatting; discovering an amazing variety of anti pasti; making pasta; the exquisite Prosecco and wine; and of course, the eating. Throughout, Charlotte and Claire were lovely - perfect hosts, and we all left feeling not only full and relaxed but that we had learnt a great deal and gained lots of new ideas. It was as though we were visiting their Italian home - authentic and inspired.

9. Food at 52

96 Central Street, London EC1V 8AJ England +44 7814 027067 [email protected] http://www.foodat52.co.uk
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Food at 52

Much more than a cookery school, this is a full-on culinary experience. Come join us in the kitchen for an amazing feast that you cook. Bring your own group or meet new cuisine-savvy friends as the wine flows and the kitchen heats up. The perfect alternative to another boring London attraction.

Reviewed By C7862ZKangelag - Welwyn, United Kingdom

We have just completed our second cookery course with John, Emily and the team at Food at 52 and were as delighted as with the first. We can thoroughly recommend the Southern Indian and Moroccan full day courses and will certainly be back to learn more. Have also bought gift vouchers for family and friends, they make wonderful presents.

10. East London Wine School

130-135 Minories, London EC3N 1NU England +44 20 7622 2148 [email protected] http://www.eastlondonwineschool.com
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East London Wine School

We are an independent Wine School offering tastings and courses for all levels, located ONLINE and in the heart of the City of London, Canary Wharf, Hoxton and Wanstead. Our style is informal, unstuffy, relaxed, and our customers learn while enjoying themselves and having a lovely social experience. We also specialise in corporate events, private tastings and team events to suit your own requirements.

Reviewed By hgvthgvt

My husband and I have just completed the WSET Level 1 and enjoyed it so much we've signed up for WSET Level 2! Sam is an excellent host, very knowledge and has some wonderful anecdotes that make learning about wine easy to understand and lots of fun. We've also been enjoying the weekly wine quiz on a Saturday evening. Again, fun and filled with lots of interesting wine info!

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