Ashdown Manna Cookery School
Blackham, Kent/Sussex border
Ashdown Manna is a small cookery school in a converted barn at Blackham, on the edge of Ashdown Forest just over the border from Tunbridge Wells. Professional chefs teach hands-on half and full-day courses, from bread and pizza to Indian, Thai and French cooking, with no more than eight to ten people in each class.
Highlights
- More than 30 different courses, from bread and patisserie to street food
- Taught by professional chefs in small groups
- Ingredients are weighed out and the washing up is done for you
- Christmas cookery courses in the run-up to the festive season
- Summer courses on cooking with a Big Green Egg
Good to know
- Popular dates sell out, so check the course calendar early
- Recipe cards, ingredients and aprons are provided
- Gift vouchers are sold online
- Contact: 01825 712434 or info@ashdowncookeryschool.co.uk
Getting there
Ashdown Manna Cookery School, 5 Lodgefield Farm, Blackham, East Sussex, TN3 9TN
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