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Ashburton Cookery School and Chefs Academy
Celebrating over 30 years of inspirational cookery courses, Ashburton in the heart of Devon is one of the UK’s top, private cookery schools.
The Ashburton Cookery School is one of the UK’s top cookery schools, offering inspirational cookery courses taught by our team of expert chefs. Offering more than 40 different cookery courses, lessons are taught by professional chef tutors who have worked in some of the UK’s most prestigious kitchens. Courses are aimed at home cooks of all standards, with a Chef’s Academy for the career cooks.
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, Ashburton has a cookery course for you. The school also offers quality bed and breakfast accommodation to students in historic houses in central Ashburton with their accommodation parter providers.
Stella West-Harling MBE founded the cookery school in 1992 choosing Ashburton for its beautiful location and local organic food producers. She was an early pioneer of organic restaurants in the country.
ASHBURTON CHEFS ACADEMY
For more serious cooks, who are perhaps seeking a career in the hospitality industry or just wishing to improve their culinary skills, The Ashburton Chefs Academy offers professional development courses for aspiring and existing chefs.
The Ashburton Chefs Academy is a leading private culinary school offering inspiring, full-time chef training programmes from our purpose built academy located on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in Devon.
Courses range from a 4 week foundation course for chefs through to an Advanced Diploma in Culinary Arts & Patisserie.
Chef Foundation Course
Learn to cook professionally 4 week, full-time programme
Culinary Arts Diploma
Accredited chef qualification. 17 weeks full-time. Residential.
Culinary Diploma
Full-time chef qualification From home cook to chef in 6 months
Patisserie Diploma
Qualify as Pastry Chef Intensive 15 week qualification
ASHBURTON COOKERY SCHOOL ICSA ACADEMY
Ashburton Cookery School has been recognised by ICSA as one of its ‘Academy Cookery Schools’ delivering accredited cookery courses and diplomas with their chosen academic bodies.
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Ashburton Cookery School and Chef’s Academy, in Devon, has been recognised as an ‘ICSA Academy’ from the leading regulatory body, the Independent Cookery School Association (ICSA).
The school, located just outside the picturesque village of Ashburton, in its own purpose built facility with state-of-the-art kitchens, and unrivalled facilities, delivers a wide range of bespoke cookery courses to train both novice cooks and aspiring chefs in professional culinary skills, headed up by Chef Director Darrin Hosegrove.
Following their on-site assessment they were awarded full marks for their consistent and informed teaching standards, alongside adhering to ICSA core values, achieving a prestigious ‘ICSA Academy’ accreditation.
Read more on Ashburton Cookery School’s Award here
Meet Chef Director Darrin Hosegrove.
What makes Ashburton Cookery School’s Chef Director of over 20 years tick?
Indulge with Executive Chef Darrin Hosegrove’s Poached Egg & Chorizo Recipe Here
Ashburton Cookery School is one of the UK’s top private, cookery schools offering inspirational cookery courses to home cooks from the heart of beautiful Devon.
With over 40 cookery courses to choose from, designed to suit beginners as well as experienced home cooks, their 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, they have a cookery course for you.
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The Ashburton Chefs’ Academy is one of the UK’s premier culinary schools offering inspirational training to ambitious cooks. Learning from their team of highly experienced, professional chef tutors you will work with outstanding local produce to master the fundamental skills, techniques and discipline needed to succeed as a modern chef.
Learn to cook to a professional standard on their 4 week Certificate in Professional Cookery or become a fully qualified Chef in just 6 months on their intensive Professional Culinary Diploma. You can even specialise as a Pastry Chef on their Diploma in Professional Patisserie. Also available is their 20 Week Professional Culinary Diploma and 20 Week Patisserie Diploma.
Residential options are available and affordable course finance is also available.
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