Baking Classes in Devon
15 baking schools in Devon
Devon is one of the UK's strongest counties for baking classes, with 14 schools spread from the north coast to the South Hams and across to the Axe Valley. River Cottage Cookery School near Axminster is the county's best-known name, bringing a farm-to-table approach to bread and seasonal cooking on its woodland campus. Devon Cookery School runs well-regarded classes across a range of styles, and Manna from Devon in Kingswear offers intimate workshops on the Dart estuary. Minas Cookery School near Axminster focuses on sourdough and artisan bread, while Ashburton Cookery School near the Dartmoor fringe covers patisserie and chocolate alongside bread. The county has a real depth of hands-on food teaching, shaped by its dairy farming heritage and strong local food culture. Our guide to baking classes outside London covers what to expect from regional schools across the UK.
- Schools
- 15
- Towns & cities
- 14
- Published prices
- £10–£1050
- Typical price
- £70
- Average rating
- 4.9
- Gift vouchers
- 10 of 15
Compare every baking school in Devon side by side. Tap a column heading to sort; schools without a value for a column always sort to the bottom, so an unknown never outranks a real figure.
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Tap a heading to re-sort, or tick two schools to compare. Sorted by most reviewed by default.| Select to compare | School | Teaches | Getting there | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
River Cottage Cookery SchoolAxminster | 4.1(1107) | £195–£245 | Bread MakingPastryPizza & FocacciaSeasonal BakingSourdoughVegan Baking | 7h |
| 4Nov 2025 | Yes | |
| 5.0(350) | £110–£1050 | Artisan BreadBaking ClassesBiscuits & CookiesBread MakingChocolate MakingMacaronsPastryPatisserie | 2.5h – 40h |
| – | Yes | ||
Devon Cookery SchoolCullompton | 5.0(335) | £50–£185 | Bread MakingCake BakingCake DecoratingChocolate MakingCroissants & ViennoiserieMacaronsPastryPatisseriePizza & FocacciaSeasonal Baking | 2h – 6.5h | Not recorded | 5Feb 2024 | – | |
Mill Cross RetreatsSouth Brent | 5.0(142) | £75 | Pizza & Focaccia | 4h |
| – | Yes | |
CookSimplyCookBude | 5.0(57) | Not recorded | Baking Classes | Not recorded |
| – | Yes | |
Manna from Devon Cooking SchoolKingswear | 4.9(40) | £10–£900 | Artisan BreadBread MakingFlatbreadsPizza & FocacciaSourdough | Not recorded |
| – | Yes | |
Coastal CookingIlfracombe | 5.0(37) | £20–£150 | Bread MakingFlatbreadsInternational BakingPastryPatisseriePizza & Focaccia | 2h – 7h |
| 5Jan 2023 | Yes | |
Minas Cookery SchoolAxminster | 5.0(17) | £65 | PastrySourdough | 3.5h |
| – | Yes | |
Naturally BreadExeter | 5.0(17) | Not recorded | Cake BakingPastryVegan Baking | Not recorded |
| – | – | |
Ground Up Cookery SchoolGrealy | 5.0(14) | £50–£170 | Baking ClassesChocolate MakingPastryPatisseriePizza & FocacciaSeasonal Baking | 3h – 4h |
| 5Oct 2025 | Yes | |
Hylsten BakeryBuckfastleigh | 4.9(12) | £155 | Bread MakingSourdough | 7h |
| – | – | |
The Artisan Bakery SchoolPlymouth | 4.7(9) | Not recorded | Bread MakingPastryPatisseriePizza & FocacciaSourdough | Not recorded |
| – | – | |
Twinkle Little TarrCrediton | 5.0(7) | £15–£17 | Cake BakingCake DecoratingChocolate MakingCupcakes | 2h |
| 5Nov 2024 | Yes | |
Tineke CooksTorrington | 5.0(3) | £85 | FlatbreadsPastryPatisseriePizza & Focaccia | 3.5h |
| 5Sept 2021 | Yes | |
The Bread SchoolTeignmouth | Not recorded | £75 | Bread MakingPastryPatisserieSourdough | 2h |
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What the dashes mean: a dash never means “no”. Under From or Duration it means the school has not published one, so check when booking. Under Hygieneit means we have no current rating to show for that school – unrated is not the same as low-rated. Under Giftit means we have no record either way, so it is worth asking. Hygiene badges show the month of the last inspection; an amber badge means that inspection is more than four years old – still valid, just worth double-checking.
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