Baking Classes in Suffolk
9 baking schools in Suffolk
Suffolk's baking scene leans strongly towards bread and sourdough, fitting for a county with a long tradition of grain farming. Pump Street Workshop in Woodbridge is known for both its bean-to-bar chocolate and its breadmaking classes. The Next Loaf Baking School in Halesworth, founded by the creator of Two Magpies Bakery, offers sourdough, croissant, and pastry courses. In Stowmarket, The Food Hub Cookery School and Mrs Portly's Kitchen Classes cover a broad mix of baking styles. Schools are spread across the county's market towns, from Bury St Edmunds to Ipswich.
- Schools
- 9
- Towns & cities
- 6
- Published prices
- £55–£400
- Typical price
- £95
- Average rating
- 5.0
- Gift vouchers
- 6 of 9
Compare every baking school in Suffolk 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Friendly Loaf BakeryBury Saint Edmunds | 4.9(182) | £89–£104 | Bread MakingCroissants & ViennoiseriePastrySourdough | 4.5h | Not recorded | 5May 2024 | Yes | |
Mrs Portly's Kitchen ClassesStowmarket | 5.0(90) | £140 | Baking ClassesBread MakingCake BakingCake DecoratingInternational BakingPastry | 6.3h |
| 5Oct 2016 | Yes | |
| 5.0(84) | Not recorded | Bread MakingCroissants & ViennoiseriePastrySourdough | Not recorded |
| – | – | ||
Pump Street WorkshopWoodbridge | 5.0(46) | £90–£250 | Bread MakingChocolate MakingCroissants & ViennoiseriePastryPatisserieSourdough | Not recorded |
| 5Jan 2018 | Yes | |
Ilia's KitchenIpswich | 5.0(29) | £55–£155 | Bread MakingGluten-Free BakingInternational BakingPastryPatisserieSeasonal Baking | 2.5h – 5h |
| 5Sept 2025 | Yes | |
The Food Hub Cookery SchoolStowmarket | 4.9(20) | Not recorded | Baking ClassesBread MakingPastryPatisserieSourdough | Not recorded | Not recorded | – | Yes | |
ICE Cook SchoolBury Saint Edmunds | 4.9(18) | Not recorded | Baking Classes | Not recorded |
| – | – | |
Amelie's KitchenIpswich | 5.0(12) | £160–£400 | Cake BakingCake Decorating | 8h |
| – | Yes | |
| 5.0(2) | £99 | Baking Classes | Not recorded | Not recorded | – | – |
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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Worked out from the schools on this page, not written once and repeated everywhere.