There are so many things to tell you about Academie it is difficult to know where to start.

We've been running classes here since 1983. 

Unlike any other cookery school in the world we are located in the middle of a 100-acre, organic farm of which ten acres are devoted to organic market gardens, orchards and greenhouses. This means that our students can learn to cook using the finest and freshest of ingredients. It also means guaranteed quality and variety - for instance, we grow over 40 different types of tomato alone! Plus, of course, it is incredibly peaceful and beautiful.

The fact that we are on a farm has affected the sort of school we are in other ways.

Our state-of-the-art kitchens - indeed, all the school buildings including the dining room, lecture rooms, library and self-catering accommodation - are located in delightful former farm buildings.