Here at River Cottage HQ we can provide private versions of any of our regular courses which include hands on butchery, fish skills or bread making. 

We can offer team building activities such as venturing out on the River Cottage boat to catch your own fish, to building your own wood-fired clay oven.

One day cookery course

This course is aimed to teaching you to apply the River Cottage Philosophy in to your everyday cooking. We will introduce a variety of skills needed in a kitchen, whilst sampling and cooking some delicious, classic, River Cottage recipes. 

The day will include learning various butchery skills; learn how to make a basic loaf plus other bakery skills. We’ll also cover fish preparation and cooking.

Build and Bake

This is a brilliant team building course.  Here you learn to make a wood fired oven perfect for baking breads, but also for roasting meat or fish.

Be prepared to work hard, with this very interactive course, as you dig the mud, mould the clay, and knead the dough.  Everyone will get their feet dirty mixing the mud.

Catch and Cook

The tastiest fish you will ever eat is one you’ve caught yourself - and our one-day fishing trip – Catch and Cook is designed to help you do exactly that.

You will be shown how to catch, clean, fillet and cook a selection of Devon’s finest inshore fish. Regular catches include mackerel, bass, bream, and Pollack.

Private Dining

The living room in our beautifully restored traditional Devon farmhouse is a wonderful place to celebrate a special event and spend some time catching up with a group of friends or family. 

Here you can relax in front of the fire in the spacious dining room (or in the kitchen garden in the summer) as your personal chef prepares a sumptuous seasonal meal.

Larger parties

Park Farm is a stunning and unique setting for meetings and conferences.  Our main barn can seat up to 64 guests and a seasonal lunch or dinner prepared by the River Cottage chefs can be included.

The ultimate experience

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is available to join your event by prior arrangement. Dates are extremely limited and an additional fee will apply.

River Cottage HQ is located on the Devon/Dorset border. Our nearest train station is Axminster which is on the Exeter line, 2 ¾ hours from Waterloo.

A guideline cost for a group of 10 guests for a full day at River Cottage HQ start at £350* per person.  Private dining options start at £95* per person.

Contact us . . .

Contact our Bespoke Events team, Elli Geraghty and Catherine Bugler on parkfarm@rivercottage.net or call 01297 630 322