Foraging courses & wild food cookery

Food foraging courses can be a mixed bag.  Some foraging courses can be as much about a Ray Mears survivalism showing you what you can eat and survive.  Hartingtons food foraging courses are more about being able to locate and harvest foraged foods that are going to enhance your food and drink.  Led by Chris Bax an expert forager and chef from Taste the Wild the foraging courses are all about how to enhance your cookery with wild ingredients.

We now have a range of foraging courses:

1. How about foraging for food along the beautiful Monsal Trail in Bakewell in the Peak District followed by a demonstration by Chris Bax on how to cook up a wild food menu using some of the food foraged on the day.
2. For those people who want to learn how to cook with foraged food how about a full day hands on wild food cookery masterclass.
3. Wild food can be used to create some wonderful drinks and alcohol beverages.  How about elderflower champagne and wild spiced mulled wine along with a wild mint and cumin cooler for starters?

Come along and find out how to enhance your food and drink with foraged foods.  It's tasty, healthy and naturally free.

Food foraging courses

Brew School is born!

Hartingtons Brew School is one of the countries leading locations for learning to brew beer. With a panel of expert beer brewing experts including Paul Taylor, Head of the Lab at Murphy & Son in Nottingham and Alex Barlow of Sheffield's All Beer being amongst their roster of sort after expert tutors.

All courses take place in Hartingtons converted Mill in the picturesque Peak District town of Bakewell and brewing enthusiasts can learn all the skills from kitchen sink home brewing to how to match beers with food to going to the next step and setting up their own commercial microbrewery. 

To celebrate Hartingtons Brew School's position in brewing education; Hartingtons can reveal their new Brew School logo.  Going to School has never been so much fun and the great thing about Brew School is that drinking on the premises is not only allowed…it's positively encouraged!

Beer Brewing Courses

Cider Making Course - record apple harvest

The late spring weather has led to projections of the best apple harvest in a decade.  This means a glut of apples for those people with access to apple trees either in their garden or elsewhere.  This is a great opportunity for those people wanting to have a go at artisan cider making.  Turn your windfall of apples in to a superb tasting artisan drink that can be enjoyed all year round.  It's not difficult to turn your excess apples into artisan cider or apple choose.  All you need is a little bit of knowledge and insight.  Come along to our cider making course with award winning cider maker Rob Gibbon from Moorlands Farm Cyder to find out how to turn your cider making dream into reality!

Cider Making Course

Carsington Water Food Festival Returns - 26th August

Carsington Water Food Festival makes a welcome return this coming Bank Holiday Monday.

This event promises to be bigger and better than the first ever event held at the beginning of May with artisan food producers on the day including:

Artisan Bread from Sunflower Bakery, Beer from Derventio Brewery from Darley Abbey, wine from local producer Amber Valley Wines, artisan pork pies produced by Smith Hall Organics in Hulland Ward  and savoury eggs as well as cheese from specialist cheese retailer, The Really Good Cheese Company. Foraged preserves will be available from Greenside Deli and local producer Glynn Smith will be wowing the crowds with his unique oils and dressings and Derbyshire Oatcakes. Artisan chocolatier Chocolate Tailor will showcase their unique chocolates and Matt Wright from the Great Food Magazine will be promoting local delis, farm shops and artisan producers whilst organisers, Hartingtons School of Food from Bakewell with have some unique festival offers.

The Food Festival takes place from 10 am until 4 pm.

FREE ADMISSION and lots of free tastings before you buy.


Cookery Courses Derbyshire

NEXT EVENT - Christmas Food Festival 24th November

Tripadvisor - why people rather like our courses

Tripadvisor is a great measure of what people really think about your business.  We are thrilled that Hartingtons is rated No1 in the things to do in Bakewell.  We still can't quite believe that we are head of a fabulous institution that is Chatsworth House.

Our philosophy has always been to bring in experts, who are passionate about their specific food or drink specialism.  We think that way our students get taught by some who is passionate and knowledgable about what they do.  Our courses won't be the cheapest but we think that people value the quality of their experience more than just in pounds shilling and pence.  Out ultimate aim has always been to enable people to experience more in all aspects of their food and drink appreciation.

Have a look at the latest Tripadvisor Reviews to see what people think about our courses.

Food & Drink Courses - Derbyshire

What's on in Bakewell

Want to know what is going on in Bakewell in Derbyshire when you visit.  Have a look at whatsonbakewell for the latest news and events.

If you are looking for accommodation in Bakewell don't forget to have a look at Bagshaw Hall.

Derbyshire cookery courses

NEW cookery courses

When we set up Hartingtons Julie & I were always keen to push the boundaries a little.  This also applies to the cookery courses we do.  We wanted people to be taught by an expert tutor and in that way they would gain the maximum insight into that area of cooking and food or drink.

In the second half of this year we have some exciting cookery courses and as for next year which we are already working on we've got some sensational cookery courses in the pipeline take a few minutes to check them out and see which of our cookery courses takes your fancy:

Authentic Thai cookery course with Kwang White

Food Foraging & cookery course with Chris Bax

Cooking with game with Rachel Green

Italian seasonal regional - Lombardy wtih Nonnas

World flavours in one pot with Frank Boddy

Fish Masterclass with Christian Szurko

Cookery courses derbyshire