Our five day and two week courses qualify for The Residential Project of The Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. We are an Approved Activity Provider for the D of E In 2015 (after many years of working with planners and builders!) the farm courtyard was developed expanding the school further so forty-eight students could be trained in six separate kitchens. The addition of Hoppers Bar (including a dancefloor!) has been enormous fun for both staff and students so any additional calories consumed during the day can be shaken off on the dancefloor! Other facilities include a licensed bar and dancefloor, pool table, football table, outdoor table tennis tables, and two pianos and guitars for the musically minded. Pudding : Coffee Profiteroles filled with Tia Maria Cream / Chocolate Eclairs filled with Ice Cream The opportunity to take the Level2 Award in Food Safety in Catering(an optional extra on a two week course, details below).

The extensive kitchen garden where we grow our own herbs, fruit and vegetables. Most other ingredients are sourced from local suppliers. Students are taken on a tour of the kitchen garden to see how some of the produce they use during their course is grown and harvested. We have a licenced bar and dancefloor in a beautifully converted barn for students to enjoy in the evenings.Courses qualify forThe Residential Project of The Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (we are an Approved Activity Provider) It is intensive with over 100 different dishes covered on a five day course. The menus are chosen specifically so that we canteach as many different techniques on a courseas possible.

Five day or two week courses are available (short enough for students to remain focused and enthusiastic about cooking, but long enough to turn a complete beginner into a competent cook).Britain's Favourite Cookery School (voted by the public) in the British Cookery School Awards (also finalists in Best English and Best Large Cookery School categories) The following year in 2006, two additional kitchens were built in beautifully converted Bidford-on-Avon stone stables, so twenty-four students could be trained at the school. Henry’s Avalanche Talk. Henry is well known and experienced Mountain Safety expert in Val d’Isere and he has prepared a bespoke training video for Orchards students to introduce them to the real risks of skiing off piste and the dangers of avalanches. Gym / fitness facilities; a gym with commercial equipment including a treadmill, cross trainer, rowing machine, cycle, utility bench and dumbbells, a MUGA (multi use games area) for tennis, football, basket ball etc. a badminton court, volley ball and other games played in the garden. The Two Day Course in an intensive course andstarts at 9.30am with a short introduction, followed by knife skills and then preparations for a three-four course lunch (sample menus below). After lunch break there is an opportunity to bake cakes for afternoon tea together with preparing food for the dinner party in the evening. The six course meal starts with a glass of bubbly and canapés and concludes with cheese and port, followed by fresh coffee and petits fours.