Our Field-to-Fork Gold Residential…

Develop your cooking skills, build confidence and make new friends on our Gold DofE residential course in the Suffolk countryside. Through hands-on cooking sessions, you’ll learn to prepare delicious meals, discover how to grow your own vegetables and gain practical skills to take home. Stay at our woodland glamping site, work together with fellow participants and enjoy a rewarding mix of learning, independence and outdoor living.

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EXAMPLE COURSE ITINERARY

Here is an example course itinerary, it’s jam packed with cookery sessions and fun activities.

  • A male archer is aiming an arrow at an archery target with concentric circles, with his back to the camera, against a dark background.

    Monday

    10am | Arrival and check-in

    MORNING

    Your first cookery session

    AFTERNOON

    Archery and axe throwing

    EVENING

    Ice-breakers and quiz

  • Modern commercial kitchen with multiple sinks, TV screens, wooden island tables with potted plants, and cooking appliances.

    Tuesday

    MORNING

    Cookery session one

    AFTERNOON

    Cookery session two

    EVENING

    Games and campfire

  • Hand holding a bunch of tomatoes in various stages of ripeness, from green to red, on the vine.

    Wednesday

    MORNING

    Learn all things vegetable growing!

    AFTERNOON

    Cheese-making workshop

    DINNER

    Pizza Masterclass

    EVENING

    Bike ride to the apple farm

  • Longhorn cows in the field

    Thursday

    MORNING

    Cookery session

    AFTERNOON

    Farm tour and geotagging

    DINNER

    Tapas

    EVENING

    Movie night

  • A white frosted cake with dark chocolate ganache dripping from the top and topped with chocolate shavings, on a white cake stand against a plain gray background.

    Friday

    The Final Day of the Course!

    MORNING

    Breakfast, pack up, check out

    The Great Suffolk bake-off

    LUNCH

    Farewell lunch and certificates

  • A clean, modern kitchen with multiple sinks, windows, wall-mounted TV screens, and cooking appliances on white cabinets and wooden tables with potted plants and ingredients.
  • Cows grazing under a large tree in a green field on a cloudy day.
  • Fire burning in a fire pit with blue, orange, and yellow flames against a dark background.
  • A large yellow JCB tractor pulling a trailer with a group of people seated under a white canopy, in an outdoor setting with trees and a clear blue sky.
  • A lush vegetable garden with multiple rows of green plants covered with white row covers, set against a backdrop of tall trees and a partly cloudy sky.

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SUMMER DATES…

Our courses run during the summer holidays, when our seasonal glamping site is open. Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer courses over October or February half-term, or during the winter months. Prices start from £950 per person.

Monday 5th - Friday 9th July 2027

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Monday 12th - Friday 16th July 2027

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Monday 26th - Friday 30th July 2027

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Mon 2nd - Fri 6th August 2027

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Mon 16th - Fri 20th August 2027

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Mon 23rd - Fri 27th August 2027

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Go glamping for your residential…

Accommodation for 4 nights is included in the fees on the five day courses (Monday to Friday).

The Glamping site is set in the heart of Kenton Hall Estate in a 10-acre woodland. There is a large communal area which includes a 20ft cedar wood dining table. A cosy seating area features an outdoor wood burner and seating area for you to socialise in after dinner. Our wood and canvas lodge tents are set in a line alongside the moat. Each tent sleeps 2 in twin beds. Enjoy camping with all your home comforts! Furnished to a high standard, full bedding, electric blankets, USB charging points are provided. Showers and WC facilities are close by.

Aerial view of a historic brick building with a red-tiled roof, surrounded by lush green trees and gardens, including a landscaped flowerbed with various colorful flowers, on a sunny day.
Outdoor living space with couches, a small wooden table, a patterned rug, and a fireplace, enclosed by a wooden lattice fence.
Small wooden house with an A-frame roof and a heart-shaped decoration on the door, surrounded by green trees and grass in a garden setting.
Modern bathroom with a glass shower, white toilet, white vanity with a vessel sink, small window with a blue shade, and wooden flooring.

THE FOOD HUB COOKERY SCHOOL

At The Food Hub we’re passionate about real food – fresh, seasonal, and delicious. Our approach is relaxed and informal, allowing you to learn new skills, techniques, and importantly, how to make the most of seasonal ingredients.

This intensive course will equip you with the confidence and skills to cook. It will teach you tips and techniques to allow you to tackle any recipe. Our chef tutors have created fantastic recipes ranging from pasta to fish teaching you basic and more advanced cookery skills. You will eat and enjoy all the meals that you cook and take some dishes home. We guide and help you throughout the week, sharing the goals you have achieved, how you enjoyed the experience and what you have learnt.

A modern commercial kitchen with white countertops, multiple sinks, fresh fruits and eggs, wooden tables with cutting boards, and industrial stainless steel appliances including ovens and a stovetop with range hood.
Person cracking an egg into a mixing bowl in a kitchen.
Bright, modern communal kitchen with white cabinets, stainless steel appliances, multiple cooktops, wooden tables, and bowls of fresh fruit.
Three women in aprons standing around a table with fresh vegetables, engaging in a conversation in a kitchen or community space.
Commercial kitchen with multiple sinks, cooking stations, and televisions on the wall.
Person slicing focaccia bread topped with rosemary on a wooden cutting board.

FAQs

  • Click here to apply for a course or contact us on goglamping@kentonhallestate.co.uk or 01728862062 to find out more information.

  • Yes, you will need a bike for cycling around the estate, from the accommodation to the cookery school. We also embark on a bike ride to a local apple farm on one of the evenings. A bike is an integral part of the course. You can hire a bike or bring your own.

  • The price for 2027 courses starts from is £950 per person. This includes all meals, accommodation and all activities.

    We require a deposit on booking then payments can be made monthly or by installments.

  • Yes, we can cater for special dietary requirements, but please make sure you contact us before booking so we can discuss your requirements.

  • No! Our cookery school classes are designed to teach you the skills you need to be able to cook with confidence. No prior experience is required

  • Our courses run with a minimum of 5 and maximum of 16 students.

  • Yes, all participants booked onto our residential courses will share rooms. Males and females are separated.

  • Yes you can sign up with a friend, however the maximum number of people you can book on with is two, these are DofE requirements.

  • Rest assured that you will not be the only one! We allow loads of time for participants to get to know each other. You may start as strangers, but you will finish as friends.

Our residential course offers a fully immersive

Field to Fork food, farm and cookery experience.

We offer a course that inspires, educates and connects sustainable farming and food systems, health and wellbeing with a focus on nourishing people and regenerating the planet.

Students will leave with skills and knowledge for life. This 5-day residential combines hands on cookery experience with a focus on key transferable skills.

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