Open Bakery

What it’s like

Hands-on baking classes in Brighton where you learn sourdough, fresh pasta or macarons from working chefs and bakers.

This is a working bakery that also runs classes, so you're learning in a proper kitchen rather than a function room got up for the occasion. The line-up covers sourdough bread, fresh pasta and macarons, all taught by chefs and bakers who've been doing it since 2014.

There's no age guidance given, so treat these as classes for adults rather than something to bring the kids along to. If you're after a hands-on food session for yourself, or a couple of hours away from the school run, this fits that gap nicely. It reads as the sort of class you book because you actually want to learn the technique, not just fill an afternoon.

They're open Monday to Saturday, 7am to 5:30pm, which gives a sense of when the bakery itself is running even if it doesn't tell you exactly when a given class starts or how long you're there for. Worth treating a class booking as a proper commitment of your morning or afternoon rather than a quick drop-in.

If you want to give one as a present rather than book it yourself, they do gift vouchers for the workshops, which takes the guesswork out of choosing which class someone might fancy.

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