***News Update SPRING '25***

​After nearly ten years of teaching, we have now closed the doors at the school here in Cambridgeshire. We will no longer be running regular weekly workshops from our premises in Kingston, but I shall continue to teach at venues across the UK and in Europe, as both pop-up events and our regular Spring and Autumn retreats in Tuscany. I will be keeping you updated via the website about all the upcoming classes and retreats. Please also follow us on social media (Facebook or Instagram) to keep an eye on news releases.

For details on our Baking Retreats in Tuscany, please click HERE
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See our Workshop Calendar for the current list of pop-ups and retreats for the forthcoming year.

For those of you interested in private classes or corporate training, please contact me via email.

SOURDOUGH EPISODE OF SLICED BREAD

We were delighted to welcome the ever-curious Greg Foot from Radio 4's Sliced Bread to the White Cottage Kitchen. As we bake sourdough together, we chat about artisan bread-vs-sliced bread and the rise of supermarket 'sourfaux'. Food historian, Dr Sue Bailey, takes us through the history of bread manufacture in the UK  and Professor Tim Spector discusses the nutritional benefits of sourdough-vs-sliced white. Is sourdough the best thing since, well...?

BAKING RETREAT IN TUSCANY

We're delighted to announce that Helen Underwood of White Cottage Baking School will once again be teaching a 6-night baking retreat at the Castello di Potentino in Tuscany, Italy, this Spring and Autumn. Find out more and book your place...

TERROIR TUSCANY

​Helen writes: "Towards the end of 2018, I was privileged to join a group of chefs, writers, farmers, archeologists, photographers and filmmakers for Terroir Tuscany. One thing unified us all - food: its provenance, history, politics, production and sustainability..."
We offer corporate hospitality and team-building days for groups of up to eight people. Get in touch to find out more or to arrange your bespoke workshop.
It's always fantastic to hear that you've loved learning from the classes as much as we love teaching them! Read what some past students have had to say about our workshops.
White Cottage is an artisan bread and baking school run by award-winning sourdough baker Helen Underwood.

​Based just outside of Cambridge, we offer workshops for all skill levels—so whether you're a complete novice or an experienced baker, we have a workshop for you!

REVIEWS & AWARDS

FEATURED WORKSHOP

6-NIGHT BAKING RETREAT AT THE CASTELLO DI POTENTINO, TUSCANY

Spring 2025: Saturday 3rd May to Friday 9th May 2025

Autumn 2025: Friday 24th to Thursday 30th October 2025

We are delighted to be returning to Castello di Potentino in Tuscany to run our week-long Baking Retreats in Spring and Autumn 2025...

NEWS & EVENTS
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