The 9 Best Workshops & Classes in London

1.Traditional English Scone Making and Tea Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 702 reviews · from $45Our pick

In Central London, an English-speaking instructor guides you through making four traditional scones at De Hems Dutch Cafe Bar. You will bake, drink tea, learn scone history and take home three scones plus a British Baking Certificate. Guides including Ron and Danni have led warm, humorous sessions.

“Excellent workshop with fantastic feedback by my group of Americans. Great and entertaining hosts who made the experience really interesting!”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.East End Street Art Tour and Spray Painting Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 297 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $50

Walk from Spitalfields through Shoreditch and Whitechapel with guides such as Laura, Eva, Josh, or Natalie, learning how London’s street art works and why it matters. Finish with a 45-minute spray-paint session at Alternative London Studio, where you create a piece on card to take home.

“Absolutely fabulous thing to do. Date day. We were late and the team were so helpful we managed to catch the tour with a Josh. He was animated and informed. Fabulous, erudite introduction to the origins and delights of street art. The are soo class in the studio was so fun. We are hooked. My creation looks great on my wall. Can’t wait for the kids to be old enough to go (about 10 years). We want to go back and learn more about free hand spray techniques.”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.London Traditional English Scone Making and Tea Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 271 reviews · from $48

Join local baking hosts such as Ron and Danni for a 60-minute West End class. You will mix, roll, shape, and bake at least three scones, then eat them with jam, clotted cream, and English tea. The small group, aprons, certificate, and take-home technique add a nice personal touch.

“Everything was prepared and ready for us to mix and bake and they tasted delicious and it made plenty of scones”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Half-Day Street Art Tour and Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 172 reviews · 4 hours · from $60

Meet under the White Goat Statue by Old Spitalfields Market for a two-hour walk through East London street art, led by active artists such as Josh, Natalie, and Emilie. After a break, spend 1.5 hours making a stencil and practicing spray-paint techniques. All materials are included.

“It was a lovely afternoon, the guide was fabulous, an unforgetable experience”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.Pizza Making Cookery Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 18 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $60

Join JoJo or her team for a relaxed 2.5-hour London pizza class. Learn authentic dough-making, bake pizza with prepared dough, eat your creation, and take your own dough home. Equipment and ingredients are supplied, and most dietary requirements can be accommodated.

“Jojo was very kind and welcoming and made the environment a fun place to be, and the pizza was delicious!”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.French Macaron Workshop in London

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · 3 hours · from $80

Spend about three hours with an English-speaking instructor learning French macaron basics in a small group of six. You will mix, pipe, bake, fill, and box your creations, with guidance from friendly teachers such as Jojo and Dora. Ingredients, a drink, and a take-home box are included.

“Our host and instructor was absolutely lovely and sweet. Our macarons turned out great. The only thing I will advise is that if people have taken professional cooking classes in the past this setting is going to be quite different from professional/industrial classes you might have experienced. So if you go in expecting a great experience in an unconventional setting, you’ll be fine.”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.Chocolate Truffle-Making Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 13 reviews · 2 hours · from $60

Join JoJo at Cook and Craft Collective in London for a two-hour, hands-on chocolate class. Make ganache, shape truffles, coat them in chocolate or cocoa, and decorate with sprinkles and cocoa nibs. Ingredients and equipment are provided, and you take home your finished box.

“The activity was fantastic and the ladies who manage the workshop are amazing. Love how my truffles turned out under expert guidance (and giggles)”

Check availability →Read our full review

8.Make Your Own Gin Workshop with Take-home Bottle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $91

At Greenwich Distillery Shop inside the Old Royal Naval College, you’ll taste botanical distillates, build a gin recipe with a guide, enjoy your creation in a G&T, then bottle, label, name, and seal it. The 2.5-hour workshop suits couples, groups, and solo visitors.

“The guy that did the activity was excellent. It was really good and interesting. I think when a couple go they should get to have a bottle each incase r their tastes are different. But it was a fun experience”

Check availability →Read our full review

9.Woolf & Dickens: London Literary Tour & Writing Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $101

Join novelist and creative writing PhD Joseph Pierson for a private 90-minute walk from Waterloo Bridge through Somerset House, St Mary Le Strand, and Doctor Johnson’s House. You’ll pair literary readings with short writing exercises on memory, time, politics, truth, and place.

Check availability →Read our full review