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Bread Making Workshop — £15 OFF! when you book for 2
The Five Star 
highly rated Bread Making Experience at Brockleby’s Bakery in Melton Mowbray. 100% Guaranteed Enjoyment!
Make, bake and take home 2 loaves with a bread tin and a jar of local honey! Join our 2 hour bread making course with a professional baker in a real working bakery!
This hands on bread making class in Melton Mowbray is kept small for a friendly, personal experience. You’ll make a traditional spelt loaf and while it proves, bake a spring onion and mature cheddar soda bread.
Perfect for beginners, couples, families, or friends, this fun bread making workshop builds confidence and leaves you with fresh loaves, new baking skills, and recipes to use at home.
Our popular bread making courses are relaxed and enjoyable, making them perfect whether you’re new to baking or looking to expand your skills. Each bread making workshop offers a friendly atmosphere, expert guidance, and plenty of time to ask questions while you learn.
Book today and enjoy the best bread making experience Leicestershire has to offer, inside a welcoming bakery setting.
Itinerary:
1. Make a Spelt dough
2. Prove the dough
3. Make a spring onion and mature cheddar soda bread
4. Both loaves are baked
5. Whilst your loaves are baking the bread making process is recapped and a talk on the history of local grains and bread making is given.
Our bread making experiences run on Monday evenings from 6:30pm till 8:30pm, and we’re able to offer this experience for just £60 per person or as little as £105 per couple, making it a very enjoyable and affordable evening out.
(Please note, the workshop may occasionally run slightly longer due to proving times for the bread dough)
“Absolutely fab experience and some new knowledge learned!”
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Local accommodation
Why not make a weekend of it and stay locally? There's plenty more to see and do around Melton, a town with incredibly rich food heritage, making it the perfect weekend away if you're a foodie!
Stay in our charming self-catering accommodation, tucked away on a quaint street by the church in the heart of Melton Mowbray. To find out more or book, visit www.thepieshop.co.uk/accommodation.
Sysonby Knoll Hotel are offering exclusive rates to our visitors. Please give them a call on 01664 563563 to book and make sure you quote “Brockleby's”.
Redeeming Your Voucher
If you have a Brockleby’s Voucher it can be redeemed at the checkout. Hit the green “Book Now or Check Availability” button above. Please note: vouchers must be redeemed before their expiry date but you may book your experience for a date in the future.
Wishing to book with a voucher from a 3rd party (Virgin, Red Letter, Buy A Gift or WonderDays)?
If you’re lucky enough to have received a voucher for one of our experiences through a 3rd party such as Virgin, please follow the instructions on the voucher and contact us to book your place using this form. You can check our experience availability ahead of contacting us using our online booking system, but please note you cannot book online using 3rd party vouchers just yet.
Attending as A Carer?
We know how hard carers work, and we believe you deserve something special. We’re offering official carers an exclusive opportunity: If you are accompanying someone in the capacity of a carer, then you too can take part in the fun but at half the price! Spaces are limited. Email us today and we will help you with your booking.
Accessibility
When choosing your workshop, please be aware that The Bakery is fully accessible as detailed below. The Pie Shop is not accessible for guests with mobility issues. The Farm venue maybe suitable dependant upon needs but, please discuss this with us before booking to ensure suitability and the enjoyment of your workshop.
♿️ Wheelchair accessible experience
🚽 Wheelchair accessible restroom
We would appreciate advance notice of participants undertaking the activity from a wheelchair so that we may arrange the bakery accordingly for your ultimate comfort during your visit.
Group bookings
Attractive discounts are available for groups wishing to book a Bread Making Experience. There are a limited number of evening slots exclusively for group bookings, and daytime slots exclusively for school groups – please contact [email protected] for more information
Contact us
How to find us
We are located just minutes away from the centre of Melton Mowbray. Follow signs for Asfordby, and then for “Brockleby’s Food & Pie Experience”. Our bakery is at the bottom end of the car park for The Grange Garden Centre (J&L).
If you’re using a sat-nav, please use the postcode LE14 3QU.
Frequently Asked Questions
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