These are Gluten Free workshops. Vegetarian options available, please add a note to your bookingWorkshops are running throughout the summer at a cost of just £42.50 each for couples or £50 per person.
(For date with a smaller class size of 12)
Pizza Making Workshop (Gluten Free Dates)
These are Gluten Free workshops. Vegetarian options available, please add a note to your booking
Learn to make Pizza just like Pappa made it !
This pizza making class is hands-on from the start. Every aspect of creating a wood-fired masterpiece is included —from choosing the wood and lighting the fire to making the dough! You’ll create the perfect topping, and finally bake and enjoy your delicious creation.
If you are looking for something fun to do with friends or family, this culinary class is a rewarding cooking experience where you can develop your baking skills and take home the recipes too.
Refreshments and accompaniments are provided to go with your pizza making: the perfect end to a class picnic!
Itinerary:
- Wood preparation, seasoning and history
- Setting up the Pizza Oven
- Dough history and making
- Sauce creation
- Topping preparation
- Baking in a classic wood fired oven
- Pizza Picnic.
For individual bookings, please click the buttons to see our availability and book tickets, or to buy a gift voucher.
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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”.
Gluten Free Customer Notice
Please note: Our venue is not a gluten free site. We cannot guarantee, despite cleaning, that our oven is free from gluten soot particles. We cook on a dedicated stone but, this workshop may not be suitable for some gluten free diets. Our gluten free pies all pass the laboratory testing to be certified gluten free.
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
Unfortunately, due to the location we are not yet able to provide accessible facilities at this workshop.
Group bookings
Attractive discounts are available for groups wishing to book a Pizza Making Experience. There are a limited number of 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
Workshops take place at our The Flower Barn, Swan Lodge, Upper Broughton, LE14 3BH (Parking is plentiful).
Using Google type Leicestershire Flower Farm and the hit the ‘maps’ tab, click on the listing and then click on directions, this will guide you to the barn.
If you have difficulty finding us, our what3words address is ///meant.resort.tungsten
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Our Other Workshops
Ultimate Pie Making Workshop
Our brand new Ultimate Pork Pie Making Workshop offers you the chance to make your own pie from the raw ingredients, including making your own hot water pastry and gelatine. The workshop lasts for 3 hours, finishing with the option for you to take away a delicious ploughman’s lunch.
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Pie Making Experience
Our original Pie Making Experience is also still available, offering the chance to make your own pie in an evening. Lasting 1½ – 2 hours, the workshop also includes a tour of our bakery and a talk on the history on our company and the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie.
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