learn to cook in the Lake District
A native cookery school to rival those that spring up every five minutes in Tuscany and Le Marche - Lucy Cooks in Staveley Mill Yard, Kendal, Cumbria, is surrounded by inspirational countryside and includes a variety of courses ranging from Burns Night Supper, Aga Days and Romantic Italian Cookery to Cool4Kids and Dairy Denied (; lucycooks.co.uk).
Article published in Daily Telegraph magazine