Kilcolgan baking class: Hands-on scones & bread making
Knead dough and pull warm bread from the oven in an Irish home kitchen
A two-hour baking class at a home kitchen in Kilcolgan, near Galway, where you make fruit scones and spelt or brown bread from scratch, using seasonal ingredients from the host's garden. All ingredients, utensils and printed recipes are provided. Children from age 7 are welcome. You take home what you bake, along with tea or coffee while it cools.
What’s included
- All ingredients and utensils.
- printed recipe and pen for notes.
- tea and coffee after baking.
- the scones and bread you've made to take home.
Times
- Tuesday to Saturday 11:30 16:00
Last departure this season: 11 Dec
Before you book
Operated by Kate Wright
Prices and times updated 3 days ago
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The experience
Kilcolgan is a small village outside Galway, and the class runs from a private home with a purple door at the end of a quiet estate. The host shares tips gathered over years of baking and walks through the differences between traditional bread-making and modern methods: how timing, temperature and technique have shifted. You'll handle the ingredients yourself, kneading dough and shaping scones, so there's no watching from the side. The hands-on part is the whole point.
The two hours cover fruit scones (lavender, raisin or berry depending on the season) and either spelt or brown bread. When possible, the host pulls fresh fruit and herbs from the garden to use in what you're making. You'll have printed recipes to take home and space to jot notes as you work. By the end, you're pulling warm bread and scones out of the oven. That's what you leave with, along with tea or coffee to enjoy them while they're still warm.
The class can also run at Kate's Place, the host's café in Oranmore town centre, if that location suits you better. Wheelchair access is available at both venues, and public transport options are nearby. If you're driving from Galway city to Kilcolgan, take the first left after O'Donoghues Bar, continue to the T junction, turn left, then right after the bridge: the purple door marks the house.
Is this one for you?You do the baking yourself from start to finish (kneading, shaping, pulling warm bread from the oven), which is what makes the two hours stick with you. Pick this if you want to actually learn the technique and leave with something you made, not just watch someone else work.
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Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (7 to 17 years). Children under 7 can't be included in the booking.
What exactly do I bake during the two hours?
You make fruit scones (the variety depends on the season, lavender, raisin or berry) and either spelt or brown bread, handling the dough and shaping from the start.
Do I get to keep what I bake?
Yes, you take home the scones and bread you've made. You'll also have tea or coffee with them before you leave.
What's included in the price?
All ingredients and utensils are provided, plus a printed recipe and pen so you can note tips as you work.
Where exactly is the class held?
The main classes run at a home kitchen in Kilcolgan village, near Galway. Some classes also run at Kate's Place café in Oranmore town centre. You can choose which location works for you.
Kilcolgan baking class: Hands-on scones & bread making
2h
from € 75 per person
≈ US$ 86 in your currency
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