10 best cookery courses by the sea

Baking perfected

Island Bakery Holidays
Isles of Scilly

Converted from a lobster pot-maker’s barn on the unspoilt, Gulf Stream-washed island after which it is named, St Martin’s Bakery hosts craft bakery holiday courses covering a range of bread-making techniques. Run from Wednesdays to Mondays (with Sunday as a free day) in January, February, March and November, the cost is around £745 (inclusive of helicopter transfer from Penzance, cottage accommodation, evening meal on arrival and lunch every day). The cost for non-participating partners is around £295. St Martin’s Bakery, Moo Green, Higher Town, St Martin’s, Isles of Scilly (01720 423444, stmartinsbakery.co.uk).