Dordogne
Breaks
Relaxed friendly hands-on COOKING, PAINTING & DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY courses in the Dordogne, France
Bombel • 24290 • St Amand de Coly • Sarlat • Dordogne • France           GPS: N 45° 01.915 / E 001° 15.295          Tel: 0033 (0)553 302405

Prices

Whether you want to come for a day or stay for five, our Cooking, Painting and Photography courses in France represent great value for money...

Prices: 2010
How to pay 
Terms and Conditions

April/May/June
Sept/Oct

 July/August
All inclusive Five day/Five night residential cooking holiday (per person, based on two people sharing a room):
€895
€995
One, Two, Three & Four-Day multi-day courses
(Per person, per day.  Additional B&B accommodation available on request. Evening meal €17 per day - eat what you cook!):
€130
€140
Non-cooking friend or partner
(Five day/Five night - lunch @ €12 & dinner @ €17 per person per day):
€395
€445
B&B accommodation (Multi-day courses - at venue or local B&B. Per person, per night):
€45
€50
Return rail transfers
(Per person. Agreed times only - see below. Email us prior to booking tickets):
€75
€90
Single occupancy supplement (Five day/Five night - for an en-suite room all to yourself):
€195
€245
Cooking & Painting holiday
(Five day/Five night residential.  Day courses from €130):
€895
€995

RETURN AIRPORT/RAIL TRANSFERS:
We pick you up in our own seven-seater vehicle each Monday afternoon and drop you off the following Saturday morning. Destinations include Limoges airport, and Brive la Gaillarde and Sarlat train stations (see details of our airport and rail transfers).

If you want a transfer at another time or on another day, please EMAIL US or Tel: 0033 (0)553 302405 in order to discuss the possibilities.

Transfers are conducted on a first come first served basis. Detailed dates and times are to be agreed with us prior to booking your travel arrangements, so please do not book tickets until you've agreed them with us.

ACCOMMODATION:
Accommodation is normally on-site, but, under exceptional circumstances, 1 & 2 day guests may be accommodated at a very pleasant nearby B&B 5km away.

NUMBERS:
The optimum number of participants on a course is six, but sometimes we have fewer than that and have occasionally taken up to ten.

ITINERARY:
The itinerary may be subject to change according to the seasons and local weather and is variable in order to take advantage of regional festivals and holidays.

 

Group Booking
If you can organise a party of six or more, you can come for FREE!
That's worth £695  Email for further details






















































 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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Five day/Five night Cooking, Painting & Digital Photography courses include:

• Expert hands-on tuition in English

• All ingredients, aprons, equipment, paints, paper, and art equipment, use of our camera, Photoshop, PC, etc, etc...

• An evening meal on the day of your arrival

• Breakfast and lunch each day

• Dinner (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday)

• Wine with meals

• Tea, coffee and snacks throughout the day

• En suite centrally-heated accommodation

• Entrance fees to places visited

• Private and secluded pool

• Internet and Email access

• Recipe pack containing all the dishes cooked during your stay

• Art and photography take-home packs

Some of the things you'll be doing on the cooking course:

Learn how to cook pastries, breads and soups

Select and prepare the best fish and shellfish

Butcher common joints of meat

Cook classic French and Italian sauces

Construct modern dressings

Master the art of stylish contemporary food presentation

Our day courses:

• Hands-on practical tuition with experienced friendly tutors

• All ingredients

• Utensils

• Aprons

• Breakfast

• Lunch

• Wine and beverages