Workshops in London: The 15 Best, and Who Each Suits

1.Fully Guided Tour of Warner Bros Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 722 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $162Our pick

Meet your City Wonders host at Euston War Memorial and travel by train to Warner Bros. Studios in Watford. A small guided group of up to eight explores the Great Hall, Diagon Alley, Hogwarts sets, props, and costumes from all eight films. Afterward, you can re-enter to explore at your own pace, shop, or eat.

“Amazing experience from start to finish Gives you a real appreciation for what goes into make a movie Kim Warner was outstanding”

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2.London Traditional English Scone Making and Tea Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 271 reviews · from $48Top rated

In London’s West End, a local baking host such as Ron or Danni guides you through mixing, shaping, and baking traditional scones. You’ll enjoy tea, clotted cream, and jam, make at least three scones, and receive a baking certificate in this compact one-hour class for up to 15 people.

“Great workshop. The hosts were very knowledgeable and entertaining. Would definitely recommend for anyone traveling to London.”

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3.Pasta Making with Unlimited Prosecco in London’s West End

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 264 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $94

Learn pasta fatta a mano in a tiny West End class capped at four people. A chef guides you through pasta bianca or pasta all’uovo, then you cook and eat your pasta with sauce. Antipasti and unlimited Prosecco are included, with wine, beer, or soft drinks available instead.

“Chef Aneta was a wonderful teacher for her class of eager students! Demonstrating easy to follow, step-by-step instructions, she successfully guided everyone to prepare their dough and craft their Sicilian pasta creations! Her humor was ever poignant and well received as the prosecco continued to flow. Highly recommend!!!”

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4.Make Your own Amazing Chocolate in Notting Hill

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $74

At Melt Chocolates on Ledbury Road, a chocolatier guides you through cacao origins, chocolate percentages, and the bean-to-bar process. You taste several styles, then make three 45-gram dark chocolate bars with your own flavors and decorations. Classes run about 90 minutes and hold no more than eight people.

“My family and I loved this experience. It was set in a great chocolate shop in charming Notting Hill. The instructor was extremely knowledgeable about cocoa beans from around the world and walked us through the entire process from harvesting the bean to pouring out delicious chocolate into moulds. I learned a TON about different chocolate and got to sample chocolate of different compositions and flavors from around the world. Watching my daughter make chocolate and leave so happy made this experience worth it. We had an awesome time and would definitely do this again.”

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5.Private DJ Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $137

Meet your trainer at London Sound Academy on Bayham St for a private two-hour DJ lesson. You’ll practice beatmatching, phrasing, harmonic mixing, EQ, and filters on Pioneer decks, with one-to-one help and no audience listening in.

“A fantastic experience to learn more about the Dj scene and get nitty/gritty with some equipment. I was made to feel very comfortable with the high-end software and technology you're exposed to on this 1:1 course. Highly recommend!!”

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6.Kew Biscuit Decorating Class for Adults

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $47

Meet Erika near Kew Gardens for a 90-minute biscuit decorating class in a cozy cafe close to Kew tube station. You will outline, flood, and add floral details with pre-prepared royal icing. Seasonal designs change through the year, and printed recipes help you repeat the class at home. Groups are limited to eight people.

“It was a funny activity. Erika taught really well how to use the materials and how to increase our skills. She is patient and a real cheerleader! You leave from this activity with new knowledge and mostly with delicious and fancy biscuits. Honestly, you should try it.☀️ Thank you so much Erika for this cosy and enjoyable moment, take care of you!💐”

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7.London Street Photo workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $123

Join photographer Ed Fil for a small-group, three-hour street photography workshop around London Bridge, the City, Borough Market, and Tate Modern. You’ll practice camera settings, light, composition, and people-focused travel photos in real city streets, then take your images home on a complimentary 16-GB SD card.

“We had a wonderful time wandering around London with Ed and managed to grab some great shots. He was very accommodating to our needs and met us exactly at our skill level (fairly inexperienced, I will admit).”

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8.Melt Chocolate’s Magical Master Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $204

Spend about three hours at Melt Chocolates in Notting Hill with a small group of up to six. Melt’s chefs guide you from cracking cocoa beans to grinding, tasting, tempering, and molding chocolate. You’ll also make ganache, praline, a dozen bonbons, and two dark chocolate bars to take home.

“AMAZING!!! Everything was perfect. Do not miss out. We ended up with more amazing chocolate than I could have imagined. They were perfect gifts. Do not hesitate to book.”

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9.Beginners Photography Course – Small Group Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $336

Meet Lou or another London Photo Tours tutor near London Bridge for a four-hour, hands-on beginners workshop. Use your own camera while learning ISO, aperture, shutter speed, focus, composition, and light at City Hall, Tower Bridge, and the Tower of London. Groups are limited to six, allowing plenty of personal help.

“The perfect course for me, I’m one of those who have been stuck on ‘auto and scene’ modes for years. This course really showed me what can be achieved with just a little bit of knowledge. Lou took the time and care to explain the basics to everyone in the group without us getting out of our depth.”

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10.Melt’s Amazing Bonbons making in Notting Hill

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 7 reviews · from $75

At Melt Chocolates in Notting Hill, you’ll explore chocolate, scent, taste, and childhood memories before filling and decorating bespoke bonbons. A trained chocolatier, including Emma on some sessions, guides the two-hour class. Groups are capped at 10, and you take home a box of your chocolates.

“I would change the details of this excursion. There was no “making bon bons”, which is what I signed up for. It was filling bon bon shells, eating some chocolate and learning about chocolate. Not what I signed up for and it wasn’t worth the price tag.”

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11.Enamel Jewellery Making Class in London

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $94

At Zoey Filigree in London, you’ll spend about two hours designing and making enamel jewellery from a choice of 40 silver blanks. Your instructor, including Mabel on some sessions, guides you through filing, colour layering, kiln firing, and polishing. Groups are usually very small, and beginners are welcome.

“This was a lovely experience and exactly what I was looking for! The instructors are great, they give you some background into the art of enamelling and the options you have to choose are great as well! I did wish the group was slightly smaller (we were 12 and it was a bit chaotic) but it was still great. Definitely recommend if you're looking for manual arts experiences and want to have something lovely to remember it.”

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12.Private South Indian Home Cooking Class in London with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $105

Join Jemima and her family in Orpington, London Zone 6, for a private 2.5-hour South Indian cooking class and meal. You may prepare dosas, chutney, idlis, and a meat or vegetable curry, then eat at the kitchen table or patio. Drinks are included, and the class is tailored to your group.

“We did not know what to expect, and we were very pleasantly surprised by how much we loved all of the dishes Jemina prepared for us. We wish we could have taken our leftovers home to the US but it’s not practical. Our conversation with Aaron and Jemina was delightful as well. We will book again if/when we make it back to the London area again.”

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13.London Photography Masterclass – Private Photography Lesson

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $218

Spend about three hours photographing London with a private professional photographer and local guide. Choose daytime city scenes or a night session focused on long exposure, light trails, light painting, and high ISO shooting. Guides including Derrick, Rose, and Noemi tailor the lesson to your skill level. Bring your own camera and tripod.

“The photography tour was a birthday present for our son Adrian who had just turned 17. He is really the "amateur expert" among us and he loved the tour with Rose. Dear Rose, thank you so much for your professionalism, your creativity and your charisma. You even managed to make the most out of some rainy spells. Our son does not often start freely talking after knowing someone just for a couple of minutes (and English is still a foreign language for him). So - thank you so much on his behalf and from us as his parents!”

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14.London Smartphone Photography workshop and tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $237

Meet Jett at Blackfriars Station for a private two-hour walk along the Thames. She will show you how to improve composition, use your phone camera, and edit your pictures with a free app. The session suits every phone and skill level, ending with coffee or tea and practical editing help.

“Jett was teaching me very nifty techniques taking photos with my smartphone. She was wonderfully personable and open and personalized the time we spent together to the places I wanted to see in London. We had coffee at the end of the session where I got to work on editing the photos I took on our walk through the city. In addition Jett sent me an email listing the many details and instructions she provided during the class so. I will book her again in my next trip to London and highly recommend her work.”

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15.Private London Street Photography Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $332

Spend four private hours photographing central London with fine art photographer Lou Smith. You’ll work through Charing Cross Road, Chinatown, Soho, and Piccadilly Circus, learning camera settings, focus, composition, color, black and white, and candid street technique. Bring any digital camera or smartphone.

“I had an incredible day with Lou. Truly the best experience, and super fun learning environment. Lou was very thoughtful, methodical, and intentional with her approach in teaching photography. She understood the hurdles I wanted to overcome, and had me achieving stunning results by the end of the day. Highly recommend London Photo Tours and Workshops to anyone looking to improve their skills. Thank you, Lou :)”

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