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Art Play runs guided art workshops and short courses in Chelsea and Shoreditch, from jewellery and pottery to painting, mosaics and more.

Art Play

Art workshops in Chelsea & Shoreditch

Battersea Spanish offers Spanish language and culture classes in Battersea, with courses for adults who want to improve their speaking, listening and confidence. Browse upcoming Battersea Spanish classes by level, tutor and schedule.

Battersea Spanish

Spanish language and culture in Battersea

Blanche Improv offers long-form improv training in London, with classes and workshops for people developing their spontaneity, scene work and performance skills. Browse upcoming Blanche Improv courses by level, tutor and schedule.

Blanche Improv

World-class long-form improv training in London

Borough Kitchen

Cook school classes across five London kitchens

Bread Ahead runs hands-on baking workshops at its Borough Market and Wembley schools, from full-day Italian and French baking classes to sourdough, patisserie and evening sessions.

Bread Ahead

Baking school at Borough Market & Wembley

City Academy offers creative and performing arts courses for adults across London, including acting, singing, dance, comedy, writing, filmmaking, photography and communication. Browse upcoming City Academy classes by subject, level, tutor and schedule, from beginner-friendly introductions to more specialised training.

City Academy

London's leading performing arts academy

Explore City Lit’s upcoming short courses across creative, professional and personal development subjects. Compare classes by subject, level, tutor and schedule, then book directly with City Lit when you’re ready.

City Lit

London's largest adult education provider

The College of Public Speaking offers public speaking and presentation training in London, helping adults build confidence, structure talks and communicate more clearly. Browse upcoming courses by level, tutor and schedule.

College of Public Speaking

Public speaking and presentation training in London

Comptoir Bakery School offers French baking workshops in Bermondsey, from croissants and brioche to sourdough, tarts and cake decorating. Browse upcoming workshops by schedule and skill.

Comptoir Bakery School

French baking workshops in Bermondsey

Crown Works Pottery offers pottery workshops and courses in Temple, London, with classes for adults interested in clay, hand-building and wheel throwing. Browse upcoming Crown Works Pottery classes by level, tutor and schedule.

Crown Works Pottery

Pottery workshops and courses in Temple Street, London

DanceBuzz

Adult dance classes across central London

Dear Asia offers Japanese, Korean and Chinese language courses in Aldgate, London, with group classes for adults from beginner to advanced levels. Browse upcoming Dear Asia courses by language, level and schedule.

Dear Asia

Japanese, Korean and Chinese language school in Aldgate

Enrica Rocca is a family-run Italian cooking school in Notting Hill, offering hands-on public classes from pasta making and Italian feasts to Portobello Market shopping days.

Enrica Rocca

Italian cookery school in Notting Hill

Food at 52

Cookery school in Clerkenwell

Hampstead School of Art offers adult term-time studio classes in painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, jewellery and printmaking at its Hampstead studios and cemetery chapel.

Hampstead School of Art

Adult weekly studio classes in Hampstead

Hoopla is one of London’s best-known improv comedy schools, offering adult classes, workshops and performance opportunities. Browse upcoming Hoopla courses by level, tutor and schedule, from beginner-friendly introductions to ongoing improv training.

Hoopla

London's improv comedy school

The Institut français du Royaume-Uni offers adult French group courses at Centre Molière in South Kensington and at Collège Français Bilingue in Kentish Town, from beginner to mastery levels.

Institut Français

French courses in South Kensington and Kentish Town

Instituto Cervantes London offers adult Spanish group courses from beginner to advanced levels at its classroom on Devereux Court, near Temple.

Instituto Cervantes London

Spanish courses near Temple

International House London offers language courses in Covent Garden, including classes for adults learning foreign languages in a structured group setting. Browse upcoming International House London courses by language, level, tutor and schedule.

International House London

Foreign language courses in Covent Garden

The Jamie Oliver Cookery School runs hands-on public cookery classes at its Islington HQ and Oxford Street (John Lewis) kitchens, booked via FareHarbor.

Jamie Oliver Cookery School

Hands-on cookery classes in Islington & Oxford Street

Jess Jos offers pottery throwing classes at Stepney City Farm, with hands-on sessions for adults who want to learn or improve their wheel throwing skills. Browse upcoming Jess Jos classes by level, tutor and schedule.

Jess Jos

Pottery throwing classes at Stepney City Farm

Leap Day offers long-form improv courses in central London, with training for adults who want to build confidence, spontaneity and scene work skills. Browse upcoming Leap Day classes by level, tutor and schedule.

Leap Day

Long-form improv courses in central London

Let's Learn Spanish offers Spanish courses in King's Cross, London, with group classes for adults who want to improve their language skills and speaking confidence. Browse upcoming Let's Learn Spanish courses by level, tutor and schedule.

Let's Learn Spanish

Spanish courses at King's Cross, London

LIoP is an independent photography school based at the Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane, offering practical photography courses for beginners, enthusiasts and aspiring professionals.

LIoP

Independent photography school on Brick Lane

Local Wine School’s London franchises run wine courses and tastings in Fulham (The Wine Cellars) and East London (citizenM Tower of London / Novotel Tower Bridge), from introductory multi-week courses to WSET and specialist programmes.

Local Wine School

West & East London wine courses

London Calligraphy runs small-group modern calligraphy workshops at The Art Workers' Guild in Bloomsbury, with beginner and intermediate sessions and a take-home kit included.

London Calligraphy

Modern calligraphy workshops at The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury

London Jewellery Workshop offers small-group jewellery making courses in Shoreditch, from one-day tasters to multi-week silver courses, with hands-on studio teaching for all levels.

London Jewellery Workshop

Jewellery making courses in Shoreditch

London School of Photography offers practical workshops and professional photography courses in Shoreditch, from total-beginner camera training to specialist and career-focused study.

London School of Photography

Practical photography workshops and professional courses in Shoreditch

Mary Ward Centre offers part-time adult education courses across art, languages, writing, humanities and more at campuses in Stratford, Blackfriars and Redbridge.

Mary Ward Centre

Adult education across Stratford, Blackfriars and Redbridge

Migrateful runs hands-on cookery classes led by refugee and migrant chefs at its Farringdon cookery school and pop-up venues across London.

Migrateful

Refugee-led cookery classes across London

Morley College London offers short courses and adult education across arts, languages, wellbeing and more at campuses in Waterloo, Chelsea, North Kensington and Stockwell.

Morley College

Adult education across Waterloo, Chelsea, North Kensington and Stockwell

Muni London offers boutique pottery classes in Battersea, from beginner tasters and make-and-paint workshops to multi-week throwing and general courses. Browse upcoming Muni London classes by schedule and skill.

Muni London

Boutique pottery classes in Battersea

The National Centre for Circus Arts runs adult recreational courses in Hoxton, including aerial silks, rope, static and flying trapeze, hoop, acrobatics, handstands and circus skills.

National Centre for Circus Arts

Adult circus, acrobatics and aerial courses in Hoxton

POW Workshops is a makerspace in Park Royal offering small-group woodworking, joinery, DIY and digital making classes, from evening tasters to weekend courses.

POW Workshops

Woodworking, DIY and digital making classes in Park Royal

RADA offers dramatic arts training in London, with short courses and workshops for adults interested in acting, performance and theatre skills. Browse upcoming RADA courses by level, tutor and schedule.

RADA

World-leading dramatic arts training in London

The Royal Drawing School offers adult drawing courses in Shoreditch and at London museums and galleries, from single classes and evening life drawing to multi-week studio courses.

Royal Drawing School

Drawing courses at Shoreditch studios and London museums

School of Connection offers public speaking and communication courses in London, combining authenticity, vulnerability and practical speaking skills at Old Diorama Arts Centre.

School of Connection

Public speaking courses in London

School of Wok

Asian cookery classes in Covent Garden

SkandiHus offers pottery classes in De Beauvoir, London, with hands-on courses for adults interested in ceramics, wheel throwing and clay work. Browse upcoming SkandiHus classes by level, tutor and schedule.

SkandiHus

Pottery classes in De Beauvoir, London

Something Good Workshops runs beginner-friendly craft workshops in Deptford Market Yard, from printmaking and embroidery to papercrafts, yarn crafts and social make sessions.

Something Good Workshops

Creative craft workshops in Deptford

Sotheby's Institute of Art offers in-person 5-day intensives and evening courses in art business, art history, curating and related subjects at its London campus on Bedford Square.

Sotheby's Institute of Art

Art business and art history short courses in Bloomsbury

Spanish and Coffee offers group Spanish lessons in Putney, with adult classes focused on language learning, conversation and confidence. Browse upcoming Spanish and Coffee courses by level, tutor and schedule.

Spanish and Coffee

Group Spanish lessons in Putney

Spanish House London offers Spanish courses in Clapham and Euston, with group classes for adults learning Spanish at different levels. Browse upcoming Spanish House London courses by level, tutor and schedule.

Spanish House London

Award-winning Spanish courses in Clapham and Euston

The Avenue Cookery School

Hands-on cookery classes in Wandsworth

The Free Association offers long-form improv training in London, with classes and performance opportunities for adults developing their comedy, scene work and ensemble skills. Browse upcoming Free Association courses by level, tutor and schedule.

The Free Association

London's home for long-form improv

The Goodlife Centre runs practical DIY, woodwork, sewing, furniture and craft workshops at its Southwark studio on Great Guildford Street.

The Goodlife Centre

DIY, woodwork, sewing and craft workshops in Southwark

The Kiln Rooms offers open-access ceramics studios and courses in Peckham, Farringdon and Caledonian Road, with classes for all levels including multi-week throwing and pottery courses. Browse upcoming The Kiln Rooms classes by studio, schedule and skill.

The Kiln Rooms

Open-access ceramics studios and courses across London

The Place is a contemporary dance centre near Euston offering adult term-time technique classes in ballet, contemporary, improvisation and Tanztheater.

The Place

Adult dance technique classes near Euston

Turning Earth offers pottery and ceramics classes across London studios, with courses for adults interested in hand-building, wheel throwing and creative clay work. Browse upcoming Turning Earth classes by level, tutor and schedule.

Turning Earth

Pottery and ceramics classes across London studios

University of the Arts London offers practical short courses across its London colleges, taught by experienced creative practitioners and industry professionals.

Sat 12 Dec, 10:00 - 17:00

The Goodlife Centre

Upholstery Project

One-Year Upholstery

Introduction to Upholstery

Upcoming classes

Sat 12 Dec, 10:00 - 17:00

Where this course runs

The Goodlife Centre

Similar beginner upholstery courses

Upholstery Project

One-Year Upholstery

Introduction to Upholstery