Traditional Irish Baking Experience

Experience the traditional art of Irish baking at a cozy home in Kilcolgan or at Kate’s Place in Oranmore. Learn about the history of bread-making and use fresh fruits and herbs from the garden.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Galway Cookery Classes - We will bake fruit, for example lavender, raisons and berry scones (saisonal), and spelt or brown bread.
    I believe in the hands on experience for my guests - from handling ingredients to kneading dough.
    It isn’t all about the cooking, I share lots of tips from my experience over the years.
    I love to see the faces full of…
What's Included
  • All ingredients and utensils provided
  • Printed recipe and pen for notes
Meal Options
  • Scones and Brown bread - We are baking sones and Brown bread. the guests can then enjoy the goods they baked with some tea or coffee I’ll provide for them.
Additional Information

The daytime activities take place in my charming and comfortable home in Kilcolgan.
I also conduct some of these experiences at my café, Kate’s Place, situated at Orantown center in Oranmore.
In my residence, guests can savor the homey atmosphere of my Irish kitchen.
In each experience, we take time to discuss how the process of bread-baking has evolved…

Location
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Please use GOOGLE MAPS only to find the location, people often get lost if they use the car satnav. Make sure it is Dunkellin, KILCOLGAN, Galway. If you don't have a car you can get a bus out from Galway city and I can pick you up at the stop in Kilcolgan.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jessica_s
Mar 16, 2025
Amazing and delicious experience! - There's an adorable little dog called Cocoa there. He made the day even more lovely for a traveller who was missing her own dogs. Kate is a wonderful and warm person and gives a variety of flavors to incorporate into your scones. She walks you through the process and makes it such tasty experience. I bake at home but would recommend this to anyone looking to learn a little more about traditional Irish baking or anyone just looking to meet a lovely and kind woman. I would definitely book this again!
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Electricmayhem
Feb 19, 2025
Fun and Delicious - Kate was fantastic! So friendly and welcoming for my daughter and her grandma. Baked a delicious variety of scones and breads, followed by tea to enjoy their work. At her home about a 20 minute drive outside Galway in the countryside near Athenry. Definitely a fun and memorable Irish activity!
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Toni
Feb 9, 2025
Amazing time - Making scones and brown bread with Kate was so much fun! There were so many laughs to go with the great food! Highly recommend.
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Megan_g
Jan 15, 2025
A Wonderful Experience - We had a wonderful experience with Kate! The scones and bread were as delicious as they look, they were actually the best we had on the whole trip. Kate was so helpful and communicative when we were making our travel plans and booking the class. She was so welcoming and accommodating, as we ended up going on the day we landed and she helped us navigate our travel plans as well! I was with my daughter and sister, as we were dropping my daughter off for a semester in Ireland and it was such a friendly and fun introduction to the country! Thank you Kate!
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306irenitag
Jan 3, 2025
Kate is Great! Book it! - Highly recommend. Get a true Irish experience. What can you say, only that Kate is great. Scones and bread tasty! A recipe that will be used over and over. Be sure to say Hello to John and Cocoa.
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185declanc
Nov 30, 2024
Baking - Had a lovely time here today with my partner. Kate is very welcoming. Has a beautiful home. Thanks Kate would definitely recommend to a friend. Declan
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Matthew_k
Nov 24, 2024
Baking scones at Kate's Place is Bucket List fun! - I highly recommend Kate's Place cooking classes. Kate is a warm and welcoming host and cooking companion. We made scones and brown bread. Enjoying tea and the scones fresh from the oven was a delight. Learning an Irish tradition from a local like Kate was a treat. She is a gem!
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W7255lfdianem
Nov 21, 2024
Kate's. Kitchen was a great time - It was a wonderful time baking with my son at Kate's! She is a great teacher and charming. The lesson yielded yummy bread, scones and tea. We had a great, personal Irish visit with her in her kitchen and home I would definitely return.
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Ken_g
Nov 16, 2024
Great fun! - Kate was so welcoming and we really enjoyed spending time with her. We made the MOST delicious scones and Irish bread. Kate really made us feel like family! We sat and enjoyed our scones with tea and coffee and just chatted. It really was one of the highlights of our trip!
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Erin_l
Nov 5, 2024
Goodies near Galway - My Dad is super picky about things to do, eat, etc. and he LOVED this experience! I did, too! We had fun learning how to bake new recipes to share at home.
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