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2026 Workshop Season

A year of cooking,
hands-on and live

All season long we took the workshops on the road — real people, real stoves, real food. From first-timers turning a single burner into a proper kitchen, to guests making their own pizza and mastering viral Italian pasta, here's everything we cooked up across the UK in 2026.

9
Events on the road
15+
Workshops run
100s
People cooked with
9
UK venues
2026 Workshop Sponsor

Powered by Outwell

Every single workshop this year was cooked on stoves provided by Outwell. Their portable stoves gave every guest a proper flame to cook on — reliable, powerful and perfect for life on the road. A huge thank you to Outwell for making the 2026 workshop season possible.

The 2026 workshop tour

Nine stops. Countless plates of food. Here's where we set up the stoves and got cooking.

Motorhome show May 2026

Southern Motorhome & Campervan Show

Newbury Showground, Berkshire

We kicked off the workshop season with a 60s-themed weekend, teaching first-timers how to turn a single burner into a proper kitchen.

Van-kitchen basicsOne-pan suppers
Festival May 2026

Vanlife Festival Shrewsbury

West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury

Hands-on sessions in the heart of the festival — big flavours, tiny kitchens, and a whole lot of laughs around the stoves.

Campfire cookingQuick flavour hacks
Motorhome show June 2026

East Midlands Motorhome & Campervan Show

Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire

A relaxed weekend show where our Cooking Zone filled up fast. Everyone left with a recipe they could cook that same night in the van.

Cooking Zone masterclass
Festival June 2026

Vanlove Festival

Thruxton Race Circuit, Hampshire

Festival vibes met race-track energy. Chef Mark ran cook-alongs between the big parties — proof you can eat brilliantly anywhere you park.

Trackside cook-along
Festival July 2026

The Big Land Rover Fest

Newbury Showground, Berkshire

Off-road course by day, cookery masterclasses by the stoves. Rugged food for rugged adventures.

Cookery masterclassOff-grid one-pot
Motorhome show July 2026

Norfolk Motorhome & Campervan Show

Norfolk Showground, Norwich

Our biggest hands-on sessions of the year. Guests made, topped and cooked their own pizza on portable ovens, then mastered the viral crispy "killer spaghetti" — all in a single pan.

🍕 Pizza Making Workshop🍝 Spaghetti all'Assassina Workshop
Motorhome show August 2026

Western Motorhome & Campervan Show

Three Counties Showground, Malvern

The UK's biggest Country & Western motorhome festival. The Cooking Zone was packed all weekend.

Cooking Zone masterclass
⭐ Our festival August 2026

Vanlife Eats "The Big Picnic"

Dummer Down Farm, Basingstoke

Our own flagship festival. Three days of cooking demos, family cook-alongs and the legendary Van Bake Off — the beating heart of the workshop season.

Family cook-alongsVan Bake OffLive demos
Motorhome show September 2026

South West Motorhome & Campervan Show

Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet

A massive 70s-themed weekend in Somerset, closing out the summer with more hands-on cooking in the Zone.

Cooking Zone masterclass

Season highlights

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Pizza Making

Guests made, topped and baked their own pizza on portable ovens at Norfolk. Flour everywhere, huge smiles.

🍝

Spaghetti all'Assassina

The viral crispy "killer spaghetti" from Puglia — charred in a single pan, mastered by everyone who joined in.

🏆

The Van Bake Off

Our Big Picnic crowd-pleaser. Vanlifers went head to head to bake the best from their own tiny kitchens.

🔥

Off-grid one-pot

Simple, brilliant one-pan cooking on Outwell stoves — the recipes people actually make back on the road.

“I never thought I could cook proper food in the van. Two hours with Chef Mark and I'm making pizza from scratch on a camping stove. Best thing I did all weekend.”

— Workshop guest, Norfolk Show 2026

Want to join a workshop in 2027?

We'll be back on the road next season with more hands-on cooking. Follow the tour dates and grab your space early — they go fast.

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