The Instinctive Cook is Thyme's long-standing, flagship cookery class. The class begins with a walk to the kitchen gardens, harvesting whatever is in season and at its best. Cook a main course and a dessert along with an apéritif. Recipes are subject to seasonal availability but might include poppyseed blinis with cured salmon; gnocchi and crisp sage; chestnut, chocolate meringue roulade and a grenadine-based cocktail.

In the class, we explore the fundamentals of flavour to give guests the confidence to go beyond our recipes and cook instinctively with the season's best available produce, learning a variety of skills, tips and techniques along the way.

Spend two hours with top Thyme chefs and learn to forever impress your dinner guests with delicious canapés for the festive season.

Elevate the indulgence this Christmas and learn to make the most delightful seasonal sweets.

Spend two hours with top Thyme chefs and learn to forever impress your dinner guests with delicious canapés for the festive season.

Join us for a delightful morning that will inspire your festive Sunday brunch tradition for years to come.

Join us for a guided workshop with our House Florist, Sophie Witham. Create your next festive talking piece during the wreathmaking class using winter flowers, foliage and fragrant herbs.

Join acclaimed cook and food writer Skye McAlpine at Thyme this December to celebrate the release of her new book, The Christmas Companion: Recipes, Crafts and Inspiration for a Magical Festive Season. In conversation with food writer Molly Tait-Hyland, Skye will share the inspirations behind The Christmas Companion; the art of hosting with ease, and the small rituals that make this season truly magical.

Spend two hours with top Thyme chefs and learn to forever impress your dinner guests with delicious canapés for the festive season.

Join us at Thyme this Christmas for a morning of festive fun rolling, baking and decorating gingerbread reindeer.

ROLL UP, ROLL UP - IT'S QUIZ NIGHT!

We’re delighted to invite you to The Swan for our quiz night, chaired by owner and quiz master extraordinaire, Jerry Hibbert.

Spend two hours with top Thyme chefs and learn to forever impress your dinner guests with delicious canapés for the festive season.

Join us for a sparkling festive cocktail class, where you'll learn how to craft delicious and visually stunning drinks perfect for holiday celebrations. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned bartender, this lively workshop is the perfect way to elevate your holiday spirits!

Those celebrating New Year's Eve at the Swan this year will find on their menu a curious dessert named 'Galette des Rois’.

Whether you are staying the night or joining us for dinner, there is no better place to dance into 2026.