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River Cottage

River Cottage HQ cookery school at Trinity Hill Road, Axminster, Devon, running meat courses including a one-day pig butchery and charcuterie course.

Courses 2Prices £245Postcode EX13 8TBChecked 19 October 2026Provider's own page ↗

Courses at River Cottage

Pig to Plate: Butchery and Charcuterie

£245
Length
1 day, 10:00-17:00
Price note
£245 for 28 Feb and 19 Mar dates; £171.50 (reduced from £245) for 23 Oct and 13 Nov dates. Page does not state the year.
You take home
liver pate, chorizo and River Cottage bangers (per page); recommended age 12+, under-16s with a paying adult
Covers
Pork and pig, Whole animal, Charcuterie and curing, Sausage making

Price and details as published at rivercottage.net, checked 19 October 2026.

Sources

  1. https://rivercottage.net/courses/meat/pig-to-plate-butchery-charcuterie/
  2. https://www.rivercottage.net/cookery-school/courses

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