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  1. couple in kitchen with Tracey making bread.
    Tracey standing outside the front entrance of her home holding homemade soda bread
    Tracey standing at the porch entrance of her Farmhouse Kitchen
    A group enjoying fresh baked goods and tea around the table
    An image of a large group of people sat around a long table enjoying homemade treat
    An image of two gentlemen learning the art of baking
    A group of all ages poses with their homemade baked goods outside on a sunny day
    A group of four ladies pose for the photo whilst making soda bread
    A couple pose with their freshly made soda bread
    A lady and young girl pose beside their soda bread baking on the griddle
    couple in kitchen with Tracey making bread.
    Tracey standing outside the front entrance of her home holding homemade soda bread
    Tracey standing at the porch entrance of her Farmhouse Kitchen
    A group enjoying fresh baked goods and tea around the table
    An image of a large group of people sat around a long table enjoying homemade treat
    An image of two gentlemen learning the art of baking
    A group of all ages poses with their homemade baked goods outside on a sunny day
    A group of four ladies pose for the photo whilst making soda bread
    A couple pose with their freshly made soda bread
    A lady and young girl pose beside their soda bread baking on the griddle

    Killinchy

    Address

    52A Ballymorran Road, Killinchy, County Down, BT23 6UD

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 7711 484 850

    Price

    Price £60.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    Join me in my Farmhouse kitchen on the shores of Strangford Lough. You will be warmly welcomed to my home where my homemade buttermilk soda bannock awaits with some local brew tea or coffee. Then - aprons on and you will make a variety of…

    Dates

    From:
    17 Apr 2024to21 Sept 2024

    Price

    Price £60.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Dogs Welcome Inside

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)

    Parking & Transport

    • Car parking
    • Off site parking
    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access
    • Ramp to main entrance

    Facilities

    Leisure Facilities

    • Wifi

    Establishment Features

    • Wi-fi available
  2. Felting with Bees, work in progress
    Felting with Bees, finished product
    A photo of two pretty Bee hives at the Walled Garden Helen's Bay
    The walled Garden
    The walled Garden
    Felting with Bees, work in progress
    Felting with Bees, finished product
    A photo of two pretty Bee hives at the Walled Garden Helen's Bay
    The walled Garden
    The walled Garden

    Helen's Bay

    Address

    The Walled Garden Helen's Bay, 47 Craigdarragh Road, Helen's Bay, County Down, BT19 1UB

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9127 0069

    Price

    Price £75.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Craft

    A beautiful day spent at The Walled Garden Helen's Bay, where you will enjoy an insight into the importance of Black Irish bee conservation before you join local crafter Karen Stevenson, who will guide you step by step in the creation of a…

    Dates

    From:
    27 Apr 2024

    Price

    Price £75.00 Per Ticket
  3. a wicker basket on the ground at ulster folk museum

    Holywood

    Address

    Ulster Folk Museum, 153 Bangor Road, Holywood, County Antrim, BT180EU

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9042 8428

    Price

    Price £30.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    Forage for seasonal plants, trees and fruit on this Spring walk around the Ulster Folk Museum with food and foraging expert Clare McQuillan.

    Dates

    From:
    28 Apr 2024Open 11:00 - 13:30

    Price

    Price £30.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  4. photograph showing traders and customers at the comber farmers market

    Comber

    Address

    St Mary's Parish Church car park, Comber Square, Comber, Down, BT23 5DU

    Telephone

    07872 857 912

    Type

    Type:

    Farmers Market

    Comber Farmers' Market is held on the first Thursday of the month from 09:00 - 13:30 in St Mary's Parish Church car park, the Square, Comber. There are over 24 regular traders selling artisan food and plants.

    Dates

    From:
    2 May 2024
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    6 June 2024
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    4 July 2024
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    3 Oct 2024
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    7 Nov 2024
  5. Paddleboarders of all ages standing with boards and paddles back from a session on the waters of Ballymoran Bay
    Four Paddleboarders walking along a path carrying a paddleboard
    Four paddleboarders on the water sharing a board
    Tracey cooking pizza in her garden pizza oven
    Tracey making pizzas ready to go into her garden pizza oven
    Tracey serving up pizza, tea and more treats to her paddle boarding guests
    Photo of a treat filled table including pizza, tea pots and more
    Four paddleboarders sharing a board, two of them jumping into the water
    Photo of a boy holding a freshly baked pizza
    Paddleboarders of all ages standing with boards and paddles back from a session on the waters of Ballymoran Bay
    Four Paddleboarders walking along a path carrying a paddleboard
    Four paddleboarders on the water sharing a board
    Tracey cooking pizza in her garden pizza oven
    Tracey making pizzas ready to go into her garden pizza oven
    Tracey serving up pizza, tea and more treats to her paddle boarding guests
    Photo of a treat filled table including pizza, tea pots and more
    Four paddleboarders sharing a board, two of them jumping into the water
    Photo of a boy holding a freshly baked pizza

    Killinchy

    Address

    52A Ballyorran Road, Killinchy, County Down, BT23 6UD

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 7711 484 850

    Price

    Price £60.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    Master the basics of staying afloat on a stand-up paddleboard and tour around the beautiful little islands on Strangford Lough. Afterwards. once you’ve worked up an appetite enjoy homemade pizza prepared by Tracey and Joe in their alfresco pizza…

    Dates

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    4 May 2024
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    8 June 2024
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    Price

    Price £60.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • Car parking
  6. Lorraine Small of The Walled Garden Helen's Bay standing with a posh picnic hamper in the gardens.
    The walled Garden
    Trees with a string of lights in The Walled Garden Helen's Bay
    The Walled Garden Helen's Bay
    Lorraine Small of The Walled Garden Helen's Bay standing with a posh picnic hamper in the gardens.
    The walled Garden
    Trees with a string of lights in The Walled Garden Helen's Bay
    The Walled Garden Helen's Bay

    Helen's Bay

    Address

    The Walled Garden Helen's Bay, 47 Craigdarragh Road, Helen's Bay, County Down, BT19 1UB

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9127 0069

    Price

    Price £55.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    This beautiful, relaxed dining experience will showcase the Walled Garden Helen's Bay in all its spring beauty.  Deckchairs, rugs and cushions will adorn the garden of Old Mill House where you can unwind and sample the delights in traditional picnic…

    Dates

    From:
    18 May 2024

    Price

    Price £55.00 Per Ticket
  7. An image of two pints and a burger

    Kircubbin

    Address

    The Echlinville Distillery, 62 Gransha Road, Kircubbin, County Down, BT22 1AJ

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 4273 8597

    Price

    Price £55.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    Enjoy a guided tour of Echlinville Distillery and an afternoon of the finest local food and drinks with gourmet burgers by Ballyboley Dexters, craft beer by Modest Beer and our premium whiskeys and gins 

    Dates

    From:
    1 June 2024Open 13:30 - 17:00
    From:
    10 Aug 2024Open 13:30 - 17:00

    Price

    Price £55.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  8. The Alexander Family, owners of Ballyboley Dexters
    a photo of a cow
    a photo of a brown cow sitting in a field
    The Alexander Family, owners of Ballyboley Dexters
    a photo of a cow
    a photo of a brown cow sitting in a field

    Orlock, Groomsport

    Address

    Ballyboley Dexters - Alexander Farm, 26 Orlock Road, Orlock, Groomsport, County Down

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9127 0069

    Price

    Price £12.50 to £65.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    Tea with the Bees and Cake with the Cows is a unique farm experience hosted at Ballyboley Dexters, Orlock, on the coast between Donaghadee and Groomsport.

    Dates

    From:
    8 June 2024

    Price

    Price £12.50 to £65.00 Per Ticket
  9. Clandeboye House
    Cl;andeboye Court
    Banqueting Hall
    Clandeboye House
    Cl;andeboye Court
    Banqueting Hall

    Bangor

    Address

    Clandeboye Estate, Belfast Road, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 1RN

    Telephone

    07739447957

    Price

    Price £45.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    History

    Luxury Tea and historical visit!

    Dates

    From:
    20 June 2024Open 14:00 - 16:30
    From:
    19 Sept 2024Open 14:00 - 16:30

    Price

    Price £45.00 Per Ticket
  10. Quiz night at The Copeland Distillery
    Cocktails at The Copeland Distillery
    Guests at pub quiz
    Quiz night at The Copeland Distillery
    Cocktails at The Copeland Distillery
    Guests at pub quiz

    Donaghadee

    Address

    The Copeland Distillery, Manor Street, Donaghadee, County Down, BT21 0HF

    Telephone

    02891624000

    Price

    Price £15.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    Come and join us at the Copeland Distillery for our quiz night hosted by the amazing Ginger Pete!

    Dates

    From:
    21 June 2024Open 19:00 - 22:00

    Price

    Price £15.00 Per Ticket
  11. Hands holding Comber Early potatoes
    A collage of images representing Taste Summer and Comber Earlies Food Festival
    A dish using Comber Early potatoes
    Ingredients and pestle and mortar at the Demo Kitchen
    Ferguson Tractor front grill
    Fork digging up fresh Comber Earlies potatoes from the earth
    Hands holding Comber Early potatoes
    A collage of images representing Taste Summer and Comber Earlies Food Festival
    A dish using Comber Early potatoes
    Ingredients and pestle and mortar at the Demo Kitchen
    Ferguson Tractor front grill
    Fork digging up fresh Comber Earlies potatoes from the earth

    Comber

    Address

    Comber Town Centre, Comber, County Down, BT23 5DU

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9182 6846

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    The annual Comber Earlies Food Festival, taking place on Saturday 22 June 2024, is always a wonderful day out filled with family fun, cookery demos in the Festival Kitchen and activities that celebrate the Comber Earlies potato which holds PGI…

    Dates

    From:
    22 June 2024Open 11:00 - 17:00

    Price

    Free
  12. Lake & Oak Coppersmithing Logo

    218A Abbey Road, Millisle

    Address

    Lake & Oak Coppersmithing Studio, Beside Eden Pottery, 218A Abbey Road, Millisle, County Down, BT22 2DH

    Telephone

    07926 121 282

    Price

    Price £90.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    Create your own copper cup at Lake & Oak Coppersmithing's Sip and Solder workshop. No experience needed - just bring your enthusiasm! Sign up now for a fun and creative experience with complimentary coffee, tea, and treats.

    Dates

    From:
    24 June 2024Open 10:00 - 02:00

    Price

    Price £90.00 Per Ticket
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    Comber, Newtownards

    Address

    Co Down, Newtownards, Comber, Newtownards, County Down, BT23 6AA

    Telephone

    02897543335

    Price

    Price £24.95 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    Friday Night Supper Club - Licenced

    Dates

    From:
    28 June 2024Open 06:30 - 11:30

    Price

    Price £24.95 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  14. Field with cows and a group of people listening to tour guide. And a set up of wild dining in the field with haybales, tables and blankets.

    Groomsport

    Address

    26 Orlock Road, Groomsport, Down, BT19 6LW

    Telephone

    07712444868

    Price

    Price £65.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Nature

    Join us for an unforgettable gathering where we celebrate farm-to-fork dining sourced from like-minded producers, all amidst the beauty and warmth of our farm. This is an immersive experience where every bite tells a story of local passion and…

    Dates

    From:
    29 June 2024Open 17:00 - 21:00

    Price

    Price £65.00 Per Ticket
  15. Groomsport

    Address

    26 Orlock Road, Groomsport, Down, BT19 6LW

    Telephone

    07712444868

    Price

    Price £15.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Nature

    A fun filled family friendly event with local artist Mrs Maker. After a farm walk during which you will hear about our bees and Dexter cattle you let your kids creative skills soar decorating their own set of wings whilst you enjoy a Dexter Burger…

    Dates

    From:
    30 June 2024Open 15:30 - 18:00

    Price

    Price £15.00 Per Ticket
  16. A tour in the Echlinville fields
    Draw inspiration from the gardens at Mount Stewart
    A tour group at Mount Stewart
    Mount Stewart house and gardens, sunken garden area
    Mount Stewart lake
    Gardens at Mount Stewart
    Easter  at Mount Stewart
    Photo of the Echlinville whiskey barrels in storage
    A tasting underway on the Echlinville distillery tour
    Still house
    A tour in the Echlinville fields
    Draw inspiration from the gardens at Mount Stewart
    A tour group at Mount Stewart
    Mount Stewart house and gardens, sunken garden area
    Mount Stewart lake
    Gardens at Mount Stewart
    Easter  at Mount Stewart
    Photo of the Echlinville whiskey barrels in storage
    A tasting underway on the Echlinville distillery tour
    Still house

    Newtownards

    Address

    Tour will depart by coach from Ards Visitor Information Centre,, 31 Regent Street, Newtownards, County Down, BT23 4AD

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9182 6846

    Price

    Price £65.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    A New for 2024 escorted excursion by coach - Visit the National Trust's Mount Stewart Estate, where their knowledgeable team will guide you through the spectacular gardens, before making your way to Echlinville Distillery to learn about how gin is…

    Dates

    From:
    27 July 2024

    Price

    Price £65.00 Per Ticket
  17. a photo of a woman and a dog in front of donaghadee lighthouse
    A photo of Donaghadee from above showing the Motte
    a photo of a woman and a dog in front of donaghadee lighthouse
    A photo of Donaghadee from above showing the Motte

    Donaghadee

    Address

    Tour departs from Donaghadee Harbour, 82 Moat Street, Donaghadee, County Down, BT21 0HF

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9182 6846

    Price

    Price £17.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Tour

    Discover the history of Donaghadee on this dog friendly walking tour.  After the tour enjoy a gin cocktail, or a soft drink, in the Pier 36 Beer Garden. A great way to see the fictional town of Port Devine of BBC One's Hope Street and the fictional…

    Dates

    From:
    4 Aug 2024

    Price

    Price £17.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Dogs Welcome Inside
  18. A string of lightbulbs trailed through the branches of trees in the walled garden with the text sold out
    Trees with a string of lights in The Walled Garden Helen's Bay
    View of Old Mill House the property adjacent to the Walled Garden
    Statues in The Walled Garden Helen's Bay
    The walled Garden
    A string of lightbulbs trailed through the branches of trees in the walled garden with the text sold out
    Trees with a string of lights in The Walled Garden Helen's Bay
    View of Old Mill House the property adjacent to the Walled Garden
    Statues in The Walled Garden Helen's Bay
    The walled Garden

    Helen's Bay

    Address

    The Walled Garden Helen's Bay, 47 Craigdarragh Road, Helen's Bay, County Down, BT19 1UB

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9127 0069

    Price

    Price £100.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    The experience is now sold out. For similar experiences visit The Walled Garden, Helen's Bay website.

    You are warmly invited to a unique dining experience at The Walled Garden, Helen’s Bay; an enchanting setting that will serve as the backdrop for…

    Dates

    From:
    6 Sept 2024

    Price

    Price £100.00 Per Ticket
  19. Portavogie name on boat
    Suzie Lee carrying out a cookery demonstration in 2021
    Market stalls at Tide and Turf Portavogie
    Merry go round carousel in motion
    Portavogie Harbour
    Fun event sign 'Advice from a starfish'
    Chalkboard listing items for sale at a previous Seafood Festival
    Portavogie name on boat
    Suzie Lee carrying out a cookery demonstration in 2021
    Market stalls at Tide and Turf Portavogie
    Merry go round carousel in motion
    Portavogie Harbour
    Fun event sign 'Advice from a starfish'
    Chalkboard listing items for sale at a previous Seafood Festival

    Portavogie

    Address

    Fish Market and Harbour, Portavogie, County Down, BT22 1EB

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9182 6846

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    The beautiful harbour village of Portavogie will host a celebration of delicious local produce as well as the Borough's finest food and drink on Saturday 7 September 2024 with Tide and Turf. A free to attend family fun event showcasing local food…

    Dates

    From:
    7 Sept 2024Open 12:00 - 17:00

    Price

    Free
  20. Apples being collected from orchard in baskets
    Apples being prepped for cooking
    Ballycultra Village in Ulster Folk Museum
    Family enjoying exploring the Ulster Folk Museum
    The Picture House at Ulster Folk Museum, Cultra
    A view of the pathways meandering through the country landscapes of the Ulster Folk Museum
    Thatched house in Ballycultra Village, Ulster Folk Museum
    Nina of Lightfoot Bangor Zero Waste Market
    Apples being collected from orchard in baskets
    Apples being prepped for cooking
    Ballycultra Village in Ulster Folk Museum
    Family enjoying exploring the Ulster Folk Museum
    The Picture House at Ulster Folk Museum, Cultra
    A view of the pathways meandering through the country landscapes of the Ulster Folk Museum
    Thatched house in Ballycultra Village, Ulster Folk Museum
    Nina of Lightfoot Bangor Zero Waste Market

    153 Bangor Road, Cultra

    Address

    The Photographers Studio, Ulster Folk Museum, 153 Bangor Road, Cultra, County Down, BT18 0EU

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9127 0069

    Price

    Price £25.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    Come along to this beautiful autumnal experience at the Ulster Folk Museum, Cultra in collaboration with Lightfoot Bangor, for a unique apple harvest lunch. 

    Dates

    From:
    7 Sept 2024

    Price

    Price £25.00 Per Ticket
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