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  1. Stack'd Wednesdays menu by Pier 36
    Front exterior photo of restaurant
    Stack'd Wednesdays menu by Pier 36
    Front exterior photo of restaurant

    Donaghadee

    Address

    Pier 36 Restaurant, 36 Parade, Donaghadee, County Down, BT21 0HE

    Telephone

    028 9188 4466

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    Part of Taste Autumn AND | Stack'd Wednesday Special

    Dates

    From:
    9 July 2025to31 Oct 2025Open 09:00 - 23:00

    Price

    Free
  2. Devine hours at Pier 36
    Front exterior photo of restaurant
    Devine hours at Pier 36
    Front exterior photo of restaurant

    Donaghadee

    Address

    Pier 36 Restaurant, 36 Parade, Donaghadee, County Down, BT21 0HE

    Telephone

    028 9188 4466

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    Part of Taste Autumn AND | Happy hour promotions

    Dates

    From:
    9 July 2025to31 Oct 2025Open 09:00 - 23:00

    Price

    Free
  3. Table set for dining at the Walled Garden Helen's Bay
    Paul Cunningham
    The walled Garden
    The walled Garden
    A photo of two pretty Bee hives at the Walled Garden Helen's Bay
    Table set for dining at the Walled Garden Helen's Bay
    Bicycle with basket of flowers leaning against brick wall beneath a window
    Table set for dining at the Walled Garden Helen's Bay
    Paul Cunningham
    The walled Garden
    The walled Garden
    A photo of two pretty Bee hives at the Walled Garden Helen's Bay
    Table set for dining at the Walled Garden Helen's Bay
    Bicycle with basket of flowers leaning against brick wall beneath a window

    Helens Bay

    Address

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

    Telephone

    028 9127 0069

    Price

    Price from: £120.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    Embark on a remarkable culinary adventure with Forage & Feast, a sustainable dining experience led by MasterChef competitor and expert forager Paul Cunningham. This unique experience reconnects your palate with nature's bounty in the picturesque…

    Dates

    From:
    9 Oct 2025

    Price

    Price from: £120.00 Per Ticket
  4. Gin bottles with 1614 gin labels with glasses filled with multiple drinks and cocktails, food plates including brie and fish dish

    Crawfordsburn, Bangor

    Address

    The Old Inn, 15-25 Main Street, Crawfordsburn, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 1JH

    Telephone

    028 9185 3255

    Price

    Price from: £75.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    Join us on Friday 10th October from 7pm in The Gallery for the launch of The 1614 Gin with Shortcross Gin. Enjoy a welcome drink on arrival, followed by five bespoke gin serves paired with small plates from our AA Rosette restaurant.

    £75 per person

    Dates

    From:
    10 Oct 2025Open 19:00 - 23:45

    Price

    Price from: £75.00 Per Ticket
  5. Bingham Lane Festival banner

    Bangor

    Address

    Seacourt Print Workshop, 75 Main Street, Bangor, County Down, BT20 5AF

    Telephone

    02891460595

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Bingham Lane Festival is taking place on Saturday the 11th and Sunday 12th October. This festival is a celebration of creativity in the up and coming cultural quarter of Bangor.

    Dates

    From:
    11 Oct 2025to12 Oct 2025Various Opening Times

    Price

    Free
  6. Tasting at Echlinville Distillery

    Comber

    Address

    Indie Füde - Comber HQ, 30 Castle Street, Comber, County Down, BT23 5DZ

    Telephone

    028 9122 6359

    Price

    Price from: £150.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Talks/Lectures

    Embark on an exclusive culinary odyssey with us at Indie Füde, where every bite tells a story and every stop is an experience to remember. Our meticulously crafted food tour celebrates not just the flavours of Strangford Lough and the Ards…

    Dates

    From:
    11 Oct 2025Open 08:30 - 04:30

    Price

    Price from: £150.00 Per Ticket
  7. 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 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
    A photo of fresh baked cake and soda bread on the table with tea cups, curled butter and jam ready for eating
    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 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
    A photo of fresh baked cake and soda bread on the table with tea cups, curled butter and jam ready for eating

    Killinchy

    Address

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

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 7711 484 850

    Price

    Price from: £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:
    11 Oct 2025Open 13:00 - 17:30
    From:
    1 Nov 2025Open 15:00 - 17:30
    From:
    15 Nov 2025Open 11:00 - 13:30
    From:
    23 Nov 2025Open 11:00 - 13:30
    From:
    6 Dec 2025Open 11:00 - 13:30
    From:
    13 Dec 2025Open 11:00 - 13:30
    From:
    19 Dec 2025Open 11:00 - 13:30

    Price

    Price from: £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

    Establishment Features

    • Wifi
    • Wi-fi available
  8. Echlinville Distiller
    A group taking part in a distillery tour at Echlinville
    Echlinville Distiller
    A group taking part in a distillery tour at Echlinville

    Kircubbin

    Address

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

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 4273 8597

    Price

    Price from: £23.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    The Echlinville Distillery Tour and Tipple offers offer a unique insight into the workings of our family run farm distillery.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Oct 2025
    From:
    8 Nov 2025
    From:
    22 Nov 2025
    From:
    29 Nov 2025
    From:
    13 Dec 2025

    Price

    Price from: £23.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  9. Killinchy

    Address

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

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9754 3224

    Price

    Price from: £55.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Autumn Events

    Join Tracey in her cosy kitchen for some jam making! You'll also make a delicious Guinness Wheaten loaf which you'll take home. Tracey will have her homemade Autumn Crumble and other treats of the season for you to feast on! Bring an appetite!

    Dates

    From:
    23 Oct 2025Open 11:00 - 13:00
    From:
    2 Nov 2025Open 11:00 - 13:00
    From:
    8 Nov 2025Open 11:00 - 13:00
    From:
    22 Nov 2025Open 11:00 - 13:00

    Price

    Price from: £55.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  10. whiskey, cheese & crackers
    Stillhouse tour
    grain silos
    whiskey, cheese & crackers
    Stillhouse tour
    grain silos

    Kircubbin

    Address

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

    Telephone

    028 4273 8597

    Price

    Price from: £45.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    Experience Excellence with a tour and tasting at The Echlinville Distillery alongside some of Ireland's finest Cheese from our friends at Indie Fude.

    Dates

    From:
    25 Oct 2025Open 14:00 - 16:30

    Price

    Price from: £45.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  11. A group enjoying a food tour in Donaghadee
    A group enjoying a food tour in Donaghadee
    A group enjoying a food tour in Donaghadee
    People enjoying a drink and chat in a pub restaurant
    Tour group admire the stills within the Copeland Distillery
    Donaghadee Lighthouse, harbour and boats.
    Donaghadee Harbour from the sea, a birds eye view
    A group enjoying a food tour in Donaghadee
    A group enjoying a food tour in Donaghadee
    A group enjoying a food tour in Donaghadee
    People enjoying a drink and chat in a pub restaurant
    Tour group admire the stills within the Copeland Distillery
    Donaghadee Lighthouse, harbour and boats.
    Donaghadee Harbour from the sea, a birds eye view

    Donaghadee

    Address

    Starting at Grace Neill's Bar, 33 High Street, Donaghadee, County Down, BT21 0AH

    Telephone

    028 9182 6846

    Price

    Price from: £62.50 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Tour

    Part of Taste Autumn in AND | This is a food tour with a difference.  Taste Donaghadee celebrates all that is divine about this beacon of great taste which also has a gloriously rich history to explore. This tour will allow you to visit and taste…

    Dates

    From:
    25 Oct 2025Open 14:00 - 17:00

    Price

    Price from: £62.50 Per Ticket
  12. Table set up with food including toffee apples, scotch eggs, sausage rolls, cake and cupcakes with halloween decor

    Crawfordsburn, Bangor

    Address

    The Old Inn, 15-25 Main Street, Crawfordsburn, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 1JH

    Telephone

    028 9185 3255

    Price

    Price from: £35.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Graze on delicately crafted sharing platters and sweet treats as you watch Hocus Pocus, a Halloween favourite.

    Thursday 30th October | 7pm arrival | £35 per person with arrival glass of fizz

    Dates

    From:
    30 Oct 2025Open 19:00 - 22:00

    Price

    Price from: £35.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  13. Copeland Heros
    Copeland stills
    Copeland Heros
    Copeland stills

    Donaghadee

    Address

    The Copeland Distillery, Manor Street, Donaghadee, County Down, BT210HF

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9162 4000

    Price

    Price from: £25.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Come and join us at The Copeland Distillery for our Halloween event filled with delicious Copeland cocktails, cheese from Mikes' Fancy cheese and story telling with local Historian Stephen Beggs.

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2025Open 19:30 - 22:00

    Price

    Price from: £25.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  14. A bottle of Copeland Gin with Donaghadee Lighthouse in the background, with an overlay of spooky themed graphics for Hallowe'en
    Three barrels stacked in a triangle on Donaghadee Pier with the lighthouse in the background
    Copeland Distillery Gin bottle top
    image of lighthouse and pier with sunset over the water in the background.
    Donaghadee town and harbour  from the sea at dusk
    Donaghadee Harbour from the sea, a birds eye view
    The Motte Donaghadee
    A bottle of Copeland Gin with Donaghadee Lighthouse in the background, with an overlay of spooky themed graphics for Hallowe'en
    Three barrels stacked in a triangle on Donaghadee Pier with the lighthouse in the background
    Copeland Distillery Gin bottle top
    image of lighthouse and pier with sunset over the water in the background.
    Donaghadee town and harbour  from the sea at dusk
    Donaghadee Harbour from the sea, a birds eye view
    The Motte Donaghadee

    Donaghadee

    Address

    Tour departs from Grace Neill's bar and restaurant, 33 High Street, Donaghadee, County Down, BT21 0AH

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9182 6846

    Price

    Price from: £17.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Guided Walk

    Join Nicky Jones of Experience & Explore NI, on a spooky Halloween jaunt around Donaghadee for adults only. Hear some ghoulish tales as we wander through the haunted streets of the old harbour town.

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2025

    Price

    Price from: £17.00 Per Ticket
  15. Portaferry market
    Portaferry market
    Portaferry market
    Portaferry market
    Portaferry market
    Portaferry market

    Portaferry

    Address

    The Square, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LR

    Telephone

    028 4272 9598

    Type

    Type:

    Markets / Fairs

    Monthly artisan food & craft market

    Dates

    From:
    1 Nov 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
    From:
    6 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
  16. Christmas Party Nights at Clandeboye Lodge
    Clandeboye Lodge Exterior
    Cocktails at Clandeboye Lodge
    Just Adam at Clandeboye Lodge
    Christmas Party Nights at Clandeboye Lodge
    Clandeboye Lodge Exterior
    Cocktails at Clandeboye Lodge
    Just Adam at Clandeboye Lodge

    Bangor

    Address

    Clandeboye Lodge Hotel, 10 Estate Road, Bangor, County Down, BT19 1UR

    Telephone

    02891852500

    Price

    Price from: £67.50 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Concert

    Good food, great cocktails, live music and a night to remember. Clandeboye Lodge has everything you need for your big Christmas night out. A sense of occasion, a sense of style and a sense that you're at the best party in town!

    Dates

    From:
    5 Dec 2025Open 00:00 - 00:00
    From:
    6 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
    From:
    12 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
    From:
    13 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
    From:
    19 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
    From:
    20 Dec 2025Various Opening Times

    Price

    Price from: £67.50 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  17. Grey haired male and blonde female dressed up in a suit and green velvet short dress both with a glass of fizz with a christmas tree to the right side

    Crawfordsburn, Bangor

    Address

    The Old Inn, 15-25 Main Street, Crawfordsburn, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 1JH

    Telephone

    028 9185 3255

    Price

    Price from: £56.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas Events

    Join us on Saturday 6th December to indulge in a 3-course festive feast, a complimentary drink on arrival, and acoustic entertainment to round off the evening.

    Dates

    From:
    6 Dec 2025Open 19:00 - 23:45

    Price

    Price from: £56.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  18. Plate with gingerbread person, mince pies and mini trifle

    Crawfordsburn, Bangor

    Address

    The Old Inn, 15-25 Main Street, Crawfordsburn, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 1JH

    Telephone

    028 9185 3255

    Price

    Price from: £50.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas Events

    Gather with friends and loved ones for a heart-warming afternoon at The Old Inn this Christmas. Begin with a festive afternoon tea, filled with homemade treats and seasonal delights, before settling into the cosy surroundings of The Gallery for a…

    Dates

    From:
    6 Dec 2025to13 Dec 2025Open 12:30 - 16:00

    Price

    Price from: £50.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  19. Junior suite with a large bed with checkered bedding and a christmas tree

    Crawfordsburn, Bangor

    Address

    The Old Inn, 15-25 Main Street, Crawfordsburn, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 1JH

    Telephone

    028 9185 3255

    Price

    Price from: £635.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas Events

    Enjoy the magic of Christmas in Crawfordsburn

    Nestled in the heart of charismatic Crawfordsburn, our enhanting hotel has witnessed countless holiday seasons, each one more special than the last. As you step through our doors, you'll be transported…

    Dates

    From:
    24 Dec 2025to26 Dec 2025Open 15:00 - 11:00

    Price

    Price from: £635.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
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