Slow Food

Enjoy local food and drink experiences celebrating the PGI status of the famous Comber Earlies Potato.

A celebration of the local PGI status Comber Earlies potatoes and the delicious local food and drink offering, with guest chefs and cookery demonstrations, an artisan food market, live music, family entertainment, crafting and more!

Taste Ards and North Down - a leading food region where culinary innovation thrives. The finest and freshest ingredients are sourced in abundance from our fertile fields and sparkling shores and can be found at our markets, artisan food shops and dishes across the region's award-winning restaurants.

Ards and North Down is well established as a leading food region where culinary innovation thrives. Savour the tastes of our region’s many award-winning restaurants and artisan food shops. Menus feature the finest local fayre and you can enjoy the warmest of welcomes with a ‘wee dram’ of local ale, gin or whiskey.