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The 6 Best Food & Drink in Belfast City Region, Northern Ireland
Discover the best top things to do in Belfast City Region, United Kingdom including Mourne Foods & Films Cycle Tour, The Echlinville Distillery, NI Food Tours, Hilden Brewing Company, The Copeland Distillery, The Sipster Tasting Room.
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1. Mourne Foods & Films Cycle Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 13 reviews
The 'Mourne Foods & Films Cycle Tour' is a unique self guided tour by bike exploring the locally produced foods and famous filming locations in the regions beautiful Shimna Valley. It has been devised by the Enniskeen Country House hotel in Newcastle Co Down, in association with local food producers and other tourism partners, to showcase the wonderful artisan food in the region and also the many breath-taking locations in the valley used in global filming productions - Philomena, Game of Thrones, The Fall, Dracula Untold etc. Visitors take a complimentary shuttle bus up to the tour start point at Spelga Dam in the heart of the Mournes and from there it is all downhill as you freewheel through the meandering Shimna Valley and pass by the ancient follies and woodland of Tollymore forest before reaching the Irish Sea coast. The trail is a mix of quiet rural roads and smooth off road trails, so it is suitable for couples and small groups of friends/family looking for a novel way to spend a few hours exploring and sightseeing. Electric bikes are available too, so there are definitely no excuses! With the Mourne Mountains as its backdrop, the 'Mourne Foods & Films Cycle Tour' pairs up gentle downhill cycling, stunning filming location scenery and simply delicious food! Visitors cycling the trail will get to visit local producers along the route and purchase some of their tasty foods including Abernethy Butter companies famous hand churned butter used by Heston Blumenthal, and also walk in the footsteps of film stars such as Judi Dench and Sean Bean!
2. The Echlinville Distillery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 46 reviews
Field-to-glass distillery crafting award winning spirits in the heart of County Down, Northern Ireland. Home to Dunville's Irish Whiskey, Echlinville Single Estate Irish Pot Still Gin, Jawbox Gin and Bán Poitín.
Reviewed By MarkH9406 - Newtownards, United Kingdom
Was bought a tour for Christmas and visited in January. Starts with tea/coffee and scones / buns and health and safety briefing with some history. Tour takes you from process start to finish showing gin poteen and whiskey distillation and the differences. Right through to the storage. Post tour you can use your voucher for some drams of the distillery's own whiskies or exchange them against value of some products and merchandise in the on site shop.
3. NI Food Tours
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5.0 based on 75 reviews
We invite you to join us in a truly unique and memorable experience. I live in an area of "outstanding natural beauty" on the shores of Strangford Lough just 30 minutes from Belfast. Join myself and my lovely multi award winning Bread maker - Fred, and you will make a variety of traditional Northern Irish breads - soda bread, wheaten / brown bread, potato bread in the very relaxed surroundings of my home - an 18th century thatched barn. We will be offering traditional Christmas themed bread making sessions from mid November. You will be treated to an impressive choice of local foods to accompany your breads. There will also be some tray bakes - northern Irish sweet treats. Tea and coffee will be served in my best bone china - I love the excuse to use it! This is a great way to meet other visitors and the locals! There will be no more than 10 Guests in the session so that it's personal and that we can work with everyone individually. You will be given a copy of all recipes also.
Reviewed By NickiLewis_56 - Fareham, United Kingdom
We recently had a wonderful full day of activities organised by Tracey at NI food tours. We are a group of 8 friends who were spending 4 days in Northern Ireland and Tracey had planned a fabulous day for us to experience some of the best food and drink that NI has to offer. We arrived at Tracey’s beautiful home on the shores of Strangford lough mid morning and were welcomed in her farmhouse kitchen with a wonderful selection of freshly baked bread and cakes with local jams and marmalade’s all washed down with plenty of tea and coffee After a short demonstration we were invited to try our hand at making soda and wholemeal traditional Irish bread. It was such fun and even the most reluctant cooks amongst us were very happy. The next experience on the list was a visit to the Echlinville whiskey and gin distillery. Here we were served a signature gin and tonic while learning about the background of the Echlinville Estate before taking a tour of the distillery. Following the tour we were invited to do a gin and whiskey tasting. Being a fan of gin I couldn’t resist buying a few bottles to bring home! After the distillery we drove to the village of Portaferry and were treated to a demonstration of the cooking of the local lough mussels by the chef Krzysztof who demonstrated two recipes which we were able to sample washed down with white wine, we also enjoyed some local oysters which were delicious. Next stop after a short ferry ride across the lough was the Castlescreen Farm where we were welcomed by the lovely farmers Damian and Jackie and their children, who all had a part to play, and after a delicious BBQ we were taken to meet the beautiful Dexter cattle. Last stop was a visit to JN wine merchants and another enjoyable tasing session of gin, whiskey and wonderful wines which were paired with local cheeses and chocolate Tracey was a warm and friendly and knowledgeable host and we truly had the best day. I can highly recommend asking her to make a tour for you tailored to meet your requirements ... you will not be disappointed!
4. Hilden Brewing Company
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By ConorN93 - Liverpool, United Kingdom
Booked a table looking for somewhere to eat really close to where I live and I was definitely blown away with how great it was. Our food was absolutely lovely and cooked to perfection, with the absolute right amount of all seasoning and spices and with a portion size which was spot on. Our desert was also fantastic and I really enjoyed it. The ale was unreal! I enjoy a bottle when I grab it from Tesco but it tasted so much better at the source! I highly recommend the Hilden Halt which went down a treat. The staff were also very courteous and friendly and made sure we were looked after all evening Hope to be back here soon!
5. The Copeland Distillery
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 5 reviews
The Copeland Distillery, situated on Ireland’s East Coast, is producer of a range of Irish Gin, Single Malt and Pot Still Whiskey.
6. The Sipster Tasting Room
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4.0 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By davidmJ8739IV - Newtownabbey, United Kingdom
Good food, great wine and knowledgable staff. It all makes for a splendid evening and I have availed a couple of times recently. The cold plates provide a very good accompaniment to the wine. They consist of cheeses, crackers and meats. It's not a meal but it's very good. The wine is, serve yourself from optics, each with a description of the wine on offer. Have a tasting amount, a half or full glass. Have as much or little as you wish. If you have a query, the staff are on hand to offer expert advice and information. Currently you have to book but it's well worth it.
