Taste The Island Buyers Guide

Day 6:  Kinsale-Clonakilty/Kenmare-Tralee Morning West Cork Farm Tours, Clonakilty (incorporating lunch) (journey time 36km, 44mins) www.westcorkfarmtours.com (2hrs) Learn howWest Cork made the transition from a famine-hit region to the home of Ireland’s most famous food producers. Spend a morning and lunch connecting with theWest Cork food culture, or move from farm to sea to explore the natural bounty of their stunning coastline. (Allow 3-4hrs for this experience). Or Kenmare Foodie Tours (incorporating lunch) (journey time 97km, 1hr40mins) www.kenmarefoodies.com/kenmare-foodie-tours Join TV Cook and Irish Food Blogger Karen Coakley for aWalking Tour in one of Ireland’s much loved and best known food towns – Kenmare. Kenmare Foodie Tours is born out of a love for food, Kenmare and the people behind the food, who with such an eclectic mix of backgrounds make Kenmare’s food scene the thriving industry it is today. Artisan food is produced by local shopkeepers and traders alike, from locally roasted coffee to organically grown veg, there is much to explore and even more to taste. Meeting point: Maison Gourmet, Henry St, Kenmare. (Allow 2hrs 30mins – 3hrs including lunch for this experience). Afternoon Depart for Killarney (journey times from Clonakilty: 86km/1hr22mins; from Kenmare: 43km, 40mins) Killarney Brewery Tour www.killarneybrewing.com Enjoy a walking tour with beer tasting at the Killarney Brewing Company who have restored the old Killarney Mineral Water drinks facility to its former glory; it is now one of Ireland’s most exciting new independent craft breweries and tap rooms. Their unique layout and design oozes warmth with a meshing of old world charm and new world ambience specialising in the production of some of Ireland’s finest range of craft beers. Their craft beer is additive and preservative free. (Allow 1hr for visit and beer tasting). Or Muckross House, Gardens, Traditional Farms www.muckross-house.ie/house-garden.html A visit to Muckross House and Gardens is a must when visiting Killarney. This is a 19th c. Victorian mansion set against the stunning beauty of Killarney National Park. Built for Henry Arthur Herbert the house stands close to the shores of Muckross Lake, one of Killarney’s three lakes, famed world wide for their splendour and beauty. The Herberts undertook extensive garden works in preparation for Queen Victoria’s visit in 1861. Step into the past with a visit to Muckross Traditional Farms and a very different Ireland – the Ireland of the 1930s and 1940s. Then, a trip to the well was still a daily chore for the housewife and electricity had yet to be introduced to the countryside. The farm dwellings are furnished in traditional style, complete with dressers, settlebeds and mealbins. (Allow 2-3hrs for this experience). Dinner Option Treyvaud’s Restaurant, Killarney www.treyvaudsrestaurant.com Specialising in International cuisine, your clients can sample mouth watering delights such as locally sourced succulent Kenmare Bay Scallops, Organic Kerry Beef, Pan Fried Medallions of Venison. For those with pure food indulgence in mind, they can try out their internationally and seasonally inspired small plates. Transfer for overnight in Tralee (34km, 35mins) or transfer for dinner and overnight Evening dinner suggestion Croi Restaurant, Tralee www.croirestaurant.com Have your clients end their day in Croi Restaurant where they pride themselves on their locally sourced, wild and foraged food.What better way to end the day than by eating aWild Atlantic chowder or sharing a platter of mussels and scallops. Overnight Tralee 153 SECT ION 14 – SUGGESTED I T INERARI ES