Ireland Youth & Adventure Buyers Guide Buyers Guide 2018/2019

Adventure Experiences Blackstairs Ecotrails Wild Food Foraging Business Details Blackstairs Ecotrails, The Old Rectory, Killedmond, Borris, Co. Carlow GPS  N 52 36 45.6W 6 51 18.9 T  +353 (0) 59 9773184 +353 (0) 87 2707189 E  blackstairsecotrails@gmail.com W  www.blackstairsecotrails.ie Business Contact  MaryWhite Experience AWild Food Foraging Event. Guests will actively forage for wild safe food and get an opportunity to cook up what has been found. Information sheets, recipes and samples of foraged foods will be on show. The event takes place at Blackstairs Ecotrails in meadows, woods and hedgerows. Delicious organic refreshments will be served. Pricing & Capacity € 50 per person Duration: 2 hrs minimum – normal duration ½ day or on request a full day. Tour Operator Rate FIT Rate  Yes Ad Hoc Group Rate  Yes Tour Series Rate  Yes Group Bookings/B2B Rates Contact:  MaryWhite E  blackstairsecotrails@gmail.com T  +353 (0) 87 2707189 Personal Guide – available in Spanish English or German Minimum Group Booking 5 Minimum Age 12 Advance booking required Opening Details Open Everyday Experience is seasonal from March to November Parking, Access/Ability & Special Requirements Coach and car parking facilities available. Premises have full disabled access. Outside activities not suitable for wheelchairs. Advisable to wear walking boots or shoes. Rain gear subject to weather forecast. Nearest Accommodation Hub Borris (15 mins drive) www.discoverireland.ie Kilkenny (45 mins drive) www.discoverireland.ie Nearest Airport Dublin Airport (1 hr 25 mins drive) Experiences Nearby Borris House (15 mins drive) www.borrishouse.com Huntington Castle (50 mins drive) www.huntingtoncastle.com Jerpoint Abbey (45 mins drive) www.heritageireland.ie/en/south-east/ jerpointabbey Footfalls Walking Tours Business Details Footfalls Walking Holidays Ltd, Castleview, Trooperstown, Roundwood, Bray, Co.Wicklow GPS/Post Code  A98 TW31 T  + 353 (0) 404 45152 E  info@walkinghikingireland.com W  www.walkinghikingireland.com Business Contacts  Christopher & Teresa Stacey Experience Half day guided walk through TheWicklowWay, Ireland’s Ancient East much loved trail, telling the story of Ireland’s early Christian heritage. Considered The Garden of Ireland, walkers enjoy calm scenery, flora and fauna through broad-leaf forests, heather clad hills, remote valleys and lakes of Glendalough before stopping in the village of Annamoe, for tea and fresh buttermilk scones to catch up with the locals. Onwards to a local Wicklow farm, for an insight into rural life of a small farm holding followed by a sheepdog demonstration with ‘Brandy’, returning for lunch, to search for a taste of Wicklow’s finest spring lamb. Pricing From € 40 per person. No min./max. numbers. Additional lunch booking and prices available for groups. Tour Operator Rate  Yes FIT Rate  Yes Ad Hoc Group Rate  Yes Tour Series Rate  Yes We also offer self guided tours in most parts of Ireland. Group bookings Contact  As above Opening Details & Refreshment From 0800hrs every day except 25 Dec. Refreshments available on route. Parking, Access/Ability & Special Requirements Large car park and coach parking available. All walks are over terrain that is not wheelchair friendly. Reasonable level of fitness required.Waterproof rain gear, walking boots or strong shoes required. Refreshments available. Transport Bus Éireann www.transportforireland.ie Nearest Accommodation Hub Glendalough or Roundwood (1 hr drive from Dublin) www.discoverireland.ie Experiences Nearby Avon Ri Adventure Centre (40 mins drive from Anamoe) www.avonri.com Blessington Lakeside Heritage Trail (30 mins drive from Anamoe) www.countywicklowheritage.org Powerscourt House & Gardens (30 mins drive from Glendalough) www.powerscourt.com 54