On Your Doorstep Industry Food Tour - South Wexford

Taste Wexford and some of food tourism business operators from the South Wexford region came together to experience an ‘On Your Doorstep Food Tour’. The food tour was offered to businesses who are participating in the Taste Wexford Immersive Training Programme, to get a chance to have a tour around another business and see what their experience is and listen to their story.

On Saturday 10 December, a group of people embarked on a food tour with Lorraine O’Dwyer and Anthony O’Toole. The food tour visited three different businesses in the area - Smokin’ Soul, Colclough Walled Garden and Kilmokea Country Manor.

All these businesses are offering, or about to offer, a food tourism experience.

Smokin’ Soul

Smokin’ Soul offer a very unique and educational workshops at their base just outside New Ross. As well as specialising in the customisation of BBQ’s and smokers, they also offer a range of half day to two-day courses that focus on how to work with smoke and heat on meats, fish and vegetables.

As well as bringing more local produce to their events, they are looking at collaborating with other food tourism experiences across the county.

Visit Smokin’ Soul to learn more.

Colclough Walled Gardens

The restored Georgian walled gardens of Tintern Abbey on the Hook Peninsula, Colclough is looked after by gardener Alan Ryan and his team using Georgian Era gardening methods.

As well as offering daily tours of their beautiful gardens, Alan and team are looking at expanding into workshops and tastings, to include tastings of the delicious apple juice and ciders.

Visit Colclough Walled Gardens to learn more.

Kilmokea Country Manor

Emma and her family open their house to guests because they like looking after people. They do it with with care and consideration offering guests a life of simple pleasures. Good homegrown food, comfortable rooms, extensive gardens and woodlands with a very special feel to them.

As well as offering a range of garden tours and overnight experiences at the manor, Emma is designing a garden tour and lunch, and a three day retreat as part of this programme.

Visit Kilmokea Country Manor to learn more.

The design and coordination of this food tour was supported by Visit Wexford and Wexford Local Development through the LEADER Programme 2014-2020.