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Clonakilty is a food enthusiasts dream where history and tradition meets food innovation. There is such a concentration of produce in West Cork that it would rival any other gourmet food destination around the world. The Clonakilty Walking Food Tour connects food lovers with food producers. learning about their food stories and tasting their wonderfully crafted and unique foods.
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Rosie S
2 contributions
Aug 2016 • Friends
We spent a super day on the Food Walking Tour of Clonakilty, visiting various local food producers with our guide Kate and sampling their wares. We tasted, cheese, sausages, black pudding, fish cakes, bread, icecream, chocolate and beer - a great day out - we learned a lot and got to ask loads of questions of people who have a real passion for food
Written 6 August 2016
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Hi Rosie,
Many thanks for your lovely review of the Flavour.ie Walking Clonakilty Food Tour!
It was a pleasure to have you along and I'm thrilled you had a great time.
Thank you.
Kate
Written 22 January 2017
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Laura K
County Cork, Ireland38 contributions
May 2018 • Couples
I had the pleasure of participating in a private tour with Kate last week. This was arranged for a family of 7 to celebrate a Big Birthday. All 7 of us found the day extremely enjoyable and we all had our fill of delicious foods - beautiful cheeses, bread, sausages, famous black pudding, beer, ice cream and chocolate. It was a joy to meet the local vendors and to learn so much about the care and effort that goes into our locally produced foods. One member of our party has several dietary restrictions and all of the stops along the way ensured that she was catered for - it was very much appreciated.
I would recommend this tour to anyone - I live locally and was fascinated to learn about the foods I have taken for granted.
I would recommend this tour to anyone - I live locally and was fascinated to learn about the foods I have taken for granted.
Written 24 May 2018
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Rua80
Cork, Ireland1 contribution
Jun 2018 • Friends
I live locally but my sister was visiting from Canada and this tour was an ideal way to introduce her to some of the great food available in West Cork. Kate is an excellent guide and her interaction with the proprietors of the various venues made the experience even more rewarding. The sun was shining and the Clonakilty ‘vibe’ was very much in evidence. This is a great tour, we thoroughly enjoyed every mouthful!
Written 10 June 2018
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Thank you so much for your wonderful review of The Clonakilty Walking Food Tour!
I really appreciate that you have taken the time to review the tour, and to hear that you and your sister really enjoyed yourselves. I'm delighted!
Many thanks,
Kate, Flavour.ie
Written 11 June 2018
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Robin L
Glasgow, UK66 contributions
Sept 2017 • Couples
This is an ideal opportunity to get a good range of the flavours of the region, supported by a very well-informed and enthusiastic guide. The black & white puddings plus the sausages are the stars of the show but vegetarians are also catered for and it is a great tour around Clonakilty.
Written 20 September 2017
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Hi Robin,
Thank you so much for your kind review of The Clonakilty Walking Food Tour - I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed yourself! It is always a pleasure to show people around the amazing food in our town and then to hear great feedback is the best bonus too.
Hope to see you back in West Cork soon!
Best wishes,
Kate
Written 25 September 2017
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bok-wrecking-pas
derry / IRELAND3 contributions
Aug 2017 • Friends
Kate makes this experience very interesting and enjoyable. She is very knowledgeable about all the foods and where they come from.
We had a great morning tasting and sampling everything from black pudding to fab ice-cream
This is not to be missed.
We had a great morning tasting and sampling everything from black pudding to fab ice-cream
This is not to be missed.
Written 16 August 2017
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Thank you bok-wrecking-pas for your very kind review of The Clonakilty Walking Food Tour - I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed yourself and hope to see you in West Cork again soon!
Best wishes,
Kate
Written 25 September 2017
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Redpinkrose
Cork, Ireland191 contributions
Jul 2017 • Couples
What a wonderful day! Kate is such an interesting person with a font of knowledge about food, particularly West Cork food to share. We visited 8-9!different producers and tasted gorgeous cheeses, breads, ice creams, chocolate, kombucha, beer, sausages and of course the renowned Clonakikty pudding. It was fascinating and enjoyable. I highly recommend. Don't miss it.
Written 14 July 2017
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Hi Redpinkrose,
So happy to hear you had a great time on The Clonakilty Walking Food Tour and really appreciate your recommending us to other visitors to Clonakilty!
We really appreciate people taking the time to provide positive feedback so thank you very much indeed.
Hope you visit West Cork again soon!
Best wishes,
Kate
Written 25 September 2017
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Johnny G
County Cork, Ireland20 contributions
Aug 2019
Have been to Clonakilty many times, but never experienced it like this. Great value for money: lots of food (cheese, bread, cake, black pudding, sausages, olives, chocolate, ice-cream, beer) served by really friendly local folk.
Kate is very knowledgeable about food and local history.
I would highly, highly, highly recommend!
Kate is very knowledgeable about food and local history.
I would highly, highly, highly recommend!
Written 30 August 2019
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Hi Johnny,
Absolutely over the moon with this review - three highly's is a new record for me so that makes me very happy indeed!
Thank you so much for coming on the tour with us, it was a delight to take you around and even better that it's given you a whole new way to look at the town - that's about the best I could hope for!
Best wishes,
Kate
Written 2 September 2019
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e1s2k3
Cork, Ireland3 contributions
Jul 2019 • Friends
We really enjoyed the tour.very good value for money.great to see all the different nooks and crannies of clonakilty.the people were so lovely..o neills butchers.the chocolate and ice cream makers.the bread,the beer,the market,the blackpudding,superb.
Written 27 July 2019
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Thank you so much for your wonderful review of The Clonakilty Walking Food Tour!
I'm delighted to hear that you enjoyed all the tastes, meeting the producers and the quirky stories of our town connected by food. Be sure to visit Clonakilty again soon - thank you, Kate.
Written 29 July 2019
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Emily0801
Ireland93 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
Myself and my boyfriend did a private food/drinks tour with Kate while we were in Clonakilty. It was fantastic. We started in the distillery with a private guided tour and a tasting of their 2 whiskeys and their gin. We loved this, and Kate made sure we got to taste the gin also as she knew I wasn't a whiskey connoisseur. This was a lovely touch. Our second stop was Stone Valley Coffee for coffee cupping and learning all about coffee roasting. We also got a bag of our favourite coffee each to take away with us. Then on to Clonakilty homemade ice cream to try out two flavours of our choice and to meet the lovely owner. Our final stop was in Molly's Cafe to taste 3 craft beers brewed in Clonakilty. The tour was great. We would definitely book a tour with Kate again when we come back. Thanks for a great experience.
Written 18 June 2019
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Thank you so much Emily for your wonderful review of the private food tour for you both in Clonakilty. It was a delight to show you around and to create something that was tailored just for you, and I would be delighted to welcome you back to Clonakilty again on your next visit!
Many thanks, happy travels!
Kate
Written 29 July 2019
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L D
Costa Mesa, CA99 contributions
Aug 2018 • Family
Even though we’ve been coming to Clonakilty for over twenty years and are quite familiar with the restaurant and food scene, we realized we needed to know the people and processes behind the products. As an anniversary treat for ourselves we booked the Walking Food Tour with Kate Ryan and I am so glad I did. At 45Eu per person it was an expenditure we had to consider, and most food tours we had taken in the past left us hungry at the end of a chaotic day. Not so with Kate! We started upstairs at Aris Café and as the beautiful cheese selections came out on slate platters, I knew this was going to be a different kind of tour altogether. Kate had interesting history about each food producer, and not just sound bites that can be pulled from a guide book. At each stop I learned something unusual or memorable. Did you know the water buffalo imported from Italy to make beautiful fresh mozzarella enjoy the climate in Ireland because it is somewhat similar to their native Asian landscape? Did you know that bread naturally fermented for a long period is lower in gluten and easier to digest because the yeast has done its work? I do now! We walked and tasted generous samples at each place: cheese, artisanal bread, coffee cake, many types of sausages, black and white Clonakilty pudding, 3 craft beers, vegan offerings, a stop at the Clonakilty farmer’s market, local ice cream, and fair trade chocolate. When the tour ended at 3pm we were stuffed, full of both delicious food and fun facts about the people and processes that bring us the flavors of West Cork. Highly recommended.
Written 14 August 2018
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Hi Lisa,
Thank you so much for your wonderful review of The Clonakilty Walking Food Tour, I'm delighted to hear that we have restored your faith in food tours, that you found everything engaging and you enjoyed our food! I love to hear that people feel full after finishing the tour - that's really important to me.
It was so lovely to meet you all, wishing you the best for the rest of your stay in West Cork too!
Kate
Written 17 August 2018
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Cost per person? Bohemian full arevwalking tours? How far in advance should we book
Written 10 September 2018
Hi,
Many thanks for your query.
The cost if €45pp, and bookings can be made up to 4pm the Thursday before a tour. Our last available tour for the 2018 summer season is this coming Friday 14th September.
The duration of the tour is 4 hours from 11am to 3pm, and we like to say we are incredibly light on the walking and indulgent on the eating and drinking!
Best wishes,
Kate
Written 10 September 2018
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