Walking Food Tour of Westport

Service Description

Enjoy a guided culinary tasting tour of Westport Town in County Mayo with Food Tours by Westport Walking Tours. Meet the makers behind the scenes and taste produce such as Irish boxty, cured meats, Irish cheeses, scones, local chocolates, ice cream and more. Discover the bustling food scene in the beautiful Georgian town of Westport in County Mayo. In the expert hands of your local guide from Food Tours by Westport Walking Tours, this award winning tour brings you on a fantastic food adventure. This specially crafted food tour showcases the best of Westport with a mix of local history, food insights and of course tastings. Ramble through the charming streets stopping off at a variety of food outlets. Meet the best of local food producers, hear their stories and enjoy a sampling of some of the best produce from all over County Mayo. From traditional Irish potato boxty to handmade chocolates and ice-cream, this truly is a feast for the senses. The tour has between 8 and 10 stops, so make sure you arrive hungry. We’ll chat to a 4th generation award winning Gelato. Graham, ice-creams answer to Willy Wonka, makes his ice-cream from fresh local produce every day and the flavours change with the seasons. Halloween pumpkin, Christmas pudding and summer strawberry are just a few of our favourites. And if you like the sound of that, we’ve another 8 or 9 stops just as good where we meet the makers and bakers, the chefs and the charcutier, the shopkeeper and the chocolatier, and sample their delicious food. Some examples of our treats on tour are: Freshly baked Irish scones topped with local homemade Westport jam and Irish cream. Traditional West of Ireland potato Boxty with Newport black pudding. Traditional 4th generation yellow top tarts. Handmade artisan Westport Chocolates. Achill Island sea salted fudge. Mayo meats and cheeses from our local charcutier. Local Craft beer. Westport handmade Ice-cream. We recommend that you skip lunch and arrive hungry for this tour. Our food options are dictated by the local providers and the availability of local produce and are subject to change. Westport Walking Tours reserves the right to cancel tours up to 24hours before the tour and a full refund will be provided in the event of the tour not going ahead.) Private group tours are also available. Minimum of 6 bookings must be confirmed for tour to operate. We may cancel this tour with 24 hours notice if we have insufficient numbers and a full refund will be provided.