Causeway Coastal Route Food Tour to Celebrate Northern Ireland Food, Stunning Coastal Scenery and Local People.
Tour Details section below details the diverse range of Food Tours and Experiences available as pre-designed itineraries and how to create your own bespoke tour.
Guided Coach Tours (Public & Private)
Guided Chauffeur Driven Tours (Private)
Self-Drive Tours (Private)
Guided Walking Tours (Public & Private).
Public Scheduled Tours
Signature Full Day Food Tour is by Luxury Executive Coach.
Departure point of either Belfast or Whitehead is selected at booking page.
Private Guided Tours
Pre-Designed Itineraries or Bespoke Itineraries
Luxury Executive Vehicle Provision or Step-On Guide Service
Experience what is only available in Northern Ireland and combine a handpicked experience with your food tour, be ready to share authentic experiences with our personal dedication and passion to show off what we love.
Tours are pre-designed or bespoke itineraries to suit your requirements and interests.
Half Day, Full Day to Multi-Day itineraries are available.
Full collaboration with hand-picked trusted providers ensures authentic experiences.
Pre-Designed Itineraries or Create A Bespoke Itinerary
Experience what is only available in Northern Ireland and combine a handpicked experience with your food tour, be ready to share authentic experiences with our personal dedication and passion to show off what we love.
Tours are pre-designed or bespoke itineraries to suit your requirements and interests.
Half Day, Full Day to Multi-Day itineraries are available.
Full collaboration with hand-picked trusted providers ensures authentic experiences.
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Explore the Full List of Tours & Experiences
Design what you would like to do & we will organise your itinerary for you, available for a group size of just one person to many people, depending on the items chosen.
Corporate Days Out, Team Building, Incentive Rewards and Study Tours.
Meeting venues, challenges and objective completion strategies are available on route and facilitated by our trained Facilitator & Company Founder Portia Woods
Tours are pre-designed or bespoke itineraries to suit your requirements and interests.
Half Day, Full Day to Multi-Day itineraries are available.
Full collaboration with hand-picked trusted experience providers.
Discuss your Tour ideas and questions with Tour Designer Portia Woods.
The inspiration behind Toast The Coast was that Portia wanted to create something that she wished existed, but it didn’t yet so she created it!
Portia, Founder & Tour Designer
Public Scheduled Tours
Signature Full Day Food Tour is by Luxury Executive Coach.
Departure point of either Belfast or Whitehead is selected at booking page.
Private Guided Tours
Pre-Designed Itineraries or Bespoke Itineraries
Luxury Executive Vehicle Provision or Step-On Guide Service
Experience what is only available in Northern Ireland and combine a handpicked experience with your food tour, be ready to share authentic experiences with our personal dedication and passion to show off what we love.
Tours are pre-designed or bespoke itineraries to suit your requirements and interests.
Half Day, Full Day to Multi-Day itineraries are available.
Full collaboration with hand-picked trusted providers ensures authentic experiences.
Pre-Designed Itineraries or Create A Bespoke Itinerary
Experience what is only available in Northern Ireland and combine a handpicked experience with your food tour, be ready to share authentic experiences with our personal dedication and passion to show off what we love.
Tours are pre-designed or bespoke itineraries to suit your requirements and interests.
Half Day, Full Day to Multi-Day itineraries are available.
Full collaboration with hand-picked trusted providers ensures authentic experiences.
.
Explore the Full List of Tours & Experiences
Design what you would like to do & we will organise your itinerary for you, available for a group size of just one person to many people, depending on the items chosen.
Corporate Days Out, Team Building, Incentive Rewards and Study Tours.
Meeting venues, challenges and objective completion strategies are available on route and facilitated by our trained Facilitator & Company Founder Portia Woods
Tours are pre-designed or bespoke itineraries to suit your requirements and interests.
Half Day, Full Day to Multi-Day itineraries are available.
Full collaboration with hand-picked trusted experience providers.
Discuss your Tour ideas and questions with Tour Designer Portia Woods.
The inspiration behind Toast The Coast was that Portia wanted to create something that she wished existed, but it didn’t yet so she created it!
Portia, Founder & Tour Designer
Enjoy our Signature Food Tour on this stunning part of the Causeway Coastal Route, stopping off at several places, who will welcome you and will be showcasing Northern Ireland food & drinks. Relax and hear light commentary and stories on the journey and gasp at breath-taking scenery.
Whitehead – The Bank House
Experience a unique Deli Breakfast, celebrating all things local vs international.
Larne- ann’s pantry
Time to enjoy Great Taste Award winning products from Northern Ireland’s Best Bakery and hear about 50 years of baking traditions.
Ballygally- Ballygally Castle
A spiriting experience & experts in food provenance, Northern Ireland themed Tapas & Gin tasting awaits you, with time to explore the Castle built in 1625 or admire the beach by foot. (Visit Game of Thrones® Door)
Glenarm- Glenarm Castle Estate Walled Gardens & Tea Rooms
An organic, award-winning food selection, after exploring the Estate Walled Gardens.
Carnlough – The Londonderry Arms Hotel
Originally a ‘coaching inn’ inside lies the Arkle Bar which offers a local toast along with something delicious, sweet or salty.
Cushendun – Mary McBride’s & The Little Black Door
A final toast to the coast & food taster to seal the experience, and admire one of Ireland’s smallest pubs. (Visit Game of Thrones® Door)
Choose from: (i) Public Scheduled Luxury Coach Tour, (ii) Private Guided Chauffeur Driven Tour (Car or Coach) (iii) Self-Drive Tour.
Enjoy our Signature Food Tour on this stunning part of the Causeway Coastal Route, stopping off at several places, who will welcome you and will be showcasing Northern Ireland food & drinks. Relax and hear light commentary and stories on the journey and gasp at breath-taking scenery.
Larne- ann’s pantry
Time to enjoy Great Taste Award winning products from Northern Ireland’s Best Bakery and hear about 50 years of baking traditions.
Ballygally- Ballygally Castle
A spiriting experience & experts in food provenance, Northern Ireland themed Tapas & Gin tasting awaits you, with time to explore the Castle built in 1625 or admire the beach by foot. (Visit Game of Thrones® Door)
Glenarm- Glenarm Castle Estate Walled Gardens & Tea Rooms
An organic, award-winning food selection, after exploring the Estate Walled Gardens.
Carnlough – The Londonderry Arms Hotel
Originally a ‘coaching inn’ inside lies the Arkle Bar offers a local toast and something delicious that’s sweet or salty.
Choose from: (i) Private Guided Chauffeur Driven Tour (Car or Coach) (ii) Self-Drive Tour.
9:00am-2:00pm (suggested)
£POA Private Guided & Self Drive Tours
Enjoy our Family themed Food Tour on this stunning part of the Causeway Coastal Route, stopping off at several places, who will welcome you and will be showcasing Northern Ireland food & drinks. Relax and hear light commentary and stories on the journey and gasp at breath-taking scenery.
Whitehead- The Bank House
Experience a unique deli breakfast, all things local vs international.
Islandmagee- The Rinkha
The Hawkins Family opened the ‘Gobbins Stores’ in 1921 & have been serving the local community ever since. The Rinkha opened in 1937 for showbands & dancing but the secret family ice cream recipe lives on & is waiting for your tasting experience.
Ballygally- Ballygally Castle
Experts in food provenance, Northern Ireland themed Tapas & Gin tasting awaits you, with time to explore the Castle built in 1625 or admire the beach by foot.
Local storyteller joins us to entertain our Food Tasting Experience
Glenarm- Glenarm Castle Estate & Tea Rooms
An organic, global award-winning food selection, encased by a unique walled garden.
Visit the Fudge Factory, Walled Garden and/or Castle Trail.
Choose from: (i) Private Guided Chauffeur Driven Tour (Car or Coach) (ii) Self-Drive Tour.
Enjoy this stunning part of the Causeway Coastal Route, stopping off at several places to taste Northern Ireland Food & Drinks. Pick 3 or 4 of our recommended Food Tasting stops then visit your chosen location.
Visit one of Northern Irelands most amazing places to visit such as The Gobbins Cliff Path, Giants Causeway, Dunluce Castle, Titanic Visitor Attraction, Seamus Heaney Homeplace, Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Carrickfergus Castle or Arthur Cottage.
For Example, at the Giants Causeway, considered one of the natural wonders of the world, the Causeway is formed by more than 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns that were created by volcanic activity 60 million years ago. The Giant’s Causeway is reputed to be the walkway used by Finn McCool, the legendary Irishman who fought Scottish giant Benandonner to steal the most beautiful girl in the highlands. A personal guide will join us from Dalriada Kingdom Tours and show you the real Giants Causeway.
Choose from: (i) Private Guided Chauffeur Driven Tour (Car or Coach) (ii) Self-Drive Tour.
9:00am-7:00pm (suggested)
£POA Private Guided Tours
Enjoy an amazing day all about Northern Ireland Food. A Food Tour in the morning on this stunning part of the Causeway Coastal Route, stopping off at several venues, who will welcome you and will be showcasing Northern Ireland food & drinks. Relax and hear light commentary and stories on the journey whilst gasping at breath-taking views. In the afternoon, join Ireland’s Good Food Ambassador for a unique cookery event at her home & cookery school, nestled in the rolling green countryside outside the village of Cullybackey. The studio kitchen is the epitome of rustic charm. An ‘On Arrival Reception’ followed by a themed demonstration and the opportunity to sample all the dishes cooked.
Whitehead- The Bank House
Experience a unique deli breakfast, celebrating all things local vs international.
Ballygally- Ballygally Castle
A spiriting experience & experts in food provenance, Northern Ireland themed Breakfast Tapas & Gin tasting awaits you, with time to explore the Castle built in 1625 or admire the beach by foot. (Visit Game of Thrones® Door)
Glenarm- Glenarm Castle Estate Walled Gardens & Tea Rooms
An organic, global award-winning food selection, encased by a unique walled garden.
Cushendun- Mary McBride’s & The Little Black Door
A final toast to the coast & food taster to seal the experience, and admire one of Ireland’s smallest pubs. (Visit Game of Thrones® Door)
Cullybackey- Jenny Bristow Cookery Experience
Join Ireland’s Food Ambassador for a unique cookery event at her home & cookery school, nestles in the rolling green countryside outside the village of Cullybackey. The studio kitchen is the epitome of rustic charm. An ‘On Arrival Reception’ – followed by a themed demonstration & the opportunity to sample all the dishes cooked.
Tour Type: Private Guided Chauffeur Driven Tour (Car o Coach).
9:00am-6:00pm (suggested)
£POA Private Guided
A Food Tour in the morning on this stunning part of the Causeway Coastal Route, stopping off at several venues, who will welcome you and will be showcasing Northern Ireland food & drinks. Relax and hear light commentary and stories on the journey before joining NI Survival School in the woodlands. Outdoor foraging, basic wood carving at the fire side and tasting some fire cooked local foods.
Tour Type: Private Tour (Car or Coach)
Whitehead- The Bank House
Experience a unique deli breakfast, celebrating all things local vs international.
Larne- ann’s pantry
Enjoy award winning produce from NI’s Best Bakery and hear about 50 years of baking traditions.
Carnfunnock Country Park, Larne- Carving & Campfire NI Survival School
Into the Woods for Carving & Campfire.
Take a dander into the woods with our local experts, hearing about this overlooked local resource, where you will hear about our native and not so native trees lining this part of the Causeway Coastal Route. As our ancestors would have done, pick up skills during a session on knife safety and use, followed by the basics of carving a spoon from the collected local woods. Then it’s time to produce your own, but don’t be alarmed as the Andy & Paul from NI survival will be there to assist you along the way!
Carving and Craic around the campfire is hungry work so locally sourced soda toasted over the fire will be available along with local jams and spreads. A few treats and surprises will keep your energy up, along with plenty of NI produced tea and coffee. Any foraged products will also be consumed!
Ballygally- Ballygally Castle
A spiriting experience & experts in food provenance, Northern Ireland themed Tapas & Gin tasting awaits you, with time to explore the Castle built in 1625 or admire the beach by foot. (Visit Game of Thrones® Door)
Tour Type: Private Guided Chauffeur Driven Tour (Car or Coach)
Duration 2.5Hours (add to itinerary)
£POA Private Guided
Outdoor woodland cooking with Fire & Feast. Stop in a number of local food venues as part of the full day experience or go straight to Fire & Feast in the woodlands, all set along the Causeway Coastal Route.
Woodland Location on the Causeway Coastal Route
Join our local experts from NI Survival School in the woods, to enjoy Fire & Feast of local foods, cooked in its most natural form. Enjoy a seat at the fire and try the basics of carving a spoon from local collected woods. Have a go at ‘spear throwing’ and discover how flint was a tool of choice for ancestors. Any foraged products will also be consumed!
Add on additional food tour places to visit in the morning or afternoon to create a full day all about Northern Ireland foods.
Tour Type: Private Guided Chauffeur Driven Tour (Car or Coach)
Choose from: (i) PrivateGuided Chauffeur Driven Tour (Car or Coach)
9:00am-7:00pm (suggested)
£POA Private Guided
When Daughters & Sons of The Glens of Antrim collide, a great passion emerges to create amazing experiences in our stunning landscape. Take a journey of hidden landscapes and even dragon spotting in County Antrim, step into private woodlands to be greeted by Fire & Feast then eat & drink on the coast to house delights. Joined by Flip from Giant Tours Ireland discover a few filming locations nearby.
Outdoor woodland cooking with Fire & Feast, utensil carving with local wood, ‘spear throwing’ and spend time at the open fire in the woods.
Game of Thrones® Fire & Feast on the Causeway Coastal Route
Our Game of Thrones® tour guide partner of Giant Tours Ireland will take you North of the Wall to visit a few filming locations and perhaps some dragon spotting.
Local experts from NI Survival School in the woods, to enjoy Fire & Feast of local foods, cooked in its most natural form. Enjoy a seat at the fire and try the basics of carving a spoon from local collected woods. Hear and have a go at ‘spear throwing’ and discover how flint was a tool of choice. Any foraged products will also be consumed!
Tour Type: (i) Private Guided Chauffeur Driven Tour (Car MPV or Coach)
9:00am-6:00pm (suggested)
£POA Private Guided
A day to appreciate Northern Ireland Foods & Drinks, a Food Tour in the morning on this stunning part of the Causeway Coastal Route, stopping off at several venues, who will welcome you and will be showcasing food & drinks. Relax and hear light commentary and stories on the journey and enjoy the breath-taking views. In the afternoon, take a journey to your choice of Gin, Whiskey or Beer & Ale Distillery.
Whitehead- The Bank House
Experience a unique deli breakfast, celebrating all things local vs international.
Ballygally- Ballygally Castle
A spiriting experience & experts in food provenance, Northern Ireland themed Breakfast Tapas & Gin tasting awaits you, with time to explore the Castle built in 1625 or admire the beach by foot. (Visit Game of Thrones® Door)
Glenarm- Glenarm Castle Estate & Tea Rooms
An organic, global award-winning food selection, encased by a unique walled garden.
Shortcross Gin Distillery Co Down
At Rademon Country Estate Distillery they produce NI’s First Award Winning Craft Gin Distillery. Everything is crafted and perfected by hand. A classical Gin with a unique twist; best described as floral meadows, wild berries and grassy notes.
(Guided Tour, Tasting, 2 Served Drinks from Menu, Branded Souvenir Glass, Shop Voucher).
OR Bushmills Whiskey Distillery Co Antrim
The oldest working distillery in Ireland, for over 400 years, where small batches is the way to produce beautifully smooth tasting Irish Whiskey. (Guided Tour, Personal Guided Tastings, Branded Souvenir Glass).
OR Hillstown Brewery Co Antrim
Brewing Goats Butt, Drunken Donkey, Horny Bull and Squealing Pig to name a few. This farm & brewery promotes minimum food miles as the shop is stocked from the farm & local NI food producers. A tour of the onsite brewery, tasting & food pairing will explain how beef led naturally to beer & the production of the finest quality wagyu-style beef!
Tour Type: Private Guided Chauffeur Driven Tour (Car or Coach)
9:00am-6:00pm (suggested)
£POA Private Guided
A journey meeting local people and tasting delicious local foods & drinks. A Food Tour in the morning on this stunning part of the Causeway Coastal Route, stopping off at several venues, who will welcome you, relax and hear light commentary and stories on the journey and enjoy the breath-taking views of the Antrim Coast Road. Head inland into the Glens of Antrim & join Eamonn at his rural home setting, a blacksmith & award winning artist he will provide hands-on guidance or demonstrations in blacksmithing.
Whitehead- The Bank House
Experience a unique deli breakfast, celebrating all things local vs international.
Ballygally- Ballygally Castle
A spiriting experience & experts in food provenance, Northern Ireland themed Breakfast Tapas & Gin tasting awaits you, with time to explore the Castle built in 1625 or admire the beach by foot. (Visit Game of Thrones® Door)
Glenarm- Glenarm Castle Estate & Tea Rooms
An organic, global award-winning food selection, encased by a unique walled garden.
Cushendun- Mary McBride’s & The Little Black Door
A final toast to the coast & food taster to seal the experience, and admire one of Ireland’s smallest pubs. (Visit Game of Thrones® Door)
Martinstown- Hot Milk Forge
Join Eamonn at his rural home setting in the Glens of Antrim, a blacksmith & award winning artist he will provide hands-on guidance or demonstrations in blacksmithing.
Tour Type: Private Guided Chauffeur Driven Tour (Car or Coach)
9:00am-6:00pm (suggested)
£POA Private Guided & Self Drive Tours
Take in a guided walk with one of the locals, enjoy the rural scenes of the Glens of Antrim, the villages or towns soaked in interesting facts and light history. In the afternoon begin your food journey along the Causeway Coastal Route, admire the stunning scenery and taste local, delicious food.
Guided Walk is inserted into Itinerary dependent on location, towns, villages & Rural Glens of Antrim. Add in a visit to waterfalls, home of the wee folk, call in with a storyteller or enjoy some local music.
Larne- ann’s pantry
Time to enjoy Great Taste Award winning produce from Northern Ireland’s Best Bakery and hear about 50 years of baking traditions.
Ballygally- Ballygally Castle
A spiriting experience & experts in food provenance, Northern Ireland themed Tapas & Gin tasting awaits you, with time to explore the Castle built in 1625 or admire the beach by foot. (Visit Game of Thrones® Door)
Glenarm- Glenarm Castle Estate & Tea Rooms
An organic, global award-winning food selection, encased by a unique walled garden.
Carnlough- The Londonderry Arms Hotel
Built in 1848, originally a ‘coaching inn’ the Arkle Bar offers a winning toast to the ‘water of life’, over the watchful eye of Sir Winston Churchill, try something sweet or salty.
Choose from: (i)Private Guided Chauffeur Driven Tour (Car or Coach) (ii) Self-Drive Tour.
9:00am-6:00pm (suggested)
£POA Private Guided & Self Drive Tours
Take in a guided run in Belfast or near our stunning Causeway Coast with one of the locals, enjoy the interesting facts and sights around you as you run. In the afternoon begin your food journey along the Causeway Coastal Route, admire the stunning scenery and taste local, delicious food.
Guided Run- Belfast or Rural Location With Born to Run Tours
Larne- ann’s pantry
Time to enjoy Great Taste Award winning produce from Northern Ireland’s Best Bakery and hear about 50 years of baking traditions.
Ballygally- Ballygally Castle
A spiriting experience & experts in food provenance, Northern Ireland themed Tapas & Gin tasting awaits you, with time to explore the Castle built in 1625 or admire the beach by foot. (Visit Game of Thrones® Door)
Glenarm- Glenarm Castle Estate & Tea Rooms
An organic, global award-winning food selection, encased by a unique walled garden.
Carnlough- The Londonderry Arms Hotel
Built in 1848, originally a ‘coaching inn’ the Arkle Bar offers a winning toast to the ‘water of life’, over the watchful eye of Sir Winston Churchill, try something sweet or salty.
Choose from: (i) Private Guided Chauffeur Driven Tour (Car or Coach) (ii) Self-Drive Tour.
9:30am-1:30pm (suggested)
£45pp Public Scheduled Tours
£POA Private Guided
Walk the Town with No Streets & enjoy the local food! Your guide, local resident and artist, will take you on a leisurely walk & food tasting experience in this beautiful and important Victorian town on the Causeway Coastal Route.
Stopping off at 3 venues, who will welcome you and will be showcasing Northern Ireland food. Hand made by the local chef at the Lighthouse Bistro. Relax and hear about local history and stories, take in the Victorian & Edwardian architecture, and admire the Whitehead Railway Museum.
Meet your Local Guide & Experience a unique Deli Breakfast, celebrating all things local vs international. A leisurely guided walk & remember to look up as your guide Steve Diamond, local artist and resident, points out interesting buildings, facts and stories along the journey.
Continue your guided walk, hearing of previous residents, the growth of the Victorian railway town, local family businesses and how volunteers are the power of the community.
The Lighthouse Bistro
Having worked for over 30 years in the business, Chef Joni’s food obsession has lead to a dining experience based on fresh, seasonal and hand made foods. Taste of Ulster top 100 and NI Food Award finalists.
Whitehead Railway Museum
A light history and journey through the endearing Whitehead Railway Museum, up close to preserved engines, and a time to appreciate the significance of the residing home of the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland. See volunteers at work and admire the attention to detail of the fine carriages, it’s even the home to a movie star! Next is a light, miniature Cream Tea, in a setting fit for a Queen.
The Bank House
End the morning after your final stretch of the walk and appreciation of the beautiful town of Whitehead. Time to explore the rest of Whitehead & Islandmagee.
Choose from: (i) Public Scheduled Walking Tour (ii) Private Guided Walking Tour
Coming May 2019… leisurely walk & food tasting experience on the Causeway Coastal Route.
Coming May 2019… a leisurely walk & food tasting experience in this beautiful and important jewel of a town on the Causeway Coastal Route.
9:00am-10:00pm (suggested)
£POA Private Guided
Dr David Hume will guide you on a journey to enjoy an Ulster Scots Heritage trail, incorporating significant points of interest from Carrickfergus, Ballycarry, Larne, Glenarm and Cullybackey. Food tastings and optional Ulster Scots dinner wit music.
Carrickfergus
Saint Nicholas’ Church
Boneybefore
Jackson Cottage & US Rangers Centre (not available until Summer 2019)
Ballycarry
Templecorran Cementary
Larne
Views of Olderfleet Castle, Princess Victoria Memorial & Chaine Tower
Larne
The Prom Café lunch
Glenarm
Saint Patrick’s Church & Friary
Cullybackey
Arthur Cottage
Ballygally (optional)
Ballygally Castle welcomes you ‘hame’ by Piper, ‘wee dram’ & Ulster Scots Dinner with Music
Tour Type: (i) Private Guided Chauffeur Driven Tour (Car or Coach)
9:00am-12:00pm (suggested)
£POA Private Guided
A local resident and Ulster Scots enthusiast Dr. David Hume will greet you with a warm welcome and local food tasting. Take a guided, leisurely walk around the historic town of Ballycarry, appreciating the fascinating stories of those who shaped the village for over 400 years. Hear how this village in Co Antrim has many links to Scotland and yonder to the far shores of America.
Choose from: (i) Public Scheduled Walking Tour (ii) Private Guided Walking Tour
Ballycarry Weavers Cafe Breakfast Tasting Welcome
Guided walk of Ballycarry, incorporating important figures in history, public buildings, cemetery, memorials and homes with local history & facts.
Things to do, see & experience in the local area:
Belahill Cookery School (Book in advance by appointment)
The Rinkha General Store & Ice Cream Parlour, family ice cream recipe since 1921.
Kilcoan Gardens, Courses & Tours (By appointment & classes)
The Gobbins Cliff Path (book in advance, 15mins drive, prices online).
The Gallery Whitehead (open Mon to Sat 12noon to 5pm Free Access, Edwardian House Tours £4 each).
The Bank House Deli & Gift Shop, Traditional Music (Fridays 4pm-5pm)
Lighthouse Yarns luxury & a wide range of all types of wool
Choose from: (i) Private Guided Walking Tour