The Mourne Mountains & Ring of Gullion has so much to offer fans of food and drink.

When you consider the unrivalled location of this area, embraced by the mountains and buffered by the Irish Sea, where else in the world would you be guaranteed the finest and freshest ingredients for your food and drink experience.

Savour Visit Mourne Food & Drink Route

Bringing the finest artisan produce to peoples’ tables is a labour of love for many around here. There is a shared belief among producers on the Savour Visit Mourne Food & Drink Route that what they grow, breed and produce has to be done in the most sustainable and environmentally friendly manner.

Shhh, it's a secret!

Paul Cunningham, who featured on the Great British Menu, and is the owner of the Mourne Larder lives, works and breathes that mantra. You’ll find out more about his love of food foraging and taste its delightful results on his Secret Dining Experience.

Meet the native Irish Dexter Cows, on the laughter-filled Castlescreen Farm

Dexters on Castlescreen Farm live on a simple diet of clover rich grass and to taste the slabs of beef produced here is to taste perfection. You can also groom and prepare a Dexter cow for the showring and become a champion prize-winning cow handler in your own right.

Shortcross Gin and Whiskey at the Rademon Estate Distillery

At the home of Shortcross Gin and Whiskey at the Rademon Estate Distillery, they not only make their gin from locally sourced wild botanicals and ancient well water, they also produce a fully crafted whisky, all the way from the farmland grain to the glass. It’s been more than 100 years since a Northern Ireland distillery could claim that honour. Meanwhile over in Castlewellan the Whitewater Brewery is an award-winning working brewery that gives visitors a special opportunity to get into the heart of a craft brewhouse.  Here you can become a Brewer for a day at their very own Brew School.

Denvir's Coaching Inn and The Cuan

For a true taste of tradition visit Denvir’s Coaching Inn, which has been welcoming travellers and diners to its charming hostelry since 1642 and where you can take a soda bread and potato bread making masterclass. The Cuan in Strangford Lough offers an unforgettable experience, with masterfully crafted dishes that celebrate the incredible breadth of premium ingredients located within a 25-mile radius within the Mourne Mountains & Ring of Gullion.

Killowen Distilery

At Killowen Distillery a team of passionate distillers make their high-quality Gin & Poitín from locally sourced ingredients. To make it even more unique, they even serve a tasting of Poitin flavoured fish.

Kilmegan Irish Cider and Mourne Mountain Brewery

Visit a cidery and meet Karen and Andrew who’s award winning Kilmegan Irish Cider is lovingly made from apples grown on their small, yet wondrously bountiful, waterside orchard.

Or perhaps beer is more your brew of choice. At Mourne Mountain Brewery, run by self-proclaimed beer geek and Head Brewer Gareth McGivern, you’ll find a treasure trove of award winning full flavoured beers. All completely diverse in taste and style and all vegan friendly.

Neary Nogs Stoneground Chocolate and Mourne Food Adventures

Those with a sweet tooth will want to experience the combined flavours of harvested gorse flower, Carlingford Irish seaweed and Dominican Chocolate at Ireland’s first Bean to Bar Craft Chocolate Makers at Neary Nogs Stoneground Chocolate, while those with a passion for baking will love the Nana’s No Bake Wild Fifteens workshops at Mourne Food Adventures.

Killeavy Castle

Top it all off with a bit of learning and bit of pampering at Killeavy Castle. First take the 30-minute Eco tour and learn all about their sustainable ethos, and then finish with their wonderful 7 course tasting menu that showcases all their home-produced ingredients.

The Savour Visit Mourne Food and Drink Route rivals any in the world. It’s a sixty mile journey of eating and drinking heaven set in most spectacular landscape on earth.