Taste the Island Buyers Guide 2020

Day 1 Morning EXPERIENCE A TASTE OF KILLRUDDERY HOUSE AND KITCHEN GARDEN www.killruddery.com Kilruddery is a working farm with protected biodiversity set in 850 acres of Ireland’s Ancient East. Forage, smell, taste, and pick seasonal herbs and salad leaves and enjoy with freshly made Killruddery pork sausage rolls. Lunch Travel time and distance from Killruddery to Belmont Estate: 5-10 minutes – 5km BAK’D AT ARTHUR’S BARN AT BELMONT ESTATE www.belmontdemesne.ie Locally roasted coffee, wood-fired sourdough pizza made fresh to order. Bak’d at Arthur’s Barn is a hidden gem with a little bit of history too. Enjoy the freshest food in the original Roman Barn from the set of the legendary film King Arthur. Afternoon Travel time and distance from Belmont Estate to Ballyknocken House: 30 minutes – 20km BALLYKNOCKEN HOUSE, FARM AND COOKERY SCHOOL www.ballyknocken.ie Enjoy a visit to the state-of-the-art, award winning cookery school. Nestled between lush herb, vegetable and soft fruit gardens Ballyknocken Cookery School,Wicklow, is owned and managed by Irish celebrity chef Catherine Fulvio. Dinner and Overnight Travel time and distance from Ballyknocken House to Brooklodge: 30 minutes – 23km BROOKLODGE AND MACREDDINVILLAGE www.brooklodge.com Country house style and state-of-the-art facilities combine to deliver a unique experience. Dine at The Strawberry Tree, Ireland's first certified Organic restaurant, or La Taverna Armento, a Southern Italian style bistro. Macreddin Village is also home to Actons Country Pub and Orchard Café, an organic bakery and Macreddin Smokehouse. I RELAND’ S ANCI ENT EAST 77