Food & Drink Tours

Herefordshire is bursting with food and drink artisans combining traditional secrets and skills to create some of the country’s finest award-winning produce. Why not spend a day delving into the secrets of cider making or cultivating your knowledge of British cheeses in the beautiful countryside?

Monkland Cheese Dairy

Discover the secrets and skills of an Artisan Cheesemaker

Enjoy an eye-opening and mouthwatering day of cheesemaking, learn about every stage of the production of hard and soft cheeses at Monkland Cheese Dairy.

Your cheesemaker and guide for the day have a wealth of experience as an Artisan producer for over 18 years and as a retailer of the finest British and continental cheeses for 25 years in her chain of Mousetrap Cheese Shops (1987-2012).

Whether a group or just a total cheese enthusiast the day can be tailored to your needs. It’s a hands-on tour so you will actually be making the cheese! A ploughman’s lunch is provided for you as well as afternoon tea and tea and coffee breaks throughout the day. Afterwards your own handmade cheese will be matured on site by the professionals and mailed to you when it is ready to be gobbled up.

Westons Cider Mill Tour

Discover award-winning ciders at Westons Cider Mill

Westons Cider Mill has been lovingly produced in the Herefordshire village of Much Marcle for nearly 140 years and is still independently owned by the same family.

Find out how the cider magic happens with a tour and tutored tasting experience. Enter the courtyard and converted farm buildings, and you’ll find the Scrumpy House Restaurant, Orchard Tea Rooms, and Cider Shop.

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