Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Our fun, one hour tour brings visitors on a journey through the history of mead. The stories of mead and honey are thousands of years old, and are intertwined with Ireland's myths and legends. Taste the honey that we use to make our delicious mead. Learn all about the making of mead. Enjoy a guided tasting of this refreshingly different drink with our mead experts. Kinsale Mead Co. is Ireland’s first Meadery in 200 years. We love to share our passion and knowledge of all things mead and honey.
Highlights
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Free car parking next to the meadery
Tour includes guided tasting of our award-winning meads and cocktails in the Meadery’s oak bar tasting room
Meeting Points
Departure
P17 XV10
Walking - Leave Kinsale Tourist Office right, take a right and right again. Left up Featherbed Lane, first right, in 50m up the steps/ramp, through the gates, past the Post office.
Driving - Turn at the Garage, follow the road over the small roundabout, past Lidl, through the gates - free parking.
Return
Explore the Making & Tasting of Mead
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Our fun, one hour tour brings visitors on a journey through the history of mead. The stories of mead and honey are thousands of years old, and are intertwined with Ireland's myths and legends. Taste the honey that we use to make our delicious mead. Learn all about the making of mead. Enjoy a guided tasting of this refreshingly different drink with our mead experts. Kinsale Mead Co. is Ireland’s first Meadery in 200 years. We love to share our passion and knowledge of all things mead and honey.
Highlights
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Free car parking next to the meadery
Tour includes guided tasting of our award-winning meads and cocktails in the Meadery’s oak bar tasting room
Meeting Points
Departure
P17 XV10
Walking - Leave Kinsale Tourist Office right, take a right and right again. Left up Featherbed Lane, first right, in 50m up the steps/ramp, through the gates, past the Post office.
Driving - Turn at the Garage, follow the road over the small roundabout, past Lidl, through the gates - free parking.
Return
Itinerary
About Kinsale Meads | Light and Refreshing | Fermented Off dry (12% ABV) Myths & Legends | The evolution of mead through history | Stories about Myths, Legends & Kings in Ireland Bee Judgments & Honey Tasting | Ancient Irish Bee Laws | Tasting of 3 unique raw honeys | Learn about all about bees, honey & biodiversity | Bee to Bottle | Modern mead making from fermentation to bottling | The stories behind our wine & whiskey barrels that we use for maturation Tasting | Sample award-winning meads and cocktails | Kinsale Mead’s best food pairings | Family Run | Kate and Denis Dempsey love to share their passion and knowledge! Kinsale | Bustling harbour town | Gourmet capital of Ireland | Great pu...
