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  Taste & Tour Highbank Orchard, Farm & Distillery
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  Highbank 'Red Gate' Self-Guided Orchard Walk
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  The Self-Guided Highbank 'Wellness Walk'
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Table setup with Highbank products in the Orchard

Taste and Tour Highbank Experience

Steeped in history the 17th century stonebuilt coachyard with its small distillery offers a backdrop to tasting the organic orchard syrup, ciders and apple spirits.

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Price

€70 p.p.

Duration

1-2 hrs

Group Size

6-30

Come visit, travel by tractor train through our orchards and taste under the magical oak tree canopy. Owner led and individually designed to suit groups requirements this is a unique, real organic farm taste and tours attraction catering for the interests of the culturally curious and specialist groups including product tastings and visit to the distillery and farm shop.

We are 5 generations on the farm and tailor our client’s interest for each tour e.g. local family history, biodiversity food processing, sustainability.

We also have a distillery having multi award winning apple products including apple brandey, apple rum, cider, balsamic vinegars and apple syrups to taste.

Let us tempt you but booking essential and minimum group size.

Fruit of Life- a nucleus of goodness just outside Kilkenny City where they have been working with nature to uncover (juicy) secrets of apples

Clodagh Prendergast, Photographer & Journalist

Aerial View of orchard. Trees in bloom with blue sky

Tour Group tasting Highbank products under the Large Oak tree

basket of apples on top of round stone sign of Highbank Orchards

Apple blossom. Short depth of field against a blue sky

man in orchards holding apple branch down to look at in detail

single frosted large red apple on ground in the orchard

Outdoor Shelter amongst trees in Highbank Orchards

Tour Group travelling through orchard on Orchard Train

Testimonials

What customers and visitors are saying about Highbank Orchards

Close up of apple blossom on tree branch.

I loved each and every detail of your orchard. Thank you for taking the time to give us your tours and explain how it all came to be... from the stones, to the equipment, the history - it was wonderful and the highlight of my trip!

I've taken many distillery tours but this was memorable simply for the personalization of the tour they offered.

The history of the farm, which was fascinating. ...... great insights into what life is like on the farm and discussing what goes into the various products they make (Ciders, Brandy, Gin etc.). The grounds are amazing. From the beautiful rows of apple frees, to the horses and geese, I really felt like I was getting back to nature.

Your Visit FAQs

Some answers to typical questions you may have. Can't find what you are looking for? Contact us know and we'll assist you in any way we can.

Is there a Farm Shop on site and when can we visit?

Yes. Our farm shop is open during all opening hours and is free to drop in to visit and maybe a chance of a cup of coffee or tea.

How long do the self-guided walks take?

All our self-guided tours are at your own pace…Slow Tourism’ we call it!... Take your time and don’t be rushed. The average time for the Red Gated Orchard QR coded Walk is 1 hour and for the Wellness Walk a little longer.

How long does the Highbank Experience Taste & Tour take?

The average time for this is 1.5 hours – 2 hours

Is there free parking?

Yes. There is ample free parking on the farm and beside the farm shop. There is also dedicated space for buses.

Are dogs permitted?

We are dog lovers but dogs on only permitted strictly on the leash whilst visiting the Farm Shop. Unfortunately, absolutely no dogs are allowed on the walks due to our delicate wildlife habitats which need no disturbance.

are there toilets on site

yes there are toilets on site

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