Orchard/Cider Tour Experience
Enjoy an immersive experience with the McKeever family, featuring an orchard tour, tastings, production insights, and homemade apple tart.
Orchard Tours
Long Meadow Cider
- Enjoy an orchard walk explaining the various orchard plantations in place. This will change with the seasons. Visitors can experience the apple blossom in May or the trees laden with fruit from June-October.
- Learn about the production process for their award winning products as well as a visit to the Apple Pressing and Bottling Room
- A visit to the cold storage facilities where apples are stored from harvest in September to June/July the following year. There is also an opportunity to taste the fruit in storage
- Learn all about the production and benefits of their Apple Cider Vinegar (with Mother).
- Time then to relax in their new glass fronted Bramley Barn and enjoy a hot cuppa with delicious apple tart & fresh cream
- Opportunity to purchase local artisan products
And of course no visit with the McKeever Family would be complete without tasting their award winning craft ciders and apple juice.
Armagh Cider Company
From Blossom to Bottle Tour
Discover cider-making from blossom to bottle, explore Armagh Bramley PGI apples, tour the orchards, and hear the story behind the process and heritage.
- Welcome drink in the mature grounds.
- Discover the history of the area, farm and family.
- Learn about the unique PGI Armagh Bramley Apples.
- Experience the lifecycle of the orchard.
- See how these apples turn into award winning cider.
- Taste our ciders
- Sample our range of drinks produced from our own spring water.
- Take time to have a dander through our traditional orchards.
- Bring some of Ballinteggart home with you by visiting our farm shop.
- Average tour time 90 minutes.
Ardress House
Ardress House – Self-Guided Tour
Surrounded by apple orchards, Ardress House is a charming 17th-century farmhouse remodelled in Georgian style, full of unique character.
- Elegant Neo-classical drawing room featuring plasterwork by Dublin plasterer Michael Stapleton
- Beautiful gardens with woodland and riverside walks
- Notable collection of traditional farm machinery and tools
- Set within rich apple orchards
- Includes the 1799 table used by King George V to sign the Constitution of Northern Ireland in 1921
Ardress House and Gardens is accessible; for full accessibility details, visit Ardress House and Gardens | AccessAble.
Package Tours
Taste & Tour (Self-Drive Package)
Self-drive combination experience featuring Game of Thrones Studio Tour and Long Meadow Cider visit, with orchard walk, tastings, and local food.
What to expect:
- Self-drive itinerary combining two experiences in one day at your own pace
- Explore authentic Game of Thrones sets, costumes and props at the Studio Tour
- Visit Long Meadow Cider for a guided orchard walk and production experience
- Enjoy cider tastings with fresh apple tart, tea and local produce
Taste & Tour (Dublin Bus)
Coach package from Dublin combining Game of Thrones Studio Tour and Long Meadow Cider, with orchard walk, tastings, and local food.
What to expect:
- Return coach travel from Dublin with a seamless, stress-free day planned for you
- Explore authentic Game of Thrones sets, costumes and props at the Studio Tour
- Visit Long Meadow Cider for a guided orchard walk and production experience
- Enjoy cider tastings with fresh apple tart, tea and local produce