Oyster Farm and Tasting Experience

Overview

Available languages

English

1 hour 15 minutes

Mobile ticket

This is a multi-sensory experience, come and enjoy the beautiful views while we take you through the process of farming oysters. Learn about the history of the farm (it's one of the oldest in Ireland). And of course try some of our delicious, fresh, briny oysters. All of our guides have hands on experience working on the farm and will be more then happy to answer any questions you through at them.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Oysters are Allergens

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Oyster tasting

What To Expect

On the activity, which is a brilliant thing to do to amuse the kids (6+) even on a bad weather day, you will tour our farm, and learn about the farming process from seed to plate, you will get to see the team working on the farm whether it be grading, packing, or turning bags in the bay. Once we have taken you through the whole process, we demonstrate how to shuck an oyster and if you’re feeling adventurous you can shuck your own oyster! The first oyster is an explosion of taste, as your pallet adjusts with the second and third, you will taste the true flavour, which has been described as sweet, having creamy notes with a touch of earthiness. This is a multisensory, authentic experience delivered in a magnificent setting at the foot of the Connemara National Park and 15 minutes’ drive from Kylemore Abbey.

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Oyster Farm and Tasting Experience

Reviews

4.73

33 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Fun oyster farm tour and tasting
751shaned,
Oct 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Fantastic working oyster farm tour where i realised I knew absolutely nothing about oysters and the amount of work it takes to get them onto your plat. Our host was awesome, knowledgeable and fun and the tasting of the delicious oysters afterwards topped off a great morning. Recommend wrapping up well as you are exposed to the elements a lot of the time. Beautiful part of the country too.
Do it anyway when you're in Connemara
edwinvh2018,
Sep 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
all you wanted to know about oysters and never dared to ask ! Very pleasant tour on &behind the scenes of an oyster farm .
A must do if you are in Connemara and love oysters!
Chris V,
Aug 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very interesting tour by sympathetic guide. Gives a very good picture of how oyster farming is done. And the oysters are exquisite.
Wonderful experience!!
IslandHog,
Jul 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This exceeded all our expectations. Walking along the water’s edge with Connemara’s beauty surrounding us learning all about oysters and how helpful they are to the oceans delighted our whole group. Pia - our fantastic guide - answered all our questions and Molly the dog followed along nodding her agreement. Best of all, I shucked my first oyster. Thanks for a fabulous outing.
What a gem of a tour!!
C6650UEjulieo,
Jun 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had no idea that oysters were such an important part of Ireland’s past and current farming life, but when we learned that, we thought it would be fun to try to tour one of the farms. I worried the only tours I was finding were at a bit of a distance from our hotel, so I happened to ask the owner who it turns works directly with this farm, and he called them and arranged for us to join a tour the next day. (I later noticed our guidebook had a blurb about them, but I just had missed it.) Pia was our tour guide – – with about eight other people – – and she was the most engaging and informative person to introduce us to the many facets of this fascinating business; we all loved her! And I tried oysters for the first time, and they were delicious!!
Must see in the area
806mylesk,
May 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Not sure what I was expecting but it was way better than I had hoped. Genuinely interesting tour by the owner who was not only passionate about what he did but also very informative and funny. I learned more about oysters and production than I thought possible and did it in an an incredibly beautiful location
Ireland road trip height light!
Navigate12588210321,
May 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was a delightful tour of the oyster farm. Fascinating to hear all about the history and developments of the business. The tour guide who owned the business was incredibly engaging, knowledgable and forward thinking. It was interesting to hear all about he had pivoted the business through tough times of Covid and recessions. Obviously if you like Oysters tasting them were amazing,..,,but even if you don’t it was still worth the tour!
Awesome tour!
hre814,
Feb 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Absolutely awesome tour! We did a private tour, two parents and 3 kids, ages 21, 16, and 13. Christina went out of her way to arrange a private tour a week before they opened for the season. She drove in from Dublin for us. She was great! We learned so much! The tasting was great and we realized the poor serving in the past when we had oysters is what gave us such a salty ocean taste. Can’t recommend this educational experience enough!
Fantastic visit group visit
MattieB100,
Sep 24, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We all learnt a lot about oysters in this beautiful location. Paul was a great guide, informative and funny. Oysters were fantastic as well. Would recommend.
Disappointing for the money
Sunshine12543393236,
Aug 29, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00
We were looking forward to this - especially with the number of good reviews - but it was really disappointing, especially for the money. When we were arrived we were shouted at and told to wait outside a shed. The tour leader was late and I'm afraid her inexperience shone through and it was clear that she was just standing in for someone else. It was a really rainy day, but there was no real provision for this - no inside chairs or umbrellas to go round outside. The oysters took ages to be opened. We had two each which were nice, but for 40 euros I would have expected there to be some vinaigrette or something to add if that was your preference. Or at least a napkin. I didn't learn anything that I couldn't have googled. We went on a few tours in Ireland and this was by far the most expensive and the most disappointing