Tracey's Farmhouse Kitchen - Traditional Bread Making Experience
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2 hours 30 minutes
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Join Tracey in her home for an immersive and truly authentic bread making experience. You'll start with lots of homemade treats made by Tracey. The Farmhouse will be laden with local award winning treats - homemade hand rolled butters - original and dulse, homemade jams etc. Tracey's special soda fruit bannock will be on the table - you'll love it!
Morning coffee finished, it's time to get your aprons and start baking! All breads - soda, wheaten and potato are griddle breads so they are ready in a matter of minutes. They're delicious!
Breads made - you'll be ready for some more tea and coffee and you'll want to try your breads which you will do at the kitchen table. You''ll join locals and Visitors in this experience and the craic will be great!
You will take home a big bag of your own homemade breads,and a copy of all recipes.
You'll need to bring an appetite as you have to eat everything on the table!
Duration: 2.5 Hours
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
A minimum of 1 people per booking is required
A maximum of 15 people per booking
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
I am located 30 minutes from Belfast in a thatched cottage on the shores of beautiful Strangford Lough. This is an area of outstanding natural beauty. The traditional Irish bread making experience takes place in my farmhouse kitchen. My home can be accessed by public transport or you can travel by car. Start time is usually 11am and we would normally finish around 1.30pm. You will arrive to my homemade Soda Fruit Bannock as it comes out of the oven. This will be served with tea and coffee. Then it's times to roll up your sleeves and get floury! We won't weigh or measure anything - these Northern Irish Breads will be made in the traditional way! All breads will be made on your Griddle and will be cooked within 10 - 15 minutes! You'll make Soda bread, Wheaten bread and Potato bread. You will also enjoy a demo of my Soda Focaccia bread. You'll have worked up an appetite and Tracey will have set the tables with her fine bone China. You'll enjoy freshly made warm breads along with some of Tracey's homemade treats. You'll take away a big bag full of your homemade breads and you'll receive a copy of the recipes for everything that you have tasted and made in the session.
Sample Menu
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Fruit Soda Bannock
This delicious local bread is made with Buttermilk. It is topped with award winning, handmade and hand rolled local butter - absolutely delicious!
What‘s Included
Light refreshments
Afternoon tea
Snacks
Coffee and/or Tea
No Exclusions
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Tracey's Farmhouse Kitchen - Traditional Bread Making Experience
Reviews
88 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great experience
trionaw2026,Mar 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had a lovely time at the baking course with my mum. Lovely atmosphere, beautiful location, and easy to follow and lovely recipes.
Tracey's Farmhouse Kitchen – A wonderful experience!
Trail59723179060,Mar 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I went to Tracey's with a group visiting from the United States and we had an AMAZING time. Tracey and her husband Joe are so friendly and hospitable. We ate some wonderful homemade bread and learned to make it too! Anyone traveling through Northern Ireland should check this place out!
Excellent way to learn to bake bread
davidiJ1146HU,Mar 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Really fun visit. Beautiful location. Really well looked after by Tracy and her team. Good demonstrations and plenty of opportunity for hands on baking and you got to take everything home that you baked. Soda bread, wheat bread, focaccia and the best ever potato bread. Yum Fresh Victoria sponge and a cup of tea at the table with new friends to round it all off.
Bread making experience
andrewmN2973QH,Feb 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had a great days craic learning some Ulster Scots lingo and how to make good old fashioned bread.
Traditional Irish Bread Making
briegeg2019,Feb 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was my 2nd experience at Tracey's Farmhouse Kitchen - what amazing hospitality shown from Tracey and Eileen from the moment we walked in the door. The recipes and breads we tasted and made were delicious - will definitely be back for day 3!!!
A hidden gem in Co. Down
hannahmG4920UU,Dec 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A beautiful, homely experience with Tracey in her gorgeous home. Tracey made us feel very welcome and she has a wealth of knowledge with lots of humour. We had a great time making irish bannock, guinness wheaten bread and a demo of soda foccacia. I would deifnitely book this again - we left full to the brim of bread, crumble and tasty treats - took loads home as well! A fantastic experience in Co. Down with people travelling far and wide to experience it. I will be back again with my english cousins as i know they will just love it. Perfect for every age and every baking ability
Fine tune your bread-baking skills
Quest61962422655,Dec 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Although this was supposed to be a larger group class, there were some cancellations. Tracey kindly decided to hold the class anyway, even if there were only two of us. Her home was warm and lovely and it was great fun to plunge our hands into the dough for soda bread, wheaten bread and potato farl. Highly recommend this experience.
Bread making and friend making
GibbsB673,Dec 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I would have rated a 10 if able. Tracey's home was warm and inviting, as was she. Her class was excellent, she greeted us warmly, welcomed us with tea and a fruit bread and Irish butter. We lucked into a private class, as the others canceled, and she wanted to honor our booking. A fun, delicious 2 1/2 hours spent in the Strangford Loch area. We learned, we laughed, we cooked and we tasted. Highly recommend to all!
Wonderful experience making wheaten bread
declano120,Nov 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful experience making wheaten bread ourselves with instruction and watching Tracey make a soda bannock and homemade butter and Eileen demonstrating how to make Blackcurrant and plum jam. Very friendly and great fun and company in the group of 10. Lots of tea and coffee and apple crumble to finish. Got to take our wheaten bread and jams home with. Definitely recommend this great and very beneficial experience
Harvest jam class will not only warm your taste buds but all your senses including your heart 💓
448shannona,Oct 27, 2025
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5.00This is my second class with Mrs. Tracy.. I was able to attend her harvest jam making class. We also made a coarse wheat bread that day. It's such a beautiful location and Mrs. Tracy is such a lovely host. I hope to be able to do it again next time I'm in Belfast .
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