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Cranberry Chutney & Causeway Coast Tea: A Farmhouse Festive Workshop in Armoy
A three-hour, hands-on chutney workshop at Ballykenver Farm Shop & Kitchen followed by a homemade 'Causeway Coast' afternoon tea — this guide outlines what to expect and how to prepare.
Cranberry Chutney & Causeway Coast Tea: A Farmhouse Festive Workshop in Armoy.
In the farmhouse kitchen at Ballykenver Farm Shop & Kitchen in Armoy you’ll spend three hours learning to make a Christmas cranberry chutney: cooking, potting and taking a jar home, while sampling mulled wine and local snacks. The session concludes with a cozy, homemade ‘Causeway Coast’ afternoon tea – soup, sandwiches, sausage rolls, mince pies, shortbread, Christmas cake and the operator’s award-winning Christmas pudding, all served with tea and coffee.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Hands‑on cranberry chutney you can take home
The workshop walks you through the entire chutney‑making process: you cook, pot up your cranberry chutney, receive the recipe and leave with your own jar.
Mulled wine and local snacks during the session
While you work you’ll enjoy mulled wine or local drinks and local snacks including Glens of Antrim crisps.
A homemade Causeway Coast festive tea
After the chutney workshop you’ll sit down to a farmhouse afternoon tea featuring homemade treats — soup, sandwiches, sausage rolls, mince pies, shortbread, Christmas cake and an award‑winning Christmas pudding — with plenty of tea and coffee.
What the day feels like
What the day feels like
The experience is a compact, hands‑on farmhouse session: a practical chutney workshop in a kitchen setting, social sampling of mulled wine and local crisps, then a relaxed, homemade afternoon tea in the same farmhouse environment.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this experience suits — and where to be cautious.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
The full experience runs for three hours.
You will make and pot a cranberry chutney, receive the recipe and take a jar home; during the workshop you will be served mulled wine/local drinks and local crisps, followed by a homemade Causeway Coast afternoon tea with a range of sweet and savoury items and hot drinks.
The event takes place in the farmhouse kitchen at Ballykenver Farm Shop & Kitchen in Armoy, Northern Ireland.
Materials list both 'All ages' and a headline note 'For ages 10+'; confirm the operator's current age guidance and booking requirements before you go.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long is the workshop?
The experience lasts three hours.
What will I make and take home?
You will make a Christmas cranberry chutney, pot it up and take a jar home, and you will be given the recipe.
Is food and drink provided during the workshop?
Yes — you will enjoy mulled wine or local drinks and local snacks during the chutney session, followed by a homemade Causeway Coast afternoon tea with multiple sweet and savoury items and tea/coffee.
Who runs the workshop?
The operator is Ballykenver Farm Shop & Kitchen.
What ages can attend?
Briefing materials include both 'All ages' and a separate headline note 'For ages 10+'; please confirm the operator's age policy when booking.