Goatsbridge Trout Farm, Thomastown ★ 4.4
Goatsbridge Trout Farm, 18km south in Thomastown, runs guided smokery tours ending with a farm lunch and sells cold-smoked trout and caviar from the shop.
Location
Address: Waterford City, County Waterford, Kilkenny
More food day trips in Kilkenny
Knockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese, Stoneyford ★ 4.3
Knockdrinna in Stoneyford, 12km west, sells Helen Finnegan's award-winning goat and sheep cheeses direct alongside Goatsbridge products and Highbank syrups.
Lady Helen at Mount Juliet Estate, Thomastown ★ 4.6
Lady Helen at Mount Juliet holds one Michelin star in the 2026 guide; chef John Kelly's tasting menu overlooks the River Nore from a Georgian country house.