The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain

S01E09: Antrim

Si and Dave explore County Antrim, where they cook a traditional county favorite at Carrickfergus Castle, pick potatoes and head to the coast in search of dulse seaweed. Finally, they use the best local ingredients in a cook-off against top chef Niall McKenna. Restaurant diners will decide in a blind tasting who has created the dish that best defines their county.

Overview

Brand new series which follows the Hairy Bikers as they visit a different county across Britain in every episode. Simon King and Dave Myers get on their bikes to find the best of each county's larder and meet the local producers who are keeping traditional recipes alive.

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Episodes

S01E01 Suffolk

August 24, 2009 45 min
Si and Dave explore Suffolk, where they cook a traditional county favourite at Snape Maltings, collect flour from a working water mill, and then pit their new-found knowledge against top local chef Chris Lee in...

S01E02 Anglesey

August 25, 2009 45 min
Si and Dave explore Anglesey, where they cook an ancient local favourite in Beaumaris, harvest mussels from the Menai Strait and sample some very special sea salt. Finally, armed with the finest of the area's...

S01E03 Fermanagh

August 26, 2009 45 min
Si and Dave explore Fermanagh, where they cook a traditional county favourite at Crom Castle and fish for brown trout. Finally, armed with the finest local ingredients, they go head to head in a cook-off...

S01E04 Cheshire

August 27, 2009 45 min
Si and Dave explore Cheshire, where they cook a traditional county favourite at Chester Zoo, visit a smokehouse and tuck into some of Cheshire's famous cheese. Finally, they pit their new-found knowledge against top local...

S01E05 Shropshire

August 28, 2009 45 min
In Shropshire, Si and Dave visit Shrewsbury, where they collect game from a pheasant shoot and pick hedgerow berries. Finally, they use some of the best of the area's ingredients to go head-to-head in a...

S01E06 Lincolnshire

August 31, 2009 45 min
Si and Dave explore Lincolnshire, where they cook a traditional county favourite in Lincoln, taste free-range beef and lamb and get their hands dirty on a cauliflower farm. Finally, they go head to head in...

S01E07 Kent

September 1, 2009 45 min
Si and Dave explore Kent where they cook a traditional county favourite at Leeds Castle, forage for wild vegetables and sample the county's fine ale. Finally, they go head to head in a cook off...

S01E08 Dumfries and Galloway

September 2, 2009 45 min
Si and Dave explore Dumfries and Galloway where they cook haggis for the locals in Dumfries. They try their hand at bee keeping and find some award winning mutton. Finally, they go head to head...

S01E09 Antrim

September 3, 2009 45 min
Si and Dave explore County Antrim, where they cook a traditional county favorite at Carrickfergus Castle, pick potatoes and head to the coast in search of dulse seaweed. Finally, they use the best local ingredients...

S01E10 Oxfordshire

September 4, 2009 45 min
Si and Dave explore Oxfordshire, where they resurrect a lost county recipe and cook it for the locals in Henley. They make cheese with rock star Alex James and sample the local quince. Finally, they...

S01E11 East Sussex

September 7, 2009 45 min
Si and Dave explore East Sussex, where they cook a hearty dish on Brighton beach, taste local sparkling wine every bit as good as champagne, and pay a visit to the Rye Scallop Festival. Finally,...

S01E12 Gwynedd

September 8, 2009 45 min
Si and Dave explore Gwynedd, where they cook a traditional county favourite in Portmeirion, visit a mountain lamb farmer, and meet a man growing exotic mushrooms in shipping containers. Finally, they face a cook-off against...

S01E13 Somerset

September 9, 2009 45 min
Si and Dave explore Somerset, where they cook a traditional county favourite in Bath, go wassailing in search of cider, and find a West Country herd of buffalo. Finally, they face a cook-off against top...

S01E14 Cornwall

September 10, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Cornwall where they cook a traditional county favourite at The Eden Project. They go sea fishing for spider crabs and find the only tea plantation in the UK.

S01E15 North Yorkshire

September 11, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore North Yorkshire where they cook a traditional county favourite in Scarborough. They select the finest catch from Whitby Harbour and discover the regional speciality, Black Porkies. Finally, they...

S01E16 Herefordshire

September 14, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Herefordshire where they cook a traditional county favourite at Goodrich Castle. They also visit a snail farm and discover English cassis. Finally, they are pushed outside of their...

S01E17 Leicestershire

September 15, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Leicestershire where they cook a traditional county favourite at Leicester Market. They visit the supermodels of the cow world and taste the king of cheeses, Stilton,. Finally, they...

S01E18 Gloucestershire

September 16, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Gloucestershire where they cook a traditional county favourite at Gloucester’s Docks. They find Guinea Fowl in the Cotswolds and a Btitish alternative to Olive Oil. Finally, they are...

S01E19 Lancashire

September 17, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Lancashire where they cook a traditional county favourite at Blackburn Cathedral. They dig up the first crop of Ormskirk new potatoes and source some of the finest ducks...

S01E20 Carmarthenshire

September 18, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Carmarthenshire where they cook a traditional county favourite in the National Botanic Garden of Wales. They go cockling at Laugharne and source cheese from a happy herd of...

S01E21 Worcestershire

September 21, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Worcestershire where they cook a traditional county favourite in Malvern Priory Park. They dig their own asparagus and find a man making award winning perry in his own...

S01E22 Derbyshire

September 22, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Derbyshire where they cook a traditional county favourite at The Buxton Pavilion Gardens. They source venison from Calke Abbey and vegetables from local market gardeners. Finally, they face...

S01E23 Monmouthshire

September 23, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Monmouthshire where they cook a traditional county favourite in Chepstow. They learn how to make charcuterie and taste some Welsh mead. Finally, they face the challenge of a...

S01E24 Essex

September 24, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Essex where they cook a traditional county favourite in Southend-on-Sea. They harvest Colchester oysters & learn how to talk to turkeys. Finally, they face a cook-off against top...

S01E25 Argyll & Bute

September 25, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Argyll & Bute where they cook a traditional county favourite in Tarbert. They go fishing for langoustines and sample a few wee drams of single malt whisky. Finally,...

S01E26 Norfolk

September 28, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Norfolk where they cook a traditional county favourite In Diss. They fish for Cromer crabs and forage on the Norfolk marshes for samphire. Finally, they face the challenge...

S01E27 Aberdeenshire

September 29, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Aberdeenshire where they cook a traditional county favourite In Aberdeen. They mill oats and pick up some prime cuts of Aberdeen Angus. Finally, they face the challenge of...

S01E28 Staffordshire

September 30, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Staffordshire where they cook a traditional county favourite In Lichfield. They find some of the happiest free range hens in the county and pick their own fruit and...

S01E29 Hampshire

October 1, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Hampshire where they cook a traditional county favourite at Beaulieu Motor Museum. They forage for wild mushrooms in the New Forest and source biodynamically farmed meat from a...

S01E30 Morayshire

October 2, 2009 45 min
In this show, Si & Dave explore Moray where they cook a traditional county favourite In Elgin. They don their waders to fish for wild salmon in the River Spey and visit an internationally renowned...

Cast

David Myers
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Simon King
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