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The 15 most popular food & drink tours in the UK. What each one actually includes, who runs it, and what it costs to book.
Guided tour and tasting in Edinburgh’s Scotch Whisky Experience vault, exploring five whisky regions, blending, and optional Gold tastings.
“Our guide, Victoria, was excellent and very knowledgeable. All staff in the shop were very friendly and helpful in the advice offered.”
Intimate Edinburgh whisky tasting at Hot Toddy. Taste 4 single malts, follow the stories behind them, and get tasting notes. 2 hours.
“My husband and I were extremely lucky to have booked this tasting and it end up being more so a VIP session as we were the only “group” scheduled. Koffi was such a delight, very knowledgeable, extremely charming and a great storyteller. We had a fantastic time and would highly recommend to you all.”
Glasgow’s Clydeside Distillery Tour combines dockside history, a guided production walk, and a tasting of three wee drams.
“Loved learning about the history of Clydeside Distillery and tasting their whiskies! Really engaging and humorous tour, absolutely would recommend!”
Scottish Highlands day trip from Edinburgh: Black Linn Falls, Dunkeld, Pitlochry, Queen’s View, then Dewar’s Aberfeldy whisky tour and tasting.
“Our guide , Ally was a great guy. He explained almost everything on the tour locations and even about the Scottish history. I could recommend everyone to join this tour who will come to Edinburgh.”
London food tour in Soho or Borough Market with 6+ tastings, pub cheeses, fish & chips, and gin. 3 hours, small group.
“Gary was an excellent guide. I would definitely recommend doing this tour if you are a foodie/looking for a cultural experience seeing that you get a proper and all round introduction to/experience of Borough market. You also get some free time to explore and try other food/drinks not included in the tour which was also…”
Taste haggis, Cullen Skink, and Scotch in Edinburgh’s Old Town on a small-group walk, ending with cranachan and a secret dish.
“It was wonderful! Our guide Craig was FANTASTIC shared so many stories and there was so much food we were so full when we left! Would definitely do this again!”
Sip Scotch in Edinburgh’s hidden underground vaults at The Lost Close, with a guided flight across whisky regions and optional rarer upgrades.
“It was so good! Our tour guide was nice and very informative”
Guided Edinburgh gin tasting at 56 North Distillery with South Loch samples, copper stills, and a cocktail finish. $26.
“George is very friendly and professional. We offered with a couple of neat and mixed local gin (Southern Loch) . It is very good quality. Good values of money.”
Walk Edinburgh with a beer expert, stop at three local pubs, and learn how brewing shaped the city’s streets, science, and style.
“Tilly was a very knowledgable and engaging guide through a range of beers, while sharing the local history of brewing.”
Tour Edinburgh’s first UK vertical distillery in Leith, taste New Make, port and sherry, and fill your own miniature bottle in 90 minutes.
“Was a great tour, lovely building and had a tasting at the end”
Cycle Soho and Piccadilly on a 15-person beer bike with onboard host and tunes. Order drinks on board; choose 1–2 hours.
“Absolutely brilliant, Shady and Niamh were great hosts. Definitely recommend”
45-minute small-group tour at York Cocoa Works: watch chocolate being made, taste cocoa origins, and get cafe and shop discounts.
“Our guide was very informative, knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. Tasting various chocolate from beans around the world. And they all tasted different.”
Explore Belfast’s Titanic Pumphouse on a guided tour, then taste premium Irish whiskey and vodka in about 1 hour.
“Amazing Tour with an enthusiastic guide who was passionate about the history and future of the distillery.”
A 2-hour Edinburgh Old Town walk ending in candlelit underground single-malt tastings. Four Scotch samples plus a Glencairn glass.
“The tour was fantastically led by Charles whose knowledge of the history of whiskey (or whisky as the Scots would say) was second-to-none! Highly recommend the tour to whiskey novices, like us!”
Twilight Soho VIP tour with 8 tastings at 5 stops, two drinks, cocktails, dumplings, pie, Michelin dessert, and queue skips.
“Lizzie took us on a delicious food tour of amazing food we would have not eaten on our own and the cocktails were delicious. Lizzie is the guide you want. An aspiring actress, drama teacher and a guide with a passion that made everyone on our tour happy, like we were old friends getting together…”
