When: 11th August 2018 Where: The Vegan Rocket, Penny Square, Haslem's Lane, Lisburn, Northern Ireland I had to pop to Lisburn and got the pleasure of visiting The Vegan Rocket. Set in the lovely bright and arty Penny's Square, The Vegan Rocket opened earlier this year but is already popular and going from strength to …
Where: The Skinny Kitchen, 93 Boucher Road, Belfast, BT12 6HR When: 14th January 2018 We stumbled across The Skinny Kitchen completely by accident just before I was to get on the ferry back to Scotland. Situated on the outskirts of Belfast city centre near a retail park, The Skinny Kitchen caught our eye with big …
Where: 387 Ormeau Road, 387 Ormeau Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 3GP When: 14th January 2018 I have to confess, I had had my eye on coming to 387 since I'd arrive in Northern Ireland 2 and a half months ago, in fact I was going to head there the first day I arrived but …
Where: Koko, 2 Castle Erin Road, Portrush, BT56 8DH When: 13th January 2018 Cycling the small distance from The Giant's Causeway to Portrush seemed like a bit of an expedition in high winds and soaking rain and panniers packed full of luggage, so I was glad to find a little cafe open at 9am when …
Where: The Old Bushmills Distillery, 2 Distillery Road, Bushmills, County Antrim, BT57 8XH When: 12th January 2018 Though not much of a drinker of alcohol, I very much appreciate history, heritage, science and big machinery, so I decided to pop into the Old Bushmills distillery for their tour. Bushmills do not use animal products in …
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Where: The Smuggler's Inn, 306 Whitepark Road, Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT57 8SN When: 11th January 2018 The Smuggler's Inn is a family run inn and restaurant just outside Bushmills on the way to the UNESCO world heritage site of the Giant's Causeway. I stumbled across this place as I cheekily popped in to …
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Where: Eat Street, 231 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7EN When: 21st December 2017 Cakes, delicious teas, healthy salads, imaginative comfort food and not an animal product in sight, what more could anyone ask for?! Completely vegan cafe Eat Street opened a mere couple of weeks ago, and already has a storm of positive feedback on …
Where: Belfast Bubble Waffle, Belfast Christmas Market, City Hall, Donegall Square, Belfast, BT1 5GS When:Â 21st December 2017 I had seen the marvel of bubble waffles on a friendly Northern Ireland vegan group on Facebook and have had my sights set on one since November. After a long, but not disappointing morning spent enjoying Titanic Belfast, …
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Where: Stena Line Ferry, Cairnryan to Belfast When: 5th November 2017 I love travelling by ferry and I'm always looking for environmentally friendly options when travelling, so I was excited to be back on the ferry from Cairnryan, Scotland to Belfast, Northern Ireland. Due to a bit of a full on trip from Esher to …
Where: The Willows Cafe, 13 Church Street, Warrenpoint, BT34 3HN When: 29th October 2017 Nestled in the high street in the small coastal town of Warrenpoint along from Rostrevor is The Willows Café. An a-board declaring organic teas led me down the logic of thinking that perhaps they would have some vegan options for food. …
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