Walking Tour: Culinary and Film Heritage

Explore the Festival and our city on foot the Cork Film Trail Walking Tours: Culinary and Film Heritage Walking Tour hosted by Regina Sexton, UCC Adult Continuing Education lecturer, food writer, culinary historian, broadcaster and cook. 

Join University College Cork's food and culinary historian, Regina Sexton, for a culinary walking tour of Cork City. The tour will highlight the importance of food in shaping the city's social, economic and cultural profile through time. Starting at the Old English Market on the Grand Parade, the tour will trace Cork's food and culinary history from the medieval period through to the present day. We will walk the different eras taking in some of the Cork Film Trail sites, like St Peter's on the North Main Street and the Savoy, on St. Patrick's Street.

The tour will run to 2 hours and will cover the Grand Parade; the North Main Street; Cornmarket Street; Shandon Street; the Butter Market and St. Patrick's Street. Please bring weather appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes. 

Tour:

Sunday, 19th November: 12:00

Meeting Point:

The English Market, Grand Parade

CIFF Walking Tours are supported by Cork City Council’s Community Heritage Grant Scheme.