threads coffee at Hilden Brewery — Restaurant in Northern Ireland

We went to Hilden Brewery Family Halloween Weekend. As a family we paid £57 to enter. When we arrived there was nobody to meet us as stated on the ticket. We managed to find the spooky walk, a trail with a few spooky toys lying about, it took about 5 minutes to walk through. When we got to the pumpkin patch we were told to walk back and get tokens for the pumpkins despite nobody showing us where to get these on the way in. Our children were then given stencils to draw on the pumpkins - the pens were not permanent so the design came off before they were even finished. The staff did not have the skills to carve the pumpkins, so we said we would just do it at home. No games were offered as stated on the advert. We were told the children should have received a game to play on the spooky walk, but we never received any. When we got to the fire tent, we were asked if our children had received candy bars - the staff member said that the children should have received these but obviously staff weren't giving them out, so went to get some. We were then told we had to pay a further cost to put our smores on the fire, so we paid £5 for 2 bags (bags which contained 2 smores each). It cost our family £62 to see a few plastic Halloween toys, receive a pumpkin to take home, and put smores on the fire. It was not well organised and extortionate. We will be going to other Halloween events in the local area next year which offer more...

Purchased tour for my husband's birthday as gift. Excellent experience. Beautiful area. Stunning outbuildings, dripping in period features. Very welcoming atmosphere in The Stables. Even if you arrive early, there is a variety of fresh traybakes or avail of the breakfast menu. Their resident golden retriever 'Hollie' will give you a warm welcome and flow from table to table for scraps and cuddles. We were then introduced to BrewMaster who gave us a brief history of Hilden Brewery before showing is round the Brewery from how they choose and prep the Barely to how they ferment and flavour the ale. Even had the bottling plant on site. Back to The Stables for a hot bowl with stout wheaten and a variety of Hilden ale and stout. Absloutlolutely worth every penny. Really affordable few hours out. We spent 3hrs as arrived early and relaxed after. Beautiful for Spring/ Summer as plants in bloom. Hilden in a hidden jem in Lisburn/Lambeg. My parents are retired and from Derry, they will be visiting via train and can walk shortly distance from Lambeg train stop. Easily accessabile for all ability's. Would definitely visit again for lunch and purchase the Brewery Tour for a...

No trip for us is complete without a visit to a brewery. We stopped at Belfast’s oldest independent brewery, Hilden, just outside the city. Unlike Americans like us who think nothing of a 45 minute commute or a 2 hour weekend drive, Belfastians consider this 15 minute drive a day trip.

We arrived a little late and thought we might miss the tour, but knowing everyone in town, our friend of course found that her cousin was working there and he let us in late. The brewery is fairly small still, truly a microbrewery, so they can only ferment a few types of ale at a time. I think I can get there with my brewing soon.

After the tour was finished, we sampled a few ales in the tasting room. I found them to be very drinkable, but a bit lacking in flavor depth compared to American craft ales. Still, the experience was great in the small tasting room with friends.

The tour wasn't super long for the price of admission, but including the samples made it worthwhile. Both the lager and light ale were a little under flavored to me but didn't have any unpleasant notes or...