The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain
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The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain

8.0 / 10
2009
1 season
30 episodes
Documentary

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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  • Ep 1

    1.Suffolk

    24-08-200945m

    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 again...

  • Ep 2

    2.Anglesey

    25-08-200945m

    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 w...

  • Ep 3

    3.Fermanagh

    26-08-200945m

    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 hea...

  • Ep 4

    4.Cheshire

    27-08-200945m

    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 th...

  • Ep 5

    5.Shropshire

    28-08-200945m

    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 t...

  • Ep 6

    6.Lincolnshire

    31-08-200945m

    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...

  • Ep 7

    7.Kent

    01-09-200945m

    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...

  • Ep 8

    8.Dumfries and Galloway

    02-09-200945m

    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...

  • Ep 9

    9.Antrim

    03-09-200945m

    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, t...

  • Ep 10

    10.Oxfordshire

    04-09-200945m

    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 qui...

  • Ep 11

    11.East Sussex

    07-09-200945m

    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 Fest...

  • Ep 12

    12.Gwynedd

    08-09-200945m

    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 contai...

  • Ep 13

    13.Somerset

    09-09-200945m

    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...

  • Ep 14

    14.Cornwall

    10-09-200945m

    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 i...

  • Ep 15

    15.North Yorkshire

    11-09-200945m

    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 reg...

  • Ep 16

    16.Herefordshire

    14-09-200945m

    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,...

  • Ep 17

    17.Leicestershire

    15-09-200945m

    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...

  • Ep 18

    18.Gloucestershire

    16-09-200945m

    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 alternati...

  • Ep 19

    19.Lancashire

    17-09-200945m

    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 som...

  • Ep 20

    20.Carmarthenshire

    18-09-200945m

    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 che...

  • Ep 21

    21.Worcestershire

    21-09-200945m

    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 winni...

  • Ep 22

    22.Derbyshire

    22-09-200945m

    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 l...

  • Ep 23

    23.Monmouthshire

    23-09-200945m

    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, the...

  • Ep 24

    24.Essex

    24-09-200945m

    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, th...

  • Ep 25

    25.Argyll & Bute

    25-09-200945m

    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...

  • Ep 26

    26.Norfolk

    28-09-200945m

    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,...

  • Ep 27

    27.Aberdeenshire

    29-09-200945m

    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, the...

  • Ep 28

    28.Staffordshire

    30-09-200945m

    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 the...

  • Ep 29

    29.Hampshire

    01-10-200945m

    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 biody...

  • Ep 30

    30.Morayshire

    02-10-200945m

    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 internat...

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