The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain

Season

2009

UK

8.1

With their irrepressible enthusiasm, Si King and Dave Myers, aka The Hairy Bikers, travel the length and breadth of Britain to discover the finest traditional foods around.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Suffolk

Si and Dave explore Suffolk, where they cook a traditional county favourite at Snape Maltings, and then pit their new-found knowledge against top local chef Chris Lee in a cook-off.

S1 • E2

Anglesey

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.

S1 • E3

Fermanagh

Si and Dave explore Fermanagh, where they cook a traditional county favourite at Crom Castle and fish for brown trout. Then they go head to head in a cook-off with top local chef Noel McMeel.

S1 • E4

Cheshire

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.

S1 • E5

Shropshire

In Shropshire, Si and Dave visit Shrewsbury, where they collect game from a pheasant shoot and pick hedgerow berries. Then they go head to head with a local chef in a cook-off.

S1 • E6

Lincolnshire

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.

S1 • E7

Kent

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.

S1 • E8

Dumfries and Galloway

Si and Dave explore Dumfries and Galloway, where they cook haggis for the locals in Dumfries. They try their hand at beekeeping and find some award-winning mutton.

S1 • E9

Antrim

Si and Dave explore County Antrim, where they cook a traditional county favourite at Carrickfergus Castle, pick potatoes and head to the coast in search of dulse seaweed.

S1 • E10

Oxfordshire

Si and Dave explore Oxfordshire, where they resurrect a lost county recipe and cook it for the locals in Henley. They also make cheese with rock star Alex James.

S1 • E11

East Sussex

Si and Dave explore East Sussex, where they cook a hearty dish on Brighton beach, and taste local sparkling wine every bit as good as champagne.

S1 • E12

Gwynedd

Si and Dave explore Gwynedd, where they cook a traditional county favourite in Portmeirion. They visit a mountain lamb farmer and meet a man growing exotic mushrooms.

S1 • E13

Somerset

Si and Dave explore Somerset, where they cook a traditional county favourite in Bath. They go wassailing in search of cider, and find a West Country herd of buffalo.

S1 • E14

Cornwall

Si and 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 in the UK.

S1 • E15

North Yorkshire

Si and Dave explore North Yorkshire, where they cook a traditional county favourite in Scarborough. They then select the finest catch from Whitby Harbour.

S1 • E16

Herefordshire

Si and Dave explore Herefordshire, where they cook a traditional county favourite at Goodrich Castle. They also visit a snail farm and discover English cassis.

S1 • E17

Leicestershire

Si and Dave explore Leicstershire where they cook a traditional county favourite at Leicester Market. They visit the supermodels of the cow world and taste the king of cheeses - stilton.

S1 • E18

Gloucestershire

Si and Dave explore Gloucestershire, where they cook a traditional county favourite at Gloucester's Docks. They find guinea fowl in the Cotswolds and a British alternative to olive oil.

S1 • E19

Lancashire

Si and Dave explore Lancashire, where they cook a traditional county favourite at Blackburn Cathedral, and dig up the first crop of Ormskirk new potatoes.

S1 • E20

Carmarthenshire

Si and Dave explore Carmarthenshire where they cook a traditional county favourite in the National Botanic Garden of Wales. They go cockling at Laugharne and source cheese from a happy herd of goats.

S1 • E21

Worcestershire

Si and Dave explore Worcestershire, where they cook a traditional county favourite in Malvern Priory Park.They also dig their own asparagus, and find a man making award winning perry in his garage.

S1 • E22

Derbyshire

Si and Dave explore Derbyshire where they cook a traditional county favourite at the Buxton Pavilion Gardens. They also source venison from Calke Abbey and vegetables from local market gardeners.

S1 • E23

Monmouthshire

Si and Dave explore Monmouthshire, where they cook a traditional county favourite in Chepstow. They also learn how to make charcuterie and taste some Welsh mead.

S1 • E24

Essex

Si and Dave explore Essex where they cook a traditional county favourite in Southend-on-Sea. They also harvest Colchester oysters and learn how to talk to turkeys.

S1 • E25

Argyll and Bute

Si and Dave explore Argyll and Bute where they cook a traditional county favourite in Tarbet. They also go fishing for langoustines.

S1 • E26

Norfolk

Si and 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.

S1 • E27

Aberdeenshire

Si and Dave explore Aberdeenshire where they cook a traditional county favourite in Aberdeen. They also mill oats and pick up some prime cuts of Aberdeen Angus.

S1 • E28

Staffordshire

Si and Dave explore Staffordshire where they cook a traditional county favourite in Lichfield. They also find some of the happiest free-range hens in the county.

S1 • E29

Hampshire

Si and Dave explore Hampshire where they cook a traditional county favourite at Beaulieu Motor Museum. They also forage for wild mushrooms in the New Forest.

S1 • E30

Moray

Si and Dave explore Moray where they cook a traditional county favourite in Elgin. They also don their waders to fish for wild salmon in the River Spey.