Ballinderry ParkRetreat venue for hire · County Galway
Price my retreat
12 guests
The drawing room at Ballinderry Park, the practice space
Ballinderry Park manor house at golden hour
The walled gardens
The hot tub in the grounds
The dining room set for the long tableSee all photos
Whole estate, exclusively yours
6 to 50 guests
10 bedrooms + glamping
Drawing room & library for sessions
41 private acres to practise on
Private chef, every meal
Hot tub
Open fires
Your own bar, or a dry house
Free Wi-Fi throughout
Coach & driver for the free afternoon
Airport transfers
Free parking
One booking, one invoice, to you
Weekday rate Sun–Thu

Host your retreat · we're looking for long-term partners

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A Retreat Venue in Ireland Where You Set the Price

Ballinasloe, County Galway · Galway 30 min · Dublin 1h 45 · Shannon 1h 20 · Knock 1h

“The team went above and beyond.” — Sarah

This is a call to the people who run real retreats. Bring your programme and your guests; we bring the house. Midweek, the whole 41-acre estate is yours: a drawing room to practise in, a library to write in, 10 bedrooms, a chef for every meal, a hot tub and your own bar, 30 minutes from Galway and 1h 45 from Dublin Airport. Every price on this page is our all-in price to you, per guest. What you charge is yours, and if it works we want you back every year.

  • Our all-in price per guest is on the page. Your ticket price is yours.
  • Midweek, whole estate: 30 min from Galway, 1h 45 from Dublin Airport
  • Drawing room, library and lawn for sessions; 10 bedrooms; a chef for every meal
  • Three midweek starting points, 3 to 5 nights, then tweak every line in the planner

Our all-in midweek price to you, from

or call +353 85 190 3914

The deal, in short

  • One group on the estate at a time
  • Prices per guest, all-in, to the host; your ticket is yours
  • A free landing page for every retreat we host
  • Your week held for you next year

This is our price. Yours is up to you.

Our Price to You, Your Ticket to Them

We price the estate to the host, per guest, with everything in. You sell the retreat at whatever your programme is worth and keep the difference. Pick a package, type your ticket, and see it.

Our price to you

per guest for 12, 3 nights, everything in the package. What we invoice you.

€

per guest. Between you and your guests; we never see it.

You keep

for the whole retreat, before your own costs

Change the number of guests on the strap at the top and every figure here moves with it. The package is a starting point: swap the dinners, drop the whiskey, add the hot tub or a coach to the coast in the planner, and our price updates line by line.

Build your own version

  1. Step 1

    Pick a week and a package

    Choose a midweek block on the calendar and the closest of the three starting points. Everything on it is priced per guest, all-in, to you.

  2. Step 2

    Shape it in the planner

    Swap dinners, add the hot tub or a coach to the Cliffs, drop what your group will not use. Our price updates line by line. A deposit holds the dates.

  3. Step 3

    Sell it at your price

    You set the ticket, take the bookings and keep the difference. One booking, one invoice, in your name. Send us the rooming list and the dietary notes; we do the rest.

Where the programme runs

Rooms to Practise In, Not a Hall

Georgian rooms with windows on the lawn, a garden for the mornings and a fire for the evenings. You have all of them; nobody else is in the building.

The Drawing Room

The practice space

The Drawing Room

The main room in the Manor House: tall windows on the lawn, a wooden floor, the furniture moved out before you arrive. Mats, easels or a circle of chairs.

The Library

The quiet room

The Library

Doors that close, a fire, shelves. Where the one-to-ones happen, where a writer disappears for the afternoon.

The Lawn & Gardens

Outdoors

The Lawn & Gardens

41 acres of parkland, a walled garden and the river. Morning practice on the grass, walking meditation, sketching the trees.

The Dining Room

The long table

The Dining Room

Everyone at one table, three times a day, with the chef in the kitchen. The part of a retreat people remember.

Where everyone sleeps

Three Houses, One Lawn, Nobody Else

Sessions in the manor, the group across the lawn in the Coach House, and 41 acres between them. Sunday to Thursday it is all yours at the weekday rate.

The Manor House

The Manor House

6 bedrooms · sleeps 14

The drawing room takes the sessions, the library the quiet, and the dining room the long table. The leader usually sleeps here.

The Coach House

The Coach House

4 bedrooms · sleeps 12

Its own kitchen, a bar and a terrace, steps across the lawn. Where the group ends up after dinner, or a second quiet house for the early risers.

The Glamping Village

The Glamping Village

3 pods · sleeps 18

Furnished bell tents with real beds for a bigger group in the warmer months. The people who choose them never regret it.

The gardens

The gardens

Morning practice before breakfast.

The library

The library

The quiet hour, the one-to-ones.

The hot tub

The hot tub

Where the group actually talks.

The long table

The long table

Everyone together, every night.

You run the days. We can fill the evenings.

Things to Add Around Your Programme

Everything below happens here, on the estate, run by people we know. Prices are live from our catalogue and shown per guest, to you, for the group size on the strap; change the number and they update. Add one to your plan with a click, or none at all.

Live availability

Pick Your Week

We take the estate one group at a time, so the question is which week. Here are the Sunday and Monday check-ins still open, and below them the live calendar: green is open, amber means one of the houses is already taken, red is fully booked.

Retreats run Sunday to Friday and earn the weekday rate

Arrive on a Sunday or a Monday: three nights to Wednesday or Thursday, four to Friday, five is the full Sunday-to-Friday week. Prices are the accommodation for the estate; meals and the extras are added in the planner.

September 2026

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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Open for 12 guests Fully booked Enquire

Tap a check-in day

Minimum 3 nights, groups of four or more. Monday-to-Thursday nights are the easiest to take whole.

Weekends are usually held for weddings and celebrations, so the amber and red tend to sit on Fridays and Saturdays. A Monday-to-Friday block is the easiest way to take the whole estate.

Starting points

Three, Four or Five Nights

Pick the closest and reshape it below. Prices are live, in euro, per guest, to you, with accommodation, meals and the evenings itemised. All three run midweek; your sessions are not on the list because they are yours.

Monday to Thursday · 12 guests · 3 nights

The Three-Night Retreat

The shortest retreat that still feels like one. Arrive Monday, two full days of your programme in the drawing room and on the lawn, a whiskey tasting by the fire on the last night, home Thursday.

  • 3 nights, the whole estate to your group
  • Cooked Irish breakfast and a light lunch every day
  • Three chef-cooked dinners at the long table
  • The drawing room, library and lawn for your sessions
  • Afternoon tea on arrival, a bonfire and a whiskey tasting
  • Weekday rate on accommodation, applied automatically
Most popular

Monday to Friday · 12 guests · 4 nights

The Working Week

Four nights is where a retreat settles. Three whole days for the practice or the page, an Ancient Crafts afternoon for the hands, cheese and wine one evening, and the sound system for whatever your evenings need.

  • 4 nights, exclusive use of the estate
  • Cooked Irish breakfast and a light lunch every day
  • Four chef-cooked dinners, Select and Rustic
  • Ancient Crafts workshop on the estate
  • Irish cheese and wine tasting, a bonfire, the sound system
  • Weekday rate on accommodation, applied automatically

Sunday to Friday · 12 guests · 5 nights

The Full Immersion

Arrive Sunday, leave Friday, and the whole of the working week is yours. A coach to the Cliffs of Moher on the free afternoon, Garden to Table where the group cooks its own dinner with the chef, and a Premium farewell dinner with wine.

  • 5 nights, the whole estate to your group
  • Cooked Irish breakfast and a light lunch every day
  • Four chef-cooked dinners plus the one you cook together
  • Garden to Table with the chef
  • A guided afternoon at the Cliffs of Moher
  • Whiskey tasting, a bonfire, the sound system, and a Premium farewell dinner

Two sample programmes

What the Days Look Like

Your sessions in the mornings, the estate or the coast in the afternoons, the long table at night. Swap any of it in the planner above.

Weekday rate applies

  1. MonArrival

    Travel
    Morning
    Coach from Dublin or Shannon, or guests drive
    Afternoon
    Rooms sorted, afternoon tea, an opening circle on the lawn
    Evening
    Select dinner at the long table

  2. TuePractice

    Work
    Morning
    Sunrise practice in the drawing room, breakfast
    Afternoon
    Workshop, then the gardens and the hot tub
    Evening
    Rustic dinner, a bonfire

  3. WedPractice & air

    Estate day
    Morning
    Practice on the lawn, breakfast
    Afternoon
    Free: the river walk, the library, a massage if you bring a therapist
    Evening
    Rustic dinner, whiskey tasting by the fire

  4. ThuClosing

    Travel
    Morning
    Final practice, closing circle, breakfast
    Afternoon
    Coach to the airport

Food & drink

A Chef in the Kitchen, Everyone at One Table

Breakfast after the morning practice, a lunch that does not slow the afternoon, and dinner from the chef at one table where the day gets talked through. Dietary needs by name, with the rooming list. Then the fire, the hot tub, and a bar that is yours or shut, as you like.

The dining room at Ballinderry Park set for a retreat dinner
See the full menus

Lunch

Lunch

Two courses €25 · three courses €32

Light plates and warming mains for daytime gatherings — priced per person.

Dinner, three ways

Premium

€75 per person

Includes a complimentary glass of red or white wine.

  • Roast loin of venison
  • Salmon en croûte
  • Coq au vin

Select

€45 per person

  • Pan-fried sea bass
  • Tarragon chicken
  • Lamb shank

Rustic

€35 per person

  • Fish pie
  • Pork chop
  • Citrus chicken with fennel

The free afternoon

The Coast, If You Want It

A coach and driver take the group out after lunch and have them back for dinner. Midweek, the Cliffs are noticeably quieter.

What runs well here

Eight Kinds of Retreat, One House

The house does not care what the practice is. It has the room, the quiet, the food and the fire, and each of these has a room it belongs in.

Yoga & breathwork

Yoga & breathwork

Sunrise practice in the drawing room or on the lawn, the hot tub after, a chef who cooks the way your guests eat.

Meditation & silent retreats

Meditation & silent retreats

41 acres, a river walk and a house with nobody else in it. The quietest midweek in the west.

Writers' retreats

Writers' retreats

A library with a fire, bedrooms with desks, readings at the long table. Pages in the morning, workshops after lunch.

Painting, drawing & making

Painting, drawing & making

Georgian light through tall windows, easels in the drawing room, the walled garden and the parkland to draw.

Photography workshops

Photography workshops

A 300-year-old house, the gardens, the Suck at dawn, and the Cliffs of Moher or Connemara an afternoon away by coach.

Wellness & coaching

Wellness & coaching

Group sessions in the drawing room, one-to-ones in the library, and the dinners where the real conversations happen.

Music & songwriting

Music & songwriting

A sound system in the practice room, a drawing room big enough to play in, a bonfire and a bar for the last night.

Cookery & foraging

Cookery & foraging

The kitchen garden, the chef, and Garden to Table, where the group picks, cooks and eats its own dinner.

Something else? If it needs a private house, good food and no one else around, it runs here. Tell us what it is.

A calling, not a booking

We’re Looking for Partners Who Come Back

We would rather host six leaders every year than sixty once. If you run real retreats, with a following that trusts you and a practice you have lived in, we want to build something with you: the same week each year, a house your guests know, and a price that lets you plan.

First refusal on your week

Run a retreat here and the same midweek block is held for you next year before it goes to anyone else.

A named person, not a booking desk

One contact from the first enquiry to the last guest home: rooming, dietary needs, transfers, the odd request at eleven at night.

Your page, built by us

Every partner gets a landing page for their retreat, built and written by our in-house team at no cost, so you sell places instead of building websites.

Your price, always

We quote you, you quote your guests. No commission, no minimum ticket, no one from the estate in the middle of your numbers.

Included with your week

We Build Your Retreat Its Own Page. Free.

The page you are reading was built by our in-house team, and it is how we sell the estate. Book a week and they build one for your retreat: your programme, your price, photos of the house, live availability and a booking form that comes straight to you. Written with you, built to convert, ready before you announce.

  • Your programme, your dates and your ticket price, written up with you
  • Photos of the house and grounds, and the food, ready to use
  • Live availability for your week and a booking form that comes straight to you
  • Built to rank for your retreat and to convert the people who find it
  • On our site or yours, and shareable the day you announce

You sell places. We do the website.

Ballinderry Park, the house your retreat page will show

Your page

Your retreat at Ballinderry Park

Your dates · your price · live availability · book with you

The honest comparison

A Retreat Centre, or a House of Your Own?

Ireland has good retreat centres. Here is what changes when the whole place is yours.

The price to you
A retreat centreA per-head rate set for their retreats, often with a minimum spend
Ballinderry ParkOur all-in price per guest, on this page, itemised in the planner
The price to your guests
A retreat centreSometimes capped, sometimes shared
Ballinderry ParkYours. We never see it and never ask
Who else is there
A retreat centreAnother group in the next room, a shared timetable, the dining hall
Ballinderry ParkNobody. One group on 41 private acres
The rooms
A retreat centreA dedicated hall, the same for everyone
Ballinderry ParkA Georgian drawing room, a library, a lawn, and the house as your own
The food
A retreat centreA fixed menu from the centre kitchen
Ballinderry ParkA private chef cooking your menu, three tiers of dinner, dietary needs by name
The evening
A retreat centreQuiet by ten
Ballinderry ParkA bonfire, a hot tub, your own bar — or a dry house, your call
Midweek
A retreat centreThe same rate, more or less
Ballinderry ParkThe weekday discount, and the whole estate to yourselves

FAQ

Hosting a Retreat Here — Your Questions

Can I charge my guests whatever I like?
Yes. Everything on this page is the price to you, the host, per guest and all-in. What you charge for the programme is between you and your guests: we never see it, take no commission and never ask. Most leaders price the ticket at their retreat rate and keep the difference; the calculator above shows what that looks like.
How does booking and payment work?
One booking, in your name. A deposit secures the dates and the balance is invoiced on a schedule before the stay, by bank transfer or card through a secure link. Your guests pay you, not us, so you take the bookings and the deposits on your own terms. Everything lands on one invoice with every line itemised.
What is the minimum group, and what if I do not fill it?
Six guests on this page, up to fifty across the whole estate. The price per guest is worked from the group size, so a smaller group costs more a head; the planner shows exactly how much. Tell us the final number with the rooming list and we price the stay on it. If you are unsure of your numbers, ask about a hold on the dates while you sell.
What are the practice spaces like?
The drawing room in the Manor House is the main space: tall windows, a wooden floor, the furniture moved out if you ask. The library is the quiet room for one-to-ones, and the lawn and walled garden are the outdoor space. Bring your own mats, blocks and props, or tell us what you need and we will source it. A sound system is a catalogue item, priced on the quote.
Why is everything midweek?
Because it is the better retreat and the better price. Weekends here go to weddings and celebrations, so a Sunday-to-Friday or Monday-to-Thursday block is the easiest way to take the whole estate, and the weekday discount comes off accommodation automatically. Three nights is Monday to Thursday, four is Monday to Friday, five is Sunday to Friday. The calendar on this page shows live availability.
Who cooks, and what about dietary needs?
A private chef cooks every meal in the house: cooked Irish breakfasts, a light or full lunch, and Rustic, Select or Premium dinners at the long table, all priced per person on the quote. Send the dietary needs with the rooming list, by name, and the chef plans the menus around them. The Coach House has a full kitchen if you would rather self-cater a night.
Rooming: singles, doubles, sharing?
Ten bedrooms across the Manor House and Coach House, sleeping 26 in beds, plus three glamping pods for a bigger group in summer. Some rooms are doubles, some twins, some family rooms, so a mix of private and shared occupancy works. Send the rooming list and any access needs with the enquiry and we allocate; the leader usually takes a room in the manor.
Is the house dry, or is there a bar?
Your call. The Coach House bar is yours for the week and can be stocked to your list, or the house runs dry for a sober retreat and the bar stays shut. Either way there is no one else on the estate and nobody keeping hours.
What about insurance and my own therapists or teachers?
You carry your own professional cover for the sessions you run, as you would anywhere, and the estate covers the house and grounds. Bring your own co-teachers, massage therapists or musicians; the rooms are ready for them. If you need a letter for your insurer, ask.
You build us a landing page? What does that involve?
Yes, at no cost, for every leader who books a week. Our in-house team writes and builds a page for your retreat, on our site or yours: your programme and dates, your ticket price, photos of the house and the food, live availability for your week and a booking form that goes straight to you. It is built to rank for your retreat and to convert the people who land on it. You send us the programme and a photo of yourself; it is usually live within a fortnight.
What do you mean by long-term partners?
We would rather host the same handful of leaders every year than a different group every week. Run a retreat here and the same midweek block is held for you next year before anyone else can take it, you keep the same contact, and your page stays up and gets updated for the next one. We are not looking for a one-off; we are looking for people whose guests come back.
How do guests get here?
Dublin Airport is about 1 hour 45 by road, Shannon about 1 hour 20 and Knock about an hour. Galway city is 30 minutes. Our coach partner, Fahy Coaches, a family firm ten minutes from the estate, collects the group at any of them in coaches from 16 to 53 seats, and a minibus and driver for the free afternoon is a catalogue item on the quote.
“The most beautiful, welcoming place we've ever stayed”

4.97 average across Airbnb & Google · 250+ guests hosted

“We had the BEST weekend at Ballinderry House! Rowan and Joel went above and beyond — Joel actually created a full murder mystery party for us, complete with characters, clues, and a completely decked-out main house. It was so thoughtful and creative, and we had an absolute blast.”

Sarah Mulcahy

4 months ago

“From the whimsical artwork to the ample gardens, Ballinderry Park was a treat through and through. Upon our arrival, Rowan started a fire in both outdoor and indoor fireplaces and invited us to use all of the amenities of this lovely B and B.”

Karyn Miller Brooks

8 months ago

“We had a fantastic weekend. The hosts were incredibly welcoming and made us feel right at home. The food was outstanding — the ratatouille on the first night and the roast dinner the next day were both delicious. The views were breathtaking.”

Lucky Horse

1 year ago

“We booked Ballinderry Coach House for a friend's birthday. When we arrived the accommodation was clean, warm and very comfortable. The host Ro and his family were very welcoming and accommodating.”

Eoin

1 year ago

“I stayed here for a weekend with friends for a board game event. It was an incredible venue for it. Many rooms, and big tables, and we were kept warm and cosy throughout. The facilities were perfect.”

Brian OConnell

1 year ago

“This is a great spot. The house and grounds are beautiful, we were given really nice home cooked food. The common spaces were large enough for a group, comfortable and warm due to the log burning stove.”

James Cusack

1 year ago

“I stayed here for a stag do with a group of lads. The hosts provided dinners on Friday and Saturday and a fully stocked kitchen. It is a fantastic old manor house but is modernized with all mod cons and the grounds are beautiful.”

Paul Fitzsimons

11 months ago

“Absolutely gorgeous venue with great facilities, our hosts for the weekend were extremely nice (and cooked dinner for 18 people, twice!), had a wonderful time and would definitely come again and wholeheartedly recommend.”

Graham O'Malley

1 year ago

“Had the best experience ever. Phenomenal hosts. Highly recommend the murder mystery!”

Stephen O'Mahony

4 months ago

“We had the BEST weekend at Ballinderry House! Rowan and Joel went above and beyond — Joel actually created a full murder mystery party for us, complete with characters, clues, and a completely decked-out main house. It was so thoughtful and creative, and we had an absolute blast.”

Sarah Mulcahy

4 months ago

“From the whimsical artwork to the ample gardens, Ballinderry Park was a treat through and through. Upon our arrival, Rowan started a fire in both outdoor and indoor fireplaces and invited us to use all of the amenities of this lovely B and B.”

Karyn Miller Brooks

8 months ago

“We had a fantastic weekend. The hosts were incredibly welcoming and made us feel right at home. The food was outstanding — the ratatouille on the first night and the roast dinner the next day were both delicious. The views were breathtaking.”

Lucky Horse

1 year ago

“We booked Ballinderry Coach House for a friend's birthday. When we arrived the accommodation was clean, warm and very comfortable. The host Ro and his family were very welcoming and accommodating.”

Eoin

1 year ago

“I stayed here for a weekend with friends for a board game event. It was an incredible venue for it. Many rooms, and big tables, and we were kept warm and cosy throughout. The facilities were perfect.”

Brian OConnell

1 year ago

“This is a great spot. The house and grounds are beautiful, we were given really nice home cooked food. The common spaces were large enough for a group, comfortable and warm due to the log burning stove.”

James Cusack

1 year ago

“I stayed here for a stag do with a group of lads. The hosts provided dinners on Friday and Saturday and a fully stocked kitchen. It is a fantastic old manor house but is modernized with all mod cons and the grounds are beautiful.”

Paul Fitzsimons

11 months ago

“Absolutely gorgeous venue with great facilities, our hosts for the weekend were extremely nice (and cooked dinner for 18 people, twice!), had a wonderful time and would definitely come again and wholeheartedly recommend.”

Graham O'Malley

1 year ago

“Had the best experience ever. Phenomenal hosts. Highly recommend the murder mystery!”

Stephen O'Mahony

4 months ago

“Brought my team here for a night and it was an incredible stay! The host Rowan organised a dinner and breakfast for us and we all had a blast.”

Zack O'Rourke

11 months ago

“A beautiful old country house in the heart of rural east Galway, it is a stunning retreat away from the noise of the towns and cities. The hosts were phenomenal, very welcoming!”

Eimhin Hick

1 year ago

“This is an amazing place to stay, really accommodating and welcoming. Food was beautiful, home cooked and healthy but v tasty. Had a ball at this place, really recommend it.”

Alan Ó Riada

1 year ago

“Wonderful house, food and location! Could not recommend it enough. Stayed here with a large group of friends and were expertly looked after.”

Ian Moss

1 year ago

“Brilliant space for events, Rowan is a great host would highly recommend!”

Daniel Hartshorn

10 months ago

“Amazing atmosphere, cozy surroundings, and an easy connection to nature!”

John Margetts

1 year ago

“Amazing house, food and hospitality. Thank you!”

John Hughes

6 years ago

“New owners are fantastic. Laoise and Rowan.”

BC Lynch

3 months ago

“Fantastic place with a wonderful host.”

John Hindley

7 years ago

“Brought my team here for a night and it was an incredible stay! The host Rowan organised a dinner and breakfast for us and we all had a blast.”

Zack O'Rourke

11 months ago

“A beautiful old country house in the heart of rural east Galway, it is a stunning retreat away from the noise of the towns and cities. The hosts were phenomenal, very welcoming!”

Eimhin Hick

1 year ago

“This is an amazing place to stay, really accommodating and welcoming. Food was beautiful, home cooked and healthy but v tasty. Had a ball at this place, really recommend it.”

Alan Ó Riada

1 year ago

“Wonderful house, food and location! Could not recommend it enough. Stayed here with a large group of friends and were expertly looked after.”

Ian Moss

1 year ago

“Brilliant space for events, Rowan is a great host would highly recommend!”

Daniel Hartshorn

10 months ago

“Amazing atmosphere, cozy surroundings, and an easy connection to nature!”

John Margetts

1 year ago

“Amazing house, food and hospitality. Thank you!”

John Hughes

6 years ago

“New owners are fantastic. Laoise and Rowan.”

BC Lynch

3 months ago

“Fantastic place with a wonderful host.”

John Hindley

7 years ago

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