A Wedding Venue in Ireland Where Your Guests Stay On Site
Up to 44 of your guests sleep here, not in a hotel down the road: in a Georgian manor, a stone Coach House with its own bar, and a heated glamping village.
Up to 44 guests can sleep on the estate on your wedding night, spread across three places: the Manor House, the Coach House and the glamping village. Up to 200 can come for the day, and anyone who doesn’t fit on the estate stays at a hotel or guest house about 10 minutes away in Ballinasloe.
For a wedding the whole estate is yours, so every bed is for your guests. There is no hotel block to negotiate, no other wedding party at breakfast and no last taxi to book.
Three places to sleep, one estate
The two houses have 9 bedrooms between them, all en-suite. The glamping village adds 3 heated units for friends who like a little adventure.
5 en-suite bedrooms
The Manor House
The house the wedding happens around. Upstairs are the Blue, Grey and Pink Suites and the Yellow and Blue Rooms, with period fireplaces, deep baths and views over the parkland. Downstairs are the hall, the drawing room, the library and the dining room.
The Manor is the natural home for the couple, parents and anyone who wants to be close to the ceremony and the dinner, and back in bed within a minute of the last dance.
Rooms
Queen bed · en-suite
Double bed · en-suite
3 single beds · en-suite
3 single beds · en-suite
King bed · en-suite
4 en-suite bedrooms
The Coach House
Across the courtyard, the stone Coach House has four en-suite bedrooms, named the Curlew, the Grove, the Hawthorn and the Heather. It has its own kitchen, bar, wood-burning stove and private terrace, and a dining table for 12.
The ground-floor bedroom is accessible, and a cot and high chair are available on request, so it suits families and anyone who would rather avoid the Manor stairs. The courtyard outside is gravel.
Rooms
Queen bed · en-suite
Double bed · en-suite
Double + bunk bed · en-suite
Double + bunk bed · en-suite
3 heated units
The glamping village
A round Mongolian yurt with a roof skylight, a tall canopy tent on a raised deck, and the Safari Bunk House, a long safari tent with five bunk beds and a covered front deck. All are heated, and real beds come made up with linen, so nobody brings a sleeping bag.
The glamping is not en-suite. It has outdoor toilets and indoor toilets, and an outdoor shower area. It is the place for friends who will be in the Coach House bar until late anyway.
Rooms
Mongolian Yurt (double + sofa bed) · not en-suite
Canopy Tent (double + sofa bed) · not en-suite
Safari Bunk House (5× bunk beds) · not en-suite
Room planning
Who sleeps where: a layout that works
You decide who goes where. This is a starting point that suits most weddings of 30 to 44 staying guests, built around who needs to be up early and who will be up late.
The Manor House
The couple, both sets of parents, grandparents
Closest to the ceremony and dinner, quietest at night, and the suites are good rooms to get ready in.
The Coach House
The wedding party, families with children, anyone with limited mobility
The quad rooms have a double and a bunk bed, there is a ground-floor accessible room, and the kitchen makes the morning after easy.
The glamping village
Friends, cousins, the last ones standing
The Safari Bunk House takes ten together, a few steps from the late bar.
The quote builder prices the stay by how many guests sleep on the estate, so you can move numbers around until the plan fits.
More guests than beds?
If your guest list is bigger than 44, the rest come as day guests and stay nearby. We arrange a nearby hotel, such as the Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe, and there are local guest houses too. Ballinasloe is about 10 minutes by car.
For getting day guests back and forth, McD’s Coach Hire and Galway Coach Hire run wedding buses and can be booked directly. Woodlawn station is 8 minutes away, with free pick-up from Woodlawn or Ballinasloe on request.
Why staying on site makes the day easier
When the guests sleep where the wedding is, the logistics of the night mostly disappear.
No taxis
Nobody has to leave early to catch a lift, and nobody drives. Parking in the courtyard is free for the whole stay.
No music curfew
There is no midnight cut-off. After the booked DJ, you can play your own music for as long as you like, at no extra charge.
Breakfast together
Add breakfast and the chef serves it for everyone staying, so the morning after is part of the wedding rather than a scattered checkout.
A hot tub
The wood-fired cedar hot tub in the courtyard is free with a direct stay and fits six.
Beds made up
Every bed comes with linen and towels, in the houses and in the glamping.
Time to set up
For weddings, access times are agreed in advance, so you know when you can start decorating.
Your guests’ beds are one nightly charge for the whole estate: €1,100 covers up to 12 people sleeping here, and each extra person adds €110 a night. With 40 staying, the night comes to €4,180. The venue fee, food and drink sit on separate lines of the same quote.
Breakfast is not included in the stay. It is €12 a head for continental, €18 for a traditional Irish breakfast, or €25 for both.
For the full price list and three costed weddings, see our wedding prices.
Choose how many guests stay and for how many nights, then add dinner, breakfast and drinks. The total updates as you go.
Questions
Wedding accommodation FAQs
How many wedding guests can stay at Ballinderry Park?
Up to 44 people sleep on the estate across the Manor House, the Coach House and the glamping village. Up to 200 guests can attend on the day.
Are there wedding venues in Ireland with accommodation for all the guests?
A few exclusive-use estates house most or all of a small or mid-sized wedding. Ballinderry Park sleeps up to 44, so a wedding of that size or smaller can all stay on site, and larger weddings use a nearby hotel for the rest.
What happens if we have more guests than beds?
We arrange a nearby hotel, such as the Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe, and there are local guest houses for anyone who doesn’t fit on the estate.
Are the rooms en-suite?
All nine bedrooms in the Manor House and the Coach House are en-suite. The glamping units are heated with real beds made up, but they aren’t en-suite: the glamping has outdoor toilets and indoor toilets, and an outdoor shower area.
Is breakfast included for staying guests?
No. Breakfast is priced separately per person: continental, traditional Irish or the Full Works, which is both. You can add it for every morning of the stay.
Do we have to book the whole estate?
For a wedding, yes. The Manor House, the Coach House, the glamping and all 41 acres are exclusively yours, with no other guests and no other event.
How many nights do we need to book?
At weekends the minimum is two nights, Friday and Saturday. Extra nights either side can be added to the quote.
Is there accessible accommodation?
There is a ground-floor accessible bedroom in the Coach House, where guests spend most of their time. The courtyard outside is gravel.
Can guests bring children or dogs?
Yes. A cot and high chair are available on request in the Coach House, and dogs are welcome with the dog-friendly package.
How do guests get here without a car?
Woodlawn train station is 8 minutes away, with free pick-up from Woodlawn or Ballinasloe on request. Galway city is about 35 min by road, and coach hire can be booked with McD’s or Galway Coach Hire.
Are hotels cheaper for weddings?
A hotel can look cheaper per head, but guests then pay for their own rooms and taxis, and you share the building. Here the stay is priced into one quote, so you can see the full cost of housing everyone before you book.
When can guests check in?
Check-in is from 3pm and check-out by 11am. For weddings, access times are agreed in advance, and arriving early to decorate is subject to availability.
