For yoga teachers and wellness facilitators
A Yoga Retreat Venue in Ireland, Built Around Your Practice
Bring your students to a Georgian estate in East Galway. You lead the sessions; we heat the Stables, cook every meal and make up the beds.
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Who hires Ballinderry Park for a yoga retreat
Ballinderry Park is a 41-acre Georgian estate (the house dates from about 1740) near Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, that yoga teachers, wellness facilitators and small teams hire to run their own retreats. Groups of 6 to 44 sleep on site across three buildings, practise in the heated Stables (20 to 30 people) and eat three chef-cooked meals a day.
Most retreats here run midweek, three to five nights, when one group has the whole estate. Below: the room you teach in, how the beds split, and what 20 or 30 guests cost.
- on mats in the heated Stables
- 20–30
- on mats in the heated Stables
- Manor House · Coach House · glamping
- 12 · 12 · 16
- Manor House · Coach House · glamping
- a night for up to 12, then €110 a guest
- €1,100
- a night for up to 12, then €110 a guest
- from Galway city
- 35 min
- from Galway city
Where you teach
The Stables: a heated practice space for 20 to 30
The Stables is the estate’s main yoga and workshop room. It has been renovated and is heated, and it takes 20 to 30 people for a yoga class or workshop, or 70 to 100 seated for a talk or event.
Built for group practice
Twenty to thirty is the working range for a class where everyone has room to move.
Room for the closing talk
The same room seats 70 to 100, so an evening talk or a final celebration needs no second venue.
Day hire for local teachers
Running a one-day workshop rather than a residential? The Stables can be hired on its own for €400 for the day.
Outdoors when the weather allows
In the warmer months the walled garden and lawns become a second room: walking meditation, a closing circle under the trees.
Where everyone sleeps
Rooms for 6 to 44: two en-suite houses and a glamping village
The Manor House sleeps 12 and the Coach House sleeps 12, every bedroom en-suite. The glamping village sleeps 16 more in a Mongolian yurt, a canopy tent and the Safari Bunk House. The glamping is heated, with real beds made up with linen, but it is not en-suite: guests use indoor and outdoor toilets and an outdoor shower area.
Manor House
- Sleeps:
- 12
- Rooms:
- King, Queen, Double and two Triples (three singles each)
- Bathrooms:
- All en-suite
Coach House
- Sleeps:
- 12
- Rooms:
- Two Doubles and two Quads (a double plus a bunk)
- Bathrooms:
- All en-suite
Glamping village
- Sleeps:
- 16
- Rooms:
- Mongolian Yurt (3), Canopy Tent (3), Safari Bunk House (10)
- Bathrooms:
- Not en-suite
- With 20 or so guests, one house can hold the students and the other the teaching team.
- The Coach House has a ground-floor accessible bedroom.
- Coach House kitchenware can be borrowed. The Manor House kitchen is for the chef, not guests.
Selling premium and budget places on the same retreat
Because the houses are en-suite and the glamping is not, one booking gives you two kinds of place to sell. You can price an en-suite room in the Manor House or Coach House above a bed in the yurt, canopy tent or bunk house, and widen who can afford to come.
Our price to you is per guest whichever building they sleep in, so the spread is yours. Thirty guests, for example, means 24 en-suite places and 6 in the yurt and canopy tent. One retreat already does this here: the Embodied Women Retreat sells its places by building, with glamping as the entry price.
Yoga retreat venue prices
What a four-night midweek retreat costs
Accommodation is €1,100 a night for up to 12 guests, plus €110 for each extra guest a night, with 10% off weekday nights. For a Monday-to-Friday retreat with breakfast, lunch and dinner, that works out at about €643 per guest for 20 people and about €657 per guest for 30.
- A Sunday night is 15% off rather than 10%.
- Weekend stays are a minimum of two nights (Friday and Saturday).
- Breakfast is not included in the accommodation price; meals are priced per person below.
| 20 guests | 30 guests | |
|---|---|---|
| Nightly rate before discount | €1,980 | €3,080 |
| Weekday rate (10% off) | €1,782 | €2,772 |
| Accommodation, 4 nights | €7,128 | €11,088 |
| Accommodation per guest per night | €89.10 | €92.40 |
| Meals: 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners (€287 a guest) | €5,740 | €8,610 |
| Total, accommodation and meals | €12,868 | €19,698 |
| Per guest, all four nights | €643.40 | €656.60 |
Meal prices used, per person
- Full Irish breakfast€18
- Continental breakfast€12
- Light lunch€25
- Rustic dinner (a main with a starter or dessert)€35
Switch to a Continental breakfast and the meals come to €263 a guest. Arrive on Sunday and leave on Thursday instead, and the Sunday night is 15% off: accommodation falls to €7,029 for 20 guests or €10,934 for 30.
Prices in euro from our live rates. Quotes add a 3% service fee. A 10% deposit secures your dates. Your own sessions are not on our bill: what you charge your guests is up to you.
Food: a chef for every meal, with vegan and vegetarian options
The chef cooks breakfast, lunch and dinner in the house, and the group eats together at the long table. The Rustic dinner menu carries a vegetarian Aubergine parmigiana (vegan on request) in spring and summer and a vegan Man or Mouse squash curry in autumn and winter.
Send dietary needs by name with your rooming list. Breakfast can be a light Continental after an early session or a full Irish before a walking day.
Read the full menusA sample programme
How four days can run, Monday to Friday
Most leaders teach twice a day and leave the afternoons open. Here is one shape a four-night retreat takes; every session slot is yours to fill.
Monday
- Morning
- Travel day
- Afternoon
- Arrivals, rooms, a walk of the grounds
- Evening
- Opening circle in the Stables, first dinner together
Tuesday
- Morning
- Practice in the Stables, then breakfast
- Afternoon
- Free time, the walled garden, the hot tub
- Evening
- Restorative session, dinner
Wednesday
- Morning
- Practice, breakfast
- Afternoon
- Day trip to the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren
- Evening
- Dinner back at the house
Thursday
- Morning
- Practice, breakfast
- Afternoon
- Garden to Table: pick, cook and eat with the chef
- Evening
- Closing ceremony, final dinner
Friday
- Morning
- Last practice, breakfast, departures
Plan your retreat
Price your dates and group size
Pick nights and numbers, add meals and afternoons, and send it. We reply with an itemised quote to build your ticket price from.
For the afternoons
Add-ons your guests can book with you
Everything here is run on or from the estate and priced per person from our catalogue, so you can fold it into your ticket or sell it as an optional extra.
Slow morning yoga in the gardens
€30 pp
For a group with no teacher of its own, such as a company offsite.
Garden to Table
€900 up to 12, then €75 pp
The group picks from the garden and cooks its own dinner with the chef.
Ancient Crafts Workshop
€900 up to 12, then €75 pp
Heritage crafts in the estate workshops, with something made to take home.
Wood-fired hot tub
Free with a direct stay
Fits six at a time; run it on a rota.
Day trip: Cliffs of Moher & the Burren
€145 pp
Or Connemara & Kylemore (€145), the Aran Islands (€185), Clonmacnoise & a Shannon cruise (€120).
Minibus and driver
€800 a day
For airport runs or your own day out.
To be clear: there is no sauna, steam room or cold plunge. The hot tub is the one wellness facility; for quiet afternoons there are 41 acres to walk and trout fishing at Lough Acalla nearby.
See every experienceGetting to a retreat in the west of Ireland
Ballinderry Park is near Ballinasloe in East Galway: about 35 minutes from Galway city, 1 hour from Shannon Airport and 1.5 hours from Dublin and Dublin Airport.
- Woodlawn train station
- about 8 min
- Ballinasloe
- about 15 min
- Athlone
- about 30 min
- Galway city
- about 35 min
- Shannon Airport
- about 1 hour
- Knock Airport
- about 1 hour
- Dublin & Dublin Airport
- about 1.5 hours
The Burren, Connemara and the Aran Islands are day trips from here. Free pick-up from Woodlawn or Ballinasloe station can be arranged on request, and larger groups can come by minibus or with McD’s Coach Hire or Galway Coach Hire.
Other ways to plan a retreat here
If your retreat is not yoga or wellness, these pages go deeper.
Writing, art and creative retreats
The midweek packages, the margin calculator and the free landing page we build for each retreat.
Retreat venue hireCompany offsites
Meeting space, team activities and a single invoice for a corporate group.
Corporate retreatsA women’s retreat on the estate
See a retreat that is already running here, with its places sold by building.
Embodied Women RetreatFirst time hosting?
Costs, ticket pricing and schedules for running your first retreat in Ireland.
Read the planning guideDates, viewings and holding your week
The estate is open for retreats all year except for about two weeks around early June, when a festival takes it over. Thursdays and Fridays are usually the best days to come and see the Stables before you commit.
- Midweek is when one group has the whole estate, and weekday nights are 10% off.
- A 10% deposit secures your dates (we don’t hold dates without one); the balance is invoiced before arrival.
FAQ
Questions retreat leaders ask us
How many people can Ballinderry Park host for a yoga retreat?
How much does it cost to hire a yoga retreat venue in Ireland here?
Is there a yoga studio?
Can I host a 30 or 40-person retreat in the west of Ireland?
Do we get exclusive use of the estate?
Can you cater vegetarian and vegan retreats?
Are all the rooms en-suite?
Is there a sauna, cold plunge or hot tub?
Can the teaching team stay apart from the group?
How do guests get to Ballinderry Park?
When is the estate unavailable?
“The most beautiful, welcoming place we've ever stayed”
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
“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
“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
“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
“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
Bring your retreat to East Galway
Send your dates and numbers and we will reply with an itemised quote. Viewings run best on Thursdays and Fridays.
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