Ballymaloe House Hotel

COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT, SHANAGARRY, MIDLETON, CO. CORK, Co. Cork
Tel: +353 21-4652531 Email: INFO@BALLYMALOE.IE Website: www.ballymaloe.ie

 
Ballymaloe House Hotel is a family-owned country house hotel and restaurant, nestled in the lush countryside of East Cork. A tranquil retreat with luxurious accommodation, a celebrated farm-to-fork dining experience, 300-acres of land and the very best of Irish hospitality; internationally recognised as the birthplace of modern Irish cuisine. An award winner for its sustainable practices, long before Farm-to-fork was considered fashionable. Myrtle Allen, the founder of Ballymaloe House Hotel, served the ingredients available from her husband’s farm.

Ballymaloe House Hotel menus today, overseen by the Head Chef Dervilla O’Flynn are still based on farm-to-fork principles. They continue to serve simple, wholesome food using a combination of produce available from our Walled Garden, Ballymaloe Farm, and a variety of local producers. 

All 33 rooms at Ballymaloe House Hotel are beautifully appointed, with a bespoke design and distinct character marrying a luxury experience with timeless elegance, offering guests an exclusive overnight experience.

Guests are treated to an afternoon tea and seasonal cake upon arrival, served in the Conservatory. The celebrated 5-course dinner including award-winning Dessert Trolley is served.  There are various activities available to residents throughout the year such as, walking trails of the grounds, dip in a heated outdoor swimming pool in the summer, lawn croquet to name a few.

Ballymaloe House Hotel offers a blend of historic charm, and luxury experience in the heart of East Cork.

Recent Awards:

 Best Sustainable Business Innovation Award 2023, awarded by Cork Business Association

Munster Regional Winner for Cork as the Best Hotel and Guesthouse Restaurant 2023 by Irish Restaurant Awards 

Silver for Ireland's Menu Provenance 2022 at Hotel and Catering Gold Medal Award

Pastry Chef of the Year 2022 awarded to JR Ryall Head Pastry Chef at Ballymaloe House by Food & Wine Ireland

World's Best Wine List 2021 at the World of Fine Wine Awards, becoming the best European Regional winner for the Best Short Wine List category, winning a 2-star wine list award

Trolley of the Year 2019 at the World Restaurant Awards in Paris – recognising the incredible dessert trolley served at Ballymaloe House

Best Restaurant Wine List and Wine Service 2019, awarded by Tomas Clancy, Sunday Business Post

Proprietors: 

The Allen Family

General Manager: 

Laura Behan

DIRECTIONS:

·         Ballymaloe House Hotel is located off the main N25.

·         40-minute drive from Cork city

·         15 minutes from Midleton train station

·         3 hours’ drive from Dublin

Special Offers

Gourmet Getaway

Experience a relaxing stay in the country, a true escape from the fast-paced city life. This package offers you a taste of Ballymaloe House Hotel with an overnight stay in a luxurious bedroom, breakfast, and a 5-course culinary experience.

On arrival, you will be served complimentary tea or coffee with a slice of seasonal cake. In the evening, indulge in 5-course dinner created with seasonal farm-to-fork menu principles, and concluding with a world-renowned dessert trolley. Our head sommelier will advise the best wines to choose with your meal, allowing you to savour your dining experience to the fullest.
The next morning, feeling refreshed, enjoy a wholesome breakfast at your leisure, served until 10:30 am.

Explore the grounds during your stay, the estate is built onto a 15th-century castle and nestled on 300 acres of land. Pick up a map and enjoy walkways and cycleways around the estate, on your journey visit our walled garden and the farm. Or take part in daily guided tours and learn about the history of the castle, house, and the family, impressive wines, or our sustainability practices. Participation is complimentary. 




from €500.00
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Two night stay at Ballymaloe House Hotel

Bring your loved one on a restful 2-night break in the countryside. Experience the tranquil surroundings of the Ballymaloe House Hotel, recharge, and indulge in some much-needed relaxation.

This package includes a 2-night stay in a luxurious bedroom, arrival tea or coffee and a slice of seasonal cake, a 5-course dinner concluding with a Dessert Trolley on the evening of your choice, and breakfast each morning, served until 10.30 am

Explore the 300-acre grounds, collect a map to help you navigate the estate and enjoy the woodland walk, or visit the gardens and the farm. We have a range of activities and guided tours for guests to participate in.

Please note, if your stay includes a Sunday night, we serve a 4-course dinner that evening. 

from €740.00
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Lazy Days at Ballymaloe House

Rediscover the importance of being present, and the power of having nothing to do except enjoy the moment.

Spoil yourselves with time away from the pressures of your busy life. We encourage our guests to enjoy every aspect of nature at Ballymaloe House. We offer the opportunity to switch off from the fast-paced world, and reconnect with nature in beautiful surroundings.

Subject to availability on Sundays and Mondays only.

Our Lazy Days at Ballymaloe House Package includes:

• 2 Night's B&B (Sunday & Monday nights only)
• 4 Course dinner on Sunday night
• 5 course dinner on Monday night
• Afternoon Tea & Cake

from €From 500.00
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Yoga Retreat 1st October 2023

Rediscover the importance of being present, and the power of having nothing to do except enjoy the moment, nature and disconnecting from technology.

We encourage our guests to enjoy every aspect of nature at Ballymaloe House. We offer the opportunity to disconnect from the fast-paced world and reconnect with nature in beautiful surroundings. We therefore invite you to switch off your devices and make the most of every precious moment with us.

Ballymaloe House is set within 300 acres of farmland, idyllic woodland pathways, and gardens. Meet our gardeners for a chat in the Walled Garden and an insight into the evening’s menu, or join Fern Allen or groundsman Tobias for a unique, and knowledgeable, private tour of the house and gardens.

Ballymaloe House offers an original Irish Country House experience in the birthplace of Modern Irish Cuisine, you are invited to do as little as you like and have included some unique experiences to help you completely switch off.

Disconnect to Reconnect YOGA Retreat at Ballymaloe House:
• Two night’s Bed and Breakfast
• Sunrise Sea Swim at local beach
• Two vegetarian lunches in Ballymaloe’s relaxing conservatory setting
• Two 3-course dinners
• Full Yoga itinerary both days

From €870.00 per person sharing
Please contact Ballymaloe House directly for single occupancy rooms

from €870.00
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Phil Coulter – Four Score and Then…

Phil Coulter – Four Score And Then....
A Lifetime of Songs and Stories, Melodies and Memories

To celebrate achieving the age of four score and more, and fifty-five years at the very top end of the music industry, Phil Coulter returns to Ballymaloe Grainstore after his sold-out concert in December 2022.

This will be a show with a difference, a musical journey through the highs and lows of an always colourful career, from Eurovision winners to Bay City Rollers smash hits, from Luke Kelly classics to all-time piano favourites.

Phil’s story-telling has become one of the highlights of his concerts and this show will give him ample opportunity to regale the audience with some hilarious tales. To add a new twist, he has assembled a video compilation of some never before seen footage of his famous collaborators, from Liam Neeson to Billy Connolly. Priceless.

Having played some of the most illustrious venues in the world, from Carnegie Hall to the White House, Phil is delighted to return to the Grainstore.

He’ll be joined on stage by some of his long time musical associates, virtuoso players and by Special Guests, outstanding young tenor George Hutton from Derry, and by his lovely wife and mother of their six kids, Geraldine Branagan.

This package includes:

* Pre-concert 3-course Ballymaloe dinner at 6pm

* Phil Coulter show at Ballymaloe Grainstore

* Bed & Breakfast

€500 per couple (based on double occupancy in a Heritage room)


from €500.00
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3 Night New Year's Eve Package

Celebrate New Year's Eve at Ballymaloe House and ring in 2024 in style.

'A magical country house party celebrating All That Glitters. Jazz & cocktail reception, New Year's Eve banquet and after dinner entertainment.

* Three nights bed & full Irish breakfast
* Afternoon tea with Christmas cake
* 5 Course dinner on two evenings
* New Year’s Eve Dinner including drinks reception & entertainment


Heritage Room: €1,805.00 per room

from €1,805.00
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Yoga Retreat 29th November 2023

Rediscover the importance of being present, and the power of having nothing to do except enjoy the moment, nature and disconnecting from technology.

We encourage our guests to enjoy every aspect of nature at Ballymaloe House. We offer the opportunity to disconnect from the fast-paced world and reconnect with nature in beautiful surroundings. We therefore invite you to switch off your devices and make the most of every precious moment with us.

Ballymaloe House is set within 300 acres of farmland, idyllic woodland pathways, and gardens. Meet our gardeners for a chat in the Walled Garden and an insight into the evening’s menu, or join Fern Allen or groundsman Tobias for a unique, and knowledgeable, private tour of the house and gardens.

Ballymaloe House offers an original Irish Country House experience in the birthplace of Modern Irish Cuisine, you are invited to do as little as you like and have included some unique experiences to help you completely switch off.

Disconnect to Reconnect YOGA Retreat at Ballymaloe House:
• Two night’s Bed and Breakfast
• Sunrise Sea Swim at local beach
• Two vegetarian lunches in Ballymaloe’s relaxing conservatory setting
• Two 3-course dinners
• Full Yoga itinerary both days

From €870.00 per person sharing
Please contact Ballymaloe House directly for single occupancy rooms

from €870.00
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Weekend Getaway

Bring your loved one on a perfect weekend escape to the countryside and sweep them off their feet with this incredible weekend package.

The 2-night stay commences on a Friday and begins with arrival tea or coffee and a slice of seasonal cake, served in the Drawing Room. Later, you will be served a pre-dinner Garden-to-Glass cocktail, followed by a 5-course dinner created with seasonal farm-to-fork menu principles and conclude with a world-renowned dessert trolley.
Our head sommelier will advise the best wines to choose with your meal, allowing you to savour your dining experience to the fullest.

During your stay, explore the grounds of the estate built onto a 15th-century castle and nestled on 300 acres of land. Pick up a map and enjoy walkways and cycleways, on your journey visit our walled garden and the farm. Or take part in our daily guided tours and learn about the history of the castle, house, and the family, impressive wines, or our sustainability practices. 

Included in this ultimate Weekend Getaway package is a two nights stay in a luxurious bedroom, breakfast each morning, a sophisticated Garden to Glass pre-dinner cocktail on Friday night, a 5-course farm-to-fork seasonal dinner on both nights and a gift of a bottle of wine and a sweet treat to take home.

from €999.00
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