A working Georgian manor in the Cork countryside, Ballyvolane House offers exclusive hire of its house, gardens, walled kitchen, and stone barn — with field-to-fork feasting at the heart of every celebration. The venue can accommodate up to 140 guests for your wedding celebration.
Ballyvolane House sits in the folds of the north Cork countryside, a six-bedroom Georgian manor that has been in the same family for generations. To hire it for a wedding is to take over the whole estate — house, walled kitchen garden, stone barn, woodland paths, and the small lake that catches the light in the late afternoon. The cooking comes from the land itself: rare-breed cattle, foraged ingredients, vegetables pulled from the walled garden the morning they're needed.
Ceremonies happen wherever the mood takes you: in the drawing room for a civil service, along the woodland paths, beside the lake, or inside the hay barn when the sky turns grey. The barn doubles as the evening bar and dance space, keeping the celebrations firmly under one roof and well away from the neighbours. With only six bedrooms in the house, Ballyvolane suits couples who want the whole place to themselves and a house-party feel that lingers well into the following morning.
Enquire about Ballyvolane House →What's includedExclusive property hire with accommodation (6 bedrooms), full Irish breakfast, planning coordination, grounds preparation, equipment and furnishings, printed menus, cake display setup, parking attendants, lawn games, seasonal flowers, vendor recommendations, and public liability insurance
Up to 140 guests for a seated dinner in the glazed dining terrace, with smaller celebrations of 25 or fewer also catered for.
Yes — couples have the entire house, gardens, stone barn, and grounds to themselves for the duration of the wedding.
Civil ceremonies can take place in the drawing room, in the woodland, beside the lake, or in the hay barn, which also serves as a wet-weather backup.
Six bedrooms in the main house sleep 12 guests, with up to 16 possible using fold-away beds. Glamping bell tents can be added for extra capacity.
Ballyvolane follows a Field-to-Fork philosophy, using produce from the walled kitchen garden, rare-breed livestock reared on the estate, and foraged local ingredients.
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