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Airfield EstateOverend WayDublin 14, Ireland

t 01 969 6666e sales@airfield.iew www.airfield.ie

gardensfarm heritage food

WelcomeAirfield Estate is about blue skies, broad horizons, about the

different, the unusual. We’ve a history that informs our approach.

Yet we are far from stuffy. We don’t really do stuffy. (We don’t

always have blue skies either, but unfortunately we can’t control the

weather!)

What we do is engage, look for the possible and seek out how we

might work together. This might be for an away day, a wedding or

a team function, but at the heart of everything, we want to make

experiences together, drawing on our unique environment, but also

on the enormous enthusiasm we as a team possess. We simply

create, innovate and let you enjoy.

What’s on offer at Airfield estate?Airfield Estate is a working farm. We have cows, pigs, donkey’s,

sheep, chickens and goats to name a few. We’ve also got 38 acres

of rich agricultural land, ornamental gardens, a state of the art

interactive heritage experience, a restaurant which prides itself on

good, honest estate harvested food and multi-functional event and

education spaces.

Oh and we’re a charity. All located a short walk from the LUAS

station at Balally and just a stone’s throw from the M50. We

consider ourselves a rural experience in an urban location.

Dundrum village is a mere five minutes’ walk and we’ve ample car

parking. You can also land a helicopter (but in a field rather than

on a helipad) and we’ve parking for coaches. We don’t encourage

stretch limos or blacked out cars, it’s just not our thing. We do,

however, welcome the odd pony and trap (grazing and water are

complimentary!).

Our mission

We’ve a simple mission to deliver experiences that connect

people with food and the land it comes from. For us this means

everything from start to finish; fork (pitch fork that is) to plate

and sustainability of home-grown Irish produce.

Airfield Packages

We could detail lots of information

around our event packages but to be

honest, it’s far more in keeping with

Airfield Estate to show you some of the

things we’ve done before and start from

what you’re trying to achieve.

That way we get to create, and you, we

hope, get something that’s really special

to you. We focus on creating memories,

good ones at that!

We can do all the things others do, but

usually not in the same way. We like to

tailor make what happens, that way in a

very real sense it’s yours.

How to use

Airfield EstateRoughly speaking the estate for events divides into the ‘built’

environment - the family home, the hive, the barn and restaurant

and then there’s the ‘open’ environment - the paddocks, open fields

and beautifully landscaped lawns and gardens. But they link to each

other too.

Our culture and approach to events is very much driven by

the Overend sisters, Letitia and Naomi. They were rather an

inspirational pair, travelling extensively, servicing their own cars and

devoting their lives to organisations like the St John Ambulance.

Intrepid, adventurous, caring, interested and visionary, they’re a real

benchmark for us today.

All we ask is that you try not to see us as one thing. We like to

link things together: field to plate, people to people, history to

the present, culture to the experience and the past so it can be

harnessed to deliver memories today and for tomorrow.

We’ve hosted drinks

in the farmyard

followed by dinner in

the house

We’ve even had

festivals in the Fairy

Field (albeit in a rather

amazing tent!)

We’ve had receptions

on the front lawn

followed by dinner &

dancing in the green barn

Get up close in the

farmyard milking

parlour or simply help

feed the chickens

We can arrange

for you to drive in our

1927 vintage Rolls-Royce.

Beep Beep!

We can do estate

harvested sit down

dinners, barbecues,

party food & picnics

Style of food & serviceRelaxed, robust, honest and homely is

how we like to describe it. In many

instances harvested from less than

500 metres away in our own farm and

gardens.

We don’t do posh. Or fine dining for

that matter. We’ve a fantastic chef and

kitchen brigade who focus on taking great

ingredients and cooking them simply.

There’s no frippery, we want things to

taste of themselves. As for our style of

service, there is nothing silver about it;

polite, professional and customer focused

– the way it should be.

The weather We’re weatherproofed in as much as we have contingencies in

place for all events which we will go through with you, but the

reality is it’s far less of a problem then you might think.

But we’re here to give you comfort, so there’s no brushing

the reality aside. We need to make sure you’re all dry, warm

and comfortable and sometimes that means being dressed

in wellington boots and proper coats (but then we often

encourage frocks and sun hats too so it depends a lot on the

time of year).

The teamWe don’t really do the departmental thing. We’ve a very small

expert team who work together and everyone has specific

responsibilities. We talk more than we report. We analyse and fix,

we review and discuss. It’s part of who and what we are. Titles

exist because they have to. But not in big letters on office doors.

Everyone understands where they need to be. Organise your next

event with us and we will endeavour to make sure you talk with

the same person from start to finish.

Why choose Airfield?It’s a question we ask ourselves a

great deal. We know there’s a lot of

competition out there. Because we’re

different, because we tailor make events,

building them from the ground up,

together, with you, the customer. Because

at Airfield Estate what you get is unique,

special.

Our job is not to persuade you, but to

let you see for yourself what we do and

leave you to make your own decision.

We want you to be honest with us as

much as we want to be honest with you.

A real partnership. Airfield Estate has

been here for many years and will be in

the future so it matters to us that the

right decisions are made, all of the time.

Be part of itAirfield Estate is a canvas. It’s hardly a blank one though, what

with all the animals, vegetables and historic buildings. We want to

engage, to make exciting things happen. To see the estate used in

innovative and creative ways. Our history is important to us as it

gives context to a lot of what we do. Two Irish sisters who lived

life to the full, were game for so many things and enjoyed so much

have given us a rich environment to share with you. Let us make

things happen!

TestimonialsIt was a fantastic experience from start to finish and we could not say

enough good things about it. The staff on the evening itself were all

consistently wonderful and the feedback from all was that there was a

real sense of people loving their jobs and working as a team which was

lovely to be on the receiving end of and made the evening so much

more enjoyable as a result. Several people commented on the personal

touch of the staff from walking them out to ensuring they were enjoying

the evening. Morgan McKinley

I would like to pass on our delight at our corporate event held in

Airfield Estate last week. Having our event at Airfield provided us with

privacy and flexibility which we would not have gotten at an ordinary

restaurant. Having the house and gardens to ourselves enabled us

to relax and have a pleasant walk around before dinner, this was

welcomed by all as we had a tough day in the office. The house and

gardens are fantastic and the guide helped to put everything in context.

The food was exceptional and the service impeccable. Novartis

Just a quick note to say a massive Thank You to all of the staff at

Airfield Estate for making our event such a great success. The staff

should be highly commended on their professionalism and friendliness.

The food, service and presentation was second to none and would not

hesitate using Airfield Estate again as a future event. Chill Insurance

How to find usWe are located in the village of Dundrum, just 20 minutes’ drive

from the centre of Dublin. Getting to Airfield Estate is really easy

so whichever mode of transport you chose, we promise you won’t

get lost. We also offer free parking and allocated spots for coaches.

LUAS The most direct route from the city centre. Board the LUAS

tram at St. Stephen’s Green and exit at Balally. Turn right when

exiting Balally station and you won’t be able to miss us.

Dublin Bus Jump on board any of the below Dublin buses and

when you get to the village of Dundrum, you’ll be within a few

minutes’ walk of the main entrance of the estate - 11, 14, 14C, 44,

44B, 75 or 116

Coach/Car Take the M50 to junction 13, follow R825 for approx. 1

mile to Overend Way

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Airfield EstateOverend WayDublin 14, Ireland

t 01 969 6666e sales@airfield.iew www.airfield.ie