IB SURVEY TANKARDSTOWN HOUSE
Think TANK Listed as one of the Lonely Planet’s top ten dream business destinations of 2012, Tankardstown Estate is an ideal location for business or pleasure, offering a genuine experience of the quintessential country house.
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xuding elegance and luxury, Tankardstown is a truly special place to stay. Less than an hour’s drive from Dublin, Tankardstown Estate comprises an 18th century manor house, adjoining orangery and a central courtyard of cottage suites. Tucked behind the main house is the Garden Village, where dining takes place in the 2AA Rosette Brabazon Restaurant or for more casual fare and afternoon tea, there’s the cellar, which offers cosy fires on chilly days or alfresco dining by the fountain when the sun shines. Rob Krawczyk joined the Tankardstown team as Head Chef. The carefully created menus change regularly, reflecting the changing produce of the season, which is all sourced locally. The vegetables come from the walled kitchen garden at Tankardstown. A feast for the eye and the palate. Slumber soundly in a main house heritage bedroom, or beautifully appointed courtyard cottage suite, with trickling fountains and birdsong to disturb you. Fill your day by kicking back by a roaring fire with a good book; find the outdoor hot tub cunningly tucked away in the walled garden; select a great movie from our comprehensive DVD library; go for a cycle or simply enjoy a stroll through the parkland and woods on the estate. Guests can expect a friendly, discreet service in a charming, dramatic location.
THE DREAM LOCATION Think Tankardstown for your corporate event, off-site meeting or conference. Listed as one of the Lonely Planet’s top ten dream business destinations of 2012, it is described as having “sprawling country houses and wild rain-lashed scenery in abundance”. InBUSINESS | Q1 2015
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Tankardstown House Boardroom
Brabazon Restaurant
Tankardstown is where you can get down to business beside a roaring log fire with many features making it an attractive location for a variety of corporate events. Situated just 30 minutes from Dublin Airport, it is also easily accessible from the M1. Complete privacy is ensured for more intimate meetings and conferences, including exclusive use of the main house if required. Larger conference and presentation facilities are available for up to 200 delegates in the orangery. Complete with formal roof planting, the orangery is situated adjacent to the main house at lower garden level and offers a seamless link from the indoors, through a wonderful bright space adorned with chandeliers
and antique furniture. To get away from the stress, break out spaces are available with plenty of walking and thinking space on the estate. Outdoor team-building events can be organised on the estate by a professional third party company. Picnics or refreshments are delivered to the site and are prepared using the finest and locally sourced produce. If a longer stay is required, two or three day conferences can be arranged. Consider Tankardstown, a stunningly restored Georgian mansion complete with meeting rooms set amid glorious parkland, guests are offered the opportunity to experience genuine hospitality whilst enjoying the true feel of the quintessential country house. Tankardstown House is a member of Ireland’s Blue Book. www.irelandsbluebook.com Tel: 041 982 4621
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