Ballymaloe House Hotel is a family-owned countryside retreat featuring 30 bedrooms and two suites, where historic charm blends with the luxury of a relaxed pace and authentic Irish hospitality. Located within 300 acres of land, just 30 minutes from Cork, this hotel offers a true escape from busy urban life, renowned for its deep-rooted sustainable principles and farm-to-table dining.
Entering Ballymaloe House Hotel is like stepping into a historical family home. Each of the 32 bedrooms is individually named and designed, making them ideal for couple getaways, culinary retreats, and sustainable travel enthusiasts. The hotel focuses on providing exceptional dining experiences alongside overnight accommodations. The menus feature seasonal produce from the Walled Garden, the farm, and local producers, emphasizing a strong commitment to farm-to-table dining.
Guests can enjoy a variety of on-site activities, available both seasonally and year-round. These include cycling around the grounds, walks in the gardens, outdoor swimming during the summer months, playing croquet on the front lawn, visiting the walled garden and farm, or playing tennis. Complimentary daily guided tours offer insights into the history of the house, biodiversity, and a visit to the historic wine cellar, or the walled garden, depending on the day.
Ballymaloe House Hotel is a founding member of Ireland’s Blue Book, a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, and the first Irish listing of the Considerate Collection, all of which promote biodiversity and sustainable travel.
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Terms & Conditions
1. The promotion is open to residents of Ireland aged 18 years or over except employees of the Promoter, their families, agents or anyone professionally connected with the promotion.
2. A valid entry consists of a correct answer entered in the form above, accompanied by the entrant’s name, email address and a phone number.
3. No applications from agents, third parties, organised groups or applications automatically generated by computer will be accepted. No incomplete, illegible, or corrupted entries will be accepted. No entries not in accordance with the entry instructions will be accepted.
4. The Promotion will run from 09/10/2024 to midnight on 28/10/2024 inclusive.
5. All entries must be received by the Promotor by no later than midnight on the Closing Date. All competition entries received after the Closing Date are automatically disqualified.
6. Promotion limited to one entry per person. No entrant will win more than one prize.
7. By submitting an entry to the Promotor, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.
8. Responsibility will not be accepted for entries lost, damaged or delayed as a result of any network, computer hardware or software failure of any kind. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt. Entries will become the property of the Promoter.
9. The prize is an overnight stay in a Heritage bedroom with five-course dinner and breakfast, based on 2 people sharing. There will be one winner.
10. All prizes will be subject to any additional terms and conditions of the supplier of the prize to the Promoter. This prize is valid until 31/07/2025 subject to availability, non-refundable or exchangeable for cash.
11. The Promoter shall not be liable for any loss, damage or consequential damage of any nature in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise caused by the acceptance of the terms and conditions or in connection with the prize.
12. In the event of unforeseen circumstances the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for an alternative of equal or greater value.
13. The winners will be notified by email. The winner must claim the prize within 30 days of the notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with the Promotion rules.
14. The promoters’ decision is final and binding in all matters and no correspondence will be entered into.
15. The winners’ details (name and county) will be made available on The Irish Times website.
16. The winner may be required to participate in unpaid publicity arising from this promotion.
17. The Promotor will only process your personal information as set out in https://www.irishtimes.com/policy-and-terms/privacy-policy and as set out in these terms and conditions.
18. Prizes are non transferrable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
19. These terms and conditions shall be governed by Irish law and the Courts of the Republic of Ireland shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
20. Promoter and Data Controller: The Irish Times DAC, The Irish Times Building, P.O. Box 74, 24 - 28 Tara Street, Dublin 2.
21. The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel or amend the Promotion where it becomes necessary to do so.
