Rockhill House Estate takes company retreats, conferences, gala dinners and weddings for up to 200 guests, and a group can book the entire property for itself. The house stands on a 130-acre estate on the edge of Letterkenny, in County Donegal, and its 27 bedrooms let a team or a wedding party stay on site.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells board meetings, workshops, strategy retreats, team building and product launches. Senior meetings and seminars go to the Letterleigue Boardroom, which can be set as a boardroom, a classroom or a hollow square. Conferences, award nights and gala dinners use the Main Hall or the Orangerie, the largest space. Smaller groups split into the drawing rooms for breakout sessions. AV equipment, dedicated Wi-Fi, flipcharts and technical support are available in every room, and the events team sets each space before guests arrive.
Team building takes place on the estate itself: hawk walks with Harris hawks, a bee safari with the beekeeper, woodland walks over more than 100 acres, croquet and lawn games, cheese and wine tastings in the cellar, and group sessions at The Wellhouse Spa.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are held on an exclusive-use basis, so only one couple celebrates on a given day. Civil ceremonies are licensed indoors in the Gallery and outdoors on the front lawns. Drinks and canapés follow in the Library and the period drawing rooms, and the wedding dinner takes place in the Orangerie for up to 150 guests. Micro-weddings of 20 to 50 guests can stay in the main house. A brunch in the main dining room is offered the next morning.
Rooms and capacities
The Orangerie, built of glass and ironwork, opens onto the gardens and hosts the largest dinners and conferences. The Main Hall keeps its period features and works for theatre, banquet or awards layouts. The Library Bar combines the original library with a full bar for receptions and launches. The Drawing Room and Dining Room, both with working fireplaces, suit private dinners and small meetings. The Church, the estate's restaurant and bar under a vaulted ceiling, takes group meals and informal evenings.
Accommodation
The estate has 27 bedrooms and suites, each decorated differently. The Vandeleur Suite serves as the bridal suite. The Coach House holds eight self-contained suites with their own entrances and kitchenettes, with access to the facilities of the main house.
Catering
Catering is in-house and draws on Donegal produce and the estate's walled garden. Working breakfasts and lunches, refreshment breaks, canapé receptions and multi-course gala dinners with wine service are all handled by the kitchen. Menus adapt to dietary and cultural requirements. Private dining is possible in The Church or in the vaulted cellar.
History and setting
The site goes back to the 17th century. In 1832 John Vandeleur Stewart asked the Dublin architect John Hargrave to turn the house into a Georgian country residence. The sandstone portico still shows bullet marks from the Irish Civil War, and the Irish Defence Forces later used the house as a headquarters for decades. The Molloy family bought the estate in 2014, restored it and runs it today.
Getting there
City of Derry Airport is about 30 minutes away by road and Donegal Airport about 45 minutes. The estate also has a private helipad for guests arriving by helicopter.
