The Station House Hotel in Kilmessan, Co. Meath, hosts weddings and private parties for 60 to 180 guests in its Carriage Suite, a banqueting room in the former locomotive workshop. The hotel is family run, less than one hour from Dublin and 30 minutes from Dublin Airport. It also runs events such as Christmas and corporate experiences.
Weddings and receptions
The Carriage Suite is the main event room. It sits in the Carriage House, a locomotive workshop dating from 1862, and seats 60 to 180 guests comfortably. The walls are original granite, the ceiling has a garden theme, and the floor is herringbone wood. The room has a fully stocked bar. The Carriage House is reserved exclusively for each event, so the party can run into the evening after the meal.
The hotel is approved for civil ceremonies. A ceremony can be held outdoors on the Turntable, an amphitheater setting among the trees, or indoors in the Carriage Suite, which can be arranged with candle lanterns along the aisle. Couples who prefer a church wedding can also come to the hotel afterward for the celebration. The site states that only one wedding is held in the hotel at a time.
Smaller weddings are also possible. The hotel offers an intimate wedding option in the Signal Restaurant, though no guest number is given. Couples can book a viewing, take a virtual tour, or download the wedding brochure.
Seminars and company events
The events page lists Corporate Experiences among the events, next to private parties, Christmas, Boyne Valley tasting evenings and midweek departure workshops. The site does not publish meeting room names or capacities, so organizers of a company day should ask the team for the number of people each space takes.
Rooms and capacities
The Carriage Suite is the one event room with a stated capacity: 60 to 180 seated guests. The Turntable is the outdoor ceremony space, but no number is given. The Signal Restaurant is used for the more intimate weddings.
Accommodation
Guests can stay in several room types: the Signal Suite, the Station Master Suite, Main House Cabins and Carriage House Cabins, plus an accessible room. The site does not give the total number of bedrooms, so confirm how many guests can sleep on site before fixing a guest list.
Catering
Dining is on site. The Signal Restaurant serves locally sourced ingredients, and the Platform Bar & Brasserie is the more casual option. Afternoon tea is also offered. Wedding menus and packages are described in the wedding brochure.
History and setting
The building went up in 1862 as a busy railway junction. It became a country house hotel in 1984 and has been owned and run by one family since. It stands in the Boyne Valley, with gardens, in the village of Kilmessan. It is a member of Ireland's Blue Book.
Getting there
The hotel is at Kilmessan, Co. Meath, C15 N40D. Dublin is under one hour away and Dublin Airport about 30 minutes. The site gives no public transport details, so ask the hotel about shuttles and parking.
