Cliff at Lyons can host meetings of up to 60 delegates, banquets of up to 130 guests, cocktail receptions of up to 250 and weddings of 80 guests or more. The venue is a restored mill village in Celbridge, County Kildare, on a walled 75-acre estate about 30 minutes from Dublin city and Dublin Airport.
Seminars and company events
The estate has four meeting rooms, each equipped with a 65-inch display, high-speed Wi-Fi, flipcharts and stationery. The Fountain Suite is the largest and takes 60 people theater style, 30 cabaret, 24 in a classroom or U-shape and 20 around a boardroom table. Poet's Corner overlooks the lily pond and takes 45 theater style or 30 cabaret. The Lyons Pavilion has a Scandinavian-style interior and seats up to 30 theater style. The Village Hall is the smallest room, with a boardroom layout for 18.
The estate states that it can be hired exclusively for strategy sessions, leadership retreats and product launches. Team-building activities can be added, and the site includes a day spa and an outdoor thermal bathing area that groups can use around the program.
Weddings and receptions
Two wedding formats are offered. The exclusive wedding is for 80 guests or more, and the intimate wedding is for up to 45 guests. Wedding feasts take place in the Shackleton Mill Restaurant, which has a double-height ceiling, an open fire and a terrace above the mill race and waterfall. The kitchen team prepares a tailored menu and a sommelier selects the wines.
Rooms and capacities
For dining and receptions the estate lists four spaces. The Mill Restaurant seats 130 at banquet tables and holds 250 for a cocktail reception. The Orangery, a Victorian conservatory with views over the countryside, seats 45 and holds 60 to 100 standing. The Garden Room is a smaller room for gatherings of up to 14. The Mill Garden and Terrace is used for summer parties and barbecues and seats about 45.
Accommodation
The estate has 31 bedrooms in restored stone buildings around the former mill, the courtyard and the dovecote. There are also self-catering cottages, including Forge Cottage, Turret's Cottage and Rhode Island Cottage, which suit group stays. The venue offers a group accommodation option for friends, family and colleagues.
Catering
Catering is in-house. The Shackleton Mill Restaurant serves seasonal menus, and much of the produce comes from the estate gardens. Private dining menus are available for corporate dinners, milestone celebrations and wedding feasts. The Pantry café in the courtyard handles lighter daytime needs.
History and setting
Lyons was a busy milling village on the Grand Canal. Today the walled estate keeps its stone buildings, mill, courtyard and dovecote, with gardens and waterways around them. The setting gives groups room to walk between sessions.
Getting there
The estate is on Lyons Road in Celbridge, County Kildare, roughly 30 minutes from Dublin city center and from Dublin Airport. Event enquiries go through the venue's enquiry form or by phone.
