Montalto Estate, in County Down, hires out two venues on a 400-acre estate: the Carriage Rooms, which hold up to 180 people, and Montalto House, a nine-bedroom house sleeping up to 18 adults that can be taken for exclusive private hire. The estate offers weddings, private parties and incentive stays for companies.
Seminars and company events
Montalto House is presented as a place to reward employees with an escape to a country retreat, or as a premium incentive destination. It is available for exclusive private hire and suits intimate gatherings. The page does not list meeting rooms or conference equipment, so the offer fits a small leadership retreat or an incentive stay rather than a conference.
The Library, with an open log fire, soft seating and art, is the room where guests relax together. The estate suggests using the stay as a base to explore Northern Ireland's heritage, visitor attractions and golf courses. Group Christmas experiences and afternoon tea in the house and the cafe are also listed on the site.
Weddings and receptions
The Carriage Rooms are described as one of the finest wedding and event venues in Northern Ireland, an exclusive private venue licensed for indoor and outdoor ceremonies. Guests can have a drink in the garden while the couple takes photographs on the estate, then move to the banquet hall for dinner. The hall has exposed walls, vaulted ceilings and 19th-century beams, and after dinner guests move downstairs to dance. The venue holds up to 180 people.
The site also lists engagement packages under its wedding venue hire pages.
Rooms and capacities
Carriage Rooms: up to 180 people, with a banquet hall upstairs and a dance space downstairs. Montalto House: the Library and nine bedrooms sleeping up to 18 adults, each with a spacious en-suite and views of the lake, the woodlands or the gardens.
Accommodation
Montalto House has nine deluxe bedrooms sleeping up to 18 adults, with views of the lake, the woods or the gardens. The pages do not list accommodation for the Carriage Rooms guests, so larger weddings need rooms nearby.
Catering
Bespoke menus are created by a number of chefs using fresh local ingredients, to suit the hirer's preferences. The estate also runs a cafe with afternoon tea.
History and setting
The estate covers 400 acres in County Down countryside, with gardens, woodland and a lake. Montalto House has an opulent feel, with remarkable art in the Library.
Getting there
The pages provided do not give an address or transport details. The estate describes itself as a base for exploring Northern Ireland.
