Conversations at DriftThe events home of Drift Farmhouse
Corporate Away Days

A place that changes how a team works.

Exclusive use of a private farmhouse and spa in the Monaghan drumlins for senior leadership teams and small groups of up to ten: focused time together, away from the office and its distractions, with everything you need already on site.

Exclusive use for up to ten · Two or three nights · Meeting room, private spa and full hosting, with catering as an option · 70 minutes from Dublin.

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The kitchen and long table at Drift, set for a working session
Why Drift

The whole house, entirely yours.

No other guests, no interruptions, no rushing back. Just your team, a beautiful house, and the drumlins at the door.

Exclusive use

Entirely private.

The whole house and grounds are yours, one group at a time, with no other guests.

Room to think

Focused by design.

A dedicated meeting room and breakout spaces, away from the noise of the office.

All on site

Everything to hand.

Meeting spaces, the kit and the spa, all here, with catering on request, so the team never has to leave.

The spaces

Rooms to work, rooms to break.

Space to meet as a group and to break out in smaller ones, each room yours alone for the stay.

The long farmhouse table in the kitchen
The Gathering KitchenThe heart of the house: the long table seats all ten in the light-filled kitchen, set for open working sessions.
The long table from above, set for ten
The Long TableSet for ten down the length of the kitchen, the table your team gathers around.
The studio, with yoga mats laid out
The studioA calm, matted room that reconfigures to suit the group: breakout space, workshop or morning yoga.
The fireside sitting room
The sitting roomA fireside room to break out into, for softer, quieter conversation.
The snug, with armchairs
The snugA small, book-lined room with armchairs, for one-to-ones and quieter work.
The outdoor table on the terrace
The outdoor tableA long table on the terrace for lunches and sessions in good weather.
The working day

Ready to work.

Everything a working day needs, in place when you arrive.

  • Present and shareSmart TV with casting, a presentation clicker and HDMI adapters.
  • Workshop toolsFlip chart and easel, A1 planning paper, Post-its, markers, and clipboards for outdoor brainstorming.
  • For every delegateA Drift executive notebook and pen each.
  • ConnectedFibre broadband with back-up satellite internet, Wi-Fi throughout, and charging stations and extension leads.
The indoor Endless Pool at Drift
Downtime & the stay

Fed well, rested well.

When the work is done, the house looks after the team.

  • The spaAn indoor Endless Pool with an underwater treadmill, a sauna, and an outdoor hot tub set in the ruins of the original cottage.
  • Gym, yoga & massageA fully equipped gym and a yoga studio, and a wellness room for in-house treatments by arrangement.
  • Catering, as an optionPrivate catering for breakfast, lunch and dinner, arranged with our recommended caterers.
  • On arrivalA luxury welcome hamper, a premium tea and coffee station, and fresh fruit daily.
  • Five bedroomsThree doubles and two twin or zip-and-link rooms, flexible for mixed groups, with four bathrooms.
  • ComfortsRobes, slippers and luxury linens in every room.
How it works

A programme, run for you.

1

We plan it with you.

We discuss your stay itinerary prior to your arrival, with bedroom allocation agreed in advance and flexible arrival and departure.

2

You arrive, and it’s all set.

Meeting room set, everything in place, and a house book with local contacts, walking maps and taxi information to hand.

Around Drift

Close, but a world away.

  • Getting here70 minutes from Dublin Airport, 90 from Belfast; Dundalk station, on the Dublin to Belfast line, with transfers on request; parking for up to eight cars.
  • In the groundsTable tennis, football goals and a firepit for the evenings are available at the house. Falconry, outdoor painting and fitness classes, on request.
  • The lake and the walksLough Muckno and the Black Island walks on the doorstep, with walking maps and running routes provided.
  • Golf and further afieldConcra Wood, one of the region’s finest courses, close by, with Carlingford, the Cooley Peninsula and Castle Leslie Estate within easy reach.
  • Sustainably runGround-source heat, an air-source heat pump and heat recovery, powered by a 29 kWp solar system.
Rates

Simple, exclusive-use packages.

Every package includes exclusive use of the house and spa, the meeting set-up and full hosting; catering is arranged with our recommended caterers. Priced for up to 10 by package and season, and shared on enquiry. We can also welcome day visitors to join the discussion, by arrangement.

  • Two nights, three daysA tight, focused session.
  • Three nights, three daysRoom to work and to breathe. Arrive the evening before, leave after the final session.
  • Three nights, four daysThe fullest programme, with time around the work.
  • What’s includedThe full corporate service package. Catering is arranged separately via our recommended caterers.
The setting

A few moments at Drift.

The house, the fire, the water and the long table, among the drumlins of Monaghan.

Drift Farmhouse, across the gardens
Drift Farmhouse, across the gardens
The fireside room
The fireside room
Long lunches on the terrace
Long lunches on the terrace
The indoor pool, beneath the beams
The indoor pool, beneath the beams
The hot tub, set in the old ruins
The hot tub, set in the old ruins
The sauna, beside the pool
The sauna, beside the pool
A bedroom, light and linen
A bedroom, light and linen
The library, for the slower hours
The library, for the slower hours
The kitchen, and the long table
The kitchen, and the long table
Lough Muckno
Lough Muckno
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Lough Muckno at dusk
An invitation

Set in a landscape all its own.

A private gathering, by arrangement.

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Conversations at Drift
The events home of Drift Farmhouse
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