Unleash your creativity with Abhainn Ri painting workshop with delicous afternoon tea.
It’s the perfect way to relax with a group of friends or family to celebrate a special occasion while painting and enjoying tea together.
The inspiration for your afternoon’s artwork will be of a lovely Tea Cup with acrylic on canvas!
With a cup of tea in one hand and a brush in the other, whatever the skill there’s no experience needed to take part. We will guide you through the process step by step.
The painting session will be followed by a delicious Afternoon Tea in Abhainn Ri Dining Room.
All materials included and a canvas to take home. All breads, cakes and specially baked treats home made by Joe & Niamh in our Abhainn Ri Kitchen.
A very special experience for everyone.
Duration: 4 hrs
Participants: Min 6 max 12
Cost per person: 75 euros
Deposit: 1/3 total cost
Contact: Niamh for reservations
The garden at Abhainn is one of our greatest hobbies. Joe & I love the garden and the pleasure it brings to all our guests from season to season. Each year we plant lots of new shrubs and flowers. Joe takes lots of cuttings of our favourite plants and we continue to plant new areas each year.
Wicklow is the garden of Ireland and each year lots of guests stay with us to visit the many gardens and expert gardeners in the area.
We share lots of stories on the garden and its many very old plants grown by previous generations of the Byrne family.
Lots of guests come from all parts of the world each year to visit the many gardens that Wicklow has to offer.
We love everytime of the year in the garden at Abhainn Ri but especially springtime when we await the arrival of the snowdrops. The first sign that the growth has started and we can look forward to welcoming back all the colourful flowers and shrubs once again.
Joe and I love the wide open space with lots of interesting plants to find each year. Guests come from the four corners of the world to visit Wicklow known as the garden of Ireland to view all the superb gardens. They enjoy a restful cup of tea & cake while taking in the Wicklow landscape at Abhainn Ri.
Even if you take the farm trail you can search for all the wild flowers growing since time began.
Looking for a special Autumn short break away from it all. Stay in the picturesque surroundings of Abhainn Ri Farmhouse with Breakfast each morning and home baked welcome treat on arrival. Enjoy stunning lake views and walks to the lake shore and you may even meet a friendly donkey along the way.
Book two or more nights B&B and receive a 10% discount.
Check out dates and availability.
When I first met my husband Joe and we were going out together I have fond memories of coming to tea at Christmas to the Farmhouse. Joe’s Mammy Nan always baked a really tasty Oxford Lunch. Over the years it became an annual treat as she baked one for everyone close to her as a Christmas gift.
Today I have baked and Oxford Lunch following her recipe and I wish to share with you this wonderful family favorite – Nan’s Oxford lunch.
350g/12oz Plain Flour
225g/8oz Butter
25g/1oz Ground Almonds
½ teaspoon Baking Powder
675g/1½lb Sultanas
225g/8oz Caster Sugar
5 Eggs (lightly beaten)
Juice and Rind of 1 Orange
125g/4oz Cherries (halved)
125g/4oz Mixed Peel
Mix together sultanas, halved cherries and mixed peel with the grated zest and juice of one orange. Leave over night for a really tasty cake.
Cream butter and sugar together gradually add the beaten eggs then fold in the ground almonds.
Sieve in the flour and baking powder then fold into the mixture. Mix the fruit and cake mixture together then place in three lined loaf tins and bake in a preheated oven at 150°C/300°F/Gas 2 for 1.5 hours approx. Check at intervals and reduce heat if necessary.
Cool in tin. Remove wrap in parchment paper and cover in tin foil and store in a tin. It is at its very best if left for a few days to mature before cutting.
Looking for a special Summer short break away from it all. Stay in the picturesque surroundings of Abhainn Ri Farmhouse with Breakfast each morning and home baked welcome treat on arrival. Enjoy stunning lake views and walks to the lake shore.
Book two or more nights B&B and receive a 10% discount on mid week dates with some July & August dates now available.
2 nights – 300 euros with discount 270 euros
3 nights – 450 euros with discount 405 euros
2 nights – 300 euros with discount 270 euros
3 nights – 450 euros with discount 405 euros
4 nights – 600 euros with discount 540 euros
Make it extra special and book an evening meal in our romantic dining room.
Book Now & Stay at Abhainn Ri Farmhouse
Such a wonderful time of the year when all the buds start to appear. Joe captured a few lovely photos earlier this week while out and about with Buzz around the farm and gardens. It lift your heart to see everything starting to flower at last.
