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What you'll do
Visit Airfield Estate with Go City®
- Your pass gives you access to Dublin's only working farm and gardens.
- Watch everyday life on the farm, from egg collection to the milking of Jersey cows.
- Wander through the ornamental and greenhouse gardens
- Your pass also gives you access to many more Dublin attractions, so be sure to check them out
A 15-minute drive from the capital and at the foothills of the Dublin Mountains, Airfield Estate in Dundrum is a working dairy farm complete with woodlands, a vineyard and greenhouse gardens. From 1894 to 1993, it was the family home and working farm of the enterprising and generous Overend sisters, Letitia and Naomi, who left Airfield in 1994.
With a farm and dairy, food and ornamental gardens, café and heritage experience, Airfield is a wonderful opportunity to learn about food, farming, gardens, growing, history and heritage, in a natural and relaxed environment.
Overends café is a perfect place to enjoy a taste of Airfield on a plate with fresh seasonal vegetables, herbs, eggs, fruit, dairy produce and meat from the farm.
There are a range of activities that take place across the farm so be sure to check them out during your visit!
- 10AM: egg collection
- 10.30AM: milking of the Jersey herd
- 12PM and 2PM: heritage tours
- 3.30PM: organic food garden tour
Woodlands and farmyard
Airfield's wide variety of farmyard animals includes sheep, pigs, chickens and donkeys, as well as laying hens, whose eggs are collected daily at 10AM for use in the Airfield restaurant.
For a true farming experience, visitors can watch the herd of Jersey cows being milked daily at 10.30AM before exploring the dairy parlor.
Gardens
There are three themed gardens at Airfield; the Ornamental Gardens which are landscaped with exotic flowers, a walled garden and a tea garden, too – the perfect place for a sunny afternoon. There’s also the Greenhouse Garden which is great for teaching the kids all about the different types of plants before exploring the New Food Garden to inspire home-grown food and gardening of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Airfield Estate facts
- Overend family bought the land and farm in 1894 and were heavily involved in charitable events from the outset
- The Overends were the first to provide pasteurized milk to the “clean milk” families in the turn of the century
- During the war, Airfield extended its food production to help combat food poverty
Where you'll be
Operating hours
1 March – 31 May
Tuesday – Sunday: 9:30AM – 5:30PM
June
Tuesday – Sunday: 9:30AM – 6:30PM
1 July – 31 August
Daily: 9:30AM – 7:30PM
1 September – 13 October
Tuesday – Sunday: 9:30AM – 6:30PM
14 October – 25 November
Tuesday – Sunday: 9:30AM – 4:30PM
26 November – 24 December
Tuesday – Sunday: 9:30AM – 9PM
Last admission is 1 hour before closing time.
Closings & holidays
Closed 25 December 2024 to 1 January 2025.
Airfield Estate
+353 1 969 6666
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