Airfield weekend Forest School Course with Forest School teachers Ailbhe Smith and Eliya Lavine who are both trained Forest School practitioners and members of the Irish Forest School Association. “Come join us for a very special series of Forest School sessions where we will explore the Airfield woodlands, play games, learn practical skills and give the experiences to our senses that cannot be recreated indoors.” Some of the activities include shelter building, learning knots so we can make cool things with ropes, using tools to make wood crafts, foraging, flora and fauna identification, forest art and games. The course will follow the ethos and principles of Forest School learning. Some of the benefits of forest school include improving self-esteem and confidence, improved physical skills and increased concentration and motivation for learning. To find out more visit www.irishforestschoolassociation.ie. This is a hands-on, practical course immersed in nature where over the course of 6 sessions we will build upon new skills learned each week. While it is possible to purchase and attend individual sessions, it is recommended that a child would attend all 6 sessions to develop the skills necessary for the more advanced activities and gain the maximum benefit from this course. Dates Sunday 13th, 20th & 27th September & 4th, 11th & 18th October Time: 10am – 12.30pm for 6-9 year olds. Cost: €20 per workshop (€17 for Airfield Estate Annual Pass Holders) Buy all 6 sessions for €105, SAVE €17.50*. *Discount applies to full-priced tickets only. We will always endeavour to deliver our classes in the medium in which they were booked. However, due to the fluid nature of Covid-19 restrictions, some changes in delivery may be necessary (i.e. moving to an online course or smaller classes etc.). We will keep in touch with you when changes are necessary.

Do you have a budding chef who loves to help out in the kitchen? If so, then our kids cookery classes might be right up their street! Set in our new Inspiration Kitchen, with a stunning backdrop of our organic kitchen garden, our cookery school is the perfect place to learn and enjoy new culinary experiences.

Classes are suitable for 10-12 year olds. The children will work at their own individual stations and the children will be able to take home their creations.

A portion of this workshop is spent outside and includes a 5 minute outdoor walk to our kitchen classroom, so please ensure your child is wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather.

Children attending must follow instructions regarding kitchen safety and social distancing.

Please note there are no exchanges or refunds once tickets are purchased.

T&C Apply

Time: 10 am -11.45 am

Tickets: €25/ €23 Annual Pass Holders

Upcoming Classes;

4th October - Autumn Snacks (Online class)

18th October - Halloween Harvest

8th November - Perfect Pies

22nd November - Winter Warmers

6th December - Christmas Treats

13th December - Christmas Favourites<

We will always endeavour to deliver our classes in the medium in which they were booked. However, due to the fluid nature of Covid-19 restrictions, some changes in delivery may be necessary (i.e. moving to an online course or smaller classes etc.). We will keep in touch with you when changes are necessary.

Despite having a bounty of fish around us, many people find it intimidating to cook. Learn how to make the most of this healthy and delicious food. The chef will demonstrate several dishes: mackerel dip, fish soup with aioli, mussels and fish grenobloise. You will take home a recipe pack for this class so you can recreate these dishes at home.

Date: 29th September

Time: 6.30 pm - 8 pm

Location: Online via Zoom

Ticket: €45 with annual pass discount available

We will always endeavour to deliver our classes in the medium in which they were booked. However, due to the fluid nature of Covid-19 restrictions, some changes in delivery may be necessary (i.e. moving to an online course or smaller classes etc.). We will keep in touch with you when changes are necessary.

These days we are all dining more at home. This series of three classes will help you up your entertaining game. Each week you will learn how to make an impressive main course and dessert, such as stuffed pork tenderloin, duck breast with fig sauce, chicken supreme. Desserts will include roast seasonal fruit, chocolate mousse and posset. Dates: 1st, 8th & 15th October Time: 6.30 pm - 8 pm Ticket: €180 with annual pass discount available We will always endeavour to deliver our classes in the medium in which they were booked. However, due to the fluid nature of Covid-19 restrictions, some changes in delivery may be necessary (i.e. moving to an online course or smaller classes etc.). We will keep in touch with you when changes are necessary.

Get your teens (12 - 17) cooking with Chef Lisa Davies in this three week cook-along class! Lisa will bring your teens through the skills and processes necessary to create healthy and tasty meals.

Classes are online at 5 pm every Friday (for 1hr) and will result a meal for the whole family that evening! Kitchen safety and basic knife skills will also be covered in the class.

On the menu:

You will learn how to make this satisfying Mexican dish - this delicious combination of chicken and vegetables served with a rich tomato sauce and tortillas. While it is cooking we will make a green salad with home made dressing.

You will learn how to make a healthy delicious Pad Thai that will be better than from any take away.

You will learn how to make this classic Italian dish that will be served with a delicious garlicky tomato sauce.

Tickets: €60 for 3 classes

Please note: T&C apply.

Classes run every Friday at 5 to 6 pm for.

This is an online course where participants supply their own equipment and ingredients and attend the workshop over Zoom Webinar.

When booking please make us aware of any food allergies or preferences and we will endeavour to provide a suggested alternative in the class.

Start the week properly by joining us at Airfield to make a few meals to take home and reheat through the week. What better way to take the pressure off of having to cook every weeknight?

We will make soups and stews for you to take home and enjoy during the week. You will learn techniques as well as a few new recipes to add to your repertoire. Each week we will make 2-3 dishes that you will take home with you. We will cover some classics such as French onion soup, chicken chasseur, tagines and chillis.

Dates: 12th, 19th & 26th October

Time: 10 am - 1 pm

Ticket: €200 with annual pass discount available

This demonstration will focus on providing skills to suspend seasonal branches, seedheads and grasses. Vivienne from Number Ten will advise on appropriate structures, scale and form, selection of appropriate foliage and seedheads, fresh and dried, water requirements, tying and wiring using foliage and blooms selected from Airfield Estate’s fields, herbaceous and cutting beds. This class will give you insight into how to make sustainable choices, give guidance about conditioning and preparation and the creative arrangement of foliage and blooms for seasonal decoration.

Attendees will begin the demonstration with a walk about of Airfield Estate’s garden where Vivienne will give advice on the cutting of material, you’ll be provided with an A4 instruction leaflet outlining quantities/types of foliage, blooms and materials required to make the demonstrated arrangement at home. A Q+A session will conclude the demonstration.

Date:10th October

Time: 10 am - 12.30 pm

Tickets: €40/ €35 for Annual Pass Holders

We will always endeavour to deliver our classes in the medium in which they were booked. However, due to the fluid nature of Covid-19 restrictions, some changes in delivery may be necessary (i.e. moving to an online course or smaller classes etc.). We will keep in touch with you when changes are necessary.

Wild Food: Introduction to Foraging Workshop Foraging involves searching for, identifying and collecting naturally occurring, wild food. On this introductory workshop, you will explore the hedgerows in Airfield Estate to learn how to identify wild plants and forage for wild food.

Our guide, Fiona, will take you around the Estate showing you how to sustainably harvest what you find and give you some tips on what to look out for at different times of the year, you will also use what you have foraged to prepare some herbal brews. We will be outdoors for the duration of the workshop so please dress appropriately.

You can wear your own face masks.

Face masks will also be available.

Date: 11th October 2020

Time: 10 am - 12.30 pm

Tickets: €30/ €27 for annual pass holders

We will always endeavour to deliver our classes in the medium in which they were booked. However, due to the fluid nature of Covid-19 restrictions, some changes in delivery may be necessary (i.e. moving to an online course or smaller classes etc.). We will keep in touch with you when changes are necessary.

In this two-day workshop we will cover different types of bread – soda bread, yeast breads and bagels. You will learn how to make the perfect pastry and how to make cookies. A light lunch will be provided each day.

Date: 20th & 21st October

Time: 10 am - 2 pm daily

Ticket: €125 with annual pass discount available

Make the most of our delicious abundant Autumn fruits. Apples and raspberries are in season you will learn how to make the most of them. This class will cover clafoutis, fools, and crumbles.

Date: 3rd November

Time: 10 am - 1 pm

Ticket: €80 with annual pass discount available

Learn how to cook seasonally as you make some simple and delicious vegetarian dishes that make the most of the Autumn bounty. Light lunch provided.

Date: 10th November

Time: 10 am - 2 pm

Ticket: €95 with annual pass discount available

Bring your best friend or date for a night out and cook a delicious and impressive two-course dinner together. The menu is seasonal and subject to change, but an example of what we might cook might be: fish en papillote followed by caramelised pears, or seasonal risotto and Irish Cream chocolate pot for dessert. Date 24th September (cancelled due to government guidelines), 22nd October Time: 6.30 pm - 8 pm Ticket: €125 for 2, with annual pass discount available We will always endeavour to deliver our classes in the medium in which they were booked. However, due to the fluid nature of Covid-19 restrictions, some changes in delivery may be necessary (i.e. moving to an online course or smaller classes etc.). We will keep in touch with you when changes are necessary.

Treat yourself or someone special to a stunning Afternoon Garden Tea served in Airfield House. Our homemade sweet and savoury treats are seasonally inspired and created by our culinary team from ingredients grown on the Estate.

You can also enjoy a post-tea stroll through the walled garden and explore our organic food gardens where some of the ingredients are grown.

Dates: 27th September (Fully Booked), 25th October 2020

Tickets are €35 per person/ €32 Annual Pass holder (add a glass of Prosecco for €7) and are available to book in groups of 2,3 or 4 people

Sample Menu

Selection of Mini Raisin Scones and Mini Plain Scones (gluten-wheat, milk, eggs)

with Irish Strawberry Jam, Whipped Cream and Farmhouse butter (milk)

Blackberry bakewell (gluten-wheat, milk, eggs, nuts-almonds)

Spiced orange curd meringue (eggs, milk)

Chocolate honeycomb fudge slice (eggs, milk, gluten-wheat)

McCabe’s coffee choux (milk, gluten-wheat, eggs)

Coronation chicken and garden leaves (dairy, sulphites, egg, mustard, gluten - wheat )

Hegarty's cheddar with Sungold tomato relish ( dairy, sulphites, gluten - wheat )

Smoked Mackerel, Chioggia beetroot and crème Fraiche - (fish, dairy, sulphites, gluten- wheat )

Egg salad and cress (eggs, mustard, sulphites gluten- wheat )

Served with a choice of Solaris teas or McCabes coffee.

Prosecco available to pre-order, or on the day.

• Afternoon Tea is set in the Overend House, you will be greeted at the entrance by the ticket desk on your arrival.
• Please ensure you have your booking information with you.
• Everyone attending Afternoon Tea requires a ticket as the tables are pre-set according to your booking and ticket selection and space is limited.
• Please note that with COVID-19 precautions in place, seating will be spread out across the Airfield House, we may not be able to accommodate window or group seating requests but we will do our best.
• Group bookings should be from the same household, we can accommodate bookings for tables of 2 or 4 as stated in the ticket options.

The French are the undisputed champions of gastronomy, and French cooking can often seem intimidating, but this class is designed to show you how to impress with some simple but solid bistro classics.

During the session you will learn about French technique and how it forms the basis of all the classics. This class will cover such bistro classics, soufflés, hollandaise sauce and one of Lisa’s favourites, truite grenobloise: trout in brown butter and capers, a quick and delicious way of cooking trout and other fish.

Lisa will also show you how to make the perfect dressing to elevate any salad, and to finish, there will be that 1970s classic dessert - Crêpes Suzettes.

Date: 12th November

Time: 6.30 pm - 8 pm

Tickets: €125 with annual pass discount available

Learn how to expand your canapé offering. This demo will show you how to make a mouthwatering array of small bites that will excite your guests. You will be able to sample these and take home a recipe pack.

Date: 19th November

Time: 6.30 pm - 8 pm

Tickets: €50 with annual pass discount available

Enjoy a unique Family visit with Santa at Airfield Estate, Dundrum with a fun-filled and safe family experience on selected dates from November 21st to December 23rd 2020.

Set in the magical surrounds of Airfield House, visitors will be greeted on arrival by Santa’s chief elf and savour some homemade Airfield Christmas fudge, before making their way up the sparkling Yew walk.

At the top, post your pre-written letter to Santa in the enchanted post box before being guided in your family pod to a private visit in Airfield House to meet the man himself.

Each child will receive an age-appropriate gift presented in a reusable calico bag and have a chance to share their all-important list with Santa.

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During this class each participant will learn the art of making a perfect pastry crust and will make an apple and pecan pie to take home. A light lunch of seasonal soup will be provided.

Date: 24th November

Time: 10 am - 2 pm

Ticket: €95 with annual pass discount available

During this class you will learn how to make some delicious edible gifts that you will take home with you. If you don’t eat them yourself, they will make wonderful and unique gifts!

You will make biscotti, chocolate Florentines and chocolate-covered toffee with pumpkin seeds and sea salt.

A light lunch of seasonal soup will be provided.

Date: 1st December, 15th December

Time: 10 am - 2 pm

During this class you will learn how to make your own mincemeat and perfect pastry for delicious mince pies. Everyone will get to take home a small jar of mincemeat and a dozen mince pies.

Date: 3rd December

Time: 6.30 pm - 8 pm

Ticket: €80 with annual pass discount available

During this demo you will learn how to make some stunning starters and side dishes for Christmas. This is perfect if you need some inspiration on how to make your Christmas dinner special.

You will get to sample the food as we go along and take home a comprehensive recipe pack.

Date: 8th December

Time: 10 am - 1 pm

Ticket: €50 with annual pass discount available

If you want to use your Christmas leftovers creatively this is the class for you. Will cover how to make some inspiring dishes from leftovers from the big day. You will get to try the creations and take home a comprehensive recipe pack.

Date: 10th December

Time: 10 am - 1 pm

Ticket: €50 with annual pass discount available