To start off Birr Vintage Week in style why not join us at the Big Beautiful Vintage Picnic at Birr Castle Demesne on Friday on the 29th of July from 12.30 to 15.00.
An opening event to the 54th Annual Birr Vintage Week and Arts Festival, what better way to get into the spirt of things than dusting off your picnic blanket and enjoying your own vintage style picnic.
There is an opportunity to try your hand at a game of Garden Croquet or Skittles. A fun-filled memory-making day out for all, there will be prizes for the best dressed vintage family, best looking vintage themed picnic, not to mention best cucumber sandwich and best Victoria sponge!
If you don’t want to pack a picnic yourself, you can also pre-book your picnic for collection from our café at birrcastlecafe@gmail.com, or your favourite café in Birr Town.
There is an opportunity to try your hand at a game of Garden Croquet or Skittles. A fun-filled memory-making day out for all, there will be prizes for the best dressed vintage family, best looking vintage themed picnic, not to mention best cucumber sandwich and best Victoria sponge!
If you have been meaning to visit Birr Castle Demesne for a while, now is your chance. While there enjoy exploring the 120 acres of parkland and gardens, the Great Telescope, forest bathing, numerous tree tails and the Treehouse Adventure Playground.
Birr Castle Demesne is beautifully framed within a 120-acre demesne, this 17th-century castle is home for the past 400 years to the Parsons Family, who are celebrated for their remarkable scientific and engineering feats, including the world-famous Great Telescope (1845).
To book your Big Beautiful Vintage Picnic tickets here: www.birrcastle.com/events/
Please note there is a walk of around 600 meters from the car park to the picnic site. Dogs must be kept on a leash. No barbeques. Full booking T&Cs apply. Option to participate included under general admission tickets. To book: see www.birrcastle.com
