How long is the private tour?

The tour runs approximately 1.5 to 2 hours, depending on group questions and focus areas.

Is there a minimum group size?

Yes — private bookings are subject to minimum numbers or equivalent charges; confirm when booking.

Are tours suitable for children?

Children aged 10 and up are recommended; younger kids may find the length and uneven ground challenging.

Can you accommodate dietary restrictions?

Yes — dietary requirements can be catered for with at least 48 hours’ advance notice.

Is the farm accessible for people with limited mobility?

The tour involves uneven, often muddy ground and may be challenging for visitors with restricted mobility.

What languages are tours delivered in?

Tours are delivered in English only.

Private Organic Farm Tour at McNally Family Farm in North Dublin

McNally Family Farm sits on 99 acres in the farming heartland of North Dublin, just outside Balrickard in County Dublin, Ireland. A private McNally Family Farm Tour unwraps the working rhythms of an organic, regenerative operation run by Pat and Jenny McNally and their five adult children. Over 1.5 to 2 hours your group moves through a sequence of polytunnels, vegetable beds, willow groves, rainwater irrigation ponds and hilltop hedgerows that have stood for a century.

Polytunnels and market beds are the stage: more than fifty varieties of vegetables and salads rotate with seasonal planning, soil-building cover crops and agroforestry elements. The tour is both tactile and instructive — you’ll handle soil, inspect crop rotations and hear about compost regimes, water capture strategies and the certified-organic practices that have been in place since 2000. Spot the willow growing system used for windbreaks and coppicing, and the rainwater ponds that feed irrigation lines: natural engineering framed by low stone walls and old hedgerows.

The route climbs to a small hill with panoramic views across patchwork fields, a reminder that this is both working farmland and a landscape shaped over generations. In the Potting Tunnel your guide, a member of the McNally family, pours homemade refreshments and offers samples of just-harvested produce — bright, cold-beetroot, crunchy lettuces, herbs still warm from the soil. It’s a welcome moment to taste the season and ask practical questions about seasonal planning, pest control without chemicals, and sourcing organic seed.

This tour is ideal for curious families, culinary travelers and small groups wanting an active, educational experience tied to local food systems. Wear sturdy shoes: the ground is often uneven and muddy, and the tour involves 1.5 hours on your feet. The experience is private and small-group focused (minimum numbers apply), delivered in English, and dietary needs can be accommodated with advance notice.

Beyond the learning, this farm tour connects visitors to the wider North Dublin outdoors: hedgerows that act as wildlife corridors, ponds that attract insects and amphibians, and an on-site farm shop and café that keeps local artisan producers in rotation. McNally Family Farm stands out because it marries pragmatic, regenerative farming with welcoming interpretation — you come for fresh vegetables and leave with a clearer idea of how land, community and craft feed one another.

Tours are tailored to itineraries, so groups can request deeper focus on soil biology, seed-saving, or farm-to-table cooking demonstrations; the farm’s shop and café provide next steps — buy produce, artisan goods, a picnic to take onto surrounding country lanes. For travelers staying in nearby towns, this tour offers an instructive contrast to Dublin’s city energy and a practical look at how sustainable agriculture supports local landscapes and livelihoods.

Private Organic Farm Tour at McNally Family Farm in North Dublin

Adventure Brief

Keep the Adventure Going

Trip Details from the Operator

Frequently Asked Questions

Key Highlights

Local Insights

Related Adventures & Guides

Operated By

Adventure Tips

Recommended Gear