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An oldie but a goodie! One of the team building a

An oldie but a goodie! One of the team building activities we ran yesterday for Ballyclare High School future prefects! My team were brilliant, well done guys!
#teambuildinggames
#watercarrier
#breckenhillactivities
#breckenhill

Great end to a fabulous afternoon with Ballyclare

Great end to a fabulous afternoon with Ballyclare High School prefects , on their team building day! Perfect for our water transport game, can’t think how they get so wet 🙄
#ballyclarehighschool
#prefectteambuilding
#breckenhillteambuilding
#breckenhill

Beautiful flowers - irises and bugle at the pond.

Beautiful flowers - irises and bugle at the pond. Our natural surroundings have never looked so good! So peaceful by the pond.
#relaxinnature
#wildflowers
#irises
#bugles
#pondlife
#breckenhill

After an exhausting but fun week of school groups,

After an exhausting but fun week of school groups, it was a great ending, to receive this lovely card and box of chocolates from Springfield Primary P7 class. They had a great day of fun and games ending up with most of them in the pond after raft building!! Or rather, raft sinking! Thanks so much for being great sports!

Great photos from #kellsandconnorprimary of their

Great photos from #kellsandconnorprimary of their day here last Thursday. If they weren’t tired out after all this, I’d be amazed! Lovely group and looking forward to meeting a new class in September. #schooltrips
#outdooractivities
#breckenhillactivities
#breckenhillactivitycentre
#nonstopfun
#twoseatertrikes
#assaultcourse
#catapults

Paintball parties are back! Thanks @mikehikes.ni

Paintball parties are back! Thanks @mikehikes.ni for leading today and the photos! The cow parsley makes great cover - you can hardly see the boys!
#splatmaster
#splatmasterpaintball
#paintballni
#breckenhillpaintball
#cowparsley
#kidsbirthdays
#endofterm
#outdooractivities
#outdooractivitiesforkids
#freshairandfreedom

Getting all the toys out at last! From tomorrow,

Getting all the toys out at last! From tomorrow, we have school groups every week day, and sometimes two on a day, until the 30th! So excited to be back doing what we love!
#outdooractivities
#schooltrips
#earthballgames
#trikes
#dinocars
#thecube
#orienteering
#breckenhillactivities

Andrew and Nadine had a small and beautiful recept

Andrew and Nadine had a small and beautiful reception at Breckenhill on Tuesday, and their sunflowers must have encouraged the sun! It was a lovely evening, with some Brazilian touches, especially the food - the bride is from Brazil. Check out the “bridal suite” in the final photo!
#weddingreceptionsareback
#breckenhillweddings
#breckenhillbarn
#flowercircle
#sunflowers
#camping
#bridebookhq
#quirkyweddings
#quirkyweddingvenue

Not quite upstaged by a cardboard cutout of an abs

Not quite upstaged by a cardboard cutout of an absent guest, or by our dog Ruby, it was all smiles even on the masks when Grace and Raymond got married here yesterday! The sun came out just in time. @stewartholdenhumanistcelebrant did the deed, the bridal party arrived in @thequirkycamperbooth van and beetle, and the bride was delighted to be surprised by (just one member of) the @ulsterquartet The photos we’ve seen so far by @pop_photographyni look amazing and it was great to see @foxmerefilms here again. And we’ll see them all again for the party in July!
#smallceremony
#intimateweddings
#breckenhillweddings
#barnwedding
#barnweddingvenue
#itwasworththewait

Meet Zeus! This amazing Golden Eagle came for a p

Meet Zeus! This amazing Golden Eagle came for a photo shoot here last Friday with @hawk_walks_n.i and was the star of the show, though I loved the beautiful white Athena who looked a little less dangerous! There’ll be some amazing professional shots from this, can’t wait! #hawkwalks #goldeneagle #breckenhillactivities #breckenhillactivitycentre #dayoutwithfriends

Evening light just before leaf unfurling. I love t

Evening light just before leaf unfurling. I love the starkness of the branches, gilded with the last rays of sunshine. The stump of an ancient branch on the right hand side of the big beech tree has been occupied by a pair of jackdaws, who are making quite a mess of nest building, but we love them!

Meet Charlie the Harris Hawk! @hawk_walks_n.i are

Meet Charlie the Harris Hawk! @hawk_walks_n.i are now offering walks and experiences here at Breckenhill, starting from the 23rd April, subject to availability. Charlie loved his first walk here which ended in an unplanned and unsuccessful rabbit hunt! This is a wonderful experience for small groups of adults and children, in our beautiful surroundings. There’s the option to do some other activities, or have a picnic or refreshments with the birds!

We love a digger! New entrance into camping area,

We love a digger! New entrance into camping area, and soil moved to level off in front of the house. Stones tomorrow!

We were thrilled to be asked to lay on some activi

We were thrilled to be asked to lay on some activities for a photo shoot here last Tuesday for @tourism.ni and @anborough Thanks to the gorgeous models and the amazing @jilljphoto who really got down and dirty in the cause of great photos! Especially thanks to Ellen from the Council who organised all our COVID tests and made it all happen! Can’t wait to see the results.

A beautiful set up for a small ceremony for 25 in

A beautiful set up for a small ceremony for 25 in our upstairs room in the Stone Barn yesterday. Booked at very short notice, we were delighted to be able to offer our decor, with just the lanterns provided by the couple. And the flowers from our garden by yours truly! Congratulations Sam and Gina!

I’ve been playing around with the ceremony set-u

I’ve been playing around with the ceremony set-up in our stone walled reception room. Fairy lights, the flower circle, with or without the drapes, the pallets and wood slices etc are very flexible, and couples are very welcome to use any or all of it! Watch out for a new set up this weekend, in the upstairs room.

Lovely to see the great wedding photos from the sn

Lovely to see the great wedding photos from the snowy day here in February, in this month’s Ulster Tatler! Thanks @jervisweddingphotography !

Getting close to water is life enhancing, the soun

Getting close to water is life enhancing, the sounds of splashing blades and birds, and going at your own pace. We should all value our water more whether it’s for drinking or for leisure, and spend more time enjoying it. And keep it clean! Our little pond is full of life, and perfect for children to kayak safely, or for raft building. #worldwaterday

Just hanging out by the gates, as you do.... it wa

Just hanging out by the gates, as you do.... it was a wet and grey day for this couple’s wedding last Wednesday, but @photographybycolleen_ managed to bring light and colour to the day! Gorgeous micro wedding, and we’re envying those fabulous boots!

Getting ready for some paintball! New netting, br

Getting ready for some paintball! New netting, branch clearing and den building (dogs particularly enjoyed the branch clearing!) Hopefully one day soon we’ll be able to welcome groups back for paintball! Excited about our new activity to add to the Splatmaster Paintball which kids (and adults) have enjoyed for some time. Watch this space!

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