What Causey Farm does

Causey Farm is a 300-acre mixed working farm in County Meath, Ireland, operated by the Murtagh family as a diversified group activity venue. Founded circa 1998 and registered as Causey Educational Tours Ltd, the business hosts pre-booked group experiences rather than operating as a public open farm. Core activities include primary school tours, Transition Year secondary school programmes, hen party packages, corporate teambuilding, international school group visits, and a calendar of seasonal ticketed family events (Christmas, Easter, Halloween Pooka Spooka, the adult Farmaphobia scare attraction, Grasskids, Dogitude, 4 Barns Festival). The portfolio spans roughly fifteen distinct product lines, each with tiered per-person pricing between €12 and €40, supported by minimum group charges of €300-€400 to protect against under-attendance.

The underlying technology is intentionally low-tech and operationally traditional: a third-party TuriTop booking system is embedded on causey.ie for online ticket sales, supplemented by phone, email, and cheque-on-day payment channels for group bookings. Sister accommodation properties (Rockfield House in Kells and Drewstown House) extend the offering into overnight and multi-day programmes, and seven hotel partners (Headfort Arms, Darnley Lodge, Castle Arch, Newgrange, Decoy Country Cottages, Balrath Courtyard, Smithstown Farm) package hen party stays with the farm activity. The corporate teambuilding line is branded separately at causeyteambuilding.ie.

Revenue mechanics are exclusively transactional ticketing and package sales with no subscription or recurring contracts. Customers span seven distinct segments (primary schools, secondary schools, hen parties, families, international visitors, corporate clients, and camp attendees), with no single segment materially dominating volume. All bookings require pre-payment with refunds available on 7-day notice excluding booking fees. Distribution is fully direct-to-consumer via the website, supplemented by partner hotel resellers for hen packages and school direct sales for educational tours. The Murtagh family owns and operates the business without external investment, no subsidiaries, and no public listing.

Name

Causey Farm

Legal name

Causey Educational Tours Ltd

Website

https://causey.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Causey Farm is a 300-acre family-owned working farm in County Meath, Ireland, operating as a pre-booked group activity venue offering school tours, hen parties, corporate teambuilding, international cultural programmes, and seasonal ticketed family events (Christmas, Halloween, Easter, summer camps).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agritourism and Group Experience Services

NAICS

Sheep Farming (11241)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Agriculture, Farming & AgriTech Shows Organizers (THAHABAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Farmstay Rooms (Working Farms/Ranches) (THAMABAG)

Keywords

• Farm-based tourism experiences
• School educational tours
• Hen party activities
• Corporate team building events
• Seasonal family attractions

Headquarters

HQ city

Navan

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Christmas Experience Tickets: Ticketed family Christmas experience sold per person with tiered pricing for adults, children, 1-year-olds, and babies. Children €32.95, adults €22.95, 1-year-olds €12.95, babies free. Peak and off-peak pricing applies.
2. Halloween / Pooka Spooka Tickets: Ticketed Halloween event for families with children aged 2-12. €14 per ticket for adults and children. Carers with card €9. Children under 2 free.
3. Hen Party Activities: Three-hour hen party programme at €40 per person, subject to a minimum charge of €350 per group (or €400 per group). Activities include milking, baking, dancing, tractor ride, bog walk, and tea/scones. Additional revenue from optional accommodation packages sold through partner hotels.
4. Primary School Tours: Causey Junior Tour at €18 per pupil (minimum group charge €350 if less than 18 pupils). Causey Senior Tour at €20 per pupil (minimum charge €350 if less than 21 pupils). Duration 3–3.5 hours with packed lunch required.
5. Secondary School / Transition Year Programs: 1-day Transition Year programme: Programme A €24 per student, Programme B €40 per student with lunch included. Minimum booking charge €300. 2-day programme includes accommodation at Drewstown House. Clonard House history programme €17 per student (minimum 12 students, maximum 250).
6. International Group Experiences: Full day 'Be Irish For A Day' programme for international groups at prices from €24 per person depending on activities. Minimum group charge of €350 (€400 with lunch included). International school groups offered multi-activity full-day programmes.
7. Find Your Tribe Summer Camps: Dungeons & Dragons themed camp at Rockfield House: bunkhouse/glamping €285, camping €255 (15+ recommended). All meals and activities included. Other camps in development include circus, survival skills, Camp half-blood, and movie-making.
8. Summer Camp: 4-day summer camp for children aged 6–13 years at €120 per child per week. €5 sibling discount for 2 or more siblings. Runs multiple weeks July–August.
9. Hen Party Accommodation Packages: All-inclusive hen party packages through partner hotels: Headfort Arms from €189/person, Darnley Lodge from €160/person (1 night) or €205/person (2 nights), Castle Arch and Newgrange at €169/person sharing. Revenue shared with or collected by hotel partners.
10. Grasskids Event: Grasskids August event at €13.50 per person for all ages (children under 2 free). Runs 14th–16th August with 2pm–5pm or 10am–1pm time slots.
11. 4 Barns Festival: Annual music/social event for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students. Tickets at €20 + €1 booking fee per person. Event runs 8pm–11pm at Causey Farm.
12. Easter Event: Ticketed Easter event at €12 per person (adults and children), children under 2 free of charge. Previously scheduled Easter Sunday & Monday 12th–13th April, 12 noon–4pm.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Causey Farm operates a 300-acre working mixed farm in County Meath, Ireland as a pre-booked group activity venue. It sells hands-on farm experiences including hen parties, primary and secondary school educational tours, corporate team-building, international cultural immersion programmes, and seasonal family events (Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Grasskids, summer camps). Activities combine authentic agricultural interactions with traditional Irish cultural workshops such as bodhrán lessons, soda bread baking, ceili dancing, sheep herding, and bog walks.

Product overview

Causey Farm is a 300-acre working farm in County Meath, Ireland, operating as a diversified group activity venue offering a portfolio of experiential products. The core offering consists of farm-based group activities including hen parties, school tours (primary and secondary), international visitor programmes, and corporate teambuilding. Seasonal products include summer camps, Easter events, Halloween (Pooka Spooka for families, Farmaphobia for adults), Christmas experiences, Grasskids, 4 Barns Festival, Dogitude, and Find Your Tribe camps. Supporting products include accommodation packages, an online shop, and recipe content. The business is structured as individual ticketed experiences and package deals rather than a unified platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hen Parties Three-hour farm-based hen party programme for groups of 10-50+ people featuring bread making, Irish dancing, bodhrán workshop, tractor-trailer ride, bog walk/Irish foot spa, animal interactions, rooster catching, mural painting, and tea and scones. Priced at €40 per person with minimum group charges of €350-€400.
• Primary School Tours Educational farm tours for primary school children from Junior Infants through 6th Class, including bog jumping, tractor-trailer rides, bodhrán workshops, farm animal interactions, mineshaft tunnels, giant bubble blowing, wellie throwing, and nature walks. Junior tour (€18/child, 3 hours) and Senior tour (€20/child, 3.5 hours).
• Transition Year 1-Day Field Trip One-day team-building programme for Irish Transition Year secondary school students including farm animal interactions, bodhrán workshop, soda bread making, bog jumping, and optional team activities. Programme A at €24/student, Programme B at €40/student with lunch included. Minimum booking charge €300.
• Transition Year 2-Day Field Trip Two-day residential team-building programme for Transition Year students including dormitory-style overnight accommodation at Drewstown House, pizza making, bog jumping, ceili dancing, sheep herding, pedal boats, obstacle courses, and meals. Students transferred off-road via tractor and trailer.
• Clonard House Victorian History Programme One-day historical educational experience where students dress as Victorian servants and lords/ladies, participating in period activities including butter-making, parlour games, traditional dancing, and upstairs/downstairs servant role-play. Priced at €17 per student (minimum 12, maximum 250 students, 4-hour duration).
• Be Irish For A Day Full-day Irish cultural immersion programme for international visitor groups including Irish dance lessons, bodhrán workshop, sheepdog demonstration, bog trip, brown bread baking, turf cutting, hurling, and traditional céilí. Prices from €24 per person with minimum group charge of €350 (€400 with lunch included); up to 5 hours duration.
• International School Groups Programme Cultural immersion programmes for international school groups (German, French, and other language schools) offering traditional Irish activities including bodhrán workshops, Irish dancing, bread making, sheepdog demonstrations, bog experiences, and multi-activity full-day programmes.
• Corporate Team Building Corporate off-site team-building and team development experiences on a working farm featuring competitive farm-based challenges, obstacle courses, group problem-solving exercises, and collaboration activities. Operated via a dedicated subdomain (causeyteambuilding.ie) distinct from the main consumer site.
• Causey Christmas Experience Seasonal family Christmas adventure featuring Santa visits, toy room, post office, singing, traditional crafts, and festive farm activities. Children (2+) €29.95-€32.95, adults €19.95-€22.95, 1-year-olds €12.95, babies free. Peak and off-peak pricing tiers apply with €2 booking fee per ticket. Optional professional Santa photo at €15.
• Easter Event Family Easter experience featuring egg hunts, Easter bunny interactions, farm animal encounters, egg painting, and seasonal activities. Priced at €12 per person (adults and children); children under 2 free.
• Pooka Spooka (Halloween for Children) Family-friendly Halloween event for children aged 2-12 featuring mineshaft tunnels, train rides, corn maze, fortune telling, and farm animal encounters. €14 per ticket for adults and children; carers with card €9; children under 2 free.
• Farmaphobia Adult and teenage Halloween scare attraction running throughout October with haunted experiences and horror-themed activities. Described as Ireland's biggest adult and teenage Halloween scare attraction, with its own dedicated website (farmaphobia.com) and Facebook page.
• Grasskids August family adventure event featuring silage demonstrations, bodhrán workshops, pasture activities, storytelling, scavenger hunts, and farm animal encounters for all ages. €13.50 per person; children under 2 free. Runs 14th-16th August with 2pm-5pm or 10am-1pm time slots.
• Summer Camp Four-day outdoor summer camp for children aged 6-13 featuring farm activities, forest exploration, bogland adventures, creative workshops, trail blazing, survival day, river trail/dam building, animal care, mineshaft tunnels, campfire building, outdoor skills, and home baking. €120 per child per week with €5 sibling discount. Runs multiple weeks July-August.
• 4 Barns Festival Annual secondary school music and social event for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students featuring main stage entertainment. Tickets at €20 plus €1 booking fee per person. Event runs 8pm-11pm at Causey Farm.
• Find Your Tribe (Dungeons & Dragons Camp) Three-day, two-night residential camp for teenagers aged 12-16 featuring Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, character development workshops, and campfire activities at Rockfield House. Accommodation options include bunkhouse/glamping at €285 or camping (own tent) at €255 per person. All meals and activities included.
• Dogitude Dog-friendly event held in May featuring activities for dogs and their owners on the farm. Operated via a separate dedicated website (dogitude.ie).
• Hen Party Accommodation Packages All-inclusive overnight and weekend accommodation packages for hen parties partnering with local hotels including Headfort Arms Hotel (from €189/person), Darnley Lodge Hotel (€160-205/person), Castle Arch Hotel (€169/person), Newgrange Hotel (€169-219/person), and self-catering options (Decoy Country Cottages from €195/person; Balrath Courtyard from €50/person per night; Smithstown Farm from €30/person sharing).

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200,000 visitors have enjoyed the Christmas Experience across all years of operation.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rockfield HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRockfield House is a 10-bedroom luxury country house set on parkland in Kells, Co. Meath, approximately 3 minutes from the M3 motorway. It serves as the sister property and accommodation partner for Causey Farm, hosting Find Your Tribe camps and the Time Travellers school programme. The property features a master suite with copper freestanding bath, drawing room with grand piano, library, and courtyard gardens. Rockfield House (A82 V9D5) is also used for hen party accommodation packages.
• Drewstown HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOld country mansion approximately 2 miles from Causey Farm used for overnight dormitory-style accommodation for Transition Year 2-day programmes. Students are transferred off-road via tractor and trailer. The house accommodates up to 80 people and is described as 'not five star but fantastic for teenagers' with views over a lake. The cost of the transfer and accommodation is included in the 2-day Transition Year programme price.
• Boyne Valley Activity CentreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReferenced as an optional Day 2 activity provider for Transition Year 2-day programmes at Causey Farm. Students arrange and book Day 2 activities with Boyne Valley Activity Centre separately after staying at Drewstown House overnight.
• Kells Swimming PoolminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal pool recommended by Causey Farm for school groups. Kells Swimming Pool has been recently renovated and offers discounted group rates for schools visiting the farm area. Pool booking contact: 046 9240551 or [email protected].
• Headfort Arms HotelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFamily-run hotel in Kells, Co. Meath, operating for almost two centuries and in the care of the Duff family for over 50 years. Hen party package from €189 per person includes bubbly on arrival, transport to/from farm, all activities, dinner at Vanilla Pod Restaurant (Thursday–Sunday), reserved area in Kelltic Bar with entertainment, luxury overnight accommodation, and full Irish breakfast. Located just 40 minutes from Dublin City Centre.
• Darnley Lodge HotelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor19th-century hotel in Athboy, Co. Meath, built by the Earl of Darnley. All-inclusive hen party package: 1 night at €160 per person or 2 nights at €205 per person sharing. Package includes en-suite accommodation, light refreshments on arrival, Causey Farm Experience, 3-course evening meal, and live music in the lounge.
• Castle Arch HotelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHotel by the River Boyne in Trim, Co. Meath. Hen party package at €169 per person sharing includes lunch and tea/coffee at Castle Arch Hotel, glass of prosecco, transport to/from Causey Farm, all hen activities at the farm, dinner in the hotel, Hen Hunt through Trim town, and 1 night's accommodation with breakfast.
• Newgrange HotelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDeluxe hotel in Navan, Co. Meath opened in April 1998. Hen party package at €169 per person sharing (1 night) or €219 per person for 2 nights with breakfast. Package includes lunch at the hotel, glass of prosecco, transport to/from Causey Farm, all hen activities, dinner, and overnight accommodation.
• Decoy Country CottagesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSelf-catering accommodation at Garlow Cross, Navan. 2-night hen party package at €195 per person sharing includes accommodation, transport to/from Causey Farm, all hen activities, transport to O'Brien's restaurant in Navan for 3-course meal, and transport to Nite Club and home.
• Balrath CourtyardminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLuxury self-catering accommodation adjacent to listed Balrath House and award-winning gardens in Navan, Co. Meath. One or two bedroom cottages available at €50 per person per night. Packages can include transport and restaurant reservations.
• Smithstown FarmminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSelf-catering guest house accommodation for up to 24 people at Killeen, Co. Meath. €30 per person sharing. Equestrian centre with horse riding available on site. Contact: 087 282 2358 or [email protected].
• TuriTopcoreTechnology or IntegrationTuriTop is the booking system and reservation software powering Causey Farm's online ticket sales for all events and camps. Embedded on causey.ie product pages with real-time availability, gift voucher sales, and booking management. Causey Farm references TuriTop as the booking system provider on its product pages.
• Tayto ParkminorOthersReferenced as an optional Day 2 activity option for Transition Year 2-day programmes. Students book Tayto Park (now Emerald Park) directly for Day 2 activities following overnight stay at Drewstown House.
• Liliput Adventure Centre MullingarminorOthersReferenced as an optional Day 2 activity option for Transition Year 2-day programmes. Students arrange and book directly with the activity provider.
• NewgrangeminorOthersReferenced as an optional Day 2 activity option for Transition Year 2-day programmes. Students arrange visits to the Newgrange heritage site independently.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hobbledown: Established UK farm-themed adventure attraction featuring animal encounters, outdoor activities, and seasonal events. Larger and more theme-park oriented than Causey, but competes for the same family outing and school group wallet share.

Emerging players

• Stonewall Farm: US-based non-profit educational working farm offering school programmes, summer camps and family events. Comparable agricultural-education hybrid model, though smaller scale and primarily community-funded.

Direct peers

• Odds Farm Park: UK working farm attraction offering hands-on animal encounters, seasonal events (Easter, Halloween, Christmas), and school visit programmes. Highly comparable operating model across family ticketed events and educational group tours.
• Rathbaun Farm: Family-run working farm in County Clare offering farm tours, B&B accommodation, and traditional Irish cultural experiences for visitor groups. Closely comparable Irish agritourism operating model combining working farm production with group activities.
• The Apple Farm: Working farm in County Cork with caravan/camping, farm shop, and visitor tours. Similar diversification model pairing on-farm production with group and family visitor experiences in the Irish market.
• Jimmy's Farm: UK-based rare-breed working farm that has built a visitor attraction, events, restaurant and education programme around a real agricultural operation. Closely analogous 'authentic farm turned destination' model to Causey's.
• Ballyknocken Cookery School & House: Farmhouse cookery school and B&B in County Wicklow offering hands-on group food and cultural experiences on a working farm. Comparable Irish working-farm hospitality and group activity offering with similar pricing and audience.

Regional players

• Tanagh Outdoor Education Centre: Irish outdoor education centre in County Monaghan offering school residential programmes including farm and adventure activities. Overlaps with Causey's Transition Year and school tour segments in the Irish school market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/causeyfarm
• Facebookfacebook.com/farmaphobia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/causey-farm

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Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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