Willowdale Estate is a unique event venue, with restaurant style catering, full service planning and event design. Our space is a completely renovated Historic Mansion located in the heart of the North Shore, only 30 miles form Boston in the quaint New England Town of Topsfield. The Estate is surrounded by picturesque 700-acre Bradley Palmer State Park. Party guests enjoy complete privacy and the historic character of the 1901 Arts and Craft Mansion, lavish grounds and whimsical gardens. Willowdale Estate specializes in Weddings, Corporate Events, Non-Profit Events and Special Occasions. As part of the DCR Historic Curatorship Program, Willowdale is a shining example of private and public partnership. Under the leadership of Miss Briar Rose Forsythe, in 2007 Willowdale Estate opened as an elegant event venue with full service party planning and catering. Utilizing her decades of hospitality experience with her family's businesses, a bed & breakfast and boutique hotel, and her fundamental love of good wholesome food, Briar is building a company that utilizes the beauty of this historic residence as a backdrop for wonderful party experiences.