Join our expert gardeners for guided walks and tours in the historic gardens of Hillsborough Castle throughout the changing seasons. Discover what's in season and explore the magnificent history behind the beautiful plants and flowers.
Each tour starts in the Weston Pavilion at the Lower Visitor Centre and finishes back at the Weston Pavilion.
Want to learn more about our gardens? Join a garden workshop led by our gardeners to discover more about the gardens at Hillsborough Castle's only royal residence.
Planting productive vegetable gardens
Date: TBC
Time: 10.30
Location: TBC
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- Things to see
Walled Garden
Enter the castle grounds through this 18th-century walled garden, which has been expertly restored using traditional methods.
- In line with gardens opening hours
- Hillsborough Castle
- Included in all admission tickets (Members go free)
- Things to see
Jubilee Parterre
Discover a charming formal garden and find out why the castle's 19th-century summer house is so unusual.
- In line with gardens opening hours
- Hillsborough Castle
- Included in all admission tickets (Members go free)
- Things to see
Granville Garden
Take a moment in this elegant rose garden created by Lady Granville, aunt to Queen Elizabeth II.
- In line with gardens opening hours
- Hillsborough Castle
- Included in all admission tickets (Members go free)
Browse more history and stories
Art at Hillsborough Castle
Hillsborough Castle has become a place in which to see amazing art
The story of Hillsborough Castle and Gardens
‘The Grandest House in County Down’
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