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Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park in south Belfast is one of our most popular parks.
It is home to the City of Belfast International Rose Garden, which attracts thousands of visitors every year to our annual Rose Week celebrations.
The park contains international camellia trials, a walled garden, a Japanese-style garden with water features for quiet contemplation, a children’s playground, orienteering and eco trails and walking routes.
It also contains a newly refurbished coffee shop, which serves tea, coffee and light refreshments.
Covering more than 128 acres, the park is made up of rolling meadows, copses, woodland and gardens and is home to a wide range of plants and animals.
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Location | Address: Upper Malone Road, Belfast, BT17 Entrance to the park is via Upper Malone Road. |
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Bus routes | Take Ulsterbus service 21 to Drumbeg from the Europa Bus Station in Belfast city centre (Mondays to Fridays only) or use Metro no. 8 A-C. |
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Opening hours | Opening hours for Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park |
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Features | Park features include the City of Belfast International Rose Garden, international camellia trials, orienteering and eco trails, horticultural displays, a Japanese garden and a children’s playground.
The park also contains a bottle bank, barbecue area, picnic tables and full car parking facilities and makes an ideal base for exploring Lagan Valley Regional Park. |
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Refreshments |
Our newly refurbished Stables building is home to a modern and contemporary coffee shop which offers tea, coffee and a selection of freshly baked or cooked hot and cold foods.
Click on the thumbnails below to see pictures of the Stables. 
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Wildlife | Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park is home to many wild plants, birds and animals.
To enhance this wildlife, we have created a number of wetland habitats in the park.
Aquatic habitats are rare in Belfast and we have identified them as a priority under our Local Biodiversity Action Plan We hope the habitats, which include extensive shallow edges, varied slopes and longer shoreline edges, will help attract species such as dragonflies, newts and frogs to the park. |
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Walking routes | Download a walking route for Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park (PDF - 543KB)
You can also follow a 10km waymarked trail between the park and Divis Mountain. The route takes walkers through some of the most attractive open spaces in west and south Belfast, including Glenside Community Woodland, upper and lower Colin Glen, Dunmurry, Jubilee and Fullerton Parks and Divis and Black Mountains. |
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Accessibility |  Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park has been assessed by Disabled Go to see how accessible it is for people with disabilities.
Accessibility information about Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park |
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Virtual tour |
We are committed to making sure that the information on our website is easily accessible to all. However, we regret that this virtual tour, which lasts around one minute and is provided by Virtual Visit, is not accessible to those with visual impairments. You will need to have Javascript enabled to view the tour. More tours of the park are also available from the Virtual Visit website This content requires Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled.
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History | Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park was donated to the people of Belfast by Lady Dixon in 1959, in memory of her late husband. Find out more about the history of Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park |
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Contact details |
Telephone: 028 9072 6345 (extension 6660) Email: parksinfo@belfastcity.gov.uk |
