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Botanic Gardens

Botanic Gardens is an important part of Belfast’s Victorian heritage and a popular meeting place for residents, students and tourists.

It contains two important buildings, the Palm House and the Tropical Ravine, as well as a children’s playground, a bowling green, walking routes, a rose garden and assorted tropical plants, mature trees and flower beds.

Botanic Gardens is often used for events, as well as band recitals, concerts and opera performances.

The park is supported by the Friends of Botanic Gardens group which meets on the first Thursday of each month.

New members are always welcome.

Botanic Gardens

	Location	Address: College Park, Botanic Avenue, Belfast, BT7 1LP Entrance to the park is via Botanic Avenue, Stranmillis Embankment and University Road.
	Bus routes	Take any Metro no.8 and get off at Queen’s University. You can also take Metro no.7 and get off at College Park. If you are walking to the park from Belfast City Hall, go along Bedford Street, Dublin Road and University Road and follow the signposts.
	Opening hours	Opening hours for Botanic Gardens
	Features	Park features include the Palm House, Tropical Ravine, an alpine garden, bowling green and pavilion, children’s playground, giant bird feeders, flower beds, rockery, rose garden, shrub borders, specimen trees and sculptures.
	Sports facilities	The park contains a bowling green. It is open from 11am to 4pm, Monday to Friday (winter) and 11am to 9pm, Monday to Saturday (summer). To book or cancel an activity or facility, call 028 9027 0611 (Monday to Thursday, 9am to 4pm, and Friday, 9am to 12pm). For out-of-hours information and weather conditions only, call 028 9027 0677. You can also call the bowling pavilion directly on 028 9023 4533.
	Walking routes	Download a walking route for Botanic Gardens (PDF - 521KB)
	Accessibility	Botanic Gardens has been assessed by Disabled Go to see how accessible it is for people with disabilities. Accessibility information about Botanic Gardens
	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.
	History	Botanic Gardens was established in 1828 by the Belfast Botanic and Horticultural Society in response to public interest in horticulture and botany. Find out more about the history of Botanic Gardens
	Contact details	Email: hegartyp@befastcity.gov.uk