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Park information
Alderman Tommy Patton Memorial Park is also known as Inverary Playing Fields. The park is named after a local councillor. The park has a bowling green, sports pitches and a children's playground. The park also has an aeromodelling area and a species-rich grassland. There are woodland trails and in early summer, abundant wildflowers.
You cannot use a disposable barbecue in our parks.
Getting to Alderman Tommy Patton Memorial Park
The park is in east Belfast. Enter the park at Holywood Road or Inverary Avenue. If you are travelling by bus, take Metro no. 3 or 28 from Belfast city centre, or plan your journey with Translink (link opens in new window).
Park events
To find out about events and activities in Belfast parks, go to Park events.
Park opening hours
Our parks open at 7.30am every day. Closing times change as daylight lengthens or shortens. Ballysillan Park and Glenbank Park close 30 minutes before our other parks.
| Date | Closing time |
|---|---|
| 2025 | |
| 11 May to 24 May | 9.30pm (9pm for Botanic Gardens) |
| 25 May to 19 July | 10pm (9pm for Botanic Gardens) |
| 20 July to 2 August | 9.30pm (9pm for Botanic Gardens) |
| 3 August to 23 August | 9pm |
| 24 August to 30 August | 8.30pm |
| 31 August to 13 September | 8pm |
| 14 September to 27 September | 7.30pm |
| 28 September to 18 October | 6.30pm |
| 19 October to 25 October | 6pm |
| 26 October to 8 November | 5.30pm |
| 9 November to 22 November | 5pm |
| 23 November to 31 December | 4.30pm |
| 2026 | |
| 1 to 10 January | 4.30pm |