Drumglass Park

Drumglass Park is named after Henry Musgrave, a landowner who was elected an Honorary Burgess of the City of Belfast in 1917. When Musgrave died, he left six acres to the city to be used as a public park or children's playground. The park has a private gate lodge, near the Lisburn Road entrance. It was built in the Queen Anne revival style around 1882. You can still see the Musgrave family monogram above one of the doorways and on the sandstone tops of the gate pillars.

Getting to Drumglass Park

Enter the park at Lisburn Road or Cranmore Park. Take Metro no. 9A-C from Belfast city centre and get off directly outside the park.

Green Flag award

Drumglass Park was awarded the Green Flag Award in 2019 and 2020. This award recognises the best open spaces in the UK.

History of the park

The park was initially named Drumglass Playcentre and it was opened to the public on 9 September 1924 by the Lady Mayoress of Belfast, Lady Turner. The house and site's remaining grounds now form part of Victoria College Girls' School.

Read about our refurbishment project for Drumglass Park.

Park events

To find out about events and activities in Belfast parks, go to Park events.

Park opening hours

Parks open at 7.30am every day. Closing times change as daylight shortens.

Date	Closing time
2021
1-27 January	4.30pm
28 January - 3 February	5pm
4 February - 17 February	5.30pm
18 February-3 March	6pm
4 March - 17 March	6.30pm
18 March - 24 March	7pm
25 March - 31 March	8pm
1 April - 14 April	8.30pm
15 April - 28 April	9pm
29 April – 5 May	9.30pm (9pm for Botanic Gardens)
6 May – 28 July	10pm (9pm for Botanic Gardens)
29 July – 11 August	9.30pm (9pm for Botanic Gardens)
12 August – 25 August	9pm
26 August – 1 September	8.30pm
2 September – 15 September	8pm
16 September – 29 September	7.30pm
30 September - 13 October	7pm
14 October – 20 October	6.30pm
21 October – 27 October	5.30pm
28 October – 10 November	5pm
11 November – 31 December	4.30pm