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.

Access to Drumglass Park

For information on accessibility in Drumglass Park, go to Drumglass Park (link opens in new window).

Green Flag award

Drumglass Park was awarded the Green Flag Award in 2019 and 2021. 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.

Park events

To find out what events and activities are on in our parks, go to Park events.

Park opening times

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

Date	Closing time
2022
8 May to 28 May	9.30pm Botanic Gardens close at 9pm
29 May to 30 July	10pm
31 July to 20 August	9.30pm
21 August to 3 September	9pm
4 September to 17 September	8.30pm
18 September to 1 October	8pm
2 October to 15 October	7pm
16 October to 29 October	6.30pm
30 October to 12 November	5pm
13 November to 31 December	4.30pm