Belfast Botanic Gardens & Palm House
- Address:College Park, Botanic Avenue, Belfast
- Hours:Open daily
- Admission:Free
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Wet and cold? Spend an afternoon in Belfast Botanical Gardens and be transported to a friendlier climate. Established in 1828, the Gardens are probably most famous for their Palm House, which was built soon after. The Palm House, designed by Charles Lanyon, is of gracefully curved steel and glass with a birdcage dome and filled with seasonal displays and, in the 'stove wing', a mini-jungle.
The gardens also have a Tropical Ravine - a building with a bridge overlooking tropical varieties like banana, cinammon and orchids - an alpine garden, sculptures and rose beds.
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This was an extremely worthwhile tour in Belfast and I highly recommend it to anyone traveling to Belfast. It gave us the ability to learn the history and find out what areas of Belfast we needed to explore. The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable, answered questions and made the tour enjoyable.
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This was an excellent tour. Storment Parliment. Titanic site, Shankill and Falls Roads were the highlights.
The guide was knowledgable and entertaining.
Highly reccommended.
Practical Info
To walk to the park from Belfast City Hall, go down Bedford Street, Dublin Road and University Road, then follow the signs. You can also take Metro 8 to Queen's University or Metro 8 to College Park.
