Garden & Home Directory · Northern Ireland
The Best Gardens to Visit in Northern Ireland
Our pick of the best gardens to visit in Northern Ireland (County Antrim, County Down, County Armagh, County Fermanagh, County Londonderry, County Tyrone, Belfast), every address checked.
Mount Stewart
County Down (National Trust)
Voted one of the top ten gardens in the world, the fruit of a long artistic tradition of design and planting.
See details →Castle Ward
Strangford, County Down (National Trust)
Recognised as one of Ireland's best Victorian gardens, on an estate with two distinctive, quirky gardens of different centuries.
See details →Rowallane Garden
Saintfield, County Down (National Trust)
One of the most beautiful but least-known gardens in Northern Ireland, with a walled garden and a rock garden.
See details →Botanic Gardens, Belfast
Belfast
The Palm House and Tropical Ravine hold an extraordinary collection of exotic plants, with a large rose garden and herbaceous borders.
See details →Hillsborough Castle and Gardens
Hillsborough, County Down
The gardens of the working royal residence, with lime trees some 150 years old and a temple beside a pond.
See details →Florence Court
Near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh (National Trust)
A walled garden restored as a 1930s-style kitchen garden, a native Irish apple orchard and mountain views.
See details →Glenarm Castle Walled Garden
Glenarm, County Antrim
One of Ireland's oldest walled gardens, dating back to the 18th century.
See details →Castlewellan Forest Park
Castlewellan, County Down
Some 450 hectares around a lake, with the arboretum and walled Annesley Garden begun in 1740, giant sequoias from the 1850s and the Peace Maze.
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Checked October 2026. Opening times, prices and delivery terms change, so please check before you travel or order.