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Ballyrobert Gardens

Ballyrobert Gardens is a uniquely created Ulster Garden. The setting for the garden is a C17 landscape complete with the original cottage, barn and wilding area extending to 16 acres. Sensitively integrating the elements is a six acre garden containing an extensive collection of plants. Appeared in 2016 on BBC TV's Breakfast programme as an exemplar naturalistic garden. Booking essential.

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Ballyrobert Gardens
Ballyrobert Gardens
Ballyrobert Gardens
Ballyrobert Gardens
Ballyrobert Gardens
Ballyrobert Gardens
Ballyrobert Gardens
Ballyrobert Gardens
Ballyrobert Gardens
Ballyrobert Gardens

About Ballyrobert Gardens

Owned by the Parkinson family, Ballyrobert Gardens is a uniquely created Ulster Garden nestling in the countryside near Ballyclare, County Antrim, home to the famous Glens of Antrim and Antrim Coast Road. The setting for the garden is a 17th-century landscape complete with the original cottage, Irish barn and farm layout extending to 16 acres. Sensitively integrating the elements is a six-acre garden containing one of the province’s most extensive collections of herbaceous plants, laid out in intimate settings and sweeping borders.

Ballyrobert Gardens has many delightful features such as the traditional entrance, fairy tree, hole tree and Celtic spiral. These sit together handsomely with the lake, stream, formal garden, orchard, meadows and woodlands. A Robinsonian-style garden, it appeared in 2016 on BBC TV’s Breakfast programme as an exemplar of a naturalistic garden. It is an all-year-round garden and has a collection of more than 200 varieties of snowdrops. There is also an adjoining specialist plant nursery stocked with a large range of herbaceous plants.

Website:

https://www.ballyrobertgardens.com

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Location details

Ballyrobert Gardens,
Ballyclare,
County Antrim,
BT39 9RT

Directions to Ballyrobert Gardens
At the northern edge of Ballyrobert Village, on the B56.

Ballyrobert Gardens openings

This garden has now completed its National Garden Scheme openings for this year.

Accessibility

  • Access is available for key areas in the garden.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Ballyrobert Gardens at this time.

Sorry, no dogs are allowed in the garden at this time.

There are no plants for sale for the time being.

Yes, one or more routes at Ballyrobert Gardens are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. Ballyrobert Gardens seeks to offer a sustainable refuge for nearby fauna and wildlife. These sanctuaries host diverse habitats supporting indigenous flora and fauna and nurturing local biodiversity.