Ballyrobert Gardens
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Overview
Irish gardener and journalist William Robinson believed that the garden should ‘fit the place’, and the owners of Ballyrobert Cottage followed the Robinsonian principle when transforming this garden, once a farm, into a traditional Ulster Cottage Garden. The 6-acre garden was designed around the 17th-century landscape, with the original cottage and barn at its heart. A series of naturally linking themed areas create year-round interest and a huge collection of herbaceous plants bring colour, texture and form. At the last count the garden held over 4,000 different plant varieties. Many attractive features such as the traditional entrance, fairy tree, hole tree and Celtic spiral will surprise and delight you as you wander around the lake, formal garden, orchard, meadows and woodlands. A host of interesting events and lectures take place here throughout the year.
Features
- Opening Times
- Opening Times: Open Mar-Sep
- Facilities
- Cafe
About the area
At its closest point, County Antrim is only 12 miles from the Mull of Kintyre, and its coastline is both beautiful and geologically diverse. Alternating sandy bays, rocky shores, high cliffs and forbidding headlands produce a dramatic scenery.
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