The 400 year old Antrim Castle Gardens have been subject to a £6million restoration project, thus creating a wonderful visitor attraction under the supervision and management of Antrim Borough Council. Great information on these gardens can be found on the Antrim Castle Gardens Website Antrim Castle Gardens Restoration & Development Scheme were winners at the 2014 RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Northern Ireland Awards
Antrim Castle Gardens are home to Garden Show Ireland.
Enjoy a slideshow of images captured during a stroll through the Antrim Castle Gardens below, the Gardens are open every day, details of opening hours and what’s on, can be found on the Antrim Castle Gardens website
More great gardens that make up the 2014 Antrim Garden Trail can be found on the Antrim Garden Trail website – and check out these wonderful pictures from around Antrim Castle Gardens by Antrim Lens.
Gareth Austin is a Community focused Horticulturist based in Derry-Londonderry and voice of Gardening on the Mark Patterson Show on BBC Radio Foyle. Gareth specialises in Community horticulture, offering a wide range of events, programmes and acitivity on engaging people in the exciting world of Horticulture. Gareth lectures in Horticulture in the North West Regional College and offers school horticulture programs through the Western Education + Library Board. Gareth is passionate about changing land-use to a more positive use, urban food production and showcasing the flora of county Derry through the City of Horti-Culture programme of events.
