Hillsborough Castle and Gardens

Opening times

Thursday - Sunday: 10.00 - 17:00

Last admission: 16:00

Please check for information on closures and notices.

Tickets and prices

Enjoy spending time in 100 acres of stunning royal gardens and inside the castle.

Castle and garden tickets (excl donation):

Members: Free
Adult: £13.70
Child: £6.80

Getting here

Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, The Square, Hillsborough
BT26 6AG

For free on-site parking, please follow the brown tourist signs on the A1 south to our sign-posted car park entrance. Entrance is via the Weston Pavilion. The entrance to the site from the village will remain closed.

Family days out

Book your tickets and arrival time online (members go free).

Things to see and do

A guide shows a group of visitors the Throne Room in the State Rooms at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens. Two red and gold thrones sit at one end of the room and the walls are lined with green silk damask and the walls are lined with historical artwork.

Things to see

The Castle

Discover elegant State Rooms still used by the royal family inside Hillsborough Castle.

Open

Hillsborough Castle

Included in combined castle tour and gardens tickets (members go free)

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The South Terrace, looking south-east across the terrace flagstones towards the small topiary trees and summer shrubs. The Greek Temple is just seen through the castle portico in the background on the left of the image.

Things to see

The Gardens

Discover the ornamental lawns, meandering waterways, peaceful woodlands and picturesque glens that surround Hillsborough Castle.

Open

Hillsborough Castle

Included in gardens admission (members go free)

Learn more

Parent and child looking a paper garden map while seated on concrete steps

Families Things to see

Garden trails

Make the most of your time in these stunning royal gardens with one of our new garden trails.

Thursday-Sunday

Hillsborough Castle

The trails take 30 minutes to an hour

Included in all admission tickets (members go free)

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More things to see and do

Support us

As a self-funding charity, we urgently need your help

Our supporters

The restoration and re-presentation of Hillsborough Castle and Gardens was made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund,
Mark Pigott KBE KSTJ, Garfield Weston Foundation, the Clore Duffield Foundation, the Foyle Foundation, the Wolfson Foundation and other generous donors.

Hillsborough Castle Gardens, looking east across the pond towards Yew Tree Walk.

Make a donation

As a self-funding charity, we urgently need your support. We're facing a £95m shortfall in our finances this year as a result of the Coronavirus. We would gratefully appreciate any donation, whatever you can afford. Thank you.

A group of visitors enjoying a viewing of the Red Room, one of Hillsborough Castle's State Rooms. Two young girls appear in the foreground along with a young couple. A small group of older ladies and gentlemen can be seen in the background having just entered the room. The walls are lined with a deep red silk damask and a variety of oil paintings in gold frames of various sizes fill the walls. A chandelier hangs above a small round wooden table in the centre of the room. The walls are lined with grey and gold detailing.

Volunteer with us

Volunteers support the palaces in many different ways. See what roles we have available and register your interest.