Christmas at the Castle
Join us for live music, festive food, family workshops, choral concerts and Christmas ghost stories this November and December at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens.
Discover Northern Ireland's royal residence
Discover Northern Ireland's royal residence
Before you travel, please check for upcoming planned closures.
Hillsborough Castle, The Square, Hillsborough. BT26 6AG
Ticketing information for Hillsborough Castle tours.
December 2018 opening times
Castle tours: Tours daily (first tour: 10:00, final tour: 15:00). No tours on 24-26 December and 31 December 2018.
Daily Gardens admission: 09:30-16:00 (last admission is 15:00)
Hillsborough Castle and Gardens will be closed from 24-26 December 2018.
Join us for live music, festive food, family workshops, choral concerts and Christmas ghost stories this November and December at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens.
Discover elegant State Rooms still used by the royal family on a guided tour of Hillsborough Castle.
Daily
Hillsborough Castle
First tour: 10:00, final tour: 15:00
Included in palace admission (members go free)
Join Lord and Lady Arthur Hill as they prepare for a festive bazaar and plan their musical entertainment in 1895.
28 November to 23 December 2018
Hillsborough Castle
10:00-16:00
Included in palace admission (members go free)
Join acclaimed actor Ian McElhinney for a special candle-lit reading of spooky stories in the atmospheric Throne Room.
28 December 2018 (sold out)
Hillsborough Castle
19:00
Separate ticket (advanced booking required)
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