Enjoy festive family fun
Join us for wreath making workshops, live Christmas-themed jazz music and magical guided tours at the castle this December.
Discover Northern Ireland's royal residence
Discover Northern Ireland's royal residence
Spend a day exploring 100 acres of stunning gardens. Book a tour of the Georgian house built by Wills Hill, which is still in use as a Royal residence in Northern Ireland.
Monday - Sunday: 09:30 - 16:00
Last admission: 15:00
Please check for information on closures and notices.
Explore 100 acres of stunning gardens.
Entry to Hillsborough Castle is by guided castle tour only.
Combined castle tour and gardens ticket prices (no donation):
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.
Keep the family entertained with a day out at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens. Book online to save (members go free).
Join us for wreath making workshops, live Christmas-themed jazz music and magical guided tours at the castle this December.
Explore the ceremonial heart of the castle, where Her Majesty The Queen received guests at a coronation ball in 1953.
Open daily for castle tours
Hillsborough Castle
Included in combined castle tour and gardens tickets (members go free)
Political history meets royal life and a spectacular collection of art, deep in the heart of Hillsborough Castle.
Open daily for castle tours
Hillsborough Castle
Included in combined castle tour and gardens tickets (members go free)
Enter the castle grounds through this 18th-century walled garden, which has been expertly restored using traditional methods.
Open daily
Hillsborough Castle
Included in all admission tickets (members go free)
Join jazz percussionist David Lyttle and his band as they perform a new suite of music at Hillsborough Castle.
14 December 2019
Hillsborough Castle
19:00 drinks reception, 19:30 start
Separate ticket (advance booking required)
Create a seasonal Victorian wreath using foliage from the castle grounds with resident florist, Lorna Brownlee.
Friday 13 December, Saturday 14 December
Hillsborough Castle
11:00-13:00, 14:30-16:30
Separate ticket (advance booking required)
Join us this Christmas at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens for festive family fun with storytelling, arts and crafts, dancing and drumming.
Selected dates in December 2019 and January 2020
Hillsborough Castle
Drop-in throughout the day
Included in gardens admission (members go free)
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We are a charity and there are several ways you can support us.
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.
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Help us to conserve these historic buildings, ensuring they are here for future generations to enjoy. We raise all our own funds and depend on your support.
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