Take a moment in this elegant rose garden created by Lady Granville, aunt to HM The Queen
Take a moment in this elegant rose garden created by Lady Granville, aunt to HM The Queen
9 April 2021. Following the death of His Royal Highness, there will be changes to opening hours for the gardens at Hampton Court Palace and Hillsborough Castle. For further information, please read our FAQs page
The Granville Garden is named after its creator, Lady Rose Bowes-Lyon, who was aunt to Her Majesty The Queen and wife of the Earl of Granville, the second Governor of Northern Ireland.
Lady Granville loved gardening and spent years developing this elegant garden on the west lawn during the 1940s and 1950s.
Today, you can enjoy the wonderful fragrance in spring and summer, when beds full of beautiful roses come into bloom.
In the centre of the garden are hybrid tea roses, surrounded by frames supporting climbing and rambling roses.
The rest of the Granville Garden is made up of bountiful herbaceous borders, which include oriental poppies, peonies and irises.
As young princesses, HM The Queen and HRH Princess Margaret would visit their aunt and uncle at Hillsborough Castle.
The Queen first stayed with Lord and Lady Granville in 1945 and still likes to see the Granville Garden during her visits.
Overlooking the Granville Garden is the State Dining Room, where The Queen still hosts dinners today. From her seat at the dining table in front of the fireplace, she has a direct line of sight into the Granville Garden.
Enter the castle grounds through this 18th-century walled garden, which has been expertly restored using traditional methods.
Open
Hillsborough Castle
Included in all admission tickets (members go free)
Discover the ornamental lawns, meandering waterways, peaceful woodlands and picturesque glens that surround Hillsborough Castle.
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Hillsborough Castle
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Discover elegant State Rooms still used by the royal family on a tour of Hillsborough Castle.
Restarts Spring 2021
Hillsborough Castle
Included in combined castle tour and gardens tickets (members go free)
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