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Jubilee Parterre

Created for Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee and featuring the Greek Temple

Created for Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee and featuring the Greek Temple

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  • Open daily

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Included in all admission tickets (members go free)

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Discover the charming formal garden and 19th-century summer house that adjoin the south terrace of Hillsborough Castle and Gardens.

The Jubilee Parterre

The Jubilee Parterre was created to commemorate Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

A parterre is a formal garden, created by arranging planting beds symmetrically and linking pathways with tightly clipped border hedges.

Overlooking the Jubilee Parterre is the State Drawing Room, which features French windows that lead into this stunning formal garden. Members of the Royal Family enter the gardens through these doors for the annual royal garden party, which takes place on the South Lawn. 

The Greek Temple

This mid-19th century summer house marks the end of the original Moira Road as it entered The Square behind.

Temples such as this were usually set within a landscape so this setting is unusual, but had the advantage of offering shelter for those wishing to admire the view.

From here you can see the entire South Terrace, the Jubilee Parterre, Yew Tree Walk and Lady Alice's Temple in the distance.

The South Terrace of Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, looking east towards the Greek Temple. Terrace flagstones and the Georgian exterior of the castle can be seen in the foreground under a partially cloudy sky and surrounded by bright green trees and other planting
A young couple walking across the stone-flagged South Terrace in front of the South Façade of Hillsborough Castle. Other visitors can be seen in the background. The sun is shining and a blue sky hangs above. Purple lavender is just visible in the foreground.
The South Terrace, looking south towards the fountain. The paved terrace is in the foreground, edge with shrubs and flowers.
A couple on the South Terrace enjoying views of the gardens at Hillsborough Castle. The South Façade of the castle is clearly visible in the background. The water fountain of the jubilee Parterre rises-up in the foreground. A blue sky hangs above.

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The Walled Garden at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, showing the pergola in the distance surrounded by planting and bedding. An archway surrounds the frame of the image and there is a blue cloudy sky
Things to see

Walled Garden

Enter the castle grounds through this 18th-century walled garden, which has been expertly restored using traditional methods.

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Hillsborough Castle

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Lady Alice's Temple, looking west across the terrace and pond. This domed temple was given as a wedding gift to Lady Alice Hill by her brother, the 5th Marquess of Downshire in 1867. A circular seat inside the temple sits behind a screen of Ionic columns.
Things to see

Lady Alice's Temple

Take a seat in this 19th-century temple and enjoy stunning views of the surrounding gardens.

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Hillsborough Castle

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Visitors enjoying the State Drawing Room in Hillsborough Castle. A young couple are in the foreground sat on a 2-seater sofa, seemingly enjoying the views around them. The rest of the group are spread around the room; a HRP Explainer stands in the background.
Things to see

State Drawing Room

Discover contemporary Irish art from the collection of HRH The Prince of Wales in this elegant family space.

Open daily for castle tours

Hillsborough Castle

Included in castle tours (members go free)

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