A journey through the heady scents and bright colours of high summer in our annual beds, perennial borders and rose garden. PLEASE NOTE This tour slot is intended for individual visitors, families and friends etc. For group bookings, please contact the Visitor Centre directly at botanicgardens@opw.ie or 01 8040319. By booking a tour, you affirm […]
A journey through the heady scents and bright colours of high summer in our annual beds, perennial borders and rose garden. PLEASE NOTE This tour slot is intended for individual visitors, families and friends etc. For group bookings, please contact the Visitor Centre directly at botanicgardens@opw.ie or 01 8040319. By booking a tour, you affirm […]
It is believed that humans have evolved to have an instinctive bond with nature, one which our increasingly urbanised life threatens to disrupt. Engage your senses in the Gardens’ beautiful surroundings, and learn about how and why spending time around nature and natural processes can help us stay healthy in our daily lives. PLEASE NOTE: […]
A journey through the heady scents and bright colours of high summer in our annual beds, perennial borders and rose garden. PLEASE NOTE This tour slot is intended for individual visitors, families and friends etc. For group bookings, please contact the Visitor Centre directly at botanicgardens@opw.ie or 01 8040319. By booking a tour, you affirm […]
A journey through the heady scents and bright colours of high summer in our annual beds, perennial borders and rose garden. PLEASE NOTE This tour slot is intended for individual visitors, families and friends etc. For group bookings, please contact the Visitor Centre directly at botanicgardens@opw.ie or 01 8040319. By booking a tour, you affirm […]
Join us for a tour of The National Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin during the Famine years, taking in exotic imports, orchid innovations, symphonies in iron and glass - and the discovery of potato blight. €5 per person. Booking essential.
Join us for this special Heritage Week guided tour of the foundations of the gardens. We will begin with the Curvilinear Range (1843-1869) and assess its construction design and restoration, before continuing indoors to look at highlights of the plant collections. We will then move onto the Great Palm House (c.1884) where again we will […]
Join us for a tour of the National Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin during the Famine years, taking in exotic imports, orchid innovations, symphonies in iron and glass - and the discovery of potato blight. Given the significance of the 20th of August and the discovery of the blight, the guided tour will then be followed […]
Heritage Week: Journey Through Time: Exploring Prehistoric Plants Step into a world from millions of years ago with our special themed tour during the Heritage Week! Discover plants that have survived since prehistoric times and learn how these ancient species have adapted through the millennia. Date: Thursday, August 21 · 2 - 3pm Booking is […]
It is believed that humans have evolved to have an instinctive bond with nature, one which our increasingly urbanised life threatens to disrupt. Engage your senses in the Gardens’ beautiful surroundings, and learn about how and why spending time around nature and natural processes can help us stay healthy in our daily lives. PLEASE NOTE: […]