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GARDENS OF COUNTY
DOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND
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Ballywalter
Park, Newtownards, Co Down |
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Ballywalter Park the
historic and magnificent surroundings of
the Ballywalter Park Mansion House,
built between 1846 and 1870 and home of
the 6th Baron Dunleath provide a truly
different venue for those seeking
somewhere special to hold their
corporate or other prestigious event.
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Castle Ward Estate,
Strangford, Co Down |
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Castle Ward Estate,
Strangford County Down is full of personality,
situated in a stunning location
overlooking Strangford Lough, the lawns
rise up to the unique 18th century house
and its Gothic façade. This fascinating
house features both Gothic and Classical
styles of architectural treatment,
internally and externally. Inside the
beautiful 820 acre walled demesne you
will find an exotic sunken garden and
paths that wind their way through
woodland and suddenly open onto the
quiet shores of the Lough. |
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Castlewellan Forest
Park, Castlewellan, Co Down |
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Castlewellan Forest
Park, Castlewellan, Co Down located in a dramatic setting of
mountains and sea, this is one of the
most outstanding tree and shrub
collections in Europe. The garden is a
mixture of informal and formal design
with terraces, fountains, ornamental
gates and flower borders. To walk around
the forest park's mile-long lake,
encountering some intriguing modern
sculptures on the way, is to enjoy a
great experience of eighteenth-century
landscaping. |
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Mount Stewart House &
Garden, Portaferry Road, Newtownards, Co
Down |
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Mount Stewart Gardens
enjoys the mild climate of
Strangford Lough. The formal areas exude
a strong Mediterranean feel and resemble
an Italian villa landscape; the wooded
areas support a range of plants from all
corners of the world, ensuring something
to see whatever the season.
The house is also
open to the public. |
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Rowallane Garden,
Saintfield, Co Down |
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Rowallane Garden in
Saintfield, Co Down was created in the
mid 1860s by the Reverend John Moore.
The garden offers wonderful displays of
shrubs, including a large collection of
rhododendron species and several areas
managed as wildflower meadows. The
garden offers a notable natural Rock
Garden Wood with shade-loving plants and
thehe outstanding Walled Garden includes
spectacular displays of herbaceous
plants, shrubs and bulbs. |
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