🐰 Hop on down to the Peter Rabbit™ Adventure at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens 🏰 Come and see Beatrix Potter’s beloved characters brought to life in our exciting trail 🔎 🐇 🗓️ 29 June - 01 September 2024 🎟️ Included in all admission tickets. ➡️ bit.ly/peterrabbithcg

🌻 Sunshine, sunflowers and a walk in the gardens 🌻 We can't think of a better way to spend the day! Will you be visiting our gardens during the Summer holidays? 🌞

🏳️‍🌈 1000 years of Kings, Queens and in-betweens 🏳️‍🌈 Happy Belfast Pride from Hillsborough Castle and Gardens

📝 In our latest blog, Keeper of the Walled Garden Daniel Coombes explores how companion planting has transformed the Walled Garden into a thriving ecosystem, and how you can replicate these benefits at home 🌱 🐝 👉 bit.ly/WalledGardenBl…

Terrific topiary 🌳 There are so many things to see in our gardens! Head Gardener Claire Woods tells us a bit about some of the highlights 😍 🌱

It was a pleasure to welcome Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and NIO Minister Fleur Anderson MP to Hillsborough Castle and Gardens. They met with First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly BL on Friday.

Come and celebrate the August bank holiday weekend at the Hillsborough Castle Summer Fair 🎉 This three-day event promises plenty of fun, music, and artisanal delights 🥂 🗓️ 24-26 August 2024 🎟️ bit.ly/HCGSummerFair24

💐 Summer Bouquets 💐 Join us this Saturday for another Garden Workshop! Create your own hand-tied bouquet with flowers from the gardens at Hillsborough under the instruction of our resident florist 🤩 🗓️ Saturday 10 August 2024 🎟️ bit.ly/summergardenwo…

🎶 Summer Music in the Gardens 🎺 Join us in our gardens to enjoy some live music from a selection of artists 🤩 🗓️ Saturday 10 and 17 August 2024 🎟️ Included in all admission tickets. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/summergardenmu…

The sunshine was out this weekend, and the gardens were looking glorious 🤩 Lets hope the good weather sticks around! 🤞 📸 These lovely photos were taken by one of our Castle Hosts! 🏰

🏰 The Hillsborough Castle and Gardens Summer Fair takes place next weekend 🎉 Have you booked your tickets yet? Join us for tasty food, live music and fun for all of the family! 🤩 🗓️ 24-26 August 2024 🎟️ bit.ly/HCGSummerFair24

One week to go...🎉 Have you booked your tickets yet for the Hillsborough Castle and Gardens Summer Fair? 🌼 Celebrate the bank holiday weekend with tasty food and drink, family activities and live music 🎺 🗓️ 24-26 August 2024 🎟️ bit.ly/HCGSummerFair24

Monday again! Who else is planning a trip to Hillsborough Castle and Gardens this week? The gardens are bursting with colour at the moment, check it out 👇 🌺

Need some last minute plans for the bank holiday weekend? 🤔 Join us for the Hillsborough Castle and Gardens Summer Fair 🥂 🏰 🤩 Explore our gardens, try some tasty food and try your hand at your favourite lawn games 🎯 🗓️ 24-26 August 2024 🎟️ bit.ly/HCGSummerFair24

#Onthisday in In 1837 Hillsborough Fort was used to celebrate the marriage of Lord Hillsborough, eldest son of the third Marquess, Arthur Hill 💍 Over 4,000 guests attended the party, which was reported in the Ulster Times as a ‘fête…almost without parallel in the kingdom' 🎉

We had such a great first day yesterday at the Hillsborough Castle and Gardens Summer Fair! 🎉 Did you join us? Remember to tag us in your pictures this weekend! 👇 Who else is planning to join us over the next couple of days? 🤩 🎟️ bit.ly/HCGSummerFair24

It is the final week of the Peter Rabbit™ Adventure 🐰 Make sure to come and visit this fantastic family trail before it finishes 🐇 🗓️ Ends this Sunday 01 September 2024! 🎟️ Included in all admission tickets. Members go free! ➡️ brnw.ch/21wM6pz

🖼️ Conserving the faces of Hillsborough Castle 🎨 Treatment Conservation Manager, Mika Takami visits the studio of Alan Derbyshire, a specialist in the conservation of Portrait Miniatures. The Ombersley Miniatures were generously gifted by the Sandys Trust.

🌼 The gardens are still looking glorious as summer draws to a close...🤩 What time of year is your favourite time to explore our gardens? 🌞 🍂 ❄️ 🌱