Walled Victorian gardens of 1865 hidden behind the National Concert Hall, with a cascade built of rocks from every Irish county, a small yew maze, grottos and an archery lawn. OPW calls them the capital's best-kept secret: the crowds stay in St Stephen's Green next door.
- Address
- Clonmel Street, Dublin 2
- Hours
- Daily from 08:00 (Sun and bank holidays from 10:00); closes 16:00-19:30 by season; closed 25 December and 17 March (OPW)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 45 min
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Enter from Clonmel Street off Harcourt Street, or through the gate behind the National Concert Hall
- Closing times change with events in the gardens; on a summer evening check before going