Autumn Formal Garden Tour
Price
Free of charge
Dates
24/10/2026 - 24/10/2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Royal Hospital Kilmainham
Join us for a tour on the Formal Gardens, their history, redevelopment and biodiversity. We will also look how the flowers and plants growing at this time of year help to support the birds and pollinators here in Kilmainham with food and shelter whilst also demonstrating the difference in the gardens between the seasons. Please note – there are a number of steps that need to be navigated on the tour, to both enter and exit the gardens. No prebook is necessary. Just be at the meeting spot which is the OPW stand in the central courtyard beside the entrance to the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
Tickets are free and there is no prebooking necessary.
Getting Here
By Luas: Red line to Heuston Station (8 minutes walk via Military Road.)
By Bus: Buses to Heuston Station (8 minutes walk via Military Rd): C1, C2, C3, C4 from Aston Quay. Buses to James Street (8 minutes walk via steps to Bow Lane onto Irwin Street and Military Road): 13 from O’Connell Street or Dame Street; G1 and G2 from Eden Quay.
By Car: Paid car parking – €3 for the first 3 hrs
On Foot: Approx. 30 to 40 minutes from the city centre.
By Train: 8 minutes walk from Heuston Station.
Cycling: There is bike parking onsite and a number of Dublin Bikes stations located nearby.
*The pedestrian entrance via east gate (Military Road) is steep and caution is advised to pedestrians and cyclists*
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