Talbot Botanic Gardens
* Lord Milo Talbot first created the Talbot Botanic Gardens when he inherited the estate in 1948 from his cousin. He took a particular interest in Southern Hemisphere plants and today the garden boasts a very fine collection of Australasian and Chilean plants.
* The gardens are divided into two distinct sections the Main Shrubbery known, as the 'West Lawn' comprises 7.07ha and the Walled Garden 1.62ha. The plant collection numbers almost 5,000 species and holds the NCCPG collection of the genus Olearia, which now numbers 55 species and varieties
* The 'West Lawn' has a very wide-ranging collection of genera in particular Nothofagus, Pittosporum, Berberis, Hoheria, Hypericum, Syringa, Escallonia, Deutzia and Hosta.
* The Walled garden of 1.6ha (four acres) includes many of the more tender and rarer species. This garden is sub-divided into many sections each with its own particular range of plants including alpines, Australasian plants and herbaceous plants.
* The Talbot Botanic Gardens boasts seven glasshouses, ranging in size from a small Victorian display house to a most elegant Victorian Conservatory that the Council acquired in 1990.
* One of the smaller houses has a collection of Primula Auricula varieties a most stunning show in May/June.
* The plant collection is continually being expanded with the addition of new and tender species.
Garden Opening Times:
Weekdays from May to Sept. 2-5pm.
Guided tour of Walled Garden for the public:
Wednesdays at 2.00pm.
Groups by appointment only any time except Wednesday
Admission Price:
Adults: €4.00
Senior Citizens free to 'West Lawn'.
Children under 12 years accompanied, free
Groups €3.50
Guided tour of Walled Garden €3.50
Other Attractions and Facilities:
Malahide Demesne Regional Park 268 acres with Woodland Walks, 9 hole par 3 golf course, 18 hole Pitch and Putt course, Tennis Courts, Cricket Pitch, Sports pitches, Children's Playground, Health Fitness Trail and Boules.
Coffee shop and Restaurant, Craft Shop and Toilets, Malahide Castle, Fry Model Railway 00 guage and Museum of Childhood and Crafts courtyard.
Car-parking (3 car-parks) The main car park is 140 metres from Main Entrance, No 2 car park is just inside the main entrance and No. 3 car park is on the north side of the estate close to the Railway station.
Public Transport: No. 42 bus from the City Centre, No. 230 from Dublin Airport and No. 102 bus from Sutton. The Dublin to Drogheda train and the Dart serve Malahide Town, a walk of only minutes to a Park entrance.
A Talbot Botanic Gardens brochure is available from Fingal County Council Parks Division, County Hall, Swords, Co. Dublin.
Contact Us:
Tel: (01) 8905629
Fax: (01) 890 5640
Email: parks@fingalcoco.ie