Plant Palaces – Tour the gardens historic glasshouses
National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Dates & Times
- Friday 18th October:
- 2:00PM – 3:00PM
- Saturday 19th October:
- 2:00PM – 3:00PM
Tour type
- Building Tour
- Outdoor Tour
Architect
Curvilinear Range – Richard Turner and Henry Darley Great Palm House Boyds and Co. (Paisley in Scotland)
Tour Information +
Starting outdoors the tour will give a background to the history of glasshouses at the gardens from the earliest through to the two main buildings we will look at on the tour.
We will begin with the Curvilinear Range (1843-1869) and assess its construction design and restoration, before continuing indoors to look at highlights of the plant
collections.
We will then move onto the Great Palm House where again we will look at design construction and restoration work done on the building before moving inside to look at the plant collections housed inside. The tour will end with an exclusive tree top canopy walk on the gantry of the Palm House (c.1884).The tour will be indoor and outdoor in the gardens and glasshouses onsite.
Meeting point: Visitor Centre reception
Pre-book only
Accessibility Information
The tour will start outdoors and then into the Curvilinear Range which is wheelchair accessible and all on one level. We will then move to the Great Palm House where we tour the interior before then moving up to the gantry level. Please not there is no wheelchair access upstairs or onto the gantry (approx. 80 steps) so it may be difficult for anyone with mobility issues.
Wheelchair accessible
Accessible Toilets
Assistance Dogs welcome
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