National Botanic Gardens
National Botanic Gardens is a botanical garden in Glasnevin. Care of the site is provided by the Office of Public Works. Add Hugh Lane Gallery, 2.1 km away, to a visit; it leads 11 places within 15 km.
Garden in Glasnevin
One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland
#83 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓
Inside Glasnevin
National Botanic Gardens is inside Glasnevin’s neighbourhood, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the Office of Public Works
One of the places the Office of Public Works looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
When to go
Afternoons in Glasnevin reach 18–20°C from June to September.
National Botanic Gardens
Its story is told in 8 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Garden
- Run by
- Office of Public Works
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- in Glasnevin
When it is open
The area around National Botanic Gardens
On this map, National Botanic Gardens is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Glasnevin’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline
The nearest towns to National Botanic Gardens
Largest of the 8 is Cabra East, home to 13,895. Each town here links to its own guide.
Glasnevin
Cabra East
Drumcondra
Ballygall
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where National Botanic Gardens is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasnevin | It’s in town | 9,299 | 156 |
| Cabra East | 400 m southwest of it | 13,895 | 157 |
| Drumcondra | 500 m east of it | 11,149 | 156 |
| Ballygall | 600 m northwest of it | 11,704 | 149 |
| Phibsborough | 900 m south of it | 11,657 | 156 |
| Whitehall | 900 m northeast of it | 13,675 | 149 |
| Cabra West | 900 m west of it | 9,786 | 157 |
| Finglas South | 1 km northwest of it | 12,475 | 147 |
Also near National Botanic Gardens
Within 15 km are 11 places, among them 4 museums, 2 art galleries and an attraction.
Art galleryHugh Lane Gallery2.1 km away2
Art galleryOlivier Cornet Gallery2 km away3MuseumMuseumNational Wax Museum Plus2.1 km away4AttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksReconstructed viking house100 m away5MuseumMuseumExperience Glasnevin: Ireland's National Cemetery400 m away6MuseumMuseumCroke Park Stadium1.8 km away7MuseumMuseumGAA Museum - Croke Park2 km away8ChurchChurchThe Black Church2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is National Botanic Gardens?
National Botanic Gardens is in Glasnevin, Dublin, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
What is National Botanic Gardens?
Botanical garden in Glasnevin, Ireland.
Who runs National Botanic Gardens?
Office of Public Works.
How well known is National Botanic Gardens?
National Botanic Gardens has 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #83 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit National Botanic Gardens?
June to September are the warmest months in Glasnevin, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near National Botanic Gardens?
Within 15 km: Hugh Lane Gallery (2.1 km), Olivier Cornet Gallery (2 km), National Wax Museum Plus (2.1 km) and Reconstructed viking house (100 m).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- National Botanic Gardens: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Lane Gallery: Rwxrwxrwx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivier Cornet Gallery: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).