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Seaforde Gardens & Tropical Butterfly House, reopening Easter 2021

Seaforde Gardens & Tropical Butterfly House, reopening Easter 2021

Seaforde Gardens & Tropical Butterfly House, reopening Easter 2021

Discover. Explore. Unwind.

Seaforde Gardens and Maze promises a truly remarkable botanic and nature-filled experience. Situated in the historic Demesne of Seaforde in County Down, and a family home for almost 400 years, we welcome you to visit and immerse yourself in the boundless beauty of this unique destination.

Butterflies at Seaforde Gardens' tropical butterfly house

Discover the Tropical Butterfly House

The Tropical Butterfly House is the tranquil jungle home to myriad species of free-flying butterflies and exotic plant life.

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The Seaforde Gardens maze

Explore Our Historic Gardens And Maze

The hidden, micro-climate gardens at Seaforde boast Ireland’s oldest living maze and support an illustrious collection of plants collected and curated from distant corners of the world. The gardens also feature an arboretum containing champion trees and rare species.

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Home baked chocolate sponge cake at The Garden House Café

The Garden House Café

Take a moment to exhale and enjoy the home-made, locally sourced produce available at our Garden House Café. From refreshing lemonade to home baked cakes, light lunches to quick snacks, we welcome you to this tranquil little spot.

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A living history

Seaforde Demesne has been home to the Forde family for almost 400 years. Throughout the centuries, its buildings, parkland, farmland, woodland and gardens have evolved and adapted in shape, size and purpose as successive family generations continue to nurture and safeguard their home.

See how we’ve grown

Wooden gazebo resting against a red brick wall at Seaforde Gardens

Season Passes

Due to popular demand we are delighted to now offer Season Passes. These allow unlimited access into the Butterfly House and Gardens throughout the season.

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Seen at #Seaforde

Whether you’re an expert or a novice, Seaforde Gardens are the perfect setting for budding photographers. Enjoy cosying up to the butterflies, zooming in to the gardens and marvelling at the peacocks and we’ll delight in featuring your beautiful shots.

A BIG thank you to seafordegardens for permission ...

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A BIG thank you to seafordegardens for permission to take photos of amazing Irish dancer rioghnachbrogan_ in her sensation dancing dress as part of my ‘Stunning Dancers at Stunning Locations’ photo experiences #irishdancer #irishdancing #irishdancemagazine #dance #dancelife💃 #photoshoot #portrait #portraitphotography #pose #beauty #location #emeralddancephotography #canon #dancephotographer #seafordegardens #belfastphotographer #photographer #dancephotographer #festivaldancer #dress #dancingdress #discoverni #tourismni #offcameraflash #irish #ireland #northernireland
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#butterfly #flutterby #cute #orange ...

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🧡 #butterfly #flutterby #cute #orange #orangebutterfly #nature #seafordegardens #seafordebutterflyhouse #soprettty #life #beautiful
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Anyone else found a real life Ghibli scene? 🙊 ...

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Anyone else found a real life Ghibli scene? 🙊 We also were driving an Audi 🙈 #ghibli #ghibliscene #reallifeghibli #ghiblistudio #ghiblimovies #spiritedaway #hayaomiyazaki #chihiro #haku #noface #yubaba #kaonashi #kamaji #zeniba #reallifemoviescence #cute #anime #life #happy #pretty #nature #green #greenery #beautiful #natrual #seaforde #seafordegardens #千と千尋の神隠し #senandchihirosspiritingaway #sentochihironokamikakushi
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Come and get up close with a large tree nymph, ...

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Come and get up close with a large tree nymph, also known as a paper kite butterfly. From today, face masks must be worn in the Butterfly House and Shop. #largetreenymph #paperkitebutterfly #tropicalbutterflyhouse #tropicalbutterflies #discoverni #tourismni #seafordegardens
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How trippy is this picture 📷 seafordegardens ...

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How trippy is this picture 📷 seafordegardens 👀🤪🤯 . . #clouds #maze #seafordegardens#garden #trees #trippy #trippyphotography #niphotographer #northernireland #codown #seaforde #colours #myphotography
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Can you find the middle of the maze? #maze ...

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Can you find the middle of the maze? #maze #mazegarden #skygazing #daysoutwithkids #seafordegardens #discoverni #tourismni #northernirelandtourism
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The gorgeous blue morpho shows off its underside,...

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The gorgeous blue morpho shows off its underside, providing perfect camouflage against predators in the wild #bluemorpho #tropicalbutterflyhouse #seafordegardens #discoverni #tourismni
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🦋 We’re back 🦋! The Gardens and Tropical ...

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🦋 We’re back 🦋! The Gardens and Tropical Butterfly House reopen from tomorrow, Friday 17th July. Cafe not open initially but soft drinks and ice creams are available in the shop. Looking forward to seeing you all soon! 🦚 🦚
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Jungle vibes in the pheasantry at Seaforde Garden ...

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Jungle vibes in the pheasantry at Seaforde Garden yesterday. #seafordegardens #jungle #ferns #green #rain #secretgardens #gardenviews Cheers mcn.claire for organising the visit!
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Finding a spot out of the wind on a blustery ...

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Finding a spot out of the wind on a blustery morning! 💨🦚
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Day 10 - a snap from the Seaforde Tropical ...

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Day 10 - a snap from the Seaforde Tropical Butterfly House. Definitely an enjoyable day out for all ages! Walled garden with some eye catching flowers, resident peacock strutting its stuff, and the main feature being the butterfly house itself. Butterflies, turtles, exotic birds, and even a little insect display towards the exit - what more could you want? 🦋🐢🐦🐜 #photography #canonphotography #turtle #seafordegardens #seafordebutterflyhouse #seaforde #wildlife
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