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Description
The Botanic Gardens (11ha) slope gently down to the River Lagan. At the entrance is a statue of physician William Thompson (Lord Kelvin, 1824-1907), a Belfast man, who was the first to propose the temperature scale that is named after him. The tropical glasshouse contains fine specimens of exotic plants. Not far away, Palm House, a very elegant glass structure with a dome, is one of the oldest glasshouses of this style in Europe.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide530 m - University Road, Belfast BT7 1NF
- The Green Guide672 m - Botanic Avenue, Belfast
- The Green Guide1.37 km - 24 Alfred Street, Belfast BT28
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Where to sleepnearby
- From £216Townlets Townhouse157 m - 130 Agincourt Avenue, Belfast BT7 1QD
- From £10Lagan Backpackers390 m - 121 Fitzroy Ave, Belfast BT71HU
- From £28Big Yellow Door in Queens Quarter427 m - 141 University Avenue, Belfast BT7 1GX
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Where to eatnearby
- Bitesofindia BotanicAround£20519 m - 9 Botanic Avenue, Belfast BT7 1JG
- Deanes at Queens££MICHELIN 2024551 m - 1 College Gardens, Belfast BT9 6BQ
- A Peculiar Tea£££MICHELIN 2024591 m - 44 University Road, Belfast BT7 1NJ
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