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Mount Stewart
© NTPL / Stephen Robson
Mount Stewart House, Garden and Temple of the Winds
Portaferry Road, Newtownards, Co. Down BT22 2AD
Telephone: 028 4278 8387
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Functions  1976 
Neo-classical house and celebrated gardens
  • One of Northern Ireland's most popular National Trust properties
  • Celebrated landscaped park: European Garden of Inspiration 2003
  • Dramatic views across Strangford Lough from the Temple of the Winds
  • Former home to a fascinating array of political leaders and society figures
  • Huge George Stubbs painting voted one of Britain's 100 Greatest Works of Art
  • See the 22 chairs used at the landmark Congress of Vienna, called to redefine Europe's frontiers after the fall of Napoleon

What's new this year
Open-air theatre. Wedding Fair and Harvest Food Fayre. Candle shop

Opening arrangements
Lakeside gardens
 1 Feb–31 Jan 09  10--sunset Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
Formal gardens
 8 Mar–31 Mar 08  10–4 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
 1 Apr–30 Apr 08  10–6 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
 1 May–30 Sep 08  10–8 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
 1 Oct–31 Oct 08  10–6 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
House
 8 Mar–17 Mar 08  12–6 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Sa Su
 21 Mar--30 Mar*  12–6 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
 5 Apr–27 Apr 08  12–6 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Sa Su
 1 May–31 May 08  1–6 Mo Closed Tuesdays We Th Fr Sa Su
 1 Jun–30 Jun 08  1–6 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
 1 Jul–31 Aug 08  12–6 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
 1 Sep–30 Sep 08  12–6 Mo Closed Tuesdays We Th Fr Sa Su
 4 Oct–2 Nov 07  12–6 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Sa Su
Temple of the Winds
 23 Mar--25 Mar*  2–5 Mo Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Sa Su
 5 Apr–26 Oct 08  2–5 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Closed Saturdays Su
KEY: Dark blue=open
Admission by guided tour to house. Open BH Mons and all other public hols in N Ireland inc. 17 March. Last admission 1hr before closing. NB: house opens at 12 every weekend. House and formal gardens closed Nov–Jan 09. Lakeside gardens closed 25 Dec. Tel. for shop and restaurant opening times. *Easter week

Contact details

028 4278 8387
Fax: 028 4278 8569
Email: mountstewart@nationaltrust.org.uk


Admission prices

Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets) House tour and gardens: £7 (£6.36), child £3.50 (£3.18), family £17.50 (£15.90). Groups (£5.50), Group visits outside normal hours (£7.50). Gardens only: £5.35 (£4.86), child £2.70 (£2.45), family £13.40 (£12.18). Groups (£4.20), Group visits outside normal hours (£5)


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