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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
Mount Stewart fountains. Sunken Garden parterres restored to 1930s heyday. Heather parterres in the Italian Garden and South American borders in the Lily Wood also restored. Multi-sensory activity trails and hands-on gardening activities with the new gardener

Opening arrangements
Lakeside gardens
 All year  10--sunset Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
Formal gardens
 21 Feb–29 Mar 09  10–4 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Sa Su
 1 Apr–30 Apr 09  10–6 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
 1 May–30 Sep 09  10–8 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
 1 Oct–31 Oct 09  10–6 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
House
 7 Mar–29 Mar 09  12–6 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Sa Su
 2 Apr–30 Apr 09  12–6 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Th Fr Sa Su
 10 Apr–19 Apr 09  12–6 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
 1 May–31 May 09  1–6 Mo Closed Tuesdays We Th Fr Sa Su
 1 Jun–30 Jun 09  1–6 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
 1 Jul–31 Aug 09  12–6 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
 2 Sep–30 Sep 09  12–6 Mo Closed Tuesdays We Th Fr Sa Su
 3 Oct–1 Nov 09  12–6 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Th Fr Sa Su
Temple of the Winds
 5 Apr–1 Nov 09  2–5 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Closed Saturdays Su
 10 Apr–14 Apr 09  2–5 Mo Tu Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Fr Sa Su
KEY: Dark blue=open
Open Bank Holiday Mondays and all other public holidays in Northern Ireland including 17 March. House: admission by guided tour (timed tickets only); opens 12 Saturday/Sunday. Last admission 1 hour before closing. Lakeside gardens closed 25 December. Telephone for shop/restaurant opening times

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: £7.40 (£6.72), child £3.70 (£3.36), family £18.40 (£16.72). Groups (£5.80). Gardens only: £5.60 (£5.09), child £2.80 (£2.54), family £14 (£12.72). Groups (£4.40)


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