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Opportunities for Mount Stewart garden volunteers

A young volunteer pushing two others through the gardens in a wheelbarrow © Jonathan Finegan

Come join in the fun

© Jonathan Finegan

We now have over 50 helpers donating their time and effort to assist the gardeners with day-to-day upkeep of these magnificent historic grounds – but there's plenty of room for more.

Mount Stewart is flowers, trees and chocy biscuits

A gardener and a garden volunteer lean on a gate © Mount Stewart / National Trust

Gardener David Dowd and Henry Moore hold up a gate after a hard day's work

© Mount Stewart / National Trust

We're saying goodbye to Henry Moore, a retired General Manager for the Northern Bank and also the former Chairman of Belfast City Hospital, who has been volunteering in Mount Stewart's gardens one day a week for the past five years. Who will take his place in our volunteering team?

Working with our community for our mutual benefit

Three of our staff at Mount Stewart plant flowers © Mount Stewart, National Trust

These Steps to Work gardeners are helping us out and learning new skills.

© Mount Stewart, National Trust

For the local community, Mount Stewart isn't just a spectacular place to relax and play - we also provide the opportunity to develop your skills and learn new ones to help you in your job search.

Bookworms wanted: enquire within

Bookshop volunteers Daphne Hamill, Helen Harrison, Marion Drysdale, and Amanda McFerran pose with a huge pile of books © Courtesy of Newtownards Chronicle

In October 2009, Mount Stewart opened its secondhand book shop. Since then it has grown from a few books on a trestle table to a set of dedicated shelves near our reception area.

Paul Stewart talks about our volunteers

playJoin our group of volunteers and find out how you can help Mount Stewart

NITB Business Insight invited Garden and Park Manager Paul Stewart to addresses local business in the Park Avenue Hotel, Belfast. He talked about our experience with volunteers.

Mount Stewart is now held as one of the successful businesses that exhibit best practice in this field in Northern Ireland.

Already volunteering at Mount Stewart?

A screenshot from the National Trusts my-volunteering website © National Trust

We’re excited to announce the launch of My Volunteering – an online area for National Trust volunteers. It’s a place where you’ll be able to read the latest National Trust news, share your own stories and much more.