Lodge Park Walled Garden & Steam Museum

The restoration of this eighteenth-century walled garden adjoining Lodge Park, a Palladian house of 1773, started in 1980. The old brick-faced walls look much as they did when it was built, and here fruit, flowers, and vegetables are grown for the house. The garden is divided into different sections but the design is dictated by the long, box-edged axis path with regularly spaced clipped yew trees. It comprises a south-facing shrub border, herbaceous border, different coloured gardens, vegetable area, and a rosarie which is at its best in June and July. The garden has a large collection of rare and unusual plants and is situated beside the Steam Museum.

Situated	20km West of Dublin. Follow signs to Steam Museum, Straffan. From Kill N7; from Lucan & Maynooth N4.
Open	May & September by arrangement in advance. June/July/August: Wednesday to Sunday & Bank Holidays 14.00 – 18.00
Admission	€7.50 per person for Garden and Steam Museum. €5.00 for groups of over 20 and OAP.
Facilities	Toilets, Teas, Gift and Garden Shop, Wheelchair Access, Plants for Sale. Pre-booked groups are welcome for morning coffee, lunch or tea in Steaming Kettle Tea House.
Contact	Mrs S Guinness, Lodge Park Walled Garden, Straffan, Co. Kildare Tel: +353 1 6288412 / 6273155 Fax: +353 1 6273477 Email: garden@steam-museum.ie Web Site:www.steam-museum.ie