Restoring Hillsborough’s Courthouse Clock
An exciting conservation project has been undertaken in Hillsborough. The courthouse clock – which stopped over...
Category: Hillsborough Castle
The Walled Garden at Hillsborough Castle
The Walled Garden at Hillsborough Castle was originally built in the 18th century. Now, work is...
Hillsborough Castle – the work so far…
A sunny Friday afternoon and a stream of lorries trundle into site, back and forth. So...
The earth has been moving…
The fine dry spring weather in Northern Ireland over the past two weeks means the car...
Wren Boys, Mummers & St Stephen’s Day
We often catch sight of the little brown wrens (Troglodytidae – cave dweller) here at Hillsborough...
A Georgian Family Christmas
For our first Christmas event at Hillsborough Castle, we are giving visitors a glimpse of preparations for...
What Value Fakes, Copies and Reproductions?
Recently, Historic Royal Palaces’ ‘newest’ site, Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland, played host to Her Majesty...