Key facts
- Operator
- Private (Glenarm Estate / McDonnell family)
- Condition
- Intact
- Access
- Limited tour days
- Stays
- Overnight accommodation available
Pinpoint
2 Castle Lane, Glenarm, Ballymena BT44 0BQ
Telephone 028 2884 1203
Possible Opening hours
Opening times change. Always check the official website before you travel.
| Monday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Sunday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Glenarm's walled garden is the main event for most visitors - the castle itself is only open on select tour dates, and several reviewers who came for the garden never got inside the building at all. What is open regularly (garden, cafes, craft shops) is kept to a high standard, on an estate the McDonnell family still lives on.
Worth the trip
The walled garden, in particular during tulip season - the feature reviewers return to again and again, ahead of the castle.
Before you go
Check the calendar before visiting if seeing inside the castle matters - tours run on select dates only, while the garden and cafes follow a regular seasonal schedule. Book garden tickets online in advance.
Most visitors rave about the walled garden as the highlight, alongside a warmly personal guided castle tour and a well-regarded tea room, with several praising the family-run, lived-in feel of the estate. One less enthusiastic reviewer notes that the castle interior isn't always open (it wasn't on a Wednesday in early May) and some of the on-site shops were closed during their visit, so it's worth checking opening days before going.
Walled garden seasonal; castle tours select dates; estate stays
“We have visited Glenarm Castle Garden today. Lovely Tulips were all over. So beautiful. You can spend one whole day there. Nice Cafe, stone baked pizza much more. Kids will live it.”— Vipin Thomas, visitor review
