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Royal Botanical Gardens


Royal Botanical Gardens
680 Plains Rd. W.
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada
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Admiral Inn Hamilton £52 1.7 mi 2.8 km 3 of 5 stars
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Days Inn Hamilton £63 2.9 mi 4.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Bell Motel N/A 3.0 mi 4.8 km 3.5 of 5 stars
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West Plains Bistro 1.7 mi 2.7 km 4 of 5 stars
Wild Orchid Cafe 2.1 mi 3.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Bailey's 2.1 mi 3.4 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Enchanting Ontario” AAA South / Going Places Magazine
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“Royal Botanical Gardens” VirtualTourist.com
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 16 attractions in Hamilton
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Traveller Description: Visitors can stroll through 2,700 acres of flowers and plants, which include a bird sanctuary and woodland arboretum.
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Attraction type: Garden
Address: 680 Plains Rd. W. Hamilton, Ontario
Canada
Tel: 905-825-5040

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“One of finest gardens in Canada”
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5 of 5 stars
raquelitaHamilton_ON
Hamilton, ON
2 Jun 2009

Visit the main building as well as the gardens - the Mediterranean garden is outstanding and is in full glory in January.  The garden is sure to lift your spirits and you'll believe there WILL be warmth again. more

“Fabulous views...”
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4 of 5 stars
GSR07
Novi, Michigan
4 Sep 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

We visited the RBG during the Labor Day weekend. Thanks to the excellent weather we really enjoyed the visit. I wish we had more time since we could visit only 2 of the 5 major garden areas. The highlight of our visit was lunch at the Tea Room that overlooks the Rock Garden. Good food and excellent views of the... more

“Adore all the roses.”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Huntsville ontario
8 Jun 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

I go every year to see all the roses. There are millions of roses. With a digital camera you can go crazy. Can't wait to go back this year. The peonies are also well worth the trip. more

“much more then flowers”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Hamilton,On
13 Oct 2003
9/9 found this review helpful

Hmm where do I start 65 miles of trails crossing through 5 major Gardens and 4 wildlife sanctuaries. Yes the Rock Garedens get lots of wedding parties as do the rose gardens across from the HQ building But there is still Laking gardens and the lilac dell and the indoor mediteranean gardens inside the HQ building.The trails are incredible some... more

“flowers?”
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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
hamilton ontario
27 Nov 2002
1/15 found this review helpful

they had alot of flowers, some birds and some trees. i really liked the flowers but i think they should get rid of the trees and birds to make more room for flowers. more

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Royal Botanical Gardens Address

680 Plains Rd. W., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Tel: 905-825-5040