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Botanical Gardens Frommer's Highly Recommended


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Hours Daily 9:30am-5:30pm. Tours Tues-Wed and Fri 10:30am
Location Point Finger Rd. (at South Rd.),
Transportation Bus: 1, 2, 7, or 8. By bike or moped, turn left off Middle Rd. onto Tee St.; at Berry Hill Rd., go right; about 1km (2/3-mile) farther on the left is the signposted turnoff to the gardens; take a right fork to the parking lot on the left
Phone 441/236-4201
Prices Free admission

Review of Botanical Gardens

This 14-hectare (35-acre) landscaped park, maintained by the Department of Natural Resources, is one of Bermuda's major attractions. Hundreds of clearly identified flowers, shrubs, and trees line the pathways. Attractions include collections of hibiscus and subtropical fruit, an aviary, banyan trees, and even a garden for the blind. A 90-minute tour leaves at 10:30am on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, taking you through lushly planted acres. Guests meet at the Berry Hills entrance near the Botanical Gardens Visitor's Center. On the Tuesday and Friday tour, participants stop in at Camden, the official residence of Bermuda's premier for a look around. The cafe sells sandwiches and salads (soup and chili in winter). Early in 2008, the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art opened within a much-restored, much rebuilt building in these gardens. And in the spring of 2008, the Botanical Gardens launched am ambitious five-year plan to introduce four separate gardens of themed plants, including a Japanese Zen Garden, a 17th-century style English Parterre Garden, a 12th-century style Persian Garden, and a Tudor-style Children's Maze Garden.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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