Greenmount Campus - Growing the professional gardeners, growers, greenkeepers and florists of the future.

Greenmount offers an extensive range of full and part-time horticulture courses for school leavers, mature students and those already working in the industry. The extensive and inspiring college grounds underpin these courses and are well worth a visit. Take time out this summer to visit us, entry is free and picnics are welcome.

The Richardson’s Walled Garden at Greenmount Campus

Visit one of Ireland’s premier walled gardens. The garden will be open and staff will be on hand to answer your gardening questions and advise on courses available on the following dates. Opening times Saturdays 10.30am to 5.00pm, Sundays 1.00 to 6.00pm.

• 25 and 26 July - Open Weekend
• 8 and 9 August - Rose Picnic - Photo Gallery
  Come along bring a picnic and enjoy the beautiful roses
• 22 and 23 August - Greenmount Garden Gallery
  This weekend the garden acts as an outdoor gallery for local artists to display their work.
  The Greenmount Association Floristry Club will also be creating temporary/transient art using natural materials - Sculpture weekend

Course open evenings

• 24 August 7.00 to 9.00pm
  Foundation Degree in Horticulture Careers Advice
  Evening (full and part-time study routes available).
• 27 August 7.00-9.00pm
  Certificate and Diploma in Horticulture Careers Advice
  Evening (full and part-time study routes available).

How to find us

Greenmount Campus is situated outside Antrim.

• By car - From Antrim town centre follow the signs for Airport A6.
• At the mini roundabout, take the second exit.
• After 1.5 miles turn left into Tirgracey Road.
• Continue 0.75 miles along this road.
• Entrance to Greenmount Campus is situated on the left.

Contacts

Telephone: 028 9442 6601

Email: enquiries@cafre.ac.uk

Address: College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise,
Greenmount Campus,
ANTRIM,
BT41 4PU

Group bookings only : Alan McIlveen 028 9442 6669.