Hamilton Botanic Gardens
Hamilton Botanic Gardens
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mdh969
Canberra, Australia615 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Friends
We were staying in Tauranga for a few days so took a trip to the Hamilton Botanical gardens. There is no entry fee, but you can purchase a map for $2.00 to find your way around. This place is huge, so the map is a worthwhile purchase. The money for the map goes toward the upkeep of the gardens.

The gardens are stunning, and you can easily spend half a day looking at all the themed gardens.

There is also a cafe that serves hot drinks and food.
Written 11 November 2023
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TanyaMcKinnon
Melbourne, Australia116 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Family
What a hidden gem this garden is! Absolutely stunning with enormous trees over 100 years old. Beautiful place to picnic on grass or at tables. Plenty of shade also.
Written 29 September 2023
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Simon C
Melbourne, Australia3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022 • Friends
Tour guides friendly with great knowledge of these beautiful gardens. Will definitely be back for another gardens tour.
Written 13 June 2022
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David A
Berri, Australia252 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022
Historical Botanic Gardens with an easy walk around them. Parking was easy and lots of descriptors for plant species.
Written 2 May 2022
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Seema N
Hamilton, Australia3 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2022
This garden is very Peaceful and full of greenery, very close to city, in middle of city you can say. Good for quite stroll or sitting with friends.
Written 15 April 2022
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Oldjack
Greater Melbourne, Australia27,929 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2021
The gardens are mature and well developed with some interesting mature trees and occasional interesting plantings
Written 16 November 2021
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Mike C
Horsham, Australia507 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2021
These dog friendly gardens are so pleasant to stroll through. There are some spectacular trees. Such a nice place to walk the dog.
Written 31 October 2021
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nilintentum_reliquit
Melbourne, Australia2,616 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2020 • Solo
Famously designed garden by Guilfoyle in 1800s. Small and easy to wander around close to city centre.
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Written 26 December 2020
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LJB
3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2020
The gardens are laden with beautiful green shady European trees and rambling green lawns and is a great place to go on a hot day. As soon as you enter you can feel a cool drop in the temperature, because of the shade and greenness, giving instant relief. There's a lovely duck and fish pond with a walking bridge and kids love to feed the ducks. There's also a playground and plenty of room for children to play and run around. There's a lovely rotunda on the lawn area and a beautiful old water fountain along the path that rambles throughout the gardens. A great place to take the family.
Written 13 December 2020
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Helen H
Hamilton, Australia26 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2020 • Solo
This garden is stunning. Designed by the same garden designer as the Melbourne Botanical gardens it has some amazing heritage trees and an old world feel. Beautiful whimsical Fountain and gazebo. Oh and a giant amphitheatre with love music in a rotunda some weekends.
Written 8 December 2020
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