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Old Parliament House Gardens

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Old Parliament House Gardens offer a pleasant, rose filled place to pause in the heart of the Parliamentary Zone. Located on either side of Old Parliament House are the House of Representatives Garden and Senate Garden.

The roses in this garden were planted during the Great Depression. When parliament moved, the gardens were opened to the public. They were restored in 2004 to their current beauty.

The Old Parliament House Gardens are available for public and corporate functions. Call the National Capital Authority for garden-related enquiries.

Email Tennis Canberra for tennis court bookings.
  • Arbor in the centre of the Ladies Garden
    Old Parliament House Gardens
  • Young girl smelling roses. Photo by Jinkyart
    Smelling the roses. Photo by Jinkyart
  • Rex Hazlewood Garden
    Old Parliament House Gardens

DETAILS

PHONE

02 6272 2901

EMAIL

[email protected]

WEBSITE

our.nationalcapital.gov.au

OPENING HOURS

Open daily 9am - 5pm

COSTS

Free

SOCIAL

ACCESSIBILITY

Disabled access available, contact operator for details

Location

Old Parliament House Gardens

King George Terrace, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

OPEN IN GOOGLE MAPS

Features

Cafe

Carpark

Reviews

TripAdvisor traveller rating

BASED ON 36 REVIEWS

Ranked #48 of 220 things to do in Canberra on TripAdvisor

© TripAdvisor 2018

“Decent gardens.”

Reviewed on 14/01/2020

These are pretty decent gardens, located next to the old Parliament building.
There are some lovely flowers and fountains in the gardens.

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Review by

TheShis

“Lovely & quaint little place next to the Old Parliament House”

Reviewed on 08/01/2020

Chanced upon the gardens en route to the Old Parliament House and I would say it is a really nice and relaxing place to stop by for a while to look at the flowers.

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Review by

gwendolphyn

“Amazing Wisteria”

Reviewed on 18/10/2019

So many bees on Wisteria in full bloom. Peaceful garden with a tribute to the women in politics. Stunning colour.

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Review by

Janes F

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