Botanic Gardens Belfast. Free days out in N.I.

So…it has been a rainy summer here and we seem to have spent more than usual on days out and away with our girls. We have a few go-to ‘free’ activities for some days out and they are often quite simple but we tried a new one this month. We visited the botanical gardens in Belfast…it was just the perfect way to while away an afternoon, combining it with a visit to the museum, a picnic in the park and a cuppa in one of the close by coffee shops.

Whilst we have often been to the museum and maybe called in for a milkshake on the Stranmillis Rd on the way back, we have never wandered through the gardens next to the museum.
We loved the Palm House and the loop around the park. A lazy dander through the rose garden and a bit of people watching.
The girls loved it and were so chilled out…I always think their behaviour is so good when they have space and time to play with no agenda and no list of instructions. Time to chat and simply spend time as a family.

I hope these are the things that they’ll look back on and remember. 
The lazy family chill out days where we did lots but did little!!