Festina Lente
Victorian walled garden and equestrian centre in Bray with sensory trail, terrapin ponds, fairy wishing tree and family-friendly horse riding lessons.
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Festina Lente is a charity-run Victorian walled garden and equestrian centre on Old Connaught Avenue in Bray. Families wander through formal beds, a sensory trail and two terrapin ponds, with plenty of benches and a fairy wishing tree that younger kids love. The garden centre shop and outdoor café sit beside community allotments, so there is always something growing to look at. Next door, the equestrian learning centre runs lessons, pony camps and therapeutic riding, with an easy-going feel that works well for children and adults, including those with additional needs.
- Large Victorian walled garden with distinct ornamental, pool and kitchen garden areas
- Sensory trail designed for calm, multi-sensory exploring along the garden walls
- Terrapin sanctuary pools that many children like to watch and revisit
- Fairy Wishing Tree where children can leave written wishes for the fairies
- Community allotments and kitchen garden showing real fruit, vegetables and herbs growing through the year
- Outdoor café and garden shop inside the walls for coffee, cakes and plants
- Equestrian learning centre offering lessons, camps and therapeutic riding for children and adults
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Good to know
About
Festina Lente is a charity-run Victorian walled garden and equestrian centre on Old Connaught Avenue in Bray. Families wander through formal beds, a sensory trail and two terrapin ponds, with plenty of benches and a fairy wishing tree that younger kids love. The garden centre shop and outdoor café sit beside community allotments, so there is always something growing to look at. Next door, the equestrian learning centre runs lessons, pony camps and therapeutic riding, with an easy-going feel that works well for children and adults, including those with additional needs.