Hope Botanical Gardens
The second largest Botanical Garden in the Caribbean after the one in Santo Domingo. The garden gets its name from the man Richard Hope who helped capture Jamaica for Great Britain and was given the property to reward him for his faithfulness to the Crown. Hope established a sugar plantation here. In 1758 the first stone aqueducts were built here, channeling the water of the Hope River and still part of the city's water supply system. In 1881 the government bought a part of the plantation and set up the botanical garden, much of which was first used as an experimental farm. Here new species of sugarcane, coffee, cocoa and pineapple was grown. Until the 1907 earthquake it was possible to travel here by tram from the city centre. Queen Elizabeth II visited the park in 1953 and since that "Royal" has been part of its name. There's a small zoo and a restaurant in the park. The garden has seen better days, but the zoo has been renovated and expanded.
- Hours
- Open now · closes 6:30 pm
Weekly hours
Mon 8:30 am–6:30 pm Tue 8:30 am–6:30 pm Wed 8:30 am–6:30 pm Thu 8:30 am–6:30 pm Fri 8:30 am–6:30 pm Sat 8:30 am–6:30 pm Sun 8:30 am–6:30 pm - Price
- Free
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Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.