Brisbane City Botanic Gardens — Attraction in Brisbane City

The Brisbane City Botanic Gardens are located at Gardens Point and are bordered by the Brisbane CBD and the Brisbane River.

Originally the gardens were planted by convicts in 1825 with food crops to feed the prison colony. Then in 1828 the botanist, Charles Fraser, selected the site to become a public garden and by 1855 the garden was established. The gardens are now Brisbane’s oldest and most mature with many rare and unusual botanic species.

There are many areas in the gardens ranging from large open grassed areas perfect for picnicking on, rainforest, beautiful lilly ponds and a fascinating mangrove boardwalk with an avenue of bunya pines.

There are free guided walks led by Volunteer Guides Monday to Saturday. You can join one at the Rotunda near the Alice Street entrance at either 11am or 1pm.

These gardens offer a great escape for Brisbane’s busy city workers and if you haven’t brought your own lunch you can visit the City Gardens Cafe. The cafe is located in the 1905 Curator’s cottage and offer a fresh, innovative menu.

City Botanic GardensWalter Hill was the first curator of the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens from 1855 to 1881. He worked diligently for almost 30 years to establish the gardens introducing flowering trees, economic plants and decorative plants.

During his time he carried out expeditions to Tropical North Queensland to collect interesting native plants and was responsible for introducing mango, pawpaw, cotton and sugarcane to Queensland. To commemorate the wonderful works Walter Hill did for the City Botanic Gardens there is the Walter Hill Fountain located inside the gardens.

You’ll also find the Gardens Cycle Hire at the Alice Street Main Entrance so you can explore the gardens by bicycle, follow the trail along the Brisbane River and then hop on board a CityCat and visit further suburbs.

There’s over 500 kilometres of bike paths in Brisbane so you can explore it all. There are bikes for everyone including kiddie carriers, baby seats and tandems. You can also pick up handy brochures and riding directions so you don’t get lost.

The Riverstage is located in the gardens and during the year is home to concerts, music festivals, exhibitions and shows. There’s a large grassy hill which overlooks the stage so it’s the perfect place to take a blanket and enjoy some...

Brisbane City Botanical Gardens are located at 147 Alice Street Brisbane. A wonderful public garden positioned just a short walk from the majestic Brisbane River.

Some of the many highlights when visiting these gardens is the magnificent River Stage & the ageless Garden Cafe, both of these facilities are located just a short distance from the QUT precinct & Queensland Parliament House.

Walking through the main entrance is a highlight in its self, this part of the gardens is lined by Moreton Bay Fig trees 🌳 & other assortment of trees making it a perfect shaded area on a hot summers day. 😎

Throughout the Botanical Gardens are loads of adequate green spaces are available for family outings & corporate engagements. There are play areas for children with swings, slides & even a sandpit.

This magnificent Botanical Garden has more than adequate user friendly pathways for wheelchair access & Motorised Scooters.

There is a very good public walkway/bike way along the Brisbane River where you can safely ride your bike or ride a hire scooter which are suitably located in & around Brisbane City.

These gardens have a fantastic range of plants, assorted flower beds in & around these fantastic grounds. The Council garden staff are always trying to ensure that everything in the Botanical Gardens are kept in perfect condition.

A large rainforest area is located along the Brisbane River walking trail, definitely worth walking through on a hot Summer's Day. There are public amenities onsite as well as adequate drinking fountains around the gardens.

You can easily walk down from the busy Brisbane City precinct just to get away from the noise of traffic and the many people that are in the city either working...

Brisbane Botanic Gardens is located alongside Brisbane River, Alice Street, QUT and Queensland Parliament.

It’s the major park for the capital albeit fairly small. There are a few places where it’s still, peaceful and gorgeous. Just what a park needs. The grass is beautifully maintained.

Composing of several sections of lawned grass, manicured flowers, nesting trees to old toilets, old and new paths, a steel structure with no climbing flowers, a disgusting filthy pond with eels, a structure for deceased police officers to a very old tired coffee shop located at the top of the hill.

It’s also used by the locals on their morning rush hour using bicycles and scooters.

Often crossing Friendship Bridge, they reach QUT to hurl themselves at breakneck speed down the path to the main entrance at Alice Street to continue their commute. It’s highly dangerous.

Often witnessing these people, speeds of 30km/hr are not uncommon and they do not care about walkers, strollers, children or dogs. The first death or major accident has to be soon. Why doesn’t Brisbane Council ban these through the park?

Sunday mornings bring market goers at the main entrance. Selling food, jewellery and frankly junk, be aware the music is unnecessary and ridiculously loud. For a resting place to stroll the music needs to be off.

The pond is absolutely hideous. Reflecting an apocalyptic public health nightmare, this water houses lots of dead weeds, has numerous eels, looks awful and basically needs a bulldozer through it alongside the pergola which adds absolutely nothing to the park.

Bring vision, new toilets, a new fabulous colourful beautiful pond and water feature, and the park would...