Royal Botanical Gardens
RBG Centre and Hendrie Park are located at 680 Plains Road West, Burlington Ontario. Royal Botanical Gardens is Canada’s largest, with over 2,400 acres of gardens and nature sanctuary that spans Hamilton and Burlington Ontario. In addition to the gardens, visitors can also enjoy hiking trails, special events and year-round programming. Be sure to leave time to visit the other gardens (Rock Garden, Laking Garden, and the Arboretum) after your Telling Tales experience.
Where to Stay
There are many hotels located in both Hamilton and Burlington, here are a few for consideration
Holiday Inn Burlington Hotel and Conference Centre – 3063 South Service Road, Burlingotn
Waterfront Hotel Downtown Burlington – 2020 Lakeshore Road, Burlington
Sheraton Hamilton Hotel, 116 King St. W, Hamilton
Courtyard by Marriott, 1224 Upper James St., Hamilton
For more information on accommodations and what to see and do
in Burlington visit Tourism Burlington
in Hamilton visit Tourism Hamilton
Getting Here
By Car:
FROM TORONTO AND EAST
Queen Elizabeth Way to Highway 403 West (Hamilton). Exit at Waterdown Road. Travel 800 metres south along Waterdown Road to Plains Road West. Turn right onto Plains Road West and travel 2km. Turn left into the RBG Centre parking lot.
FROM KITCHENER-WATERLOO AND WEST INCLUDING DETROIT (U.S.A.)
Highway 401 East to Highway 6 South. Follow Highway 6 South for about 25 km. Exit onto York Road, make a left and then a right on the new Plains Road and drive south crossing over the 403. Turn left at the lights to continue on Plains Road West for about 1 km, passing the glass building. Turn right into the RBG parking lot.
FROM THE NIAGARA REGION AND BUFFALO (U.S.A.)
Queen Elizabeth Way to Highway 403 West (Hamilton). Exit at Waterdown Road. Travel 800 metres south along Waterdown Road to Plains Road West. Turn right onto Plains Road West and travel 2km. Turn left into the RBG parking lot.
Parking:
There is free parking at the RBG Main Entrance and RBG Rock Garden Parking Lot, 1185 York Blvd. RBG Rock Garden has a dedicated Shuttle operating (more info on our Free Bus information page).
If all lots are full, overflow parking may be available at the Bayfront Funeral Home and on the side streets behind the RBG main office.
By Bus:
Burlington Transit Plains 1 buses stop directly in front of RBG Centre / Hendrie Park (note that the Plains 101 Express no longer makes stops along Plains Road).
Burlington Transit and HSR buses connect seamlessly via free transfer in downtown Hamilton, and all local buses are equipped with bike racks.
Go Transit:
GO TRAIN
Take the Lakeshore West Train Line. Exit at the Burlington Train Station and take Burlington Transit Route 1 Plains to Hamilton to RBG Centre OR exit at the Aldershot Train Station and take our Dedicated Telling Tales Shuttle to RBG Centre (more info on our Free Bus information page).
GO TRAIN WITH A BICYCLE
Take the Lakeshore West Train Line. Exit at the Aldershot station, a 4 km bicycle ride to RBG Centre (directions).
GO BUS
Depending on the starting location, multiple GO bus routes are available, with transfers to Burlington Transit at the Burlington Train station (Burlington Transit Route 1 Plains to Hamilton), or various transfer points in Hamilton. Please see the GO Transit trip planner for assistance.
