Hwadamsup
화담숲
A private arboretum run by the LG Evergreen Foundation as a public-service undertaking. It opened formally in 2013 across 165,265 square metres laid out as sixteen themed gardens, planted with some 4,000 species of native and introduced plants. The ground is a hillside, steep enough that a monorail runs it. The thing that catches out first-time visitors is that there are no tickets at the gate.
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Place information
- Korean name
- 화담숲
- Address
- 278-1 Docheokwit-ro, Docheok-myeon, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Opening hours
- 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00)
- Closed
- Every Mon
- Hours notes
- The operator states that Hwadamsup runs entirely on advance reservation. That comes before any opening time: without a booking, when the gate opens does not matter, because there is no way in. It also asks visitors to check its notice board first, since the hours below can change with the season and the weather.
- Admission
- ₩11,000
Prices
| Admission · Adult · spring, summer and autumn(adults aged 19 to under 65) | ₩11,000 |
|---|---|
| Admission · Senior · spring, summer and autumn(seniors aged 65 and over) | ₩9,000 |
| Admission · Youth · spring, summer and autumn(youths of middle- and high-school age) | ₩9,000 |
| Admission · Child · spring, summer and autumn(children from 24 months to the end of primary school) | ₩7,000 |
| Admission · Infant(infants under 24 months) | Free |
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Where these facts come from
- Hwadamsup — its own introduction page (an arboretum founded and run by the LG Evergreen Foundation as a public-service undertaking; formally opened 2013; 165,265 m²; sixteen themed gardens; some 4,000 native and introduced plant species) ·
- Hwadamsup — its contact page, giving the address 278-1 Docheokwit-ro, Docheok-myeon, Gwangju-si and the telephone number ·
- Hwadamsup — its own hours and admission page (open 09:00–18:00, last entry 17:00, closed every Monday, with a standing note that hours may change with the season and the weather and that visitors should check the notice board first. The fee table is headed spring, summer and autumn and gives 11,000 won adult, 9,000 senior and youth, 7,000 child, free for infants under 24 months, with the monorail ticket sold separately. The age bands are defined as adult 19 to under 65, senior 65 and over, youth middle- and high-school age, and child from 24 months to the end of primary school.) ·
- The Hwadamsup home page, whose standing visitor notice states that it operates on a 100% advance-reservation basis ·
- OpenStreetMap — the Hwadamsup park polygon, reverse-geocoding to Docheok-myeon, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, the same myeon and city as the address Hwadamsup publishes. ·