Gardens with tulips to visit this spring

With their origins in the hills of the Eastern Mediterranean, tulips have caused a sensation in the horticultural world for centuries.  Endlessly adaptable they are perfect in pots, urns or any other type of planter; scattered naturally through a meadow; or incorporated into a mixed border design. The National Garden Scheme has an array of wonderful gardens where tulips form a focal point opening this year, tip toe on to find the perfect garden to visit this spring.

Please note: the weather can impact the bloom times of all spring bulbs so timing the openings with the tulips isn’t always an exact science.

Townsend Farmhouse, Bedfordshire opens as part of the Steppingley Village Gardens on Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 April and Sunday 24 & Monday 25 May – for details click here

Watcombe, Somerset, opens on Sunday 12 April, Sunday 17 May & Sunday 7 June – for details click here

The Chaucer Road Group, Cambridgeshire has a variety of lovely gardens, many with displays of tulips – opens Sunday 3 and Monday 4 May – for details click here

Netherhall Manor, Cambridgeshire, opens Sunday 5 April & Sunday 3 May – for details click here

Trinity Hall, Wychfield Site, Cambridgeshire opens with majestic trees, tulips and spring flowers on Sunday 12 April – for details click here

Gelli Uchaf, Carmartenshire opens with pre-booking essential Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 April – for details click here

Manley Knoll, Cheshire opens on Sunday 17 May – for details click here

The Paddock, Derbyshire opens Sunday 12 April & Sunday 12 July and By Arrangement April – September – for details click here

The Old Rectory, Litton Cheney, Dorset opens Sunday 26 and Wednesday 29 April – for details click here

Furzelea, Essex opens with wonderful displays of tulips on Sunday 3 May – for details click here

Ulting Wick, Essex is a paradise for tulip lovers, opens Sunday 19 April and Friday 24 April – for details click here

Charlton Down House, Gloucestershire opens on Thursday 30 April – for details click here

Daylesford House, Gloucestershire opens Wednesday 15 April – for details click here

The Gate, Gloucestershire opens Sunday 26 April – for details click here

Glebe House, Gwent opens Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 May – for details click here

High Glanau Manor, Gwent opens on Sunday 26 April – for details click here

The Monmouth Gardens Group opens on Sunday 17 May – for details click here

Lord Wandsworth College, Hampshire opens on Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 April – for details click here

Terstan, Hampshire opens on Sunday 19 April – for details click here

Hurst House, Kent opens on Saturday 23 May – for details click here

Whitstable Joy Lane Gardens a dozen eclectic gardens by the sea open Sunday 10 May – for details click here

Wretham Lodge, Norfolk opens Sunday 26 April – for details click here

The Old Bakery, Northamptonshire opens Sunday 12 April as part of the Flore Gardens group – for details click here

Broughton Grange, Oxfordshire opens with spectacular tulip displays on Sunday 26 April – for details click here

The Bramleys, Shropshire opens on Sunday 3 May  – for details click here 

Westbrooke House, Leicestershire opens on Sunday 26 April – for details click here

51 The Chase, London opens on Tuesday 14 and Sunday 19 April – for details click here

11 West Hill, Surrey (lead image) is a hidden gem that opens on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 April – for details click here

47 Denmans Lane, Sussex opens on Sunday 22 March and Sunday 5, Monday 6 April, Sunday 3 May and Monday 4 May – for details click here

The Old Rectory, Warbleton, East Sussex opens on Thursday 23 April, pre-booking essential – for details click here

The Oast, East Sussex opens on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April – for details click here

Penns in the Rocks, East Sussex opens Sunday 29 March and Sunday 17 May – for details click here

Manor of Dean, West Sussex opens on Sunday 26 April – for details click here

The Old Vicarage, Sussex opens with pre-booking on Thursday 2, Thursday 9 April, Thursday 16, Thursday 23 and Thursday 30 April – for details click here

Saltmarshe Hall, Yorkshire with its five acres of ornamental gardens opens on Monday 4 May – for details click here

Scape Lodge, West Yorkshire opens on Sunday 3 and Sunday 10 May – for details click here

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