Did you know that Tulips originated in Central Asia. The name for 'tulips' was thought to have come from the Persian word for a turban, as the flowers were thought to resemble turbans (with a bit of imagination perhaps). Nowadays they are planted in British Gardens everywhere flowering from April until mid-May.
We feature 7 gardens where you can see stunning displays of tulips to take your breath away. Have a look!
Arundel Castle Gardens - Sussex
The Tulip Festival here is one of the finest displays in Europe and is set against the breath-taking backdrop of the Castle. A sea of colour awaits as the festival showcases over 120 different named tulips planted by the castle's award-winning Head Gardener, Martin Duncan, and his team. This year's festival is set to feature over 110,000 tulips, creating a stunning display of colour and beauty as the bulbs burst into bloom.
Café and Shop.
Forde Abbey, Somerset
There will be an explosion of colour this spring with Tulips taking centre stage. There are early, mid-season and later flowering varieties to flower right from the beginning of April to mid-May. There are selected combinations in various heart-warming colours to welcome you. A mixture of wild species has been planted in other parts of the garden to blend in harmoniously with the wildflower meadows. Quite unique is the tulip swirl inspired by a Penitential Spiral from Monastic times, used for meditation by the Monks.
Café and shop. Dogs welcome on short leads.
Hampton Court, London
The exciting Hampton Court Palace Tulip Festival is back in 2025 with over 100,000 tulip bulbs erupting in colour at one of the UK's biggest displays of planted tulips.
This year's Tulip Festival does really promise a floral spectacle like no other. Explore 60 acres of breath-taking royal gardens and experience Henry V111's famous grounds brimming with award-winning tulips. World Tulip Garden Award Winner.
Restaurant and Shop. 
Hever Castle, Kent
From tulips to blossoms and bluebells, Hever Castle & Gardens have got spring covered this year with a colourful celebration that promises to delight. Tulips take top spot with naturalistic displays in the grounds, and more formal displays in the Walled Garden. In addition, spring bedding, cherry, and apple blossom galore, magnolias, early rhododendrons, hyacinths, camassias and bluebells, there's much more to celebrate in the grounds. Restaurant and shop. 
Morton Hall Gardens, Worcestershire
Each year the Gardens hold a wonderful Tulip Festival, this year in early May.
In addition to intricate tulip planting schemes in formal borders and pots, swathes of naturalized bulbs may be enjoyed in the glorious spring meadows and woodland gardens. Many more magical tulip varieties will be on display as cut flowers. Because of the popularity of this event all tickets must be prebooked.
Refreshments and shop.
Trentham Gardens – Staffordshire
Over a million bulbs have been planted for their annual Spring Bulb Festival, giving visitors an amazing uplifting, immersive and colourful experience as you walk through the gardens. The highlight will be the Tulip displays in April with the Italian Gardens truly coming alive with tulips packed with fragrance, and alive with bees looking for an early source of spring nectar. The woodland meadows will also be carpeted with white wood anemones.
Restaurants, Shops, Dogs welcome on leads. 
This spring, RHS Garden Hyde Hall near Chelmsford will be a kaleidoscope of colour as over 8,500 tulip bulbs burst into bloom transforming the Cottage Garden, Floral Fantasia Garden, and Hilltop Garden into a floral paradise. Don't miss the stunning container displays too. So much more to see on your visit from its iconic Dry Garden to exciting new features, this amazing place goes from strength to strength. Image RHS/Neil Hepworth.
Restaurant and shop.
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