Midlands’ Largest Floral Event Opens Friday 3 April After Huge Opening Weekend Turnout

The Midlands’ largest floral event will open fully on Friday 3 April, after drawing large crowds and widespread praise during its opening weekend.

Tulleys Tulip Garden, located at Hatton Country World near Warwick, welcomed thousands of visitors ahead of its official full launch, with organisers confirming that 2026 is its biggest year yet, significantly expanded from 2025.

Featuring in excess of 750,000 tulips and over 100 varieties, the event has grown into the largest floral display of its kind in the Midlands, transforming the Warwickshire countryside into a vibrant spring destination.

The garden comes from the creators of Tulleys Tulip Fest, the UK’s original and number one tulip festival, bringing their award-winning concept to the Midlands on an even larger scale this year.

Just 25 minutes from Birmingham and 45 minutes from Leicester, the attraction is expected to draw visitors from across the region throughout the spring.

Bigger, Brighter and Better Than 2025

Returning for 2026, the event has been expanded with more planting, more features and more to explore than ever before.

Visitors can walk through vast fields of tulips arranged in sweeping waves of colour, with carefully planned early, mid and late varieties ensuring the display evolves throughout the season.

New and returning features include:

* Live acoustic music across the garden

* New photo opportunities throughout the experience

* A Tulip Boutique with gifts and floral-inspired products

* A Coffee House serving hot drinks and refreshments

* Dutch-inspired street food, including traditional Dutch pancakes

Visitors attending the opening weekend described the experience as “beautiful” and “a perfect spring day out”, with many highlighting the scale and atmosphere of the event.

Visitor Information

Location

Tulleys Tulip Garden

Dark Lane, Hatton, Warwick, CV35 8XA

Tickets From 13.95 GBP

Under 2s go free

TulipGarden.co.uk

Additional Information

Free parking available on site

Dogs welcome

A taste of Holland in the UK - 1.5 million tulips set to bloom as UK’s No.1 Tulip Festival opens this April

Around 1.5 million beautiful, glorious tulips are set to burst into colour as the UK’s No.1 Tulip Festival opens on 3rd April, transforming fields at Tulleys Farm in West Sussex into one of Britain’s most spectacular spring flower displays.

More than 100 varieties of tulips have been planted across sweeping fields, creating a vibrant landscape of colour that evolves throughout the season as different varieties bloom in waves.

Alongside the flagship event in West Sussex, two sister festivals in Hertfordshire and Warwickshire will also welcome visitors this spring, meaning millions of tulips will bloom across three locations in England.

Together, the festivals form the UK’s largest tulip celebrations, drawing visitors eager to experience the spectacular colours of spring.

A Spring Spectacle

Visitors can wander through vast rows of tulips ranging from bold reds and golden yellows to soft pinks, deep purples and striking bi-colour blooms, with each stage of the season revealing a new palette across the fields.

Scenic pathways weave through the displays, allowing guests to immerse themselves in the sea of colour while discovering carefully designed viewpoints and striking floral installations along the way.

Alongside the flowers, visitors can enjoy seasonal food and drink, live music and a relaxed festival atmosphere celebrating the arrival of spring.

A Festival That Changes Week by Week

Unlike traditional flower displays that bloom for only a short window, the tulips are planted in carefully timed varieties so the landscape evolves throughout the season.

Early, mid and late flowering varieties bloom in succession, meaning the colours across the fields change week by week and no two visits are ever exactly the same.

A Celebration of Spring

Stuart Beare, owner of Tulleys Farm, told That's Gardening: "After the long winter months, seeing the first tulips begin to open is always a special moment. The fields slowly come to life as the colours appear, and visitors can walk through an incredible sea of blooms.

By planting a wide range of varieties we’re able to create a festival that evolves throughout the season, allowing people to experience spring in full colour."

Event Locations

The Tulleys Tulip Festivals take place at three locations across England:

• Tulleys Tulip Fest – Tulleys Farm, West Sussex

• Tulleys Tulip Fields – Willows Activity Farm, Hertfordshire

• Tulleys Tulip Garden – Hatton Country World, Warwickshire

Visitor Information

Opening 3rd April 2026 (dates vary slightly by location depending on bloom conditions).

For tickets and visitor information:

West Sussex – TulipFarm.co.uk

Hertfordshire – TulipFields.co.uk

Warwickshire – TulipGarden.co.uk