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Rare tulips to go on display at new Hampton Court Palace festival

Local News by The Editor 16th Apr 2021  
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Rare, historic and specialist varieties of tulips are now on display at Hampton Court Palace as part of its first ever Tulip Festival.

Gardeners at the palace planted 100,000 bulbs of the flower last autumn and have carefully curated colourful displays of the tulips as they come into bloom in the palace's courtyards and formal gardens.

This includes a unique display of rare bulbs from the Hortus Bulborum in the Netherlands along with handmade replicas of Mary II's tulip vases, which can be seen at the Lower Orangery.

The festival runs from Monday, April 12 to May 3 and opening hours are 10am-5pm.

This does not include Saturday, April 17 when the palace and its gardens will be closed as a mark of respect for HRH Prince Philip.

Tickets are included in palace admission (members go free) and a guide to the festival will be available for visitors at the palace.

Read next: Hunt is on for gold bunnies at Hampton Court Palace

The official event listing can be found here.

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