How to Visit Norfolk Tulip Fields in the UK (2024)!

 Did you know that there is a chance to walk through a colourful tulip field in the UK? 

The Norfolk Tulip Fields is an annual event where Norfolk Hospice and Belmont Nurseries open up their flower field to the public to raise money for charity.

I’ve been wanting to visit a tulip field for years and so I was so happy that I finally got the chance.

It felt like a dream walking through all these flowers. They were a blanket of all different colours and went on as far as the eye could see.

Here is how to visit the Norfolk Tulip Fields near King’s Lynn and attend the Tulips for Tapping festival. 

It’s a little slice of the Netherlands in Norfolk and it makes a great day out for all ages. 

The tulips will blossom fully in late April to early May and this is when they will open field. But, you’ll have to be quick to see them. 

The Norfolk tulip garden only opens for around two weeks a year before these beautiful flowers are cropped and shipped off around the world. 

Norfolk Tulip Fields

How much does it cost to visit Norfolk Tulip Fields?

The tickets for Norfolk Tulip Fields only cost £7.50 per adult and £5 per child (under 5s go free). This is such a bargain for the rare opportunity to walk through a colourful tulip field in the UK.

What’s even better is that the money from the ticket sales goes to the Norfolk Hospice charity. They provide free care and comfort to residents of West Norfolk nearing the end of their lives.

So, not only do you get to enjoy a colourful flower field but you’re supporting a worthy cause!

This year, they are set to raise £100,000 which is such a help to the crucial care that they can provide to patients. 

Norfolk Tulip Fields

How to purchase Norfolk Tulip Fields tickets 

The only way that you can purchase tickets for the Norfolk Tulip Fields is on the Norfolk Hospice website.

Tickets are usually released two weeks before the tulip fields open and the dates change each year depending on the progress of the tulip crop.

Once the date for the ticket release has been announced, I would mark that date in your calendar to book tickets on the day they come on sale.

Tickets usually sell out on the day they are released!

Norfolk Tulip Fields

I actually had the website open at bang on 10 am the moment the tickets went on sale to purchase mine. 

Luckily, I didn’t find there was a queue at that time. But, if there is a high demand you may be waiting a while. 

Time slots are for 45 minutes per party (but you’re not restricted to this). The first time slot of the day is usually at 10 am and the last entry will be around 3.15 pm.

Norfolk Tulip Fields

Where in Norfolk are the tulip fields & how to visit 

The Norfolk Tulip Fields are located near the harbour town of King’s Lynn in Norfolk.

This is around an hour’s drive from Norwich, 90 minutes drive from Cambridge or a two-hour train ride from central London.

The tulips are very close to the Sandringham Estate which you can access off the A148 road. As you approach you’ll see the blue ‘Tulips for Tapping’ signs you can follow on West Newton Road. 

If you’re arriving by public transport, it’s easiest to take a taxi from King’s Lynn station to the tulip fields. There are no direct buses and public transport is very infrequent in this area. 

Norfolk Tulip Fields

Norfolk Tulips parking 

There is plenty of free parking available when you reach the tulip fields and it’s included in the price of your ticket.

As you approach, a volunteer will direct you to a parking space. The parking is close to the tulip field but there is a disabled parking area a lot closer should you need it. 

Just be aware that the ground will be uneven so drive with caution. Also, if it’s raining the field is likely to get quite muddy. On my visit, we had a freak storm and I saw a car get stuck. 

Norfolk Tulip Fields

Things to do at Norfolk Tulip Fields 

So, once you arrive at the tulip fields in Norfolk – what is there to do here?

Well, beyond the obvious draw of exploring the blanket of colourful tulips, they have some other things to do like flower shopping, fundraisers, food vans and ice cream.

Here are all the magical things to do in Norfolk Tulip Fields.

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