In search of Norfolk tulips

[Amaw2008]

My mahal has a thing about tulips. We were thinking of driving over to Norfolk around the 25th of this month to have a look. It's not a county that I know very well and I have two questions for anyone who does know it: one, where is the best place to see them (online I found some at Kings Lynn and Narborough) and two, will there still be any left ? (Spring has been a bit late, so I'm hoping for the best). I thought I might get more sense out of the forum than from some of the locals "Toolips, bor? Go and roid your dickey to the pear and drink some bear".:smile:

[Dedworth]

I thought Holland was the place for Tulips. As far as I'm aware Norfolk is only lavender, broads and carrot crunchers :smile:

[bigmarco]

And Turkeys :coolchickendance:

[Arthur Little]

Tulips have only just begun to bloom up here in Scotland, but we are fortunate in having a grand, colourful display ... thanks to my wife's tender ministrations. :smile:

[Arthur Little]

Meaning I need to exercise extra care in dismantling and rebuilding a section of an ornamental *:peepwall: (I first constructed in the mid -1970s) bordering one of our flowerbeds ... following *its partial collapse during the all~too~recent, harsh wintry conditions.

Off now ... :Wave: ... to [hopefully!] finish the job I started on Monday.

[Arthur Little]

Damn and blast :censored: ... spoke too soon! Now it's :raining:

Oh well ... :anerikke: ... there's always tomorrow!

[keith britten]

Ahh, Norfolk, I lived there for 20 years. Don't remember it being famed for tulips though. Go a little north of Norfolk to Linconshire and Spalding then your find tulips everywhere.

[Terpe]

Ahh, Norfolk, I lived there for 20 years. Don't remember it being famed for tulips though. Go a little north of Norfolk to Linconshire and Spalding then your find tulips everywhere.

Oh yes, now I have memories of Spalding Flower Festival. We went quite a few times. Fantastic day out. But very crowded.

I saw on the TV news a few days ago that there a was big big shortage of tulips in the festival this year.

[andy222]

I dont know about tulips but the fishing is good. Some nice places there.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Amaw2008]

Oh yes, now I have memories of Spalding Flower Festival. We went quite a few times. Fantastic day out. But very crowded.

I saw on the TV news a few days ago that there a was big big shortage of tulips in the festival this year.

Thanks for the tip, Keith and Terpe, it seems that you're right about Spalding.