Come with us on a wonderful day out to Tulleys Tulip Fest 🌷💐🌷
We haven’t been to Tulleys before, but we can’t wait to visit again – but if you’re going for the tulips, they’re only there until the 5th May – so visit soon!
We went on a Thursday morning in the 11am session, which was perfect, as we spent lots of time exploring the tulip fields (which are breathtaking!), then were ready for lunch at 1ish – so perfect timing!
Top tips
- Bring your travel charger. There are so many photo opportunities, you won’t be able to stop taking photos.
- Pack for all weather and don’t be put off by it. It started cold, grey and windy – but then by lunchtime it was sunny and warm. The classic of the British Spring! The toddler was wearing his Polarn O. Pyret waterproof jacket – which is currently on sale!
- If you want to get dressed up for properly instagrammable photos – change before you arrive. The toilet cubicles are tiny. This goes for if you have a toilet training toddler – they are so small, and basically impossible to get two of you into a cubicle!
- The whole place is wheelchair and pushchair accessible, but there’s a lot going over gravel, so it can be quite bumpy.
- If you have allergies, make sure you pack some safe food, just in case you can’t find something to meet your needs at the fast food places
- We bought a pot of tulips, but in hindsight I should have just ordered some bulbs of my favourite tulips to plant in the garden for next spring! They were about £14.50 for about 5-6 bulbs, vs about £8 for 10 online.
Food choices?
There were so many food choices around. From ice cream, to poffertjes, shawarma to pizzas, there was a great selection of food available.
But… we can’t eat dairy or soya, and I had a very hungry toddler, so we only checked out the burger restaurant. They took quite a long time to find out if the chicken strips and dairy or soya in, so we just went for a portion of chips each (again!), but luckily I’d brought a packed lunch for the toddler too.
Cost?
It’s pretty expensive, especially as 2 year olds cost the same as a 30 year old – between £16.95 to £19.95!
It’s beautiful and a lovely day out, but I do think they could consider reducing the kids prices, as there isn’t anything that’s specifically targeted to them. Whilst they absolutely love running up and down the flowers, it actually is for adults really, and I think the prices should reflect that.
How to get there?
We drove, and there was plenty of parking mid-week, but there were plenty of taxis outside, plus bus and train options too!
Regular trains run from London and the South Coast. The easiest and closest stations are Crawley or Three Bridges.
East Grinstead station is also nearby.
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So, let us know! Have you ever been?
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