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Think Britain, Think Paull Your Personal Travel Advisor
Issue 325 | 22nd April 2020
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Welcome |
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Although the Covid-19 pandemic has caused the cancellation of the annual Royal Horticultural Society’s spring and early summer flower shows, the one they stage at Hampton Court Palace, is now being scheduled to take place between 10th-15th September. It replaces the RHS Wisley Flower Show. Take a look at the tour I’ve created that includes two more floral extravaganzas at Leeds Castle and Salisbury Cathedral.
Then lift your spirits with three sensational, colour-filled Tulip Festivals as filmed in the last few days. The gardens will look exactly like this in April 2021. Let’s plan a tour.
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RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show |
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This rescheduling of the world’s largest garden festival is great news to share with all green-fingered clients. In September, it will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a burst of colour, gardening inspiration and beautiful blooms against the backdrop of one of the UK’s most iconic palaces. Let’s put together something for 2-4 of your garden-loving customers.
Image © RHS Tim Sandall
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The Loveliest Castle in the World |
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Leeds Castle in Kent will be celebrating their own Festival of Flowers (12th-16th September). Set on its own island and the former home to the mediaeval and Tudor Kings and Queens of England, with the theme of ‘Memories’, the rooms of this beautiful castle will be decorated by an impressive line-up of international award-winning floral designers.
Image © Medres
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The Confluence Flower Festival Salisbury Cathedral |
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Scheduled for 15th-20th September, see and smell over 30,000 stems of blooms and foliage in spectacular floral displays, set in magnificent medieval architecture, as a feast for all the senses! The arrangements will reference the Cathedral's site at the meeting point of five rivers using traditional materials built with – lead, wood, stone and glass.
Image © Ash Mills |
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Take A Stroll Around Romantic Hever Castle |
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A former winner of the prestigious Historic Houses/Christies Garden of the Year Award, in April, the tulip display is spectacular. With the walls covered in camellias and the rhododendrons, azalea and wisteria in full bloom it is a remarkable sight to see. Now buckle up, enjoy the flight and discover the intricate details of this historic garden.
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Arundel Castle Tulip Festival |
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Magnificently set high on a hill, it dates back to the 11th century. Both an ancient fortification and the treasure-filled home of the Dukes of Norfolk and the Earls of Arun, its display of an estimated 130,000 tulips and over 180 different varieties of the flower, plays a major role in an April 2021 tulip-filled tour.
Image © rrmphotography |
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Discover Dutch Masters |
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Dunsborough Park is a privately owned country estate just 20 minutes from the cathedral city of Guildford. The 6-acre garden was redesigned in the mid-1990s and billed as the ultimate tulip destination, the tour in this video is led by the Baroness herself who, with her husband are currently in lock down in Holland!
Image © Dunsborough Park
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