Morton Hall Gardens are an incredible seven acres of gardens lying in a stunning location overlooking the Vale of Evesham, Malvern Hills and Clee Hills. The Gardens are part of a private, lived in home and so only open to visitors at certain times of the year. You can book private tours between April and September, and tickets for a tulip festival in early May. It was by pure coincidence that I ended up visiting across tulip weekend.
My Dad was walking the Pennine Way back in April/ earlyMay – 268 miles taking him almost 3 weeks – meaning my Mum was at home on her own over two bank holidays. I decided to go and visit and look for things for us to do together and whilst googling I discovered Morton Hall Gardens Tulip Festival, so off we went!
Approaching the main gardens I’d already lost my Mum in a meadow. My parents bought a field to stop it being developed on and have since converted it to a wild meadow, so she was off noting all the plants and grasses for inspiration.
Once we finally got to the main garden we were greeted by beautiful views out over the local hills. I couldn’t believe someone lives here as their private home – it’s truly beautiful. We meandered through the tulip display tents, and then through some pretty blossom toned with white and purple pastel tulips.
In to the main formal gardens and we were taken aback by how perfect all the beds were – with tulips of all shades from red, to orange, to black, to purple – mixed with a stunning selection of other plants too. It had been so well done and was an absolute joy to walk around.
There’s then also a less formal section surrounding a small pond area, with lots of snowdrops and willow trees which was nicely done and very peaceful. Overall we spent about 1.5 hours exploring the gardens – it’s only a small site but absolutely beautiful around every corner.
After exploring the gardens, we headed to the refreshments tent and had the most delicious cake and a cup of tea before heading to the next stop of our day, Coughton Court and Handbury Hall. I’d definitely recommend the tulip festival here to anyone, it’s absolutely stunning and it’s even run to raise funding for the nearby Royal Shakespeare Company’s costumes for its plays. Win win really.
I hope you enjoyed all the tulips -stay safe and happy travelling everyone!
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