If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “What this country needs is more tulips,” then you’re in luck. Because nestled deep in the undulating loveliness of the West Sussex countryside—where the roads are narrow, the hedgerows are determined, and the GPS mostly guesses—is a place where over 1.5 million tulip bulbs have exploded into bloom in what is almost certainly the most colourful and cheerful act of horticultural showmanship in Britain.

Welcome to the Tulleys Farm Tulip Festival, a spirited riot of petal and pigment featuring no fewer than 120 varieties of tulips. That’s right—120. Who even knew there were that many kinds of tulips? Some look like something from a Dutch master’s painting, others like they’ve come from a futuristic garden centre on Mars.
Visitors can wander—meander, if they’re feeling pastoral—through this astonishing living patchwork quilt of colour. Here, purple gives way to orange, orange nods politely to crimson, and a sudden shock of yellow leaps out like someone’s just thrown sunshine at the ground. It’s almost impossible not to feel better about the state of the world surrounded by so much enthusiastic blooming.

Beyond the sheer visual joy, there’s a kind of gentle peace to it all. The only sounds are the hum of distant bees, the soft crunch of gravel underfoot, and the occasional squeal of someone realizing they've found the perfect photo for their Instagram reel. (Yes, it's a social media goldmine. Influencers, this is your moment.)
The festival runs until the first weekend in May, at which point the tulips will sigh, bow out gracefully, and leave the fields to the next seasonal marvel. Go while it lasts—and don’t forget your camera.