candelabra primulas

Candelabra Primulas Tour

Head to Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham, at 11am on Sunday, May 22, for a guided tour of the garden when the colourful candelabra primulas will be at their prolific best. The tour is included in garden entry: £6.50 adult, £5.90 concessions, £3.75 child (under 5 free). 

Some 25,000 candelabra primulas, the largest naturalised collection in the UK, will be on show until early June. The candelabra primulas, displaying all the colours of the rainbow, can be viewed beside the footpaths and water filled dykes that criss-cross the garden.

Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden is at South Walsham NR13 6DZ, nine miles east of Norwich, signposted off A47 at B1140 junction, t. 01603 270449. www.fairhavengarden.co.uk.

The garden is open daily all year from 10am to 5pm (closed Christmas Day), and on Wednesdays until 9pm from May to the end of August, free entry to tearoom, gift shop and plant sales.

There is wheelchair access throughout the garden, including a Sensory Garden and an accessible boat for trips on the broad from April to October (additional charge). Visitors requiring special facilities are advised to telephone in advance, mobility scooters available.

Dogs are welcome on leads; small charge to cover poop scoop.