Daffodils in spring at Claremont Landscape Garden, Surrey — Daffodils in spring at Claremont Landscape Garden | © ©National Trust Images/Chris Davies

Gardens and parkland in Surrey

Discover the best winter colour, landscaped lakes and picturesque parkland in Surrey.

A group of visitors walking along a path between trees at Winkworth Arboretum, Surrey

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Spring at Winkworth Arboretum

In early spring see the magnificent magnolia trees with their waxy blooms and paths lined with daffodils. In April and May the famous Winkworth bluebells start to emerge, carpeting banks of the arboretum in a sea of purple. While the Azaleas Steps down to the Boathouse offer a stunning riot of colour.

Daffodils cover the West Lawn at Polesden Lacey, Surrey

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Spring at Polesden Lacey

Swathes of heritage daffodils in the garden make Polesden Lacey as pretty as a picture in March and April. The traditional orchard is the place to stop for a picnic and admire the beautiful pink apple blossom. In May wisteria flowers on the towers of the walled garden in heady-fragranced purple blooms. The beds of irises and alliums are a delight to seek out.

Dog walking in bluebell woodland at Hatchlands Park, Surrey

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Spring at Hatchlands Park

Delicate bluebells form a carpet of violet in the ancient woodlands at Hatchlands Park. On your way look out for pretty wood anemones and violets scattered along the Long Walk, followed by the cheery sight of cowslips in the meadow and May blossom.

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Spring at Claremont Landscape Garden

Experience the joyful landscape at Claremont, filled with yellow daffodils, as baby goslings take their first wobbly steps by the lakeside. In May stroll through corridors of rhododendrons, take a boat out onto the lake from Easter onwards.