‘Stunning sea of snowdrops’ on majestic Nottingham walk that’s perfect to mark the arrival of spring
It marks the beginning of spring.
How does a romantic walk among thousands of snowdrops in the grounds of a historic Nottingham hall grab you?
If that sounds like a better idea than paying north of £50 a head for a lousy set menu, allow us to elaborate.
The ‘majestic’ snowdrop gardens at Holme Pierrepont Hall
Holme Pierrepont Hall, near Radcliffe on Trent, is famous for its garden snowdrop walk.
Each winter, the hall’s gardens are transformed into a carpet of white by thousands of snowdrops.
Visitors can walk through the gardens at their leisure before taking a look inside the hall itself.
Winter sees the gardens transformed by other flowering plants including hellebores, aconites, cyclamen, cornus and winter flowering irises.
Free parking is available on-site.
These will later be followed by daffodils and bluebells as the season progresses.
Snowdrops have long been associated with hope and renewal. According to legend, the flower symbolised hope after Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden, when an angel transformed falling snow into blooms to reassure Eve that winter would eventually end.