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A woman taking photographs of the blossom at Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire
Photographing blossom at Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire | © National Trust Images/Annapurna Mellor

Best places to see blossom

Each spring, blossom covers the UK in swathes of pink and white. From ornamental magnolias in gardens to hawthorn scattered across the countryside, discover some of the best places to see blossom in our care.

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Bumblebee pollinating the cherry blossoms at Stowe, Buckinghamshire
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Explore bee-friendly gardens 

Find out where you can explore the most bee-friendly gardens we care for, filled with pollinators' favourite flowers. Some places have hives and produce their own honey, which you can buy to take home.

Two visitors explore outside at Dyffryn Gardens, following a concrete path that leads to five steps leading down to a lower level of the garden. They're surrounded by evergreen foliage and a large white magnolia tree overhead.
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Gardens with magnolias 

Discover top picks for National Trust places to see magnolias this spring. Welcome in spring with these seasonal blooms in shades of pink, purple and white.

Best places to see blossom

    View of the lake with Palladian bridge and Pantheon in the distance in spring at Stourhead, Wiltshire

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