HITCHIN LAVENDER FARM
UK
I have been in many parks, several fields and a few farms but a sunny day in a British Lavender farm can be one of the most fascinating things to do in the UK!
The owners provide you with a pair of scissors and your own paper bag
The owners provide you with a pair of scissors and your own paper bag
View of the farm in July
View of the farm in July
Hitchin Lavender Farm is located at Ickleford, a tiny village with cute little houses near Hitchin, almost 40 mins train journey from London. There isn’t much to do there apart from picking lavender. But picking lavender in itself can be more amusing than it sounds!
Visitors walk in the lavender fieds
Visitors walk in the lavender fieds
Excite and stimulate your senses. Observe the different shades of purple that continuously change throughout the day depending on the sunlight. Even if purple is not one of your favourite colours, it is hard not to like the view.
Thousands of lavender flowers
Thousands of lavender flowers
Zoom in
Zoom in
Beauty in little things
Beauty in little things
Smell the sweet floral scent of lavender while walking up and down the field. Try touching the tiny soft purple flowers while picking lavender stems. After a long day in the fields you will notice this lovely scent of lavender on your hands.
Watch out for the bumblebees
Watch out for the bumblebees
Listen to the gentle sound of bumblebees buzzing; there are hundreds of them and they are everywhere. Therefore, long pants would not be such a bad idea - quite the opposite I would say!
Bumblebees love lavender so make sure you have your legs covered when you walk around the fields
Bumblebees love lavender so make sure you have your legs covered when you walk around the fields
After picking your own lavender flowers and after taking quite a few photos -I bet you will it is hard to resist anyway- most probably you will be starving so enjoy a cake and some lavender tea at the old barn.
Purple is the colour of the day!
Purple is the colour of the day!
Later you can reward yourself with some lavender products. Or why not buying your own lavender pot?
Take home your own lavender bag
Take home your own lavender bag
However the biggest reward is your own bag full of lavender flowers. Take it home with you and make your own lavender sachets or even your own purple decorations.
Fill up your bag before heading back to the cafe for some lavender tea
Fill up your bag before heading back to the cafe for some lavender tea
So if you are looking for different ways to spend a sunny summer day around London, just take the next train to Hitchin and treat yourself to a ‘purple’ lavender day at Hitchin Lavender farm. The farm is open between May and August. It will be a day worth remembering!
Find out more here.
Beautiful shades of purple
Beautiful shades of purple
Make sure you follow the rules in order to avoid destroy the stems
Make sure you follow the rules in order to avoid destroy the stems
Don't forget to take photos of the beautiful details
Don't forget to take photos of the beautiful details
A walk along the fields is definitely recommended!
A walk along the fields is definitely recommended!
Enjoy a lavender cake and the nice view before leaving the farm
Enjoy a lavender cake and the nice view before leaving the farm
A bag full of lavender
A bag full of lavender
Colours are changing depending on the time of the day
Colours are changing depending on the time of the day
I loved my lavender bag!
I loved my lavender bag!