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This is the true capital of ‘Tulipland',
and it even feels Dutch, with the River Welland
cutting the town in half and flowing beneath a
series of bridges. Each May the town marks its
importance as the centre of Britain’s bulb-growing
region with a unique flower parade, utilising
floats decorated with literally millions of flower
heads.
Among the oldest buildings
here are the 13th century Church of St Mary and St
McNicholas and the thatched 18th century White
Hart Inn. Ayscoughfee Hall, former home of the
founder of the local Gentlemen’s Society, has been
transformed into a natural history museum and
information centre. Society members included the
scientist Sir Isaac Newton and the poet Alexander
Pope.
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