Forget Glastonbury or Woodstock, it was Spalding which attracted rock gods Pink Floyd, Cream and the one and only Jimi Hendrix, at the Tulip Bulb Auction Hall on the 29th May 1967
retouched poster courtesy Joe ‘Dzsanesz’ Kovacs
Today, this peaceful market town on the river Welland in South Holland has an attractive waterfront with fine Georgian buildings and riverside walks. It is particularly pleasant when the spring flowers are in bloom.
The annual Spalding Flower Festival and Spring Fair is held at the beginning of May. Carnival floats decorated with tulip heads and spring flowers, marching bands, street markets, funfairs, a huge country fair, music, arts and entertainment spanning the three days of the Spring bank holiday, keep thousands of visitors occupied during the fine spring weather.
Nearby Attractions
Fenscape
PE12 6EU (100 yards)
South Holland Arts Centre & Cinema
Springfields Festival Gardens
PE12 6ET (100 yards)
Springfields Outlet Mall
PE12 6ES (500 yds)
Ayscoughee Hall Museum & Gardens
PE11 2XE (approx 2 miles)
The Gordon Boswell Romany Museum
PE12 6BL (approx 2.5 miles)
The Sandringham Estate
PE35 6EN (approx 35 miles)
Sandringham’s gardens were opened to the public by King Edward VII in 1908, and the Museum by King George V in 1930; Sandringham House was opened to the public at Her Majesty The Queen’s wish in her Silver Jubilee year of 1977.
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