The Tulip Barn is an interactive tulip experience in Hillegom, in the heart of the Bollenstreek flower bulb region – only 10 minutes from Keukenhof and about 30 minutes from Amsterdam. During the spring season you walk among 2.5 million blooming tulips, take pictures at more than 20 photo props and relax in the greenhouse café. In 2027 The Tulip Barn is open daily from 25 March to 9 May.
What is The Tulip Barn?
The Tulip Barn is a working tulip farm that opens its fields and barn to visitors every spring. Unlike a traditional flower park, the experience here is hands-on and photogenic: you wander straight through the colourful production fields and a show garden, with swings, a tulip boat, and other photo spots scattered between the flowers. The concept became famous on Instagram and TikTok, but it remains a real farm where tulips are grown for the international flower trade.
Many visitors combine The Tulip Barn with Keukenhof: the two attractions are about 10 minutes apart by car or bicycle, and The Tulip Barn stays open into the evening, when the fields are at their most photogenic.
What can you do at The Tulip Barn?
Walk through 2.5 million tulips
The fields contain about 2.5 million tulips in countless varieties and colours. You can walk freely between the flower beds along marked paths – something that is not allowed in most commercial tulip fields around Amsterdam.
Take photos at 20+ photo spots
More than 20 photo props are spread across the fields: swings, a boat filled with flowers, oversized clogs and more. They make The Tulip Barn one of the most popular spots in the Netherlands for tulip photography, from family pictures to influencer shoots.
Greenhouse café, food trucks and play area
In the light, spacious greenhouse you can order coffee, drinks and local bites; on busy days local food trucks join in. Kids have their own play areas, so parents can enjoy the terrace while the children burn off energy.
Farm shop
In the shop you can buy fresh-cut tulips, flower bulbs and colourful souvenirs to take a piece of Dutch spring home with you.
Tickets and prices 2027
- Regular (13+): € 10
- Kids 3–12 years: € 4.50
- Family ticket (2 adults + 2 kids): € 25
- Kids under 3: free
- Groups (25+ people): € 9 per person
Tickets are sold per day and entry time slot. Booking online in advance is strongly recommended: the tulip season is short and popular days sell out. If online tickets are sold out, a limited number of walk-in tickets is usually available at the entrance. For a quieter visit, come on a weekday or later in the afternoon. Tickets can be rescheduled online if your plans change.
Opening times 2027
In 2027 The Tulip Barn is open daily from 25 March to 9 May, from 09:30 to 19:00. Exact blooming depends on the weather: the farm releases tickets based on how the tulips develop, so check the official website or Instagram before your visit. The attraction is open rain or shine.
How to get to The Tulip Barn
The address is 3e Loosterweg 130, 2182 CX Hillegom, the Netherlands. By car it is about 30 minutes from Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport, 20 minutes from Haarlem and 10 minutes from Keukenhof; more than 300 free parking spots are available on site. By public transport, take a train to Hillegom station and walk 15–20 minutes (or take a 5-minute taxi). By bicycle, The Tulip Barn lies along popular cycling routes from Lisse, Hillegom, Voorhout, Noordwijkerhout and Noordwijk, with plenty of free bicycle parking.
Looking for more spring inspiration? Visit the authentic Tulip Farm De Tulperij nearby, discover other flower farms near Amsterdam, or time your trip around the annual flower parades through the Bollenstreek.
Good to know
- Dogs on a leash are welcome
- The site is wheelchair and stroller accessible
- Tickets can be rescheduled online
- Open rain or shine – dress for the weather
Frequently asked questions about The Tulip Barn
In the 2027 season a regular ticket (13+) costs € 10, kids aged 3–12 pay € 4.50, a family ticket (2 adults + 2 kids) costs € 25, and children under 3 visit for free. Groups of 25 or more pay € 9 per person.
Booking online is strongly recommended, because the season is short and popular days and time slots sell out. If online tickets are sold out, a limited number of walk-in tickets is usually available at the entrance.
From 25 March to 9 May 2027, daily from 09:30 to 19:00. The exact bloom depends on the weather, so check the official channels before your visit.
The Tulip Barn is in Hillegom, about 30 minutes by car from Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport, 20 minutes from Haarlem and only 10 minutes from Keukenhof. By train, travel to Hillegom station and walk 15–20 minutes.
Yes. There are play areas for children and a family ticket, the site is wheelchair and stroller accessible, and dogs are welcome on a leash.
Ready for a walk through 2.5 million tulips? Book your time slot in advance – spring is short, and so is the tulip season.