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SNOWDROP HOTSPOTS TO VISIT

Burton Agnes Hall and Gardens, near Driffeld, Yorkshire

The gardens of this magnificent Tudor manor are noted for their breathtaking display of snowdrops and legendary snowdrop walk. burtonagnes.com

The Church of St George, Dameram, Hampshire

Drifts of snowdrops in the picturesque churchyard surround the Norman church, which holds a Snowdrop Weekend, offering cakes, tea, coffee and bulbs for sale, in mid-February. dorsetview.co.uk

Shaftsbury Abbey, Dorset

Founded for women in AD888 by King Alfred the Great, on a hill with views over Blackmore Vale, the abbey

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