Tickets to tour Norfolk's most colourful spring attraction have sold out within days of going on sale.

Tulip fields off the A148 are being opened to visitors from Wednesday. More than 4,000 people have booked a 45-minute tour.

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Proceeds will be going to the nearby Norfolk Hospice Tapping House, which has already raised £12,000 in sales and hopes to boost the amount by selling merchandise and donations

Sophie Hooker, the hospice's marketing officer, said the support from the local community had been "incredible".

Wisbech Standard: The tulip fields are open to the public from Wednesday, but tickets have already sold outThe tulip fields are open to the public from Wednesday, but tickets have already sold out (Image: Chris Bishop)

"The pandemic has had quite a lot of impact on our fundraising," she said. "This is our first event since last year.

"I think people are just happy to be out doing things. It's really pretty, it's a nice day out.

Wisbech Standard: A sea of colour stretches across the fields at HIllington, with waves of red, yellow, pink and purpleA sea of colour stretches across the fields at HIllington, with waves of red, yellow, pink and purple (Image: Chris Bishop)

"We'd like to thank Mark Eves, the farmer, Norfolk Tulips, Michael Rae the landowner and the Ffolkes for hosting it - it wouldn't have been possible without them."

Wisbech Standard: Millions of tulips will be n bloom for the next few weeks before being harvestedMillions of tulips will be n bloom for the next few weeks before being harvested (Image: Chris Bishop)