7 spring windows in Britain and Ireland you book in winter

Skomer's puffin tickets go on sale 1 December, and the birds are gone by August 🐧🌸 No. 1 is the one I'd book first: the puffins are why you go, and they're gone by August. 1️⃣ Skomer: landing boats run 1 April to 30 September, with no sailings on Mondays. Next year's tickets go on sale 1 December. 2026 fares were £32 to £46 2️⃣ The puffin window: they arrive in mid-April and are gone by the end of July. The cheapest weeks are August and September, after they've left, so book mid-April to July 3️⃣ Bluebell woods: mid-April to late May, then they're gone. Native bluebells droop to one side; the upright ones are Spanish 4️⃣ Trebah Garden, Cornwall: a valley of rhododendrons and azaleas down to the sea. £17.50, open daily from 09:30, no booking needed 5️⃣ The Burren, Ireland: free and open all year, and in spring its limestone fills with orchids, 23 of Ireland's 27 species 6️⃣ Snowdon: the railway reached the summit from 1 May in 2026, and the Pen-y-Pass car park is pre-book only in season. 2027 dates aren't out yet 7️⃣ Inverness: on 21 June 2027 it gets about 18 hours of daylight, nearly an hour and a half more than London 👉 Swipe for all seven and when to book. Save this for your trip and send it to who you'd go with. Puffins or bluebells? 👇 📷 Terry Montague, Doncoombez, Nicolas DC / Unsplash