The internationally-renowned Keukenhof poster has been admired around the world for 60 years. View each individual poster here, or download the unique Keukenhof 60th anniversary commemorative poster.
History
Where Keukenhof is situated now, was a hunting area in the 15th century. Herbs for the kitchen of the castle of Jacoba van Beieren were also collected here; hence the name Keukenhof.
The current park was a section of the sizeable estate of Slot Teylingen, with beautiful untamed bushes and dunes. After the decease of Jacoba van Beieren Keukenhof fell into the hands of rich merchant families. Baron and baroness Van Pallandt invited landscape architects J.D. and L.P. Zocher, designers of the Amsterdam Vondelpark, to make a design for the garden around the castle. This design, in the English landscape style, has always been the basis of Keukenhof.
At the moment the estate belongs to a Corporation. On the initiative of the Lisse mayor of that time and a number of leading flower bulb growers and exporters, an open air flower exhibition was organised here for the first time in 1949. This expanded to an annually recurring event that has always drawn great numbers of visitors from all over the world. This is how Keukenhof became the park that we now know.
Opening times 2010:
18 March to 16 May (inclusive)
Daily from 08:00 – 19:30.
(Ticket office closes at 18:00).
Spring at its most beautiful!
An unprecedented wealth of spectacular floral displays planted in endless varieties, alternated with beautiful works of art. Keukenhof is unique, world famous and has been one of the most popular destinations in the Netherlands for many years now. And it has been photographed millions of times, more than any other location. The same also applies to the surrounding bulb fields as well, of course. In 2010, you will be able to experience our spring park with the audiovisual Discovery Tour. Keukenhof is therefore constantly updating itself. And you will always feel welcome here, whether you visit us on your own, with the children or as a group. Here, you can see spring in all its splendour for two whole months.
