Where to See Magnolia and Cherry Blossom in London (Printable Guide and Map)

A comprehensive guide to the beautiful London blossoms, including a printable map, to show exactly where to find the best flowering magnolia and prettiest cherry blossom in London.

London in Bloom brings out magnolias and cherry blossom in London

London has a reputation of being a grey and rainy city, but in reality it is awash with colour. Particularly in the spring and summer, the city comes alive with flowering trees and gardens wherever you look.

Starting out in the early spring with early blossoms and magnolia trees, London bursts with colour. This is then followed by the arrival of cherry blossom in London, a true feast for the senses and one of the best places in the world to see cherry blossoms.

As a side note, if you also love flowers outside urban spaces, here are some of the most most instagrammable flower fields in the world.

Going back to London, with so many pretty blossom trees, the city turns pink and white, and you could spend months hunting them down. So I’ve made it really easy for you to find the prettiest magnolia and cherry blossoms in London. So here is a list of where to find the best.

And if you make it to the end of this long post, you can download my printable LONDON BLOSSOM GUIDE, with exact locations and maps of the best magnolia and sakura in London.

Early blossoms in London

From mid-February

London has a few varieties of cherry blossom, and the early blooming ones start making an appearance in mid-February. Here’s where you can see the first blossoms in London.

South Kensington

Right outside South Kensington tube station you will find an insta-famous cherry blossom tree in London. It may be because it’s incredibly pretty with its deep pink flowers or because it’s one of the first ones to tell us spring is here, so everyone who’s been looking forward to the blooming season flocks to the area to take photos of it.

Notting Hill

Pink cherry blossoms in front of a purple house and a pink door — Pink cherry blossoms in Portobello Road

Another insta-famous tree (yes, really!) can be found on Portobello Road. This tree is one of the most photogenic ones and being so close to the Portobello Market in Notting Hill, it’s really popular with tourists. The pink door behind it and the purple house next door really makes this tree pop when in bloom. This is an obligatory photo stop if you’re taking a girls trip to London.

PLEASE BE MINDFUL AND RESPECTFUL
I have seen people sitting on the railings of this particular house to take a photo with this tree. Remember that real people live in these houses. Please be mindful and respectful of people’s properties and keep your voice down to avoid disrupting when taking photos outside this or any other house.

The cherry blossom on the corner of Jameson Street and Kensington Place is not the most spectacular you’ll find in London, but how cute does it look against this colour houses?

Very thin pink blossom inside the black railing of a pink house with a shite door and ivy going above the door. You can see a green house in the background with a victorian street lamp outside

Richmond Riverside

Richmond Riverside is really beautiful all year round, particularly at sunrise and sunset. My good friend @veevs is well known for capturing the beautiful Richmond light as the sun rises and sets over the Thames. She captured this beautiful early blossom tree here in the first hours of the day and it’s just magical!

Magnolia in London

From March

Magnolias are possibly the most spectacular blossoms in London, but as pretty as they are, they only last a couple of weeks. They get easily damaged by wind and cold spells, which are common at this time of the year, so try and catch them as soon as they are out.

There’s a big concentration of big magnolias trees in London, particularly in West London, so here are the most spectacular ones.

Chelsea

Pink magnolias with red brick church tower in the background

A large pink Magnolia tree hangs across the front garden of a white London townhouse — Magnolia in full bloom in Bramerton Street

Magnolias outside a red bricked building with a Dutch gable — Magnolias in Mallord Street

Big magnolia tree in bloom outside a big white house — Lovely magnolia tree in Gilston Road

Branches of blooming magnolias over a white building with a black door — The Boltons is a lovely street to spot magnolias in bloom

Blooming magnolia in front of a white house with a blue door

Blooming magnolia branches arching over a blued door in a white building

Branches of blooming magnolia and camellia in front of a white house — There are plenty of magnolias and camellias in The Boltons

PLEASE REMEMBER
Real people live in these streets. Please be mindful and respectful of their properties and keep your voice down to avoid disrupting when taking photos outside any of these houses.

White magnolia flowers in front of a black door — Lovely white star magnolia in The Little Boltons

Magnolia flowers with street in the background — Beautiful blooms in Harcourt Terrace

Magnolia blooms with row of townhouses in the background — The magnolias look great against the white columns of Harcourt Terrace

Magnolias and camellias in bloom in the front garden of a house

Magnolias arching over a porch with white columns and a black door

Earls Court

Magnolia in bloom in front of a grey building with navy blue door — Earls Court Gardens looking blooming wonderful

Big magnolia tree in bloom outside a grey townhouse — Magnificent magnolia in bloom

Kensington

Flowering magnolia tree outside of blue house with black door — Victoria Road is another street with plenty of blooming magnolias

Big magnolia in bloom outside a blue two storey house — The pink magnolias look great against this blue house

Magnolia in bloom outside a brown brick house with wooden door and planters with flowers — A sunny spot in Eldon Road

Pink magnolia flowers with white house in the background — March is magnolia madness time in London

Pink magnolias in front of a white house with a black door — Lovely pink magnolias

Flowering magnolias with row of white houses in the background — Beautiful magnolias in one of London’s most prestigious addresses

White house steps leading to a black door surrounded by a pink flowering camellia and a pink flowering magnolia — Surrounded by pink blooms

Big magnolia tree with abundant pink flowers outside a white house — The most beautiful magnolia tree in London?

Magnolia trees in bloom with ivy growing on the trunk with white house in the background — Magnolias and ivy

Big flowering magnolia outside a large white house — Another magnificent magnolia in bloom in Argyll Road

Vibrant pink magnolias flowers in front of a black door with two big black planters either side — Vibrant pink magnolias

Large pink magnolia tree in bloom in front of a two storey white residential building, with a green hedge next to it — Another magnificent magnolia tree in London

Flowering magnolia tree in a garden with brick house with balcony — It may look like the countryside but this is London

Magnolia tree framing a white lattice balcony on a brick house — Magnolias and lattice balconies

Magnolia tree outside cream coloured house with blue door and terracotta pots — Pink and blue

Magnolia tree in flower outside cream house with blue door — Big light pink blooms

Notting Hill

Magnolia tree in bloom outside a house with a yellow door

Branches of deep pink blooming magnolia in the foreground and a town of colourful terraced houses in the background — Quintessential Notting Hill in bloom

Holland Park

Canopy of magnolia branches in bloom in the foreground and a line of three storey townhouses in the background — This is one of the most beautiful roads for magnolias and cherry blossoms in London

Cherry Blossom in London

From April

Thanks to cherry blossom, London is a lovely place to be in the spring. Granted, sakura in London is not as famous as in Tokyo or South Korea, but it is a reminder to everyone that spring is most definitely here and it’s not long before summer arrives too. It brings a smile to people’s faces.

Kensington, Chelsea and Notting Hill in West London are very leafy neighbourhoods, so you will pretty much find that from mid-February the streets are starting to bloom with some of the most beautiful cherry blossom trees in London.

If you keep going back over the following couple of months, you will see the blossoms change from early cherry blossom, to magnolia, back to cherry blossom and the last wave of colour is another spectacular bloom about which I’ll write a separate post.

Here is where to see cherry blossoms in London.

JUST ANOTHER REMINDER*
Real people live in these streets. Please be mindful and respectful of their properties and keep your voice down to avoid disrupting when taking photos outside any of these houses.

Chelsea

London Black Cab parked on a road framed by pink cherry blossom branches — A typical London spring scene

Traditional Victorian street light surrounded by branches of very light pink cherry blossom — Fluffy cherry blossom in Bramerton Street

Street lined up with large light pink cherry blossom trees on one side and two storey red brick buildings on the other — An avenue of cherry blossom in Dovehouse Street

Garden with pink cherry blossom tree on the right and a two storey white building and a church spire on the left — Yes, this cherry blossom beauty is in the middle of London

Kensington

Small red vintage car parked next to a pink cherry blossom tree outside two terraced houses, one mint green and the other light yellow with a blue door and blue window shutters — Cherry blossom cuteness in Blithfield Street

Large pink cherry blossom tree outside two white two storey townhouses. There is a victorian street lamp to the left of the tree. — Another lovely cherry blossom tree in Scarsdale Villas

Grey door with number 8 next to it framed by pink cherry blossom branches from the top and two round hedges from the bottom — Wispy cherry blossom in St Albans Grove

Ravenscourt Park

If you’re looking for avenues of cherry blossoms, London is not short of them. Ravenscourt Park in West London has a lovely one that create a tunnel of pink magic. Definitely worth a visit!

On your way to Ravenscourt Park, pay a visit to Bradmore Park Road for this little beauty (I’m talking about the tree!).

Woman standing outside a white picket fence looking up at a small pink cherry blossom tree — This small but mighty cherry blossom tree in Bradmore Park Road is a delight

Gothic arched window with the name of a school, framed in the foreground by a pink cherry blossom tree and green leafy plants — A beautiful cherry blossom frame in Paddenswick Road

The City

There are a couple of cherry blossom trees by St Paul’s Cathedral that are great to frame the building’s impressive dome. Just stand under the tree and look up!

St Paul's Cathedral framed by cherry blossom branches in the foreground. It's sunny.

Mayfair

Mount Street Gardens is a true hidden gem in the middle of Mayfair, and despite it being a small park, it is one of the most spectacular cherry blossom park in London – well, at least in Central London. It has possibly the ‘fullest’ and ‘fluffiest’ cherry blossoms I’ve seen in the city.

Lady reading a book on a bench under a cherry blossom tree in bloom

Herne Hill

This neighbourhood in South London has become a bit of a cherry blossom destination. Stradella Road and Winterbrook Road are two residential streets that are lined up with pale pink sakura and it’s a lovely sight.

Cherry blossom tree with row of red brick houses in the background — Cherry blossom in Herne Hill

Alexandra Palace

You will find plenty of cherry blossom trees just outside the Alexandra Palace building. It’s the perfect spot to enjoy some cherry blossom spotting and the views of the city. They tend to flower to flower in early April here.

View of the skyscrapers in the horizon framed by pink cherry blossoms — Spectacular view of London from Alexandra Palace surrounded by cherry blossoms

Cherry blossom in London parks

Greenwich Park

The avenue of cherry blossoms here will have you fooled and make you think that you are somewhere in Japan. Greenwich Park is beautiful all year round, but it really comes alive when the cherry blossoms put on a show. Find the avenue behind Ranger’s House towards the end of April.

Avenue lined up with cherry blossom trees with benches along the path

St James’ Park

Right next to Buckingham Palace, this is one of my favourite parks in London. Full of wildlife and with flower displays pretty much all year round, but the spring here is a real explosion of colour with the addition of some cherry blossom trees near Storey’s Gate. Try to visit during the first half of April.

Regent’s Park

Regent’s Park is a great place to go if you want guaranteed cherry blossom no matter whether you go in early, mid or late April. You will find sakura in the Avenue Gardens, the English Gardens, Queen Mary’s Garden and at Jubilee Gate.

Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens is the idea of heaven for flower lovers. It has, after all, the largest and most diverse botanical collection in the world, and it’s one of a few UNESCO World Heritage Sites in London. Find the Cherry Walk behind the Palm House and for even more cherry blossoms between the Palm House and the Temperate House.

FLOWERING TIMES
Bear in mind that weather patterns may make trees flower early or late, so keep an eye out on places like Instagram to find out what the blooms in London are doing.

Have I left out any good spots to see the blooms in London?
Let me know in the comments!

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Where to See Magnolia and Cherry Blossom in London

A big thank you to my friends – @veevs for her patience while I hunted down the blooming trees in London, and @sparrowinlondon for acting as my ‘London in Bloom Consultant’.

Linnea

Saturday 14th of March 2020

Love this guide! I won't be able to get out to London this spring, but definitely next time! Notting hill looks stunning!

Teresa Gomez

Thursday 11th of June 2020

Thank you Linnea! I hope you can visit London next spring :)

Taylor

Wow! London looks so stunning during the winter. Now I need to go back during this time of the year. I visited in the fall and it was beautiful as well. :)

London is beautiful all year round but I think in spring it puts the best show :)

Greta

Ok I need to get out of the house more and actually go see some of these blooms! They're all so pretty and your pictures are awesome!

Thanks Greta! It's definitely worth having a wander around when the blooms are out :)

Shannon

Thank you for such a comprehensive list! So cheerful and encouraging, I hope there are some blooms left next month when I visit.

Thank you so much! I'm so happy you liked the post! :)

Kacie Morgan

Thursday 11th of April 2019

I really love this post Teresa, it's nice to hear about the natural side of London for a change :)

Thank you Kacie! I love how many green spaces and trees there are in London :)