The Know Daily - Thursday 28 March

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The Netherlands’ largest flower festival has returned - and it’s “pure tulip mania”, according to Time Out. Keukenhof is now in its 75th year, with the 2024 display made up of 7 million flowers overall, including irises, lilies and orchids.

🏕️ An Easter escape

Thursday afternoon is expected to be the busiest time on UK roads, as millions of Brits set off on Easter getaways.

More traffic is to be expected, right?
Right - the roads are always busy at the beginning of a bank holiday. But this weekend is expected to be even busier than normal as Easter coincides with the start of the school holidays. The worst traffic will be between 2pm and 7pm today, according to the RAC’s guide to the best and worst times to travel. 

Those travelling to the continent via Dover have also been advised to leave plenty of time for their journeys, as French authorities step up security checks at the port.

What about trains and planes?
Engineering works will impact rail journeys across the country, with London Euston closed between Good Friday and Easter Monday. National Rail has urged people to check their journey details before they travel - you can do so here.

When it comes to planes, several UK airports have told The Independent that this will be their busiest Easter ever, with passenger numbers expected to be above pre-pandemic levels.

Anything else I should know?
As BBC Weather points out, the fact that Easter falls in March means we probably won’t get the drier and more settled weather we’re hoping for.

However, what will make this bank holiday especially sweet is the clocks springing forward on Sunday. We’ll get an extra hour of daylight in the evening - with sunset at 7:30pm in London, and even later the further north you go. ☀️