Whether you’re packing sandwiches into a backpack or planning a full-on hamper feast, your picnic will be all the more enjoyable when it’s set against a stunning backdrop…

Picnic in a lavender field in Kent

These fragrant blooms are in all their purple splendour throughout July at Castle Farm, Kent. Book a 2.5-hour slot in the farm’s spectacular Ladybird Lavender Field. There’s marquee shade shelter if you need it, and you can wander the rows, breathing in lungfuls of fragrant air as you go. Take lovely photos and relax!

Take a picnic hamper to Richmond Hill, London

The sweep of stunning landscape you see from the top of Richmond Hill was immortalised in paint by J.M.W Turner and other artists – and it’s the only view in all of England to be protected by an Act of Parliament. Set up your spread under an ancient oak and look out onto the winding Thames and grassy hill below.

Watch the kites fly at the St Anne’s Seafront in Fylde, Lancashire

The award-winning St Anne’s Kite Festival provides the ideal setting for a beach picnic across 29-31 August. You can watch kites of all shapes and sizes dip and dive over the sand as you eat, and there’s even an illuminated kite-flying evening if you want to enjoy a late-night picnic.

Sit among blooms on a pick your own flower farm in Armagh, Northern Ireland

With a dedicated picnic area overlooking gorgeous flower fields teeming with butterflies, this Gracehill Flower Farm makes an ideal spot for a picnic. Book yourself on a Pick Your Own session, so you can cut some favourites to create your own bouquet.