About Tihany Lavender Field & Levendula Ház (Balaton Uplands National Park)
The Lavender House (Levendula Ház) is the Balaton Uplands National Park's visitor center on the Tihany peninsula, beside the peninsula's Inner Lake. Its interactive exhibition explains how Tihany's volcanic landscape formed and how lavender became the plant the village is known for. There is a short film about lavender with an English version, a geology section built around a geology clock, a forest room that tells the local goat's-hoof legend, and English panels throughout.
June is lavender month here. In 2026 the national park's pick-your-own lavender opened on June 18 and ran for about three weeks, Thursday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Harvest bags cost 2,000 Ft (small) or 3,000 Ft (large) and were paid by bank card only, and picking is allowed only within this program. Lavender distilling demonstrations were held at the center in late June for 3,000 Ft per person, and the village's Lavender Month events fell on June 20–21 and June 26–28.
Outside the bloom the center still works well for families: an adventure garden with new playground equipment and a pergola, craft workshops where children make lavender wands and lavender hearts, and the Lavender Café & Shop with a souvenir corner. Groups of 15 or more can arrange visits outside the regular hours.
In 2026 the center was open daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m. from May through August, with shorter spring and autumn hours, so check the calendar before an off-season trip. Levendárium, the organic lavender farm at Dörgicse, is about half an hour west along the north shore.
Lavender here
- When it blooms
- June; picking ran from June 18 for about three weeks in 2026
- Visiting
- Visitor center open most of the year with seasonal hours; pick-your-own lavender for about three weeks from mid-June (2026: from June 18, Thursday–Sunday 9–6)
From the farm shop
- Lavender oil
- Lavender water
Events
- Lavender pick-your-own season, mid-June to early July (2026)
- Lavender distilling demonstrations, late June (2026)
- Tihany Lavender Month events, June 20–21 and June 26–28 (2026)
What to do
- Cut your own lavender in the national park's field, mid-June into early July (2026 dates)
- Watch a lavender distilling demonstration in late June
- Walk through the interactive exhibition on Tihany's volcanoes and lavender growing
- Watch the short lavender film, also shown in English
- Make a lavender wand or lavender heart at a craft workshop
- Let kids loose in the adventure garden and playground
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Pick-your-own lavender from mid-June for about three weeks (June 18 start in 2026); visitor center open mid-March through early November
- Hours
- 2026: May 1–August 31 daily 10–6; April Wednesday–Sunday 10–4 (from April 11); September Wednesday–Sunday 10–4; October 1–22 weekends 10–4; October 23–November 1 daily 10–6; closed from November 2. Ticket office closes 30 minutes earlier. 2026 lavender picking: Thursday–Sunday 9–6.
- Admission
- 2026 visitor center: adults 2,000 Ft, ages 3–14 900 Ft, family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) 5,000 Ft. 2026 picking bags: 2,000 Ft small, 3,000 Ft large.
Good to know
- Dogs
- Not allowed inside the visitor center; leashed in the 2026 pick-your-own field
- Accessibility
- Listed by the national park as barrier-free
- Payment
- Forint cash and cards (no American Express) at the center; picking bags were card only in 2026
Tips for your visit
- Courtyard parking at the center is free for up to three hours and must be cleared by closing time
- Bring a card for the picking bags; in 2026 they could not be paid in cash
- Small scissors were sold on site in 2026, but bringing your own saves a step
- Distilling demonstrations have limited places, so book ahead
Getting there
Questions
Can I pick lavender anywhere in Tihany?
No. Picking is only allowed within the national park's pick-your-own program in June.
Are dogs allowed?
Not inside the visitor center. In the 2026 picking field, dogs had to stay on a leash.
Is the exhibition in English?
Yes, the exhibition has English panels and the lavender film has an English version.
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