What's on this August
Blickling Hall, Garden & Estate
Summer Scents and Evening Sun
Saturday 1 August, 7pm
Join Paul Underwood, Blickling's Head Gardener for a tour of the magnificent garden. Enjoy
a leisurely walk and gain an insight into the fascinating history and planting schemes,
finishing at the Orangery for wine and canapés. £17, booking essential on 0844 800 4308.
Clowning Around
Thursday 6 August, 12.30 - 4pm
Bring the family and join Buttons the Clown for a fun day out. Large garden games and
garden Trail to complete. Garden entry.
Estate Walk
Sunday 9 August, 2pm - 3pm
Join National Trust walk leaders for a free guided walk to discover a little history of
the Blickling Estate. Meet in the main car park. Booking not needed. Car park charges
apply.
Magic & Mayhem
Wednesday 12 August, 12.30 - 4pm
Bring the family and join Potty Harry the Wizard for a fun day out. Large garden games and
Garden Trail to complete. Garden entry.
Ahoy me Hearties!
Wednesday 19 August, 12.30 - 4pm
Bring the family and join Captain Funny Bones the Pirate for a fun day out. Large garden
games and Garden Trail to complete. Garden entry.
Meet the Gardeners
Thursday 20 August, 10.30am - 4.00pm
An opportunity to meet and talk with the garden team and find our more about their
extensive work programme, and learn about the history of the Gardens.
Garden entry.
Brancaster Millennium Activity Centre
It's a wild thing!
Monday 3 - Wednesday 5 August
A short residential course for those of you who yearn for a nature reserve in your back
garden. Visit some of North Norfolk's finest wild places, some great gardens and find out
how to design a new space or adapt an existing garden in order to encourage a wide variety
of native wildlife. Prices range from £121 - £245.
Family Fun
Monday 10 to Friday 14 August
This lively week is packed full of water sport activities and if sailing and kayaking
don't tire you out, there is cycling, team building games in the woods, fun on the beach
and more. First child £267, Second child £240, Additional children £205, Adults £179.
Accommodation and meals provided.
Family Fun
Monday 17 to Friday 21 August
Do something different this summer and enjoy an active week of woodland orienteering and
water sport activities. Improve your cycling skills, get muddy as you ramble through the
harbour and visit a wind turbine for a fascinating insight into the future! First child
£267, Second child £240, Additional children £205, Adults £179. Accommodation and
meals provided.
Autumn waders and other migrants
Monday 31 August to Wednesday 2 September
There should be a build up of waders in north Norfolk that have returned from their
breeding grounds in northern Europe. If the wind is from a favourable direction there
maybe other migrants about too. Join our small group for an exciting birdwatching weekend.
Accommodation and meals provided. Prices range from £121 to £245.
Felbrigg Hall, Garden & Park
Chilli Fiesta and Fete
Wednesday 5 August, 11am - 5pm
Rapidly establishing itself as the hottest event of the season, why not come along and
enjoy all things chilli? Plus all the fun of a traditional fete and the very best in
regional food too. Free event.
Tree Walk
Tuesday 11 August, 1.30pm
Join our wardens on a guided tour looking at the wide variety of trees on the estate.
Suitable clothing and stout footwear essential. £5, booking preferred on 01263 837444.
Busy Bees Workshop
Wednesday 12 & 19 August, 10am - 12.30pm
Join our staff for a morning of all things bee. Hands on activities, candle rolling and
exhibition hive. All children must be accompanied. £5, booking essential on 01263 837444.
Summer Suppers
Wednesday 12, 19 & 26 August, 7 - 10pm
'Carriages' is the ideal setting for an a la carte summer supper using the very best of
local and regional ingredients. Booking essential on 01263 838237.
Guided Garden Tour
Wednesday 19 August, 2pm
Join a member of our gardening team for an informative walk around the West and Walled
Gardens. Take the opportunity to ask for gardening hints and tips. £5. Booking not
necessary.
Oxburgh Hall
Children's Activities
Thursdays and Fridays during August, 11am - 4pm
A variety of quizzes, trails & games for families to enjoy. Normal admission.
'Defend the Hall'
Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 August, 11am - 4pm
Come and see the '17th Century Life & Times' re-enactment group in action during the
Civil War as Parliament Forces enter the Oxburgh Estate intent on destruction! Wonderful
fun for all the family. NB There will be loud musket & cannon fire at this event.
Normal admission.
Family Fun Day
Saturday 8 August, 11am - 4pm
The Paper Wizard entertains with paper and balloons. Face painting for a small charge.
Normal admission.
Family Fun Day
Sunday 9 August, 11am - 4pm
The Pirate Wizard entertains with craft activities, puppets and a show. Face painting for
a small charge. Normal Admission.
Meet the Head Gardener
Wednesday 12 August, 2pm
Meet in the orchard for a guided tour of the garden with Head Gardener Graham Donachie.
Normal admission.
Bobbins, Stitches & Threads
Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 August, 11am - 5pm
A chance to see the Norwich Lace Makers, the Lavender Lace Makers and the King's Lynn
Branch of the Embroiderers Guild at work and 'have a go' yourself. Normal admission.
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Archery Weekend
Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 August, 11am - 4pm
Meet the Fakenham Bowmen and discover archery through the ages. Why not have a go
yourself! Normal admission (additional charge for participation).
Twelfth Night
Friday 28 August, 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Shakespeare's romantic comedy of mistaken identity, infatuation and broken hearts,
performed in front of the floodlit Hall by The Lord Chamberlain's Men, an all-male cast.
Booking essential on 01366 328258. Pre-performance meal or picnics available to pre-order,
please ring 01366 328243 (catering only).
Adult £11, child £8 (advance), £12/£9 on the night.
Sheringham Park
Sheringham Park Ramble
Sunday 2 August, 2pm
Volunteer led ramble starting from the visitor centre. You must have suitable clothing and
footwear and the ability to walk for at least two hours. Dogs on lead please. Free to all.
Car park charges apply to non-members.
Norfolk Smallholders' 3rd Show and Market
Sunday 2 August, 10am - 4pm
A taste of the 'Good Life'. Everything smallholding, self sufficiency and traditional
crafts. Home produced Norfolk food and goods. Exhibitions and demonstrations. Sheep
shearing. Fun dog show. Livestock and members' poultry exhibition. Smallholders' question
time and much more! A real family event. Adult £5, accompanied children under 16 and NSTG
members Free.
Historical Walk
Sunday 16 August, 2.00-3.30pm
Join one of our volunteers for a walk, including the interesting history of Sheringham
Park, with a fun quiz for younger members of the group. Walk approx. 2 miles. Suitable
footwear required. Pay on Day. Dogs on leads please. Car park charges apply for
non-members. Adults £1.50, children free.
Big Bug Hunt
Tuesday 18 & Thursday 20 August, 10.30am - 12.00pm and 2 - 3.30pm
Join our Learning Officer to discover the amazing minibeasts that can be found lurking in
the leaf litter. Booking essential on 01263 820550. Car park charges apply for
non-members. £3 per child, accompanying adults £1.
Reptile Ramble
Tuesday 25 & Thursday 27 August, 10.30am - 12.00pm
Search for the reptiles of Sheringham Park with our Learning Officer. Suitable for adults
and older children. Booking essential on 01263 820550. Normal car park charges apply.
£2.50 per person.
Batty Bats and Mad Moths
Friday 28 August, 7.00pm - 9.00pm
A more 'family-friendly' look at the night-time creatures of the Park. Learn how bats find
their food in the dark and have a go at moth trapping. Booking essential 01263 820550. Car
park charges apply for non-members.
£3 per child, accompanying adults £1.
Bugs and Beetles Workshop
Saturday 29 August, 10.00am - 3.00pm
The bugs (Hemiptera) and beetles (Coleoptera) form two of the most diverse groups of
insects. This workshop focuses on how to find and identify some common species of beetles
and bugs. With Dr Tristan Bantock. Booking essential on 01263 820550. Car park charges
apply for non-members. £15, adults only.
NEARING THE HALFWAY MARK, BUT £85,000 STILL NEEDED FOR SHERINGHAM LEVEL
CROSSING
The North Norfolk Railway's appeal for funds to reinstate an
"occasional use" level crossing connecting the Poppy and Bittern Lines at
Sheringham has now reached £55,000 donated or pledged.
Project director Steven Ashling, chairman designate of the railway, says:
"We hope that a summer push for funds will raise the £85,000 still needed to ensure
we can start preliminary work in the autumn and install the crossing next January."
The appeal organisers are looking to businesses in the town to contribute.
"We plan to bring in steam charter trains at weekends outside the main holiday season
- each with some 300 new visitors creating extra trade for the town," says Mr
Ashling.
Businesses are being asked to sponsor a piece of the crossing - from a
yard of rail at just £150 to a crossing gate at £2,500. All sponsors and donors will be
recorded in a Crossing Honours book which will be on public display at Sheringham station.
A special appeal leaflet gives all the details, and is available at the
station; or you can visit www.nnrailway.co.uk/crossing
for information.
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