One day is never enough. Discover a complete Norfolk estate with something for everyone.
Make the most of the last of the summer sunshine with our guide to what's happening at Blickling over autumn. Help us with the harvest, try our apple treats in the café or enjoy a night under the stars.
Nobody ever forgets their first sight of Blickling. The breath-taking red-brick mansion and ancient yew hedges sit at the heart of a magnificent garden and historic park in the beautiful Bure meadows.
The story of the estate unfolds over a thousand years. The landscape with its hedges and narrow tree-lined lanes has changed little over the centuries and is quintessentially Norfolk.
Blickling’s owners have used the estate as a place of quiet refuge, while playing their part on the world’s political stage. Philip Kerr, 11th Marquis of Lothian, left this estate to the National Trust in 1940, and he’s vital to its story. Without him, it’s unlikely that Blickling would still be around for you to explore, along with many other places that you love.
We invite you to parts of the house he used privately, as well as for entertaining; and photographs, sounds and objects will create a sense of what it would have been like to be a house guest in the period leading up to the Second World War.
Outside, the formal garden is the result of three centuries of inspired planting, and the gently undulating historic parkland is great for exploring. Grab a map of way-marked walks or our cycle trail and head out into the park. Keep your eyes open for lost buildings, stunning views and wildlife who call it home.
Blickling has always been a place of pilgrimage and tranquillity. Today, it continues to extend the warmest of welcomes to all who come here.
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | £13.95 | £12.65 |
| Child | £7.50 | £6.80 |
| Family | £35.60 | £32.30 |
| Family (1 adult and up to 3 children) | £25.80 | £23.45 |
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Group Adult
Minimum group size 15
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N/A | £11.80 |
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Group Child
Minimum group size 15
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N/A | £6.30 |
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | £8.95 | £8.10 |
| Child | £4.95 | £4.50 |
| Family | £26.00 | £23.60 |
| Family (1 adult and up to 3 children) | £18.50 | £16.80 |
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Group Adult
Minimum group size 15
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N/A | £7.60 |
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Group Child
Minimum group size 15
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N/A | £4.25 |
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | £10.00 | £9.00 |
| Child | £5.00 | £4.50 |
| Family | £30.00 | £27.00 |
| Family (1 adult and up to 3 children) | £20.00 | £18.00 |
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Group Adult
Minimum group size 15
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N/A | £8.50 |
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Group Child
Minimum group size 15
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N/A | £4.25 |
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | £5.00 | £4.50 |
| Child | £2.50 | £2.25 |
| Family | £15.00 | £13.60 |
| Family (1 adult and up to 3 children) | £10.00 | £9.05 |
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Group Adult
Minimum group size 15
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N/A | £4.25 |
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Group Child
Minimum group size 15
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N/A | £2.10 |
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points. Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you the Gift Aid Admission prices. But it's entirely up to you which ticket you choose. If you want the Standard Admission instead, just let us know when you come to pay.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid* — an extra 25 per cent — potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below: Payment of the additional percentage donation is entirely voluntary, so if you prefer to pay the standard admission please advise our reception staff at the till point.
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
| Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
Free access to the shops, cafés, RAF Oulton Museum, plant centre, second-hand bookshop, gallery exhibitions and park walks. Coarse fishing permits available at lakeside.
Parking is free for NT members, £3 per day (per car) for non-members and not redeemable.
Winter pricing covers January, February, November and December, but excludes 'event days', February half term holiday, 26 & 27 November and 3 & 4 December, when full admission will be charged.
*Last entry to house is one hour before closing. **The house is also open 29 March, 5 April, 31 May, 26 July, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 August and 25 October (timed tickets on busy days). +The garden, shops and cafés are also open 15 and 16 February. Muddy Boots café is open 26 December. Park and woodland: open dawn to dusk. Fishing: 1 January to 14 March and 16 June to 31 December, 7 to 6 (or dusk if earlier). Please note some rooms in the house will be closed during the Christmas weekends so the route will be shorter.
