Conservation projects at Blickling Estate

The River Bure on the Blickling Estate, Norfolk — Silvergate stream feeds into Blickling lake before flowing into the River Bure

A close up of a paper conservator working on a book — A paper conservator at work

Scaffolding on the North and East sides of the North East Turret — Scaffolding on the North East Turret - a work of art in itself

Conservation is an ongoing concern within the house and gardens and out to the parkland and wider estate. With your ongoing support we're able to continue our conservation work because every time you visit, you're helping us to do a little bit more, so thank you.

Wildlife set to benefit from restoration of stream on Blickling Estate

Thanks to support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, work to restore Silvergate stream on Blickling Estate is now complete, and it’s hoped that by restoring the stream at its source, will bring big benefits for wildlife and the health of the wider river catchment.

The interior of Silvergate cottages during restoration.

Rising from ashes

In April 2016, a fire devastated a row of thatched cottages on the Blickling Estate. Thanks to the help of specialist craftspeople, we have now restored these historic cottages, so that they can be homes once more...

Wildlife set to benefit from restoration of stream on Blickling Estate

125 years of the National Trust

2020 was the 125th anniversary of the National Trust and although our birthday year didn't turn out quite like how we planned, we took the opportunity to look back at where it all began. Here are some of the key moments in our history of caring for special places, in the East of England.

Conserving the wider estate

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Little river of big importance

The River Bure runs through the Blickling and Felbrigg Estates, however our work doesn't stop there. It's vital we work with our partners on a landscape scale to ensure we care for this rare habitat. With you support we can create an environment that's rich in wildlife and accessible for you to enjoy for years to come.

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Restoring Blickling's Silvergate cottages

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Family visitors walking around the lake at Blickling Estate, Norfolk — Walk around the estate at Blickling to enjoy the landscape of Anne Boleyn's childhood

Protecting Blickling Estate for future generations

Learn more about why we need to charge for car parking at Blickling and how you're helping us conserve the Estate for future generations.

Man sits on the top of a ladder reading a book — John Gandy, librarian of the Blickling collection

Cataloging Blickling's book collection

Meet the man cataloging the biggest library collection in the National Trust. John Gandy has the mammoth task of working his way through the books in the Long Gallery at Blickling.

Walled garden conservation

Since 2015 we've been restoring the walled garden as part of a five year project. The transformation within that time has been incredible, so it's worth a visit if you haven't been for some time.

The gardeners are now supplying The Stables cafes with produce to use in our dishes. If you fancy taking some produce to enjoy at home, you'll find our fruit and vegetable stall in the walled garden, so help yourself to produce, for a small donation.

A view of a path in the walled garden lined with lavender — Don't miss a visit to our walled garden

Views from within

The roof and chimneys at Blickling Hall looking towards the lake

Looking out of the window at the front drive

The corner of the lake, surrounded by trees

We asked the house team for their favourite views...

"I like to pop my head through the hatch on top of the clock tower; it’s the highest place on the Estate and the view over the roof towards the lake is amazing." Kenny

"Looking down the front drive.

I imagine what it would have been like from a Servant's view; taking a peek at the VIP guests arriving in horse and carriages or even aeroplanes." Christina

"The view from my bathroom window.

No matter what the weather, it always grabs my attention. No two days are the same but I gaze to see the birds on the lake or the mist laying over the water." Jan

"The view from the attic overlooking the parterre.

You can really appreciate the design, layout and seasonal colours of the flower borders below. It feels like I am taking a peek into a different world." Amanda