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Blickling Estate
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Blickling Estate, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6NF
Important notice
Please note the lift in the house is currently unavailable; we're working to get it back up and running as soon as possible.
Opening times for 10 December 2023
Asset Opening time House 11:00 - 15:00 Garden 10:00 - 15:00 Park Dawn - Dusk Stables Restaurant 10:00 - 15:00 Muddy Boots Café 10:00 - 14:00 Shop 10:00 - 15:00 Bookshop 11:00 - 15:00 Woodgate, Bucks Common & Fisherman's car parks Dawn - Dusk Cycle hire 10:00 - 14:00 A Blickling Wild Winter in the House runs from Saturday 2 – 23 December, 10am–3pm (House opens at 11am, last entry 2.30pm). Wild Winter After Dark fundraising event is from Saturday 2 – Sunday 17 December, 5pm–8pm, booking essential. The Stamp Shop is open Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 December, in addition to Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11am - 3pm. The RAF Oulton Museum is open Friday - Sunday, 11am - 3pm.
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Ticket type Gift aid Standard Adult £15.00 £13.60 Child £7.50 £6.80 Family £37.50 £34.00 Family (1 adult and up to 3 children) £22.50 £20.45 Group Adult £14.25 Group Child £7.10 Become a member and discover more than 500 places
Book shop
The bookshop is open daily from 11am to 3pm.
Pub
The Bucks Arms is a seventeenth century traditional pub and former coaching inn on the walk down from the main car park to the house (not National Trust).
Cafe
The Stables and Muddy Boots cafés are open with indoor and outdoor seating.
Shop
Take home a memento of your visit to Blickling Estate, find the perfect gift, a plant for your garden or a good book to enjoy. Open daily 10am to 3pm.
Car park
We have four car parks across the Blickling Estate operating on a pay and display basis with a charge of £5 (coin only) for non-members. Members please scan your card to obtain a free ticket. If the car park is full, please come back at another time. If you want to pay by card for your car parking, please pop into our Estate Barn visitors reception.
Toilet
Dogs
Dogs under close control are welcome on most of the parkland walks. Please keep them on a lead in car parks and on the lake walk as these are the busiest areas. Dogs on short leads are welcome in the farmyard, the bookshop, on the front drive, in the estate barn and Muddy Boots café. Only Assistance dogs are allowed in the house, garden and east wing.
Blue Badge parking and drop-off point. Accessible toilets. Wheelchairs and mobility scooters available. Accessible multi-use trail through parkland. Lift in house.
Accessible route and/or map
Our multi-use trail provides access for cyclists, walkers, runners and adapted wheelchair users to enjoy, whatever the weather.
Level access to shop
Accessible toilet
Accessible toilets in main car park, east wing and in the farmyard.
Level access/terrain
Changing Places
Located in the Farmyard.
Lift
There is a lift inside the house which provides access to the ground floor and first floor.
Designated parking
Accessible car parking available around 140 metres from house and garden entrance and in the farmyard.
Powered mobility vehicle available
Mobility scooters are available to hire from the Estate Barn visitor reception (parkland scooter) and the East Wing visitor reception (garden scooter).
Induction loop
Wheelchairs available
Manual wheelchairs are available from visitor reception.
Level access to food outlet
By road
On Blickling Road (old B1354, reclassified to C593), signposted off A140 Norwich/Cromer.
On foot
Weavers' Way (Aylsham, 2 miles)
By train
Bure Valley Railway available from Hoveton & Wroxham station to Aylsham, 2 miles from Blickling Estate.
By bus
Sanders Coaches Services 43, 44, 44A, X44 available from Norwich to Aylsham, 2 miles from Blickling Estate.
By bicycle
Blickling Estate is reachable on two wheels via several scenic cycle paths, including the Rebellion Way, the Weaver’s Way cycle route from North Walsham to Aylsham, and the Bure Valley cycle route from Wroxham to Aylsham, as well as the Marriotts Way between Norwich and Aylsham.
Car-free
We welcome car-free visitors and offer 20% off entry. Enjoy the views, fresh air and adventure and help cut carbon and traffic. Find out how to get here by train, bus, bike and foot at goodjourney.org.uk/attractions/blickling-estate/
Planning your visit
Events at Blickling Estate
Search our upcoming events for a variety of walks, talks and experiences, and book tickets for our Wild Winter After Dark event.
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Family days out at Blickling
Keep your little explorers busy on a family day out at Blickling with activities across the estate. Enjoy everything from walking adventures and holiday activities to hide and seek in the garden and den building in the woods.
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Bringing your dog to Blickling Estate
Blickling is a three pawprint rated place. The parkland is the perfect place to take your dog for a walk. Read our guide on how to make the most of your visit together.
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Group visits to Blickling Estate
Plan a group visit to Blickling Estate and enjoy a garden for all seasons, a collection of treasures and great places to savour the perfect lunch or afternoon treat.
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Highlights
House
Jacobean mansion with Long Gallery Library holding its nationally important book collection.
Garden
55 acres of formal garden, the result of three centuries of planting, with ancient yews, parterre, lake and kitchen garden.
Parkland
With over 4,600 acres of woodland, parkland and farmland, which sit at the heart of Norfolk's beautiful Bure meadows.
Eating
The Stables and Muddy Boots cafés offer hot and cold drinks, light meals, snacks and cakes. Indoor and outdoor seating.
Shopping
Shop and Plant Centre with gifts, homeware, books, gardening accessories and seasonal plants. Second-hand bookshop stocked with pre-loved books.
Bucks Arms (not National Trust)
17th-century pub and former coaching inn (concession) with indoor and outdoor eating, offering hearty home-cooked dishes .
Things to see and do
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Christmas at Blickling Estate
This coming Christmas, we invite you to spend the day exploring the house decked up for a traditional Victorian Christmas with a wild, magical twist. Visit again in the evening and take in the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of this magical season.
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Family days out at Blickling
Keep your little explorers busy on a family day out at Blickling with activities across the estate. Enjoy everything from walking adventures and holiday activities to hide and seek in the garden and den building in the woods.
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Discover the house at Blickling Estate
Discover more about Blickling Hall, in Norfolk, a Jacobean mansion thought to be the birthplace of Anne Boleyn, and sits in a historic park.
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Discover the garden at Blickling
If you'd like to lose yourself in a garden full of character and historic features, Blickling Estate has something for every visitor.
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Explore the wider Blickling Estate
There's much more to Blickling Estate than its famous house. Covering 4,600 acres with 950 acres of woodland and parkland and 3,500 acres of farmland, Blickling Estate is great for exploring alone, with family or your four-legged friends.
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RAF Oulton Museum at Blickling Estate
During the Second World War, Blickling became billets for RAF Oulton aircrew. The museum remembers those who served as part of Bomber Command squadrons and risked their lives.
Outdoor activities
Activity
Cycling at Blickling Estate
With bikes for all ages to hire, including electric, trailers and balance bikes, the whole family can enjoy exploring Blickling’s parkland on two wheels.
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Your guide to fishing at Blickling Estate
Take a look at our fishing guide with information on purchasing tickets and how to make the most of your visit.
Top trails
Trail
Blickling Estate multi-use trail
Tour the Blickling Estate by bike, wheelchair, with a pushchair or on foot, via this all-weather hard-surface footpath, with historic buildings and woodland along the way.
Trail
Blickling lake walk
With gentle slopes, woods, open fields, frequent seats and breathtaking views, this is a walk for the 'not so energetic'. Easy, 2 miles.
Trail
Blickling Estate walk
Explore the Blickling Estate's parkland on this family-friendly walk, visiting points of interest including the Tower, Brickyard and Mausoleum.
Trail
Blickling mausoleum walk
This historical scenic stroll through woods and open land at Blickling Park leads you to its striking Mausoleum. Look out for barn owls along the way.
Trail
Blickling, Calthorpe and Great Wood walk
Tackle this long circular walk around Blickling, taking in the villages of Calthorpe and Erpingham, the estate’s Great Wood and several historic buildings.
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Blickling Ranger Run
Enjoy sweeping views of the Jacobean mansion at Blickling, surrounded by 4,600 acres of parkland, woods and fields, on this invigorating trail run.
Eating and shopping
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Eating and shopping at Blickling Estate
Offering delicious, locally sourced and produced food, stop at one of the cafés, browse in the shop or grab a bargain in the second-hand bookshop.
Places to stay
Itteringham Manor
A Georgian manor packed full of 18th-century character and fine furnishings, close to the river Bure.
Blickling Tower
A special and luxurious escape with a roof terrace and lots of original features on the Blickling estate.
Mill Farm Barn
A barn conversion in the Norfolk countryside with an enclosed garden on the outskirts of the Blickling Estate.
Barn Owl Loft
Part of a Grade II listed manor, this stay is perfect for a couple after a rustic country retreat.
4 Park Gates
A Blickling estate cottage with an inviting interior and miles of walking trails on the doorstep.
Blacksmith's Cottage
A traditional thatched cottage set on the Blickling estate, just minutes from lake side walks.
Blickling Dairy House
On the Blickling Estate, this converted dairy has miles of walking and cycling trails nearby.
Meadowside
Surrounded by countryside with its own private stretch of river bank, and a traditional interior.
Upcoming events
Event
Wild Winter After Dark
Journey through the magically illuminated garden and experience the sights and sounds of nature at our biggest fundraising event of the year, this Christmas.
About Blickling Estate
Nobody ever forgets their first sight of Blickling. The breath-taking Jacobean mansion and ancient yew hedges sit at the heart of a magnificent garden and historic park in the beautiful Bure meadows.
Surrounding the house, the formal garden is the result of three centuries of inspired planting, and the gently undulating historic parkland is great for exploring on foot or by bike. Grab a map of our way-marked walks from visitor reception and enjoy discovering intriguing landmarks, stunning views and wildlife.
Please note: With over 4,600 acres to explore, Blickling's parkland is the perfect place to take your four-legged friend for a walk. However dogs, except assistance dogs, are not permitted in the house, East Wing or formal garden.
History
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The history of Blickling Estate
Mentioned in the Domesday Book, the estate was the birthplace of Anne Boleyn, and during the Second World War RAF air crew were billeted here.
Our work
News
Over 13,000 trees planted at Blickling to create habitat for wildlife along the River Bure
National Trust staff and volunteers, community groups and children from a local primary school have helped plant over 13,000 trees at Blickling, creating vital wildlife corridors and habitats along the River Bure.
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Our work in the house at Blickling
Behind the scenes, the team at Blickling clean, protect and conserve the hall and collections items.
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Our work on the Blickling Estate
Discover the work our ranger team are involved with to conserve and protect the 4,600 acres of woodland, parkland and farmland on Blickling Estate for future generations.
Support us
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Volunteer opportunities at Blickling Estate
Discover more about getting involved and becoming one of the more than 500 volunteers who help in various roles as part of the team at Blickling Estate.