Family days out at Oxburgh Estate

Autumn half term at Oxburgh

Autumn is the perfect time to bring the family together to enjoy a refreshing walk and admire the changing seasons across Oxburgh Estate. Especially for half-term, there will be garden and lawn games out for all visitors to enjoy, as well as an activity sheet encouraging autumn exploration available on arrival from the Welcome Team. 

Everyday histories story trail

Discover the stories and lives of three members of staff, who lived and worked in the gardens and house at Oxburgh in the 20th Century by following their Everyday Histories story trails around the gardens. Everyday Histories is a part of the Heritage Open Days and produced in part with thanks to FindmyPast. 

The Big Draw 

Throughout autumn, visitors can pick up a sketching bag from Visitor Welcome, containing some basic drawing and sketching tools, that can be used to capture individual interpretations of the estate. 

Past to present tours

Past to Present morning tours, led by knowledgeable volunteers are a chance to discover how the hall at Oxburgh has been altered over the last 500 years, including the conservation work undertaken as part of the transformational Raise the Roof project. Tours take place Monday to Sunday at 11am and 1:30pm and last approximately 45 minutes. 

Immersive Gatehouse experience

See the King’s Room and priest hole in a whole new light on an Immersive Gatehouse Experience on 28 October. Delve deeper into the history of Oxburgh by following the course of one extraordinary day in 1590. Booking essential.  

Looking ahead to Christmas

If you're feeling festive already and keen to make plans, find out what's on at Oxburgh this Christmas: 

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/oxburgh-estate/christmas-at-oxburgh-estate

Planning your family visit

• Baby-changing facilities are available on site.
• There are plenty of buggy-friendly paths around the outdoors, a site map is available from Visitor Welcome.
• Due to the size of the rooms within Oxburgh Hall, we kindly ask that where possible, buggies and prams are left outside at the entrance and not taken inside.

Become a wildlife explorer

Ignite your childs curiosity and explore Oxburgh with one of our wildlife explorer backpacks. Filled with activities, tools and other fun items. Backpacks are free to borrow from the Visitor Welcome team. 

'50 things to do before you are 9 3/4'

Fancy building a den, identifying pond creatures, watching a butterfly grow or stargazing? With our '50 things' activity guide you can plan an adventure, discover facts about nature and learn new skills. 

We've a few ideas to get you started.  

• No. 4 Build a den: Explore the woodland at Oxburgh Estate, where you’ll find plenty of sticks for building your den. Be creative with your construction. Once it’s up, crawl in and have fun
• No. 19 Play Pooh sticks: The River Gadder flows through the estate which is where you’ll find several wooden bridges, all of which make an ideal spot to challenge a sibling to this timeless game
• No. 31 Make friends with a bug: Ladybirds, spiders, caterpillars, woodlice – there are all kinds of mini-beasts hiding at the places we look after. See how many you can find.