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Summer term outdoor fun for pre-schoolers and their grown-ups.

  • Booking not needed

Join the fun on selected Wednesdays at 10:30am - 12:15pm, in Sheringham Park's dog-free Bower Garden.

Come and get closer to nature and enjoy creative and curious activities, led by National Trust staff and volunteers.

Summer term sessions:

30 April | Colours of the Rainbow

14 May | Bugs and Beasts

25 June | Mud, Glorious Mud!

9 July | Teddy Bears Picnic

Each session is outdoors, costs £5 per child (including a free refreshment break) and is recommended for 2-4 year olds. There's no need to book, just come along to the Visitor Barn at Sheringham Park on selected Wednesdays, ready to enjoy an adventure!

For more information please call the team on 01263 820555 (answerphone) or email: sheringhamlearning@nationaltrust.org.uk

Car parking is free for National Trust members (please scan your cards) and a £6.50 charge applies to non-members. Make a day of it with a path winding through the Wild Garden fit for lunchtime pram naps and a Courtyard Café full of warming drinks and snacks.

Times

Prices

Event prices

Ticket typeTicket category
per child£5.00

The basics

Meeting point

Visitor Barn

What to bring and wear

Please dress for the weather with layers, wellies, waterproofs and sun hats.

Accessibility

There is level access to the Courtyard Café and toilet facilities, and to the Bower Garden from the car park. However, the landscaping in the wider parkland is undulating.

Other

Sheringham Park is a request stop on the Sheringham-Fakenham bus route (Sanders Coaches).

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on
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at
14:00 to 15:30
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Wartime archaeology of Sheringham Park 

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on
20 Jul to 22 Jul 2025
at
10:30 to 13:30
+ 1 other date or time
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at
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