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Adapting Ickworth: A Sustainable Journey

A tour with our Facilities Manager to explore and understand how Ickworth is facing into Climate Change and the measures taken historically and today to ensure Ickworth adapts to its future.

  • Booking advisable
  • Free event (admission applies)

Join us on a journey around Ickworth, where history and sustainability intertwine. Discover the estate’s rich heritage, from the iconic Rotunda’s Italianate design to the diverse and historic woodlands. Learn about the innovative measures the National Trust is taking to combat and adapt to climate change, including the installation of self-reliant biomass boilers and sustainable gardening practices. This tour offers a unique blend of exploring the history of the estate and understanding how the modern stewardship aimed to protect Ickworth, for everyone, for ever works in practice.

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Prices

Event ticket prices

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

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The basics

Suitability

This event is suitable for adults.

Meeting point

Visitors will need to check in at the Welcome Point and then head to Porter's Lodge where the guide will meet them.

What to bring and wear

This is an outdoor tour, we advise wearing warm clothes and comfortable outdoor shoes.

Accessibility

This is an outdoor tour which is suitable for outdoor wheelchairs and powered mobility vehicles.

Upcoming events

Ickworth on the World Stage Garden Exhibition 

Discover the world in our new garden exhibition exploring the influence of the Hervey’s global travels on the Italianate garden at Ickworth.

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on
18 Sep to 2 Nov 2025
at
10:00 to 16:30
+ 45 other dates or times

Ickworth on the World Stage 

Follow one family's unconventional adventures as Ickworth sets sail with the Herveys in 2025.

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on
18 Sep to 2 Nov 2025
at
11:00 to 15:00
+ 45 other dates or times

Heritage Open Days: Collection Pop Up Talk 

A chance to look in more detail at a piece from our collection.

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on
18 Sep 2025
at
14:00 to 14:15

Heritage Open Days: 1930’s Working Life at Ickworth Talk 

A glimpse of the working life, social side and gossip of the life of the servants at 1930’s Ickworth.

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on
18 Sep 2025
at
14:00 to 15:00