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How the other half lives

An activity with Norwich Midweek Group

Activity date: Tuesday 20th January 2026

Start time: 10:00
Finish time: 15:15

Activity description

At possibly the grandest site we have ever been to, saving nibbled trees by finding them and adding larger protective tubes.

Meeting place

If you would like a lift to the site in our minibus, meet at the corner of Queens Road & Brazen Gate, by the traffic lights next to big Sainsbury's car park, opposite Norwich bus station [ what3words: single.affair.robe ] at 10am. Transport also available from near UEA at 9.15am by arrangement. Or you can join us on site, just meet us outside the ‘welcome’ barn, Blickling Hall NT car park, Blickling Road, near Aylsham, Norfolk NR11 6NJ. [ what3words: sway.repayment.ladder ] (OS grid ref: TG 176 285) We will be arriving there at approx. 10.35am

Activity location

Blickling Hall, Outside ‘welcome’ barn, Blickling Hall NT car park, Blickling Road, near Aylsham,, NR11 6NJ

Site description

Jacobean mansion with 55 acres of formal garden and over 4,600 acres of woodland, parkland and farmland, which sit at the heart of Norfolk's beautiful Bure meadows.

Pick Up Point

Contact

Mark Webster

Telephone: 01603 274512
Email: Norfolk@tcv.org.uk
Website: https://www.tcv.org.uk/eastern/tcv-norfolk/norwich-environmental-action-team/

Please bring

  • packed lunch
  • suitable outdoor clothes
  • suitable outdoor footwear

Further info

No need to book. Bus fares can be refunded. Nearest toilets - at meeting point.

Site Facilities

  • Baby Changing
  • Cafe
  • Parking
  • Picnic Area
  • Toilets
  • Disabled Toilets
  • Nearest Toilets - On site at meeting point

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