Felbrigg Hall, Gardens & Estate

Location: near Cromer, north Norfolk

The 'Victory V' at Felbrigg Gardens & Estate, Norfolk

The rolling landscape park with a lake, 211 hectares (520 acres) of woods and waymarked trails is a great place to explore nature and wildlife on this bountiful estate. With buggy friendly surfaces on main visitor routes, families can enjoy a great day out.

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Felbrigg Hall, Gardens and Estate is owned and managed by the National Trust and is located 2 miles from Cromer, off the B1436 (signposted from A148 and A140).

The magnificent 17th-century country house, noted for its Jacobean architecture and fine Georgian interior, was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969 by its final squire, Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer. A tour of the house will transport you back to a bygone era…

'The Victory V' at the Felbrigg Estate, Norfolk
‘The Victory V’ at the Felbrigg Estate, Norfolk

Whether you’re looking for a gentle walk or a longer ramble, the Felbrigg Estate is ideal catching some fresh air and beautiful scenery. Explore the Great Wood with its ancient trees, heathland, lake and rolling parkland.

The Felbrigg Estate features several colour-coded, waymarked trails of varying distances which provide an easy way to discover the glorious estate grounds. The routes are:

  • Victory ‘V’ walk, 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
  • Church and Lakeside walk, 1.7 miles (2.7 km)
  • Great Wood walk, 2 miles (3.2 km)
  • Marble Hill walk, 4.5 miles (7.2 km)

The popular Weavers Way walk runs through the Felbrigg estate.

Near to the hall and visitor reception, you’ll find a courtyard with welcome refreshments at the Squire’s Pantry, gift shop, plant sales and a secondhand bookshop. As well as seating inside the cafe, there’s plenty of outdoor tables and chairs. Events frequently take place throughout the year; it’s a great place to visit at Christmas.

“Visit Felbrigg Hall, Gardens and Estate, where the wide horizons create a feeling of space that contrast wonderfully with the cosiness and charm of the cherished home at its heart”

Features to find…

The beautiful and tranquil Walled Garden which features a brick dovecote and glass houses

The dovecote in the Kitchen Gardens at the Felbrigg Estate, Norfolk

It’s a sheltered place to relax (and a sun trap). Watch the bees and butterflies flitting amongst the colourful array of flowers and shrubs. Very inspirational if you’re a keen gardener.

A 17th or 18th century ice house in the woods, built of brick with a domed roof

The Ice House at Felbrigg Gardens & Estate, Norfolk

Ice houses were used to store ice throughout the year (before the invention of the fridge), often to help with the storage of food. The ice house shaft is 28 feet deep and popular with bats. See our gallery for interior photo.

The hollow 500 year old Great Felbrigg Sessile Oak, one of the oldest trees on the estate

Inside a tree on Felbrigg Estate, Norfolk

With a nine metre circumference, it’s estimated to have started growing back in 1500.
The tree is hollow. Dare you climb inside?