Norfolk Events
Past Events In Norfolk
Past events by date
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Downham Market: Gardens of Bank House
Sun 21 Sep 25
Bank House, Bridge Street, Downham Market PE38 9DW
Heritage Open Day: Once had a brewery at the bottom of the garden. Bank House was originally the residence of the owner of the adjacent brewery in...
Downham Market: Town Clock
Sun 21 Sep 25
Downham Market Town Clock, Town Square, Bridge Street, Downham Market PE38 9DW
Heritage Open Day: Tick-Tock, Time to Visit Downham Market's Legendary Town Clock! One of the most iconic features of this charming town is the...
Downham Market..Discover the Masonic Hall
Sun 21 Sep 25
Masonic Hall, Ryston End, Downham Market PE38 9AX
Heritage Open Day: Grade II listed Masonic Hall that embodies a rich tapestry of history, community, and tradition...
Downham Market: Town Hall Photography Exhibition
Sun 21 Sep 25
Town Hall, Bridge Street, Downham Market PE38 9DW
Heritage Open Day: Stunning photographs of Downham Market's buildings and architecture The photography exhibition on the ground floor of the...
Downham Market: Former Banking Hall/Coggles
Sun 21 Sep 25
Coggles, 13 Bridge Street, Downham Market PE38 9DW
Heritage Open Day: Originally the Banking Hall last occupied by Barclays Bank. In 1857 the joint tenancy of Number 15 Bridge St...
Downham Market: Gate Lodge to the Union Workhouse
Sun 21 Sep 25
Gate Lodge (North, Court Gardens, Downham Market PE38 9AW
Heritage Open Day: Gate Lodge....The smallest carrstone building open today... The Downham Market Union Workhouse, designed by William J Donthorn,...
Downham Market: Town Hall Ukulele Group - The Breakaways
Sun 21 Sep 25
Town Hall, Main Hall Stage, 6 Market Place, Downham Market PE38 9DE
Heritage Open Day: Local Ukulele Band performing uplifting songs from the 60s and 70s The Town Hall will host The Breakaways Ukulele Band...
Downham Market: Classic & Historic Vehicles show
Sun 21 Sep 25
The Howdale, Howdale Road, Downham Market PE38 9AF
Heritage Open Day: Historic Vehicles of all kinds! On the Howdale you will find enthusiasts with old vehicles of all shapes and sizes...
Downham Market: Cemetery Chapels & Sexton's House complex
Sun 21 Sep 25
North Cemetery Chapel, King's Walk, Downham Market PE38 9LF
Heritage Open Day: Unique set of three carrstone & white brick, gothic style buildings. The complex was designed by William Lawrie and built by...
Downham Market: Barry Hawkins Auction House
Sun 21 Sep 25
Barry L Hawkins, 15 Lynn Road, Downham Market PE38 9NL
Heritage Open Day: Traditional family run Auction rooms Barry Hawkins, independent auctioneer and land agent, has a history rooted in a family firm...
Downham Market: The Knights of Skirbeck
Sun 21 Sep 25
The Howdale, Howdale Road, Downham Market PE38 9AF
Heritage Open Day: Medieval re-enactment group The Knights of Skirbeck, taking us back in time, will be present on our Heritage Open Day bringing...
Downham Market: Town Square - Rock Choir
Sun 21 Sep 25
Town Square, Bridge Street, Downham Market PE38 9DW
Heritage Open Day: The town will be rocking to the choir singing The Downham Market Rock Choir, led by Sally Rose, will be performing in the open air...
Downham Market: Railway Station
Sun 21 Sep 25
Downham Market Railway Station, Railway Road, Downham Market PE38 9EN
Heritage Open Day: Not just a place to catch a train...it's a piece of living history A quiet reminder of just how lovely railway travel can...
Downham Market: Discover Downham
Sun 21 Sep 25
The Old Fire Station, 30 Priory Road, Downham Market PE38 9JS
Heritage Open Day: Museum with 'Around Downham...Then and Now' ' photographic display, friendly cafe and Fire Engine Discover...
Downham Market: The English Civil War Society
Sun 21 Sep 25
Town Square, Bridge Street, Downham Market PE38 9DW
Heritage Open Day: 17th century re-enactment group looking for the Traitor Soldiers and their Officer will be looking for the Tyrant King Charles in...
Downham Market: National School
Sun 21 Sep 25
The Old School, 12 Howdale Road, Downham Market PE38 9AB
Heritage Open Day: From school to hospital to dance hall... Part of the Union Workhouse complex the foundation stone was laid by the Reverend James...
Downham Market: Ouse Washes Molly Dancers
Sun 21 Sep 25
Town Square, Bridge Street, Downham Market PE38 9DE
Heritage Open Day: Traditional Molly dancers Ouse Washes Molly Dancers have been performing the traditional Molly dances of the Fens since 1984...
Downham Market: Railway Signal Box
Sun 21 Sep 25
Downham Market Railway Station, Railway Road, Downham Market PE38 9EN
Heritage Open Day: Still pulling the right levers since the 19th Century! Listed Grade II in 2013, this pretty green and yellow signal box was built...
Downham Market: Downham Grange formerly Clackclose House
Sun 21 Sep 25
Downham Grange, Clackhouse Road, Downham Market PE38 9PA
Heritage Open Day: Downham Grange, the former site of a white mansion in a quiet corner of Downham Market...
Downham Market: Town Hall
Sun 21 Sep 25
Town Hall, 6 Market Place, Downham Market PE38 9DE
Heritage Open Day: A Living Landmark in the Heart of West Norfolk Nestled in the centre of Downham Market, the Town Hall is one of the town's...
Downham Market: Douglas Back Room, Conservative Club
Sun 21 Sep 25
Douglas Back Room, Clackclose Conservative Club, Eagle House, Bridge Street, Downham Market PE38 9DH
Heritage Open Day: Look up or you may miss the majestic Eagle perched atop of the Conservative Club. Eagle House has been the home of the Clackclose...
Downham Market: Vintage Agricultural Vehicles on the Market Square
Sun 21 Sep 25
Downham Market Market Square, Market Place, Downham Market PE38 9DE
Heritage Open Day: Celebrating the importance of Downham Market's Agricultural past. The Vintage Agricultural display on the Town Hall Car Park...
Downham Market: Post Box Topper
Sun 21 Sep 25
8 Wales Court, Downham Market PE38 9JZ
Heritage Open Day: Downham Market uniquely decorated Heritage Postboxes The Postbox at the Railway Station will stop you in your tracks when you post...
Downham Market: Town Crier on steps of the Town Hall
Sun 21 Sep 25
Town Hall steps, 6 Market Place, Downham Market PE38 9DE
Heritage Open Day: A Proclamation to open the event The Downham Market Town Crier, Ray Wales is unfortunately not available on the day but another...
Talk: Celebrating the Plunkett Prize
Sat 20 Sep 25
Hungate, St Peter Hungate, Princes St, Norwich NR3 1AE
Heritage Open Day: Join NNAS members, and the competition panel, at Hungate for a free talk on the inspiration and context of our new competition,...
St Joseph's Catholic Church, Sheringham
Sat 20 Sep 25
58 Cromer Road, Sheringham NR26 8RT
Heritage Open Day: St Joseph's Catholic Church: a masterpiece of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. A parish church for Sheringham, which, aside from the...
Barton Bendish Art, Photography and Craft Exhibition and Sale
Sat 20 Sep 25
St Andrew's Church and Village Hall, Barton Bendish PE33 9GF
Barton Bendish Village Hall and St. Andrew’s Church (PE33 9GF) will be transformed into art galleries showcasing a large variety of talented local...
Rummaging through Roman Relics
Sat 20 Sep 25
Aylsham Heritage Centre, Market Place, Aylsham, Norwich NR11 6EH
Heritage Open Day: Come and explore some of the finds from the Roman dig at Woodgate Nursery and find out more about what has been found at this...
The Great Fire of South Walsham 1827
Sat 20 Sep 25
St Lawrence's Centre for the Arts, The Street, South Walsham, Norwich NR13 6DQ
Heritage Open Day: An exhibition and activities telling the story of a fire which swept through South Walsham, devastating St Lawrence's...
Meet the Anglo-Saxons
Sat 20 Sep 25
St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Winfarthing IP22 2EA
Heritage Open Day: Visit a mini Anglo-Saxon camp with experienced living historians to discover what life was like for ordinary people around the...
200 Years of the RNLI in film
Sat 20 Sep 25
Cinema City, St Andrews Street, Norwich NR2 4AD
Heritage Open Day: Come and see films showing the work of the RNLI saving lives at sea over the last 200 years...
City of Norwich School Heritage Day
Sat 20 Sep 25
Eaton Road, Norwich NR4 6PP
Heritage Open Day: The City of Norwich School is open to the public on Saturday 20th September from 1000 to 1400 for the Norfolk Heritage festival...
Narborough Bone Mill
Sat 20 Sep 25
Belgrave House, Main Road, Narborough, King's Lynn PE32 1TE
Heritage Open Day: See our 16 foot waterwheel turning, original brick floors & remains of Victorian mill buildings, model of mill, finds uncovered...
Waterloo Park, Norwich
Sat 20 Sep 25
Angel Road, Norwich NR3 3HX
Heritage Open Day: Visit Captain Sandys-Winsch's beautiful Grade II listed park, redesigned in the 1930s...
Great Ellingham One-Place Study presents ‘Our Village-Our History-Our Story’
Sat 20 Sep 25
The Function Room at The Crown Public House, 30 Church Street, Great Ellingham, Attleborough NR17 1LE
Heritage Open Day: A new & inspired local history exhibition following the Heritage Open Days theme of Architecture...
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
Sat 20 Sep 25
Castle Hill, Norwich NR1 3JU
Heritage Open Day: Discover 900 years of history with free entry to Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery...
Yarmouth Row Houses
Sat 20 Sep 25
Merchants House, South Quay, Great Yarmouth NR30 2RG
Heritage Open Day: Recently conserved Row 111 House and the Old Merchant’s House were built in the early 17th century as wealthy merchants’...
Barton Bendish 15th Art, Photography & Craft Exhibition and Sale
Sat 20 Sep 25
Barton Bendish Village PE33 9GF
Barton Bendish Village Hall and St. Andrew’s Church (PE33 9GF) will be transformed into art galleries showcasing a large variety of talented local...
The Architecture of the Self: Building the Brain Through Relationships
Sat 20 Sep 25
Carrow House, 301, King Street, Norwich NR1 2TG
Heritage Open Day: Visit Tend Collective at Heritage Open Day to explore our creative therapy spaces and learn how relationships shape young minds...
Great Cressingham Victorian School Open Day
Sat 20 Sep 25
Old School, The Street, Great Cressingham, Thetford IP25 6NL
Heritage Open Day: For more than thirty years Great Cressingham Victorian has welcomed thousands of scholars on school trips ...
Art Exhibition - Art in a Country Church
Sat 20 Sep 25
All Saints Church,, Church Lane, Hemblington, Norwich NR13 4EF
Heritage Open Day: Members of the Great Yarmouth Guild of Artists will be exhibiting a wide variety of their art work - paintings and glass ware -...
Design a Treehouse Workshop!
Sat 20 Sep 25
Carrow House, 301, King Street, Norwich NR1 2TG
Heritage Open Day: Join Carrow House Creative Studios for a family-friendly drop-in craft session! Use collage, stamps, drawing, and found materials...
CQ Iceni - Contemporary Textile Exhibition
Sat 20 Sep 25
Croxton Village Hall, Croxton, Thetford IP24 1LN
Heritage Open Day: Contemporary Textile Exhibition
Join CQ Iceni for this fantastic FREE to enter exhibition, where you will also find things to...
All Saints' Croxton
Sat 20 Sep 25
All Saints' Croxton Church, Croxton, Thetford IP24 1LN
Heritage Open Day: Step back in time and explore the hidden treasures of our local round tower church at our exclusive Heritage Event!...
The Architecture of Chocolate: Uncovering the Systems Behind Norwich’s Chocolate History
Sat 20 Sep 25
Carrow House, King Street, Norwich NR1 2TG
Heritage Open Day: Discover the hidden history of Norwich’s chocolate industry in this thought-provoking talk by Lynn Lockwood, exploring...
A Sensory Home
Sat 20 Sep 25
Carrow House, 301, King Street, Norwich NR1 2TG
Heritage Open Day: Visit the Frozen Light and Musical Keys Sensory Home at Carrow House! Explore the theatrical Museum of Spirals, enjoy a cuppa, and...
Norwich Cathedral: Library architecture - books and buildings
Fri 19 Sep 25
The Dean & Chapter of Norwich Cathedral, Chapter Office, 65 The Close, Norwich NR1 4DH
Heritage Open Day: Learn more about the architecture of the library, and of the architecture books in the collections...
St Saviours Church, Norwich
Fri 19 Sep 25
St Saviours Church, Magdalen Street, Norwich NR3 1AA
Heritage Open Day: A chance to see inside this historic medieval church currently being used as a base to support the needs of local community and...
Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell
Fri 19 Sep 25
Bridewell Alley, Norwich NR2 1AQ
Heritage Open Day: Explore this vibrant community history museum for free and discover Norwich's fascinating past The Museum of Norwich tells...
Elizabethan House
Thu 18 Sep 25
Elizabeth House Museum, 4 South Quay, Great Yarmouth NR30 2QH
Heritage Open Day: An exciting opportunity to explore Elizabethan House for free as part of Heritage Open Days...
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Things to do around Norfolk
If you're planning a day out in Norfolk, here are some delightful activities to consider:
1. Clap with the Seals at Blakeney Nature Reserve: Head to the north coast of Norfolk and explore the Blakeney Nature Reserve. This picturesque area features salt marshes, tidal mudflats, sand dunes, and farmland. You'll be treated to close-up views of seals lounging lazily on shingled beaches. Take a guided tour to witness these adorable creatures in their natural habitat.
2. Wander the Postcard-Perfect Norwich Cathedral Quarter: Capture some stunning photos in Norwich's Cathedral Quarter. Explore the historic streets, admire the impressive architecture, and soak in the charming atmosphere. Don't miss the opportunity to visit Norwich Cathedral itself, a magnificent medieval masterpiece.
3. Walk Along Cromer Pier: Head to Cromer and stroll along its iconic pier. Enjoy panoramic views of the North Sea, breathe in the fresh sea air, and perhaps treat yourself to some traditional fish and chips. The pier also hosts events and shows, making it a lively spot for visitors.
4. Learn About Norfolk's History at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery: Dive into Norfolk's past at the Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery. Explore fascinating exhibits, discover local history, and appreciate the art collections. The castle itself is an impressive Norman structure, offering both educational and aesthetic experiences.
5. Visit the Sea Life Centre in Great Yarmouth: If you're a fan of marine life, head to the Sea Life Centre in Great Yarmouth. Get up close to fascinating sea creatures, learn about conservation efforts, and enjoy interactive displays. It's a fun and educational experience for all ages.
Remember, Norfolk has something for everyone – from natural beauty to historical sites and family-friendly attractions. Enjoy your day out exploring this charming county!
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1. Clap with the Seals at Blakeney Nature Reserve: Head to the north coast of Norfolk and explore the Blakeney Nature Reserve. This picturesque area features salt marshes, tidal mudflats, sand dunes, and farmland. You'll be treated to close-up views of seals lounging lazily on shingled beaches. Take a guided tour to witness these adorable creatures in their natural habitat.
2. Wander the Postcard-Perfect Norwich Cathedral Quarter: Capture some stunning photos in Norwich's Cathedral Quarter. Explore the historic streets, admire the impressive architecture, and soak in the charming atmosphere. Don't miss the opportunity to visit Norwich Cathedral itself, a magnificent medieval masterpiece.
3. Walk Along Cromer Pier: Head to Cromer and stroll along its iconic pier. Enjoy panoramic views of the North Sea, breathe in the fresh sea air, and perhaps treat yourself to some traditional fish and chips. The pier also hosts events and shows, making it a lively spot for visitors.
4. Learn About Norfolk's History at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery: Dive into Norfolk's past at the Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery. Explore fascinating exhibits, discover local history, and appreciate the art collections. The castle itself is an impressive Norman structure, offering both educational and aesthetic experiences.
5. Visit the Sea Life Centre in Great Yarmouth: If you're a fan of marine life, head to the Sea Life Centre in Great Yarmouth. Get up close to fascinating sea creatures, learn about conservation efforts, and enjoy interactive displays. It's a fun and educational experience for all ages.
Remember, Norfolk has something for everyone – from natural beauty to historical sites and family-friendly attractions. Enjoy your day out exploring this charming county!