Norfolk Events
Past Events In Norfolk
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Time & Tide Museum
Sat 13 Sep 25
16 Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth NR30 3BX
Heritage Open Day: Explore Time & Tide Museum and discover the heritage & story of Great Yarmouth for free as part of Heritage Open Days 2025...
Quaker Meeting House
Sat 13 Sep 25
Quaker Meeting House, Howard Street South, Great Yarmouth NR30 1LN
Heritage Open Day: An early 19th century Quaker Meeting House, in a walled garden which was once the burial ground...
Church of St Andrew Little Massingham
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Andrew’s Church, Church Lane, Little Massingham PE32 2JT
Heritage Open Day: The church is a Grade 1 Listed Building on the at risk register. Guides will be available to give information about the history of...
Bike/Stride trail around NHCT churches
Sat 13 Sep 25
St. Martin At Palace Centre, 15 St. Martin At Palace Plain, Norwich NR3 1RW
Heritage Open Day: Check-in at St Martins at Palace for your bike-ride or walk around our churches as part of the Norfolk Churches Trust sponsored...
80th VE/VJ days commemoration event: Discover the Girl Guides secret army
Sat 13 Sep 25
Girlguiding Norfolk Archive Resource Centre, 14 Great Hautbois Road, Coltishall, Norwich NR12 7JN
Heritage Open Day: As part of 80th VE/VJ commemorations learn about the Guide International Service (G.I.S...
Northwest Clog Dancing
Sat 13 Sep 25
All Saints Green, Norwich NR1 3LX
Heritage Open Day: Fiddlesticks Northwest Clog Dancers will be performing in Norwich city centre on 13th September Come and watch a demonstration of...
Norfolk Family History Society
Sat 13 Sep 25
70 St Giles Street, Norwich NR2 1LS
Heritage Open Day: On Heritage Open Days, we will welcome visitors to the Research Centre and assist them with their family history research...
St Mark's Church, Lakenham, Norwich
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Mark's Church, Hall Road, Norwich NR1 3HL
Heritage Open Day: St Mark’s is a Victorian church with a spectacular interior, containing a gallery with a striking rood screen by Temple Moore, a...
Attleborough – Listed Buildings Plus
Sat 13 Sep 25
Town Hall, Queens Square, Attleborough NR17 2AF
Heritage Open Day: OPEN DOORS - A display of many of the Listed Buildings, and others of interest in the town. Pick up a plan...
Evelyn Suffield House - The home of the Norfolk Federation of WIs: Over 100 years of WI History
Sat 13 Sep 25
Evelyn Suffield House, 45 All Saints Green, Norwich NR1 3LY
Heritage Open Day: Built in 1788 the House was bought by the WI in 1952. There will be tours of the House, an archive exhibition, walking treasure...
St Peter Parmentergate Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
Community East C I C, St. Peter Parmentergate Church, 76 King Street, Norwich NR1 1PG
Heritage Open Day: Visit the medieval, former church of St Peter Parmentergate, home to the 1623 Berney-Hobart monument...
Gt Yarmouth Minster – Explore the Heights: Bell Tower Tours
Sat 13 Sep 25
Church Plain, Great Yarmouth NR30 1NE
Heritage Open Day: Climb the tower to the ringing chamber, and meet our bell ringers! Discover the history and skill behind bell ringing in this...
Hungate - part of the Norfolk Churches Trust Bike Ride.
Sat 13 Sep 25
Hungate, St Peter Hungate, Princes ST, Norwich NR3 1AE
Heritage Open Day: Hungate will be taking part in The Norfolk Churches Bike Ride - Saturday 13th September 2024, and we will be open extra hours to...
Oulton Chapel Open Day
Sat 13 Sep 25
Oulton Chapel, Hall Road, Aylsham NR11 6NU
Heritage Open Day: A Grade II listed chapel that opened as a non-conformist place of worship in 1731. It is virtually unchanged from how it would...
East Anglia Methodist Heritage Centre Open Day
Sat 13 Sep 25
East Anglia Methodist Heritage Centre, Buddells Lane, Wighton, Wells-next-the-Sea NR23 1PG
Heritage Open Day: The East Anglia Methodist Heritage Centre (at Wighton) Open Day gives the chance to learn about the history and impact of the...
‘Artists at Work’ - an Art Exhibition with a Difference
Sat 13 Sep 25
Cromer Parish Hall
Church Street
Cromer NR27 9HH
An art exhibition with a difference!
By members of the Cromer & District Art Group.
Come and meet the the artists on the day and see them at work...
Norwich Quaker Meeting House + Radical Women and Reform
Sat 13 Sep 25
Quaker Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, Norwich NR2 1EW
Heritage Open Day: This Grade II* listed neoclassical building was designed by the architect John Patience and built in 1826...
The Plunkett Prize - The View From Here
Sat 13 Sep 25
Hungate, St Peter Hungate, Princes St, Norwich NR3 1AE
Heritage Open Day: Partnering with the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, Hungate is proud to host the exhibition 'The View From...
Flower Festival
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Andrew’s Church, Kilverstone, Thetford IP24 2RN
Heritage Open Day: Yearly flower festival in st Andrew’s church Kilverstone. Round tower church dating from 11th century Restored in 1906 at the...
Dereham Assembly Rooms
Sat 13 Sep 25
Dereham Assembly Rooms, Ruthen Place, Dereham NR19 2TX
Heritage Open Day: In December 1798, Jane Austen wrote “My father reads Cowper to us in the morning, to which I listen when I can...
The Old Great Yarmouth Potteries
Sat 13 Sep 25
18 Trinity Place, Great Yarmouth NR30 3HA
Heritage Open Day: Step into history at the Herring Smokehouse Museum – Great Yarmouth’s oldest smokehouse!...
Great Yarmouth and District Local History Fair
Sat 13 Sep 25
Church Plain, Great Yarmouth NR30 1NE
Heritage Open Day: Organised by the Great Yarmouth Local History and Archaeological Society, this year’s fair is on the theme of The Architecture...
Norfolk Heritage Fleet Trust Open Day
Sat 13 Sep 25
Hunters Yard, Horsefen Road, Ludham, Great Yarmouth NR29 5QG
Heritage Open Day: Join us at Norfolk Heritage Fleet Trust for our Open Day! Enjoy guided tours, £5 taster sails, family activities, lawn games,...
Open Studios
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Etheldreda's Church, King Street, Norwich NR2 1DF
Heritage Open Day: Medieval church now used as studio spaces by 12 artists, with art exhibition area.
Group exhibition and a chance to look around...
St Peter and St Paul Church, Scarning
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Peter and St Paul Church, Dereham Road, Scarning, Dereham NR19 2PF
Heritage Open Day: Scarning Church, dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, stands proudly at the crossroads in the centre of the village...
Marking the Milestones
Sat 13 Sep 25
Dereham Station, Station Road, Dereham NR19 1DF
Heritage Open Day: Visit Dereham Station as we mark 200 years of the 'modern' railway and 30 years of the Mid-Norfolk Railway...
‘Nothing fills a hole like a Double Decker’
Sat 13 Sep 25
Cathedral House, Unthank Road, Norwich NR2 2PA
Heritage Open Day: In 1988 a bus fell into a hole in Earlham Road, around 120 yards from the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist...
Let's 'Clay' Marbles
Sat 13 Sep 25
Cathedral House, Unthank Road, Norwich NR2 2PA
Heritage Open Day: Join artist and creative practitioner Donna Thompson to discover the beautiful Frosterley marble at the Cathedral of St John the...
Chapel Field Road Methodist Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
Chapel Field Road, Norwich NR1 1SD
Heritage Open Day: This church designed by Edward Boardman. the well known Norwich architect, was opened in 1881 to accomodate 1000 worshippers...
Saint Michael and all Angels Ruin: its place in the landscape and history of Bowthorpe
Sat 13 Sep 25
Bowthorpe Hall Rd, Bowthorpe, Norwich NR5 9AA
Heritage Open Day: Local architecture both ancient and modern. Ruin of fourteenth century church currently undergoing restorative building work,...
Design Your Own Historic Tile
Sat 13 Sep 25
Carrow House, 301, King Street, Norwich NR1 2TG
Heritage Open Day: Design and decorate your own tile inspired by Norfolk’s rich heritage in this fun, hands-on workshop...
Opening Windows on Hellesdon’s Architecture
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Vicarage, Broom Avenue, Hellesdon, Norwich NR6 6LG
Heritage Open Day: Set in a beautiful and unique post-war Church, enjoy displays of photographs, maps, models and displays; with activities for all...
St Augustine's Church Norwich
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Augustine' Street, St Augustine's Street, Norwich NR3 3BY
Heritage Open Day: Explore this medieval church set in a large green churchyard with its wealth of memorials and the only 17th-century brick tower in...
Cromer Museum
Sat 13 Sep 25
Cromer Museum, East Cottages, Tucker Street, Cromer NR27 9HB
Heritage Open Day: A great chance to explore Cromer Museum for free as part of Heritage Open Days 2025...
September Swing at the Hall
Sat 13 Sep 25
Hoveton Hall, Hoveton, Norwich. NR12 8RJ
An afternoon of music by Doghouse Big Band and featuring Gary Winter on vocals, all in the beautiful setting of Hoveton Hall...
History of Railways around Wymondham
Sat 13 Sep 25
Wymondham Abbey Station, Becketswell Road, Wymondham NR18 9PH
Heritage Open Day: Join us at Wymondham Abbey Station for a day of historical pictures, memorabilia and talks... at no charge...
National Trust - Holiday Cottages, Horsey Barns
Sat 13 Sep 25
Horsey Barns, Horsey NR29 4AD
Heritage Open Day: Explore the charm of Horsey Barns during Heritage Open Day. Discover their unique history, see what holiday stays are available...
St John Maddermarket Norwich
Sat 13 Sep 25
St John Maddermarket Church, Pottergate, Norwich NR2 1DS
Heritage Open Day: St John Maddermarket Church in the heart of Norwich Lanes is a 500-year old city church with explosive history!...
Norfolk Wherry Trust
Sat 13 Sep 25
Horsefen Road, Ludham, Great Yarmouth NR29 5QG
Heritage Open Day: An opportunity to visit the Norfolk Wherry Trust boatyard, home of Albion, a 125 year old 'black-sailed' trading...
Community Nature Recovery
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Swan Hotel, 19 The Thoroughfare, Harleston IP20 9AS
Heritage Open Day: An exhibition celebrating 'natures architects' and charting the evolution of community nature recovery from idea to a...
Open Art Show
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Swan Hotel, 19 The Thoroughfare, Harleston IP20 9AS
Heritage Open Day: An exhibition of artwork from local people with a theme of 'architecture: human and natural'...
The Iconic Hall House
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Swan Hotel, 19 The Thoroughfare, Harleston IP20 9AS
Heritage Open Day: An exhibition explaining the evolution and adaption of a medieval hall house over the centuries as its inhabitants' needs...
Eco Challenge
Sat 13 Sep 25
King George's Hall, Broad Street, Harleston IP20 9AZ
Heritage Open Day: Come along and try a challenge to build bug house out recycled products, and a safe way for frogs to cross the busy roads...
St. Michael's Church, Langley
Sat 13 Sep 25
St. Michael's Church, The Avenues, Near Loddon, Norwich NR146BJ
Heritage Open Day: Grade I listed 14th Century medieval church having Saxon origins. Unique features include; stained glass from Langley Abbey,...
The Beauty of Nature
Sat 13 Sep 25
Market Place, Harleston IP20 9AD
Heritage Open Day: Harleston welcomes everyone to town with a celebration of natures architects and natural products...
A Victorian Railway
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Swan Hotel, 19 The Thoroughfare, Harleston IP20 9AS
Heritage Open Day: An 00 gauge running model of the Harleston Railway Station and Yard. The railway played a key part of the transport of goods both...
Oxburgh Estate
Sat 13 Sep 25
Oxburgh Estate, Oxborough, King's Lynn PE33 9PS
Heritage Open Day: Make the most of free entry to Oxburgh Estate on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September...
All Saints' Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
All Saints' Church, Hillington Square, King's Lynn PE30 4EQ
Heritage Open Day: Unique anchorhold. The oldest church in King's Lynn. All Saints’ Church is the oldest building in the town, with parts...
St Andrew's Church, Eaton
Sat 13 Sep 25
41 Church Lane, Eaton, Norwich NR4 6NW
Heritage Open Day: Come and discover St Andrew's Church 13th-century Thatcherd church with a 15th-century perpendicular styled tower...
Sheringham Masonic Centre
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Masonic Centre, 36 Cromer Road, Sheringham NR26 8RR
Heritage Open Day: The building originally started out as the towns' first Electric Cinema, a roller skating rink, a casino, a shoe factory,...
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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!