Sir William Hooker protégé of Sir Joseph Banks and the first director of Kew Gardens
A talk given by Andrew Sankey on Sir William Hooker
Constance Villiers Stuart : In Pursuit of Paradise
A talk given by Mary Ann Prior on Constance Villiers Stuart 1876 - 1966
Old Hunstanton Park & Gardens
Two groups of 40 Norfolk Gardens Trust members had the privilege of visiting this very…
The Walled Garden, Holkham
The Visit to Holkham Walled Garden took place on July 5th 2023 Three groups of…
The Old Hall, Colton
Andrew Scales and Tina Milchard very kindly opened their garden for the Norfolk Gardens Trust…
Beck Hall, Billingford
The visit to Beck Hall took place on Saturday 20th May. 2pm-5pm By kind invitation…
Annual General Meeting 2023
The Annual General Meeting took place on Saturday 29th Apr at 2pm. Venue: Houghton Hall,…
Talk – ‘Six of the Best’
Friar Park and Bagshot Park – The Life of Estate Gardens
Visit to Hunworth Hall
Henry, a retired GP and Charlotte Crawley, an art historian were kind enough to invite…
Shropham Vicarage
Mr and Mrs David Napier were kind enough to invite members of the NGT to…
Lexham Hall
We approach Lexham Hall down a shady avenue of trees on a beautiful sunny day.…
Bagthorpe Hall
We were welcomed to Bagthorpe Hall by Tid Morton in the entrance Hall, a high…
Coach Trip to Burghley House
On June 9th, 37 members of the Trust made a day trip to Burghley House…
Elmham House
Tom and Jo Fitzalan Howard very kindly invited the NGT back to Elmham House, having…
Annual General Meeting 2022
The Annual General Meeting was held in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Stow Bardolph…
“Botanical Gardens: A Grand Tour”
An illustrated talk by Jim Paine of Walnut Tree Gardens Nursery, Attleborough.
Fiddian’s Follies at Upwood Farm
We arrived at Upwood Farm in drenching rain which fortunately soon ceased. As we approached,…
The Walled Garden, Wolterton Hall
Wolterton Park was bought in 1722 by Horatio Walpole (the brother of Sir Robert Walpole,…
Black Horse Cottage
The visit to Mrs Pugh's garden at Black Horse Cottage in Hickling on 3 July…
Wretham Lodge
After a year of introspectively contemplating our own gardens, it was a great pleasure to…
Elmham House
The first NGT garden visit of the year was eagerly anticipated and applications for tickets…
Annual General Meeting
Due to Covid restrictions the Annual General Meeting was held on Zoom on Sat 24th…
Annual Tate Talk
‘A Tale of Three Gardens’ (Sissinghurst, The Courts Garden & Bodnant Garden) An illustrated talk…
Shakespeare’s Gardens, Talk
85 Members and a number of guests came to Bawdeswell to hear Jackie Bennet give…
The Rise of the Head Gardener, Talk
Stephen Smith’s talk "The Rise of the Head Gardener" covered the period from the 17th…
The Old Rectory, Tasburgh Visit
A perfect late summer day, warm, with a solid blue sky, put the icing on…
Corpusty Mill Garden Visit
Corpusty Mill Garden is never open to the public and needs a group booking to…
Yorkshire Gardens Trip
This NGT coach trip to Yorkshire and Lincolnshire from 9th to 11th July was our…
The Hall, Castle Rising Visit
On July 4th, a magical sunny day, Lord and Lady Howard of Castle Rising were…
Holme Hale Hall Visit
On Thursday 20th June, by the kind invitation of Mr and Mrs Simon Broke around…
Annual General Meeting 2019
Report on 31st Annual General Meeting of the Norfolk Gardens Trust held at Croxton Park…
Annual Tate Talk, 2019
A Window on the Past. Restoring the Tudor and Jacobean Garden. By Richard Wheeler. Saturday,…
The Secret Life of the Georgian Garden by Kate Felus
On Saturday November 17th we had a very interesting illustrated talk by Kate Felus who…
The Reverend Thomas Birch Freeman
On Saturday, 6th October, Advolly Richmond gave an interesting and Illuminating talk about The Reverend…
NGT 30th Anniversary Party – Sheringham Hall
Friday 14th July Upper Sheringham NR26 8TB On the 6th July 150 members and guests…
Litcham Hall Visit
Thursday 14th June Litcham, PE32 2QQ On a sunny, but very breezy, afternoon members of…
Repton Festival Event ‘The Prophet in His Own Country’
Repton Festival Event ‘The Prophet in his own Country’ Links Country Park Hotel, West Runton,…
Humphry Repton in Norfolk Book Launch
A large crowd of people came to Aylsham’s St Michael’s Church to partake in the…
Melton Constable Hall Visit
25th May, 2018 Fakenham, Norwich NR24 2NQ After a night of rain we had come prepared for…
Gunton Park Estate Visit
Thursday 17th May White Post Road, Hanworth, NR11 7HN Sixty NGT members were welcomed to…
AGM, 2018
About 80 people braved the weather and football crowds to attend the 2018 AGM at…
Annual Tate Talk, 2018
On Saturday 10th March, Tom Williamson gave an illustrated talk on Humphry Repton to a…
Life of Alicia Amherst Talk
On Wednesday 22nd November over 70 members and their guests enjoyed an excellent talk on…
Arts and Crafts Gardens Talk
It was lovely to see a packed room for Norfolk Gardens Trust’s first winter talk…
How Hill Rose Garden
A new garden, the Rose Garden at How Hill in Ludham, was opened on July…
Booton Hall Visit
On Wednesday 28th June, members of the NGT visited Booton Hall gardens by kind permission…
Laskett Gardens Visit
On June 20th, 32 members of the Norfolk Garden Trust set off west to visit…
Kettle Hill Visit
On the 31st May, 2017, a beautiful sunny afternoon, Mrs Winch opened her garden for…