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Annual Tate Talk 2024

The Tate Talk was given this year by Caroline Holmes, a well known speaker and author, on Gertrude Jekyll, the artist and gardener. Gertrude Jekyll was born in Mayfair in 1843
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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

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Constance Villiers Stuart : In Pursuit of Paradise

A talk given by Mary Ann Prior on Constance Villiers Stuart 1876 - 1966

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Old Hunstanton Park & Gardens

Two groups of 40 Norfolk Gardens Trust members had the privilege of visiting this very…

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The Walled Garden, Holkham

The Visit to Holkham Walled Garden  took place on July 5th 2023 Three groups of…

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The Old Hall, Colton

The Old Hall, Colton

Andrew Scales and Tina Milchard very kindly opened their garden for the Norfolk Gardens Trust…

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Booton Hall

Booton Hall

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Beck Hall, Billingford

The visit to Beck Hall took place on Saturday 20th May. 2pm-5pm By kind invitation…

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Annual General Meeting 2023

The Annual General Meeting took place on Saturday 29th Apr at 2pm. Venue: Houghton Hall,…

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Nick Bailey

Annual Tate Talk 2023

Chelsea Physic Garden

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Andrew Sankey

Talk – ‘Six of the Best’

Garden designer, nurseryman and lecturer Andrew Sankey delivered the final NGT talk of the year...
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Friar Park and Bagshot Park – The Life of Estate Gardens

John Knowles gave over 50 members a fascinating lecture on social history concerning the estates...
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Hunworth Hall

Visit to Hunworth Hall

Henry, a retired GP and Charlotte Crawley, an art historian were kind enough to invite…

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Shropham Vicarage

Shropham Vicarage

Mr and Mrs David Napier were kind enough to invite members of the NGT to…

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Lexham Hall

Lexham Hall

We approach Lexham Hall down a shady avenue of trees on a beautiful sunny day.…

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Bagthorpe Hall

We were welcomed to Bagthorpe Hall by Tid Morton in the entrance Hall, a high…

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Burghley House

Coach Trip to Burghley House

On June 9th, 37 members of the Trust made a day trip to Burghley House…

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Elmham House

Tom and Jo Fitzalan Howard very kindly invited the NGT back to Elmham House, having…

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Annual General Meeting 2022

The Annual General Meeting was held in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Stow Bardolph…

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2022 Annual Tate Talk

The 2022 Annual Tate Talk

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“Botanical Gardens: A Grand Tour”

An illustrated talk by Jim Paine of Walnut Tree Gardens Nursery, Attleborough.

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“Norfolk Wild Flowers”

An illustrated talk by Simon Harrap

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Salle Park

The house at Salle Park was built in 1763 and is grade 11 listed along…

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Fiddian’s Follies at Upwood Farm

We arrived at Upwood Farm in drenching rain which fortunately soon ceased. As we approached,…

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The Walled Garden, Wolterton Hall

Wolterton Park was bought in 1722 by Horatio Walpole (the brother of Sir Robert Walpole,…

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Black Horse Cottage

The visit to Mrs Pugh's garden at Black Horse Cottage in Hickling on 3 July…

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Swafield Hall

Our visit took us to the home of Boris Konoshenko and Tim Payne on a…

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Wretham Lodge

After a year of introspectively contemplating our own gardens, it was a great pleasure to…

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Elmham House

The first NGT garden visit of the year was eagerly anticipated and applications for tickets…

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Annual General Meeting

Due to Covid restrictions the Annual General Meeting was held on Zoom on Sat 24th…

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Annual Tate Talk 2021

Annual Tate Talk 2021 - Cambridge College Gardens

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Tate Talk 2020

Annual Tate Talk

‘A Tale of Three Gardens’ (Sissinghurst, The Courts Garden & Bodnant Garden) An illustrated talk…

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Shakespeare’s Gardens, Talk

85 Members and a number of guests came to Bawdeswell to hear Jackie Bennet give…

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The Rise of the Head Gardener, Talk

Stephen Smith’s talk "The Rise of the Head Gardener" covered the period from the 17th…

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The Old Rectory, Tasburgh Visit

A perfect late summer day, warm, with a solid blue sky, put the icing on…

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Corpusty Mill Garden Visit

Corpusty Mill Garden is never open to the public and needs a group booking to…

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Yorkshire Gardens Trip

Yorkshire Gardens Trip

This NGT coach trip to Yorkshire and Lincolnshire from 9th to 11th July was our…

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Castle Rising Visit

The Hall, Castle Rising Visit

On July 4th, a magical sunny day, Lord and Lady Howard of Castle Rising were…

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Holme Hale Hall Visit

Holme Hale Hall Visit

On Thursday 20th June, by the kind invitation of Mr and Mrs Simon Broke around…

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The meeting room at Croxton Park showingIsabella Roche giving her presentation

Annual General Meeting 2019

Report on 31st Annual General Meeting of the Norfolk Gardens Trust held at Croxton Park…

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Tate Talk, 2019 | Norfolk Gardens Trust

Annual Tate Talk, 2019

A Window on the Past. Restoring the Tudor and Jacobean Garden. By Richard Wheeler. Saturday,…

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The Secret Life of the Georgian Garden by Kate Felus

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…

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Rev Thomas Birch Freeman

The Reverend Thomas Birch Freeman

On Saturday, 6th October, Advolly Richmond gave an interesting and Illuminating talk about The Reverend…

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Sheringham Hall

NGT 30th Anniversary Party – Sheringham Hall

Friday 14th July Upper Sheringham NR26 8TB On the 6th July 150 members and guests…

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Litcham Hall

Litcham Hall Visit

Thursday 14th June Litcham, PE32 2QQ On a sunny, but very breezy, afternoon members of…

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Repton Festival Event ‘The Prophet in His Own Country’

Repton Festival Event ‘The Prophet in his own Country’ Links Country Park Hotel, West Runton,…

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Humphry Repton in Norfolk

Humphry Repton in Norfolk Book Launch

A large crowd of people came to Aylsham’s St Michael’s Church to partake in the…

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Melton Constable Hall Visit

25th May, 2018 Fakenham, Norwich NR24 2NQ After a night of rain we had come prepared for…

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Gunton Park

Gunton Park Estate Visit

Thursday 17th May White Post Road, Hanworth, NR11 7HN Sixty NGT members were welcomed to…

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Carrow Abbey

AGM, 2018

About 80 people braved the weather and football crowds to attend the 2018 AGM at…

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Repton in Norfolk

Annual Tate Talk, 2018

On Saturday 10th March, Tom Williamson gave an illustrated talk on Humphry Repton to a…

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Life of Alicia Amherst Talk

On Wednesday 22nd November over 70 members and their guests enjoyed an excellent talk on…

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Arts and Crafts Gardens Talk

It was lovely to see a packed room for Norfolk Gardens Trust’s first winter talk…

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How Hill Rose Garden

A new garden, the Rose Garden at How Hill in Ludham, was opened on July…

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Booton Hall Visit

On Wednesday 28th June, members of the NGT visited Booton Hall gardens by kind permission…

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Laskett Gardens Visit

On June 20th, 32 members of the Norfolk Garden Trust set off west to visit…

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Kettle Hill Visit

On the 31st May, 2017, a beautiful sunny afternoon, Mrs Winch opened her garden for…

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