17 private Norfolk gardens opening to the public in June

The National Garden Scheme (NGS) has announced details of its Norfolk events in June 2023.

This ranges from a tour of a paeony field to a special evening opening in the private garden of a well-known designer.  

The NGS raises money for nursing and health charities through admissions, tea and cake. 

Visit ngs.org.uk to pre-book tickets and see full details - with some you can turn up on the day and pay. 

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THE OLD RECTORY SYDERSTONE (Image: NGS)

SUNDAY, JUNE 4

1. THE OLD RECTORY SYDERSTONE, CREAKE ROAD, SYDERSTONE, PE31 8SF 

A designed garden with shrub rose parterre, herbaceous beds, pleached crab apples, shrubbery and orchard. 

2. OULTON HALL, OULTON, AYLSHAM, NR11 6NU 

Chelsea Flower Show designer’s own six-acre garden with a lake and woodland walks.

3. HOE HALL, HALL ROAD, HOE, DEREHAM, NR20 4BD

A magnificent white wisteria walk in a walled garden, set in the grounds of a former Georgian rectory (not open) and surrounded by parkland.

MONDAY, JUNE 5

4. HOVETON HALL GARDENS, HOVETON, NR12 8RJ 

15 acres of gardens taking you through the seasons, with an activity trail for younger visitors.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 - FRIDAY, JUNE 9 

5. ERPINGHAM HOUSE FARM, ERPINGHAM, AYLSHAM, NR11 7QD 

Evening opening from 6pm to 8pm with wine. A guided tour around fields of paeonies grown for cutting. 

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OULTON HALL (Image: NGS)

SUNDAY, JUNE 11 

6. ELSING HALL, HALL ROAD, ELSING, NR20 3DX 

A 10-acre garden and park with a significant collection of old roses and a walled garden.

7. HIGH HOUSE GARDENS, BLACKMOOR ROW, SHIPDHAM, IP25 7PU 

A three-acre garden with colourful herbaceous borders, perennials and shrubs and a large vegetable garden. 

8. THE NORFOLK HOSPICE, TAPPING HOUSE, HILLINGTON, KINGS LYNN, PE31 6BH 

Two acres were planted in 2016 and created by volunteers to provide a peaceful space for residents, staff and visitors. It includes a wildlife pond and a vegetable patch. 

SUNDAY, JUNE 18 

9. BISHOP’S HOUSE, BISHOPGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SB 

A four-acre walled garden boasting extensive lawns with specimen trees and there will also be a plant sale. 

10. MANOR HOUSE FARM, WELLINGHAM, FAKENHAM, PE32 2TH 

A romantic country garden filled with variety and colour, including old-fashioned roses.

11. WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA, NR23 1D 

A friendly seaside town where five gardens, two of which are new to the scheme, demonstrate a delightful variety of design and planting. 

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12. THE WHITE HOUSE, THE STREET, RIDLINGTON, NORTH WALSHAM, NR28 9NR 

A one-acre garden with colour-themed herbaceous and mixed borders, a wildlife pond, kitchen garden and fruit garden. 

ELSING HALL (Image: NGS)

FRIDAY, JUNE 23 

13. SILVERSTONE FARM, NORTH ELMHAM, DEREHAM, NR20 5EX 

An evening opening from 6pm to 8pm with wine. This formal two-acre garden is home to designer George Carter.

SATURDAY, JUNE 24

14. 47 & 51 NORWICH ROAD, STOKE HOLY CROSS, NR14 8AB 

The gardens provide a variety of colourful and mixed planting, perennials and roses.

SATURDAY, JUNE 24 & SUNDAY, JUNE 25

15. OLD MANOR FARMHOUSE, THE HILL, SWANTON ABBOTT, NR10 5EA 

The garden structure was laid down as sympathetic to the Dutch style of the house.

SUNDAY, JUNE 25 

16. FERNDALE, 14 PORINGLAND ROAD, UPPER STOKE HOLY CROSS, NR14 8NL  

Seating areas, flower borders, a pond, vegetable plots and a greenhouse all make up this stunning garden.  

17. HIGHVIEW HOUSE, NORWICH ROAD, ROUGHTON, NR11 8NA 

A two-acre garden featuring a large range of herbaceous borders, with more than 120 Salvia varieties and numerous perennials.