Events

Friends of Gressenhall will have a stall at this event.  Do come and say 'hello'.  

There will be a competition to raise money for the Friends: Guess the square where you think the two Suffolk horses are hiding and you could win a voucher to visit the Thursford Collection or a voucher for Family entry for Gressenhall.  Just £1 a guess*.

Enjoy crafting, mapping and making with plenty of activity stations across the museum. Meet some experts helping wildlife to thrive, including Norfolk Wildlife Trust, talk: Wildlife and the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Learn more aboout what the Northgate Orchard Committee, and much more.

For full details of the event, see the Norfolk Museums Service website.

Friends of Gressenhall will have a stall at this event.  Do come and say 'hello'.  

There will be a competition to raise money for the Friends: Guess the square where you think the two Suffolk horses are hiding and you could win a voucher to visit the Thursford Collection or a voucher for Family entry for Gressenhall.  Just £1 a guess*.

Buy raffle tickets for our Summer Raffle. Lots of brilliant prizes to be won (Draw date: 24 August 2024)

Free to do: Make flower pots and plant sunflower seeds

Friends of Gressenhall will have a stall at this event where we will be selling handmade crafts, jewellery, crochet keyrings and more, to raise money for the Museum.  Do come and say 'hello'.  

Buy raffle tickets for our Summer Raffle. Lots of brilliant prizes to be won (Draw date: 24 August 2024)

This event is made with young families in mind - all about the joy of stories that we've loved for generations.

Meet costumed characters from favourite tales and take part in their themed activities, from a princess party in the Farmhouse to sweets with the Wicked Witch in Cherry Tree Cottage. Special guests Norfolk Libraries are leading Bounce & Rhyme sessions, BSL Storytime sessions are running in partnership with Little Bear Club, and our Flax and Fleece Project will be spinning a good yarn down on the Farm! Seek out some magic on one of our trails around the site from Cinderella's mice in the museum to missing magical objects. Look out for fairies in our beautiful woodland, orchard and river walk - or even in Art Attack, 1-4pm.

Friends of Gressenhall will have a stall at this event where we will be selling handmade crafts, jewellery, rare breed crochet keyrings and more. 

Win a plant on the Plant tombola or buy raffle tickets for our Summer Raffle. Lots of brilliant prizes to be won (Draw date: 24 August 2024)

Do come and say 'hello'.  

Free entry to the site as part of the national LEAF Open Farm Sunday initiative.

Buy Raffle tickets for our Summer Raffle. Lots of brilliant prizes to be won (Today is the draw day)!

Bank holiday event focused on what was going on in Norfolk in 1945, e.g. domestic experiences, WLA, ARP, Home Guard, American forces in residence – timed to coincide with 2025’s VE & VJ Day anniversaries. 

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight flyover TBC.

We will be running a soft toy tombola, but the whole site will be open to celebrate our 50th Anniversary. 

Exact details to follow, but if you are a Friend, or have been a Friend, it is not one to miss! 

Free entry to the site as part of the HOD festival nationwide – and in celebration of the Friends of Gressenhall’s 50th anniversary, to the day! 

Volunteer teams will be showcasing the skills and expertise they use throughout the year at the Museum.  Horses will be working and select visiting partners will join us to celebrate keeping heritage open.

Buy plants (some which come from the Museum gardens) and crafts made by our volunteers.

Autumn event running since 1991, celebrating heritage fruit, local Norfolk food, farming, folk practices, crafts and traditional living.