North Norfolk

Properties and events in North Norfolk

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Cromer Museum

Cromer Museum, East Cottages, Tucker Street, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9HB
In person
Pre-booking not required

A great chance to explore Cromer Museum for free as part of Heritage Open Days 2026.

Cromer Pier & Pavilion Theatre - Backstage Tours

Cromer Pavilion Theatre, The Pier, Promenade, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9HE
In person
Pre-booking not required

Cromer Pier will offer exclusive backstage tours of the Pavilion Theatre. Guided by staff, small groups can explore refurbished dressing rooms and discover the theatre’s rich history, with a rare behind-the-scenes look at The Cromer Pier Show 2026.

Cromer Pier & Pavilion Theatre - Open Doors

Cromer Pavilion Theatre, The Pier, Promenade, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9HE
In person
Pre-booking not required

Celebrate Cromer Pier’s heritage with live music from the Cromer & Sheringham Brass Band and a special short documentary in the Pavilion Theatre, created for Heritage Open Days and narrated by Norfolk’s own Olly Day.

Cromer Signal Box

North Norfolk Retail Park, Holt Road, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9ST
In person
Pre-booking not required

A signal box where visitors can operate levers and see signals and points work.

East Anglia Methodist Heritage Centre Open Day

East Anglia Methodist Heritage Centre, Buddells Lane, Wighton, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1PG
In person
Pre-booking not required

The East Anglia Methodist Heritage Centre (at Wighton) Open Day gives the chance to learn about the history and impact of the Methodist Church in East Anglia with short talks throughout the day.

Everyday Heritage Visit to Happisburgh Lifeboat Station

RNLI, Lifeboat Station, Cart Gap Road, Happisburgh, Norfolk, NR12 0QL
In person
Pre-booking required

Everyday Heritage Station Visit. Share in the stories of Saving Lives At Sea at Happisburgh since 1810. Meet some members of the current crew and get to see what we do and how we do it now.

Everyday Heritage: An Audience With The Crew

Happisburgh Lifeboat Station, Cart Gap Road, Happisburgh, Norfolk, NR12 0QL
In person
Pre-booking required

A HODS Only event to meet and listen to the Happisburgh Lifeboat crew as they tell thier stories. Find out what it was like to operate an Inshore Lifeboat from the mid 1960's to today. See how lifesaving at sea has changed for the Happisburgh Crew

Felbrigg Hall, Gardens & Estate - Attics and Cellars Tour

National Trust, Felbrigg Hall, Felbrigg, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 8PR
In person
Pre-booking required

Attics and Cellars Tour

Felbrigg Hall, Gardens & Estate - Garden Tour

National Trust, Felbrigg Hall, Felbrigg, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 8PR
In person
Pre-booking required

Felbrigg Hall, Gardens & Estate - Garden Tour

From Sewers to Seaside Splendour

Corner of Alfred Street and Runton Road, by Cliftonville Hotel, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9AU
In person
Pre-booking required

Cromer surveyor and architect A.F. Scott, (1854-1936) left a legacy of hotels, houses, shops, public works & churches. Hear fascinating stories, explore his architectural styles on a walk with his great granddaughter, holder of the Scott archive.

George Skipper in Cromer

Old Town Hall, Prince of Wales Road, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9HS
In person
Pre-booking required

This walking tour led by Paul Dickson explores Norfolk architect George Skipper's (1856-1948) Victorian/Edwardian legacy in Cromer. The tour lasts approximately 1 hour 45 minutes.

Hempstead Centenary

Hempstead Village Hall, The Street, Hempstead, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6TL
In person
Pre-booking not required

Celebrating 100 years of providing community activity within a small rural village. Showing the history of the Boulton and Paul pre fab building. Exhibition of 100 years of Wedding and Christenings

Holkham Estate

Holkham Hall, Holkham Estate, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1AB
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Celebrate 75 years since the start of Holkham Studio Pottery at Holkham Estate. Hear a heritage talk from the Archivist and Security & Facilities Manager in the Lady Elizabeth Wing, with archive displays and photographs sharing its history.

How Hill Open Day

How Hill Trust, How Hill House, How Hill Road, Ludham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 5PG
In person
Pre-booking not required

Experience a captivating Heritage Day at the How Hill Trust, a stunning Edwardian estate nestled in the Norfolk Broads. Highlights include open gardens, house tours, woodland walks and heritage displays including marshman and thatching tools.

North Walsham Freemasons Open Morning

North Walsham Community Association, Community Centre, New Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9DE
In person
Pre-booking not required

An opportunity to informally meet members of the Lodge of Unanimity No102 and ask questions about membership and Lodge history. See the Lodge furniture set out as it would be for a Lodge meeting along with some of our Regalia.

RBLDereham Rembrance Garden

Mid Norfolk Railway, Station Road, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1DF
In person
Pre-booking not required

RBL Remembrance Garden open

St Joseph's Catholic Church, Sheringham

St Joseph's Catholic Church, 58 Cromer Road, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8RT
In person
Pre-booking not required

St Joseph's Catholic Church: a masterpiece of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. A parish church for Sheringham, which, aside from the town's war memorial, is Sheringham's only listed building.

The Black Swan Public House and Theatre - a Historic Tour

Black Swan Public House and Theatre, Black Swan Loke, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9BX
In person
Pre-booking required

Explore the history of a public house on the site since 1730, from bustling hotel to theatre. Discover the former stables of many uses before becoming today’s not-for-profit community venture.

The Everyday Past at Binham Priory

Binham Priory, Warham Road, Binham, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 0DQ
In person
Pre-booking required

Join us for a guided walk in and around Binham Priory. Hear about the everyday lives of Norfolk's finest monastic ruins from historian, Dr Richard Hoggett.

The Fakenham Gasworks Museum

Fakenham Gasworks Museum, Hempton Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 7LA
In person
Pre-booking not required

One of the last intact gas works left in the world, see how 'Town Gas' was made with displays of some of the gas appliances sold to make life easier in the home. For Heritage Open Days, displays of local history and Fakenhams printing heritage.