NORFOLK'S WILDLIFE-GARDENING & WILDFLOWER CENTRE
* Tranquil, wildlife-friendly gardens to delight and inspire
* Wildflower Meadows
* Interesting & Unusual Plants
* Plant Nursery
NEWS ** NEWS ** NEWS
We are delighted to announce that Natural Surroundings is now the custodian of the national collection of Hardy Gunneras. Gunnera will be well known to regular visitors - they are the huge plants lining the drive as you enter the Bayfield Estate. This species, sometimes known as 'Giant Rhubarb' (but not related to Rhubarb) is just one of around 63 members of this ancient and fascinating plant family. Most are much smaller, and our collection includes several of the dwarf species. More details to follow soon.
Saturday 7th December
Getting Started with Willow
Workshop 1. Willow for craft making. Learn about willow: how to cut and prepare it and use willow to make small items.
10.30 (to about 2pm), £30 includes entry and hot drink.
For details of all our Winter Events click here.
WINTER 2024-2025 OPENING TIMES
We are open every day of the week apart from Mondays, 10.30am to 4pm. The café is open all day for drinks, cakes, snacks and light lunches. There is no need to book for the café or gardens - just turn up on the day. Over the Christmas and New Year period we will be CLOSED from Monday 23 December, re-opeing again on Saturday 28 December. We will be OPEN on 31 December (New Year’s Eve) and on 1 January (New Year’s Day) and then onwards with our normal winter hours.
CHARGES
Free parking; free entrance to nursery & shop. Entrance to gardens and grounds (low s eason) £3.50 for adults, no charge for children aged 16 and under.
Why not become a 'Friend' of Natural Surroundings? Friends can visit the gardens and reserve free of charge (during normal opening times only) and receive our email newsletter, the Bayfield Botanica. More Details.
DOGS
Well-behaved dogs are very welcome, but must be on a short lead at all times throughout the site (and short means less than two metres please - long flexi-leads can be a significant trip hazard for our staff and customers!).
LOCATION
Find us on the minor road between Letheringsett (on the A148 just west of Holt) and Wiveton – just follow the brown ‘wildflower centre’ signs. Postcode: NR25 7JN.
CONTACT
Phone: 01263 711091
E-mail: wildlife@naturalsurroundings.info
THE LITTLE CAFÉ IN THE WOODS
Our on-site café offers a variety of drinks, home-made cakes and snacks and light lunches. There is no need to book - we operate on a 'first come first served' basis. More details.
Salsify - you have to visit before lunch to enjoy the flowers fully open!
NATURAL SURROUNDINGS
We are a small business based in North Norfolk, close to the town of Holt and just a stone’s throw from Blakeney and Cley-next-the-Sea. We offer a very special combination of wildlife-friendly gardens and grounds, as well as a cafe, shop and plant sales. Natural Surroundings is owned and managed by Anne and Simon Harrap, and either Anne or Simon (or both) are usually on site, and are always happy to offer help and advice. More details About Us .
Beautiful gardens … A peaceful haven from the troubles of the World, buzzing with wildlife
Our gardens and grounds extend over 8 acres (3.25 hectares), on gently sloping ground between a wooded hillside and the River Glaven. Ours is a fairly compact site, but it is designed to showcase every aspect of wildlife-friendly gardening - to excite and inspire - and we cultivate a great variety of plants, both from Britain and from further afield. Most visitors take an hour or two to wander around, but you can spend all day at Natural Surroundings, especially in the summer when there is so much to see. Take your time, sit and enjoy the view (we have several scenic viewpoints), and soak up the atmosphere of North Norfolk well away from the current troubles.
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Sea Kale in full flower in the Tea Gardens
Horned Rampion - new to our nursery in 2020
The Plant Shop - wildlife-friendly plants for every garden
We are a small independent nursery, specialising in wildlife-friendly plants. We sell a wide range of garden-worthy native British wild flowers, as well as plants from around the Northern Hemisphere - from Europe, Asia and North America. Some of our plants are cottage garden classics, but we also stock a range of unusual plants seldom seen in nurseries. We stock herbaceous perennials, climbers, shrubs and small trees, as well as plants for ponds and bog gardens. Many of the plants that we sell have been propagated on site, and all our plants are grown in peat-free compost.
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