Heritage Open Days | Guided Estate Walk in the Riverlands
A guided walk along the River Bure as it meanders through Blickling Estate.
- Booking essential
- Free event
Running almost the entire length of Blickling’s northern boundary is 9km of the River Bure, a rare and beautiful chalk stream habitat. The crystal-clear waters that flow across the clean flinty gravels of Britain’s chalk streams rise from aquifers, layers of porous water-bearing rock like chalk, and provide exceptional habitat for insects, plants and fish.
Modern living has placed unsustainable demands on our rivers that threatens their normal function, in turn threatening the species that rely on them. In the Upper Bure catchment, we’re keeping our rivers flowing by restoring precious grasslands and species-rich floodplains, kick-starting natural processes like slowing, storing and filtering water in the catchment.
Join us for a walk exploring this fascinating habitat and sharing what we have achieved so far as part of this ambitious national Riverlands project. This guided stroll will take in around 3km of Blickling Estate trail. The route will be off-road and sturdy footwear is recommended.
This event is free as part of Heritage Open Days, including parking in the main visitor car park. Normal admission charges apply to the house and garden.
Times
The basics
- Booking details
Call 03442491895
- Suitability
Families welcome, but not recommended for youngsters
- Meeting point
Meet in the main visitor car park, next to the welcome barn and toilets.
- What to bring and wear
Wear sturdy footwear and weather appropriate clothing.
- Accessibility
This walk will take visitors on off-road trails and across meadows. Meadows may be boggy underfoot at this time of year. Dogs are not able to join the guided walk as we are entering sensitive parts of the estate. The walk will be ~3km long at an ambling pace and will take approximately 2 hours.
- Other
The nearest facilities are next to visitor welcome in Blickling’s main visitor car park. Dogs are not able to join the guided walk as we are entering sensitive parts of the estate. Entry to house and garden before or after the walk subject to normal admission charges.
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