Family days out at Blickling

A family walking with a bike at Blickling Estate in winter — Winter is a good time for family walks and bike rides at Blickling Estate | © Rob Coleman

Keep your little explorers busy on a family day out at Blickling with activities across the estate. Enjoy everything from the impressive grandeur of the Hall to playing in the garden, or walks around the estate and den building in the woods.

Planning your family visit

Here's some information to help make your family day out at Blickling as easy to enjoy as possible:

There are plenty of buggy-friendly paths around the garden and parkland, just grab a map from visitor reception.
Baby changing can be found at Estate Barn in the main car park, near East Wing visitor reception and in the Farmyard area.
Bottles and baby food can be warmed up in our cafés.
We welcome breastfeeding everywhere at Blickling.
High chairs, activity lunch boxes, cups and water jugs are available in the Stables café.
If you fancy a picnic, you'll find picnic benches under and around the parade in the garden, with a big grassy space for kids to play. More can be found in the Farmyard and near the Estate Barn visitor reception at the main car park. You're welcome to bring a picnic blanket and find a spot to eat surrounded by nature.
You'll find new family trails or fun things to look out for in the House throughout the year.
The cycle hire hub has a variety of bikes for all ages, including electric bikes, trailers and balance bikes so the whole family can explore the parkland.
In warmer months, enjoy a game of croquet out in the garden.

A family reading books in the Long Gallery at Blickling Estate, Norfolk — A family reading books in the Long Gallery | © Arnhel de Serra

February Half Term at Blickling Estate

If you’re looking for woodland, gardens and landscapes to explore together as a family on cold, crisp winter days, or seeking indoor activities and a warming lunch to escape from the rain, whatever the weather, Blickling Estate has something to entertain you and your family this half term. 

The House is open daily between 11am-3pm. Can you spot where the Blickling Bull is hiding in each room? Take at look at Secrets from the Stroes – items from the collections that have never been on display before, including a hoard of doll pieces, ceramic flowers and a key to a missing door. Be inspired by the stories of these interesting objects!

Outside in the gardens, soak up the season looking out for bright yellow daffodils, winter-flowering hellebores and scented shrubs.

Head further afield and adventure across the estate on two wheels. Cycle hire will be open on 15 and 16 Febuary and from 19 to 23 February from 10am-3pm (last hire at 2pm), with a with a range of bikes available for all the family. If walking is more your thing, pick up a map at Visitor Welcome and let the kids lead the way as you navigate through the parkland, looking out for snowdrops, aconites and birds.