Sheringham Park

Sheringham Park has 1000 acres of varying habitats including woodland, parkland, farmland and clifftop, all home to a wide range of wildlife and plants. From Britain’s smallest bird, the Firecrest, to the largest mammal, the Red Deer, you never know what you might discover.

Famous for its vast collection of rhododendrons and azaleas, today, you can climb to the top of the Gazebo to experience breathtaking views, the North Norfolk coast and maybe a steam train chugging through the landscape.

The estate also contains four waymarked routes with distances ranging from one to five miles, a Wild Garden, a Temple, a café and a second-hand bookshop.

Wander through Sheringham Park and you’ll discover why it became the personal favourite of its designer, Humphry Repton. Visit the Repton exhibition for the full story of his 1812 design.

Sheringham Park is in the care of the National Trust.

Parkland

The finest example of a Humphry Repton landscape featuring a Main Drive with sea views, rolling parkland and a Temple.

Wild Garden

A nationally important collection of rhododendrons, set amongst Scots pines with viewing towers to admire them from above.

Bower Garden

This space features sensory borders, a pond and wildflower meadow along with den building and bug hunting areas. This is a dog-free zone.

Coast

The estate leads down past two World War II pillboxes to the coastal cliffs and beach, home to skylarks and sand martins.

Woodland

There are varied woodlands throughout the estate, ranging from ancient oaks and established native species to exotic specimen trees and conifers.

Gazebo

A tower at treetop height from which you can gain 360° views across the surrounding countryside and along the coast.

Courtyard Café

Serving hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, bacon baps, cakes, bakes and ice creams. Dogs are welcome on leads.

Second-hand Bookshop

A donations-based pop-up bookshop, stocked with a range of pre-loved books, located in the courtyard barn.

The Wild Garden at Sheringham Park covers 50 acres and includes a nationally important collection of rhododendrons. The garden was developed around a base planting of Scots pine and oak, with the earliest plantings being carried out around 1850.

The garden is now home to over 80 species of rhododendron and azalea, often providing colour from November to August but peaking from mid-May into early June.

Two viewing platforms provide ideal vantage points from which to look down on a carpet of colour in late spring, and over the surrounding countryside at all times throughout the year.

Patches of bluebells decorate much of the estate including the Wild Garden, and if you extend your walk into the parkland you will be rewarded with a display of buttercups and cowslips in late spring.

There are some special trees in the Wild Garden, including one of the biggest Scots pines outside of Scotland. A number of veteran oaks are dotted along the Main Drive, and many of the beech trees are well over 200 years old.

In colder months when the trees are bare, it’s a good time to observe the bird life, which includes winter thrushes, woodpeckers and roving flocks of tits.

If you’re feeling peckish after a day’s exploring, the Courtyard Café provides a welcome pitstop. Bacon baps, soups, sausage rolls, pasties and sandwiches are on offer, along with a range of cakes and bakes, plus hot and cold drinks.

Dogs on leads are welcome in the Courtyard Café.

Open 7 days a week.

Sheringham Park is the perfect place to walk your dog, with around 1,000 acres of parkland, woodland and clifftop areas to explore.

Between 1 March and 31 July, dogs must be kept on a lead throughout Sheringham Park. This is to protect ground-nesting birds.

Only assistance dogs are allowed in the Bower Garden. There’s a dog post outside where you can secure your dog.

Drinking bowls and hitching posts are provided around the visitor centre. Dogs on leads are welcome in the Courtyard Café.

Please bag and bin any dog mess.