How Hill Trust

Norfolk venue begins offering wine tours and Fawlty Towers experience

Norfolk venue begins offering wine tours and Fawlty Towers experience How Hill, a study centre nestled in the Norfolk Broads, is set to broaden its adult residential offering.

The stunning Autumn colours and newly trimmed yew hedges make this a wonderful time to visit How Hill. The Secret Gardens are open every day and the House Gardens will be open from Sunday for half term.

Fantastic fungi!!! How many can you spot wondering through the woods!

It’s been great to have the children back in residence! We have all had a super fun week with everything from bird watching boat trips to mini beast clay making

Spaces for school residential visits during this academic year are filling up fast so if you would like to bring your school please contact Lizzy, our Education Manager as soon as possible. [email protected]

Our House Gardens and Public toilets will not be open on Monday 19th September.

Wherry experience! All hands on deck this morning

Wherry experience course in full swing with

Thank you to all our lovely Refreshment customers this year. We really appreciate your support. Our Takeaway Service is now closed until Easter but we look forward to seeing you next year for some more tasty treats. We will be running some food nights so watch this space for further details.

Your chance to sail on two of Norfolk's historic wherries

Your chance to sail on two of Norfolk's historic wherries Wherries are the iconic sailing craft of the Norfolk Broads and the How Hill Trust and Wherry Yacht Charter are offering trips in September 2022.

Would you like to stay in a beautiful thatched house overlooking the Norfolk Broads and sail one of the wetlands’ iconic wherries? Now’s your chance!

We have partnered with our friends at How Hill Trust on their exciting new selection of adult only breaks. The Wherry Experience package (Sept 5th - 9th) includes three days of sailing on both a pleasure wherry and a wherry yacht. You can get involved with crewing or just relax, and everyone will have the opportunity to take the helm on Barton Broad. It’s a unique opportunity to sail one of these magnificent vessels that are a huge part of the Broadland heritage.

£620pp or £990 for two sharing includes full board accommodation, all sailings and evening talks. Email [email protected] to book.

Summer Fun Days

Come and join us - extra days added due to demand. Book your place early to avoid disappointment.

Summer Fun Days Summer Fun Day Session

Look what appeared in our refreshment cake cabinet today. Our kitchen genie has been hard at work again. Don't forget our take away refreshments are open every day 11am to 4pm and there is seating outside.

If you're looking for something to do with your children over the first two weeks of the summer holidays why not join us on one of our children activities sessions - run twice a day. Summer Fun Days run twice a day with booking essential. All details listed in our events or on the Eventbrite page.

First job of the day finished just in time for the day visit coach to arrive. The fallen tree was blocking its path.

If you're looking for something to do this weekend why not visit us at How Hill. Both the House and Secret Gardens are open as well at our Takeaway Service (with outside seating area) from 11am to 4pm. Below are a selection of the tasty treats made in house by our chef below, we also sell savouries, drinks and ice cream.

Photo by kind permission of Dave Burden, taken on the banks of the Ant on his annual visit to see us at How Hill. Always a favourite visitor to us but sadly we couldn't produce a Swallowtail sighting for him this year.

We have just added lots of Summer Fun Days for the children across the first two weeks of the summer holidays so if you are looking at something to do with the family check out our events and book soon as our children's events do tend to sell out quickly.

The only cool member of staff today is Ted. Everyone else is Hot Hot Hot

We hope you are all enjoying the warmth and sunshine and fingers crossed the weather stays nice for the weekend. Our Secret Gardens, car park and toilets will be open, as will our Take Away refreshments from 11am to 4pm. Why not come and have a coffee and a slice of delicious cake in our beautiful surroundings. Please note the House Gardens will be shut this weekend as we have a course in residence.

We are sorry we had to close our public toilets earlier in the week. Unfortunately visitors putting dog poo bags down the toilets broke our system. All repaired and re-opened now but please could we ask you to put the dog poo bags in the bins provided.

We were wondering if any of your lovely people happen to have some owl pellets we can come and collect. We like to dissect them with the children who visit us, but we are running low.

Our Secret Gardens and Take Away Refreshments are open this weekend so why not come and have a coffee in the sunshine and see if you can spot the elusive

A huge thank you to The Original Factory Shop in Stalham who came and raised £61.66 for us today. Congratulations to Claire Later, winner of the raffle. Photo courtesy of Richard Batson. Nathaniel Wood and Teagan of TOFS Stalham with Zenda, our Finance Manager

We would like to give a massive thank you to The Original Factory Shop for supporting us here at How Hill today. Please came and help them help us by taking park in the raffle they have arranged. thank you to them for

Don't forget to come and visit the stand of The Original Factory Shop at How Hill this coming Saturday, which will be by our Refreshment Station. You'll be helping a good cause as well as having the chance to win this lovely hamper. Thank you so much to the Original Factory Shop of Stalham for organising.

It was looking a lot like Christmas at How Hill today when a group who should have had a Christmas meal in December accepted a new date after our building work caused delays.

Please pop onto the Goff Good Causes page and vote for us.
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It's official...The first Swallowtail Butterfly of the year was seen at How Hill today by Lizzy, who had opportunity to share this with a group of children staying with us.

We have found some keys on site this morning - if you lost some yesterday give us a call and we will reunite you with them. 01692 678555

Here's a date for your diary. The Original Factory Shop from Stalham are coming to support us on 28th May. Please come and help them support us. The Secret Gardens will be open as will our take away refreshments.

I visited How Hill Trust for the first time and fell in love with the gardens

We are so glad you enjoyed your visit to us Niamh. Thank you for your lovely review. We are all very proud of our House and Gardens, here at How Hill.

I visited How Hill Trust for the first time and fell in love with the gardens Known best for its childhood nostalgia with generations of school trips, How Hill Trust provides the very best of Norfolk nature

No power at How Hill this morning so the Wherry Hathor came to the rescue at coffee time.

Our House and Secret Gardens are open, together with our car park and toilets. The early rhododendrons are out so why not bring a picnic and enjoy our beautiful grounds.

For the first time ever we are inviting individuals to join our director on a Garden Tour and Refreshments on select dates over the next couple of months. Check out our Events listings for further details. All bookings though the Eventbrite booking link. Any queries call the office on 01692 678555

Our adult courses for both Spring Birds and Gardens are drawing closer. There are a few places left on each if you would like to join us. Details in our events or call our office on 01692 678555. All our course prices are fully inclusive of all meals and any entry fees. Our Garden Course includes Gardens generally not open to the public.

Wondering what to do at the weekend - our gardens are open, we are doing a takeaway refreshment service from 10am to 3pm and there are still a few places available on our Easter Trail and Pond Dipping.. Fully booked Friday. Booking essential and through Eventbrite only.
Saturday https://www.eventbrite.com/e/easter-trail-and-pond-dipping-tickets-264104362257
Sunday https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/easter-trail-and-pond-dipping-tickets-264104372287
Monday https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/easter-trail-and-pond-dipping-tickets-264104382317

Takeaway refreshments are available from today through to 18th April from 10am to 3pm from our wooden Education building at the top of the hill so why not treat yourself to a coffee and a slice of delicious cake

The House Gardens will be open this weekend, along with the Car Park and the Secret Gardens so why not bring a picnic and enjoy the Spring flowers. Please note the Tea Rooms are seasonal and therefore not open.

Look who's jumped out of his skin today! Mr Grass Snake is 81cm or 32.5" long if you are old school. He's one of a family of four but they are all very shy. One human step and they rush into hiding.