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Thornham Field Centre provides outdoor
education for children but there are also 12 miles of waymarked
walks open to the public. Thornham Walks are managed
by the Countryside Project Office, Helen Sibley and her assistant,
John Loome. Their office can be found opposite the
pond, next to the Display Centre.
Follow the surfaced path
to reach Thornham Walled Garden where we have plants
and sometimes produce for sale, enjoy a stroll round the garden
If you have difficulty walking you
may like to borrow one of our electric wheelchairs.
If you would like a wheelchair at the weekends, please telephone
to book. Generally in the week, booking is not essential.
BIRD OF PREY NEST
BOXES
Click
here if you would like to sponsor a nest box for a barn
owl, little owl, tawny owl or kestrel.

CLICK
HERE FOR THE THORNHAM WALKS 2008 EVENTS
LEAFLET Click
here for what to see at Thornham this month.
There are plenty of family
activities going on at Thornham this summer holidays including,
family pond diping, build a bug, scarecrow builidng etc. Se
the Thornham Events' leaflet for details.
If you are interested in the two villages
of Thornham Magna and Thornham Parva, click
here for their web site.
MERCHANT OF VENICE
Harleston
Players will be performing the Merchant of Venice in the Walled
Garden on 17th July click
here for details.
CLIMATE CHANGE
We hope that all visitors
to Thornham will learn something about how to reduce their carbon
footprint. Please could you make sure that you do not leave
lights on unnecessarily, turn off taps, shut doors and recycle appropriately
- many thanks.
History
If you would like to know
more about the history of the Thornham Estate from Roman times to
the present please
click here If you would like to read a more detailed
account, please click here for the last chapter of the late Lord
Henniker's autobiography called Painful
Extractions.
Thornham Walled Garden
is open to the public and is maintained by a group of people with
disabilities, volunteers also help maintain the garden. Follow
the surfaced path from the main car park or drive directly to the
garden, check our location page for directions.
Volunteering
Would you be interested
in volunteering for Thornham Walled Garden or Thornham Walks?
Click here for
more details
Car parking charges
are being reduced for weekday visits. The
cost is £1 per car Monday to Friday and £2 per car for
Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays. Annual passes cost £15
for concessions or £20 normal price from the Ranger's office.
Walks' Maps are available from the
main car park, leaflet dispenser by the Display Centre and the Ranger's
office.
Enjoy a meal at the Forge
Cafe. The Forge Gift Shop has now become a Fair Trade shop.
The Forge Cafe is now open 7 days a week.
Have a good visit |