This is a new one for me – writing about a walk I haven’t been on! I have been desperate to get down here for ages but haven’t been able to, so my lovely friend Laura has ‘audited’ it for me as it’s bursting with snowdrops in the spring and I wanted to share it with you all. That’s her cute kid in the photo, not mine! It looks absolutely brilliant and I can’t wait to get down there and explore.
ENJOY! (and cheers Laura!)
🌿 Length of walk: variety of trails but main loop is probably about is probably about 1-1/2 miles, all on concrete/gravel paths
🌿 Café – AMAzing café right on site called ‘The Forge’. http://www.thornhamestate.com/forge-tea-rooms.html Superb cakes and sausage rolls. Lots of high chairs. Open Thursday -Friday 10.30am-3.30pm; Sat-Sun 10am-4pm
🌿 Play area: Lovely play area and new visitors’ centre opening in Spring.
🌿 Pushchairs and wheelchairs: Def pushchair and scooter friendly. Website suggests wheelchairs too – see HERE
🌿 Dogs: It is dog friendly, on leads
🌿 Loos/baby change: Loos in café and baby change and compost loos around the main loop.
🌿 Seating: Seats along walk
🌿 Picnic area: Yes, and benches
🌿 Entrance fee: None
🌿 Opening times: 9am-4pm Nov-March, 9am-6pm Apr-Oct – Open pretty much all the time except in amber warning for high winds!
🌿 Parking is £2 all day Monday-Friday and £3 weekends and bank holidays – IP23 8HH – 17 minutes south of Diss (what3words ///shielding.sailors.stick)
🌿 Other: Wooden sculptures around the route to climb on, snowdrops in early spring, old folly to play in, bird hide in the woods, mini stone sculpture trail, fairy toadstool circle, other paths (not so buggy friendly into the woods), Walled garden (not always open), wooden throne, pond. Has special activity days through the year eg at Easter
🌿 Website: http://www.thornhamestate.com/
