Latest News from Wroxham Barns in the Norfolk Broads

News - July 2010

Drama Queen, the new rose introduced by Bill LeGrice Roses, in support of Sheringham Little Theatre's STARS anniversary refurbishment appeal was launched by Dame Judi Dench at Hampton Court Flower Show.

News - July 2010

Produced in Norfolk's Farmers' Market returns to Wroxham Barns on Saturday, July 10, from 10am to 1pm. Awarded the Best Farmers' Market accolade in the EDP Norfolk Food Awards 2009, Produced in Norfolk will be at Wroxham Barns on the second Saturday of the month until December.

News - June 2010

British Minigolf Championships were held at Wroxham Barns, here are the results...

News - June 2010

Produced in Norfolk's award-winning Farmers' Market returns to Wroxham Barns on Saturday 12 June, from 10am to 1pm, with the best of Norfolk produce. Treat yourself to some great local shopping combined with a long lunch in Wroxham Barns restaurant café.

News - June 2010

Will Pope, the new Chairman of the East of England Development Agency visited Wroxham Barns

News - June 2010

A Downloadable guide to Wroxham.

News - May 2010

Wroxham Barns' 18-hole minigolf course has been selected to host its first Major, the British Minigolf Association's (BMGA) British Championships on Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6. Play starts at 3pm on June 5, with the tournament comprising five rounds of minigolf.

News - May 2010

Sidelines Coaches is running a shuttle service on Bank Holiday Monday, May 31, with its 1959 vintage Bedford bus, connecting Bure Valley Railway, Broads Tours and Wroxham Barns.

News - April 2010

Jeanette and David Packham, owners of Lads and Lasses at Wroxham Barns, well-known for children’s fleeces, have introduced their own new range called Sugar & Spice – locally made clothes for the under sevens.

News - March 2010

Twenty-one staff from Wroxham Barns, Pensthorpe Nature Reserve, Broads Tours and RAF Radar Museum Neatishead, all members of Norfolk Tourist Attractions Association (NTAA), completed a one-day 'Welcome Host' training course at Wroxham Barns on Tuesday, March 16, during British Tourism Week.

News - March 2010

The Produced in Norfolk Farmers' Market returns to Wroxham Barns on Saturday, April 10, from 10am to 1pm.

News - February 2010

Cammy, Wroxham Barns resident elephant, is hitching a luxurious ride to the Boat & Caravan Show, NEC Birmingham, courtesy of Norfolk Broads Direct on their brand new 46ft cruiser Fair President.

News - February 2010

The spring lambs are arriving at Junior Farm Wroxham Barns. Daily indoor bottle-feeding sessions are scheduled to begin on Saturday, February 13.

News - December 2009

'Doddle', Junior Farm, Wroxham Barns' Simmental heifer was third in her class at Saturday's Norwich Livestock Christmas Show.

News - December 2009

Tunstead Primary School pupils are pictured at Junior Farm.

News - November 2009

The following report relates to the quality assessment Wroxham Barns under the Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Service (VAQAS). The report details the findings of the assessment.

News - November 2009

Ten members of The Guild of Beer Writers www.beerwriters.co.uk were at Wroxham Barns on Wednesday, November 4 to visit Uncle Stuart's Brewery and enjoy a beer themed meal in the restaurant.

News - October 2009

Harriet the Hippo, who has lived at Wroxham Barns since the North Walsham Hippo Trail, and her boyfriend Hugo who is on ‘holiday’ at the barns, have been joined by two baby hippos.

News - October 2009

Two Norfolk chefs will be competing to see who can make the tastiest pies.

News - October 2009

Wroxham Barns restaurant-café has achieved the gold standard following a Broads Quality Charter inspection.

News - October 2009

North Walsham Hippos Reunited at Wroxham Barns until the first week of November.

News - October 2009

Wroxham Barns' annual Scone Competition held on Sunday September 27th, as part of the EDP Bidwells Norfolk Food Festival, attracted 47 entries from around the county.

News - September 2009

Wroxham Barns won the Best of Norfolk category and Best Farmers' Market at the EDP Norfolk Food Awards 2009.

News - September 2009

9 breweries offering 30 beers plus The Apple Shop's Norfolk Cider. All breweries are Broadland based or Produced in Norfolk members.

News - September 2009

We’ve made well over half a million scones in our kitchens since we opened in 1983. We think we’re pretty good at it, even if we say so ourselves, but maybe you think you could do better?

News - August 2009

BBC Look East's Susie Fowler-Watt will officially open the new bird hide overlooking the duck pond at Junior Farm, Wroxham Barns, at 11.30am on Thursday, September 3rd.

News - August 2009

Chris Gates of Burlingham Hall and Diss pickle expert Jim Marshall will be offering free tips and advice on how to preserve food the old fashioned way.

News - August 2009

Wroxham Barns will be supporting The Norfolk Food Festival with a few events on-site with an evening supper, beer festival and scone competition.

News - July 2009

Wroxham Barns' resident elephant helps out.

News - July 2009

Sarah Temple (24) is launching her first children's book Baby Elephant saves Christmas at Wroxham Barns at 11am on Friday, July 24. Sarah will also do a public reading of the book at 11.30am.

News - July 2009

North Walsham Hippos Centre Stage at Broadlands Rotary Club Annual Art Exhibition.

News - July 2009

Wroxham Barns based LeGrice Roses will be at Hampton Court Flower, with a display remembering The Field of Cloth of Gold.

News - June 2009

The Rotary Club of Broadlands is staging an Abba and Elvis Music Tribute Evening at Wroxham Barns on Friday, July 31 in aid of East Anglia Children’s Hospice (EACH) Quiddenham.

News - June 2009

Norfolk Farming families are coming together for the first Norfolk Strawberry Pudding Day at Wroxham Barns on Saturday, July 11 to provide free samples of one of the most traditional strawberry desserts of the last century; Eton Mess.

News - June 2009

Wroxham Barns Hippo and Elephant to open Tunstead Primary School Summer Fayre

News - June 2009

Harriet the Hippo is Cammy the elephants new friend here at Wroxham Barns

News - May 2009

Wroxham Barns is staging a special Farm to Fork Supper featuring fine Norfolk meats from Swannington Farm to Fork on Friday, June 12 from 7.30pm.

News - May 2009

Results now in for the British Minigolf Association English Open which was held at Wroxham Barns on Sunday, 10 May 2009

News - April 2009

Wroxham Barns won an award at this year's national Enjoy England Awards for Excellence.

News - April 2009

Wroxham Barns' 18-hole adventure minigolf course has been selected to host the British Minigolf Association’s (BMGA) English Open on Sunday, May 10.

News - April 2009

Stuart Evans has produced an exclusive Wroxham Barns Bitter – a premium bitter – to mark the opening of his new "Uncle Stuart's" brewery at Wroxham Barns.

News - April 2009

Inspired by happy memories of childhood holidays in Norfolk, Ian Russell is now one of the leading figures in the county's tourism industry. He explains why tourism businesses need to put locals first.

News - March 2009

British Tourism Week Special Tea Delivery for North Norfolk MP in Parliament Square

News - March 2009

Wroxham Barns is delighted to announce that Seasalt, the UK’s Top Ethical Fashion Company has arrived at The Gallery.

News - March 2009

Finalist in the National Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2009

News - February 2009

Junior Farm here at Wroxham Barns collects the the runner ups National Farm Attractions Award 2008.

News - December 2008

Pantomime and Neighbours star, Caitlin Stasey, popped into Junior Farm on Sunday 14 December on a trip down memory lane.

News - December 2008

Tunstead School’s carol service at Junior Farm Wroxham Barns

News - December 2008

Capricorn Minerals & Jewellery Changes Hands as Bill and Debbie Ross retire.

News - November 2008

Ian Russell MBE, Director of Wroxham Barns, wins the Outstanding Contribution Award at the EDP Tourism in Norfolk Awards.

News - November 2008

Programme Manager for charity Send a Cow, from Uganda visited Junior Farm

News - November 2008

Top Night for Wroxham Barns at East of England Tourism 'Oscars'

News - October 2008

Camouflagephant, one of 53 life-size baby elephant sculptures that transformed Norwich’s streets this summer in the Go Elephants! trail has a new home – Junior Farm Wroxham Barns.

News - October 2008

Wroxham Barns’ annual Scone Competition on Sunday, October 12, part of the Bidwells Norwich & Norfolk Food Festival, attracted 40 entries. Judges Karen Buchanan, BBC Radio Norfolk, Glyn Williams, season magazine, Neil Haverson, Let’s Talk and Helen Wallace a Let’s Talk competition winner munched their way through a superb selection of plain, cheese, fruit and freestyle scones.

News - August 2008

Rosie, the Berkshire cross sow, gave birth to 16 piglets at Wroxham Barns Junior Farm on Friday evening (August 15).

News - August 2008

Six members of the British Minigolf Team including World Crazy Golf Champion Chris Harding, were at Wroxham Barns near Norwich on Saturday, August 2, to officially open the new 18-hole mini adventure golf course.

News - July 2008

It is time for our new calves to take over "bottle feeding" duties!

News - July 2008

Radio Norwich 99.9fm Picture Gallery : Roadrunners at Wroxham Barns

News - July 2008

We’ve made over half a million scones in our kitchens since we opened in 1983. We think we’re pretty good at it, even if we say so ourselves, but maybe you think you could do better? If so, here is the opportunity to put it to the test. Wroxham Barns will be hosting a Scone Competition on Sunday October 12 as part of the Norwich Food Festival.

News - May 2008

Do you want to learn more about our farm animals? Then come along to our Junior Farmer Days, the days are ideal for children aged 6 - 12yrs old.

News - April 2008

Sylvia Graham, owner of Wroxham Barns based business, Sew Creative, is staging her fourth charity Patchworking & Quilting Exhibition at Wroxham Barns, near Norwich, from Friday, June 13 to Sunday, June 15, 10am to 5pm daily.

News - March 2008

The first LeGrice Rose Festival at Wroxham Barns with Julie Reinger, from BBC Look East, officially opening the festival at 10.15am on Saturday, June 21 and will present prizes. Date for your diary: June 21st and 22nd 2008.

News - November 2007

Children wanted for the special 2007 Nativity play at Wroxham Barns. The donkeys, goats, sheep and chickens at Wroxham Barns are looking for local children to join them as stars of Junior Farm’s special Nativity performance taking place on Sunday December 23rd.

News - November 2007

Customers come first at Wroxham Barns.

News - November 2007

Eileen Calverley, Farm Manager of Wroxham Barns' Junior Farm, is about to set out on an expedition into the Ethiopian Highlands, in her role as Ambassador for the charity Send a Cow.

News - November 2007

Keen cooks and budding bakers were queueing out of the door with their entries for Wroxham Barns' first ever Scone Competition, which took place in October, as part of the Bidwells Norwich Food Festival.

News - October 2007

It's funny what you read in the newspaper. We saw this piece in Caroline Pearson’s column in the Eastern Daily Press on 16th October.

News - September 2007

We’ve made over half a million scones in our kitchens since we opened in 1983. We think we’re pretty good at it, even if we say so ourselves, but maybe you think you could do better?

News - July 2007

Tune into Radio Norwich 99.9 FM Breakfast Programme (6.00am -9.00am YAWN!) next week to find out more.

News - July 2007

Bill Le Grice Roses of Wroxham Barns are celebrating after being awarded a Large Gold Medal.

News - July 2007

Twenty-six children from the Chernobyl area of the former USSR (now Ukraine), will soon be spending a month’s respite holiday in Norfolk.

News - July 2007

A new art gallery, specialising exclusively in images of Norfolk, has just opened at Wroxham Barns.

News - May 2007

The following report relates to the quality assessment Wroxham Barns under the Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Service (VAQAS). The report details the findings of the assessment.

News - March 2007

With bunnies, lambs, chicks, eggs, hot cross buns and daffodils, Wroxham Barns is the perfect place to spend a day out this Easter.

News - March 2007

Wroxham Barns is building on its popularity as a lunch destination with the appointment of a new chef, Chris Hyde, formerly of the highly-acclaimed White Horse Hotel in Blakeney.

News - February 2007

Wendy Berg, retail buyer at Wroxham Barns, suggests some gifts for Mum this Mother’s Day.

News - January 2007

Junior Farm has recently undergone a major refurbishmentand we will soon have a super new entrance building with a special room for school groups, birthday parties and other events.

News - January 2007

From 2nd January until 9th February 2007, Junior Farm will be closed to visitors.

News - January 2007

All GENUINE Reductions - Many Fabrics HALF PRICE

News - December 2006

Ambassadors from the Send a Cow charity will be receiving an early, but very welcome, Christmas present this Saturday (December 9), when the Junior Farmers at Wroxham Barns present them with a cheque for £1,000.

News - November 2006

They may be more associated with Valentine’s Day, but roses make perfect Christmas presents too. And it will be one present that is certain to give pleasure long after the Christmas festivities have died down.

News - November 2006

Christmas shopping doesn’t have to involve exhausting trips to busy high streets, long queues at cash tills and expensive car parks. At Wroxham Barns present buying is made easy and relaxing. Wroxham Barns’ collection of craft studios and retail outlets, including the new Garden Room, the Lavender Room and the refurbished Gallery each stock interesting and stylish gifts for all ages. We particularly recommend:.

News - November 2006

So says EAST Magazine in it’s December issue. The Barns was chosen as THE THIRD most popular destination, behind Chapelfield and The Mall (both in Norwich). EAST’s article goes on to describe Wroxham Barns as follows:

News - November 2006

Sculptor Sue Windley, a former student of the Norwich School of Art, has this month joined the craftsmen at Wroxham Barns in Hoveton.

News - October 2006

Wroxham Barns is re-launching its restaurant menu under the guidance of consultant chef Stephen David, of the highly-acclaimed Earsham Street Café of Bungay.

News - October 2006

Visitors to Junior Farm at Wroxham Barns have contributed almost £1,000 to a charity that helps poor farmers in Africa become self-reliant. The money has been raised through the sale of bags of animal feed, which visitors buy to feed the cows, ponies, sheep, goats, ducks and chickens as they walk around Junior Farm.

News - October 2006

TV celebrity Fern Britton is calling on Norfolk gardeners and rose enthusiasts to support her as she cycles around India this month to raise money for her favorite charity, "Women for Women", which funds medical research for better health for women and their babies.

News - September 2006

Visitors to Wroxham Barns during the Norwich Food Festival this year (October 13th - 22nd) can receive two Traditional Cream Teas for the price of one, and also take part in other food-related activities and promotions.

News - September 2006

Grandmother Florence Ley will be travelling almost 7,000 miles next week from Singapore to take part in a painting course organised by Norfolk artist Jan Blanch. Jan, who has a studio at Wroxham Barns in Hoveton, will be taking Florence and 14 other aspiring artists for a week’s residential painting course in Corfu.

News - July 2006

Can an attraction be fun for children yet still be good value and relaxing for parents? At Wroxham Barns we think so. There’s the farm and fair for the kids and leisurely shopping and great food for the grown ups, all set in peaceful surroundings just 10 miles from Norwich.

News - July 2006

A new variety of rose, named after popular TV celebrity Fern Britton, was launched at Hampton Court Flower Show by Bill LeGrice Roses of Wroxham Barns.

News - June 2006

The management team of Junior Farm at Wroxham Barns are celebrating after being officially recognised for their commitment to high standards.

News - June 2006

From trugs to trowels, wellies to watering cans; Norfolk gardeners can now find a stylish range of contemporary garden accessories and plants at a new shop and garden centre just opened at Wroxham Barns, Hoveton.

News - June 2006

Quilting enthusiasts descended on Wroxham Barns in June for the 2006 Patchwork & Quilting Exhibition, and raised almost £5,000 in the process for the Breast Cancer Resource Fund at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital.

News - Various

Various press cuttings from the papers about Wroxham Barns and the people who work here.