Things to do
Riddlesworth dog Park
Exclusive hire of secure 3 acres to exercise, play & train your dog
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High Lodge
Play, run, climb or cycle your way round High Lodge in Thetford Forest and experience nature at its finest. With play areas dotted around the forest winding through rich wilderness and thrilling mountain biking opportunities, you`ll be itching to return!
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Go Ape
Adventure-activity chain venue where groups explore the forest canopy via a treetop rope course.
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Bush Adventures
Bush Adventures UK provides fun and educational development alongside adventurous outdoor activities for kids, teens and adults. Canoes, SUP’s, Axe throwing.
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Thorpe Woodlands Adventure
Thorpe Woodlands adventure centre is a modern, purpose built outdoor centre that offers a wide range of challenging, fun and adventurous activities and excellent accommodation facilities. SUP’s, Canoes and cafe.
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Phoenix Bike Park
Off road mountain biking, jumps, café, shop
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Banham Zoo
Parkland home to thousands of animals with up-close barnyard feeding and high-rope aerial trekking.
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Euston Hall
Welcome to Euston Hall, home to the Dukes of Grafton for over 350 years. Built by Lord Arlington in 1666, this Palladian historic home is set in 10,500 acres of landscaped gardens, parkland, ancient broadleaf woodland and agricultural farmland.
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English Whisky
The English Whisky Co. is England’s oldest registered Whisky Distillery, founded by the Nelstrop family in 2006. English Whisky Distillery and shop.
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Knettishall Heath
Breckland is one of the UK’s biodiversity hotspots and the designation of much of Knettishall Heath as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) reflects this. Despite its name, Knettishall Heath is in fact a diverse mosaic of habitats with woodland and riverside meadows, as well as large areas of heath.
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Bressingham Steam Museum
Bressingham Steam & Gardens is a steam museum and gardens located at Bressingham, west of Diss in Norfolk, England. The site has several narrow gauge rail lines and a number of types of steam engines and vehicles in its collection and is also the home of a Dad’s Army exhibition.
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World Horse Welfare Hall Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre
Over 120 horses have found their happy place at this charity`s rescue and rehoming centre. You can meet horses who have been taken from the bleakest circumstance and given a new lease of life by this amazin charity.
As well as being able to meet the horses, ponies and foals there`s a cafe, lovely dog walks and a childeren`s play area.
Word of warning though – all the horses in their care are looking for forever homes so if you fall in love you could leave with more tha you bargained for!
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Thetford Garden Centre - Shop & Cafe
More than just a garden centre, as well as fantastic shopping Thetford Garden Centre has an award-winning restuarant (Best Garden Centre Restuarant 2024), tearoom and is home to the Norfolk Pizza Company, which serves the best local wood-fired pizzas.
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Bury St Edmunds
Renowned as the jewel in Suffolk`s crown, cathedral city of Bury St Edmunds boasts 1000 years of history. Known as East Anglia`s foodie capital it has something for all budgets from award-winning fine dining to a vibrant cafe culture. The shopping is fantastic, with everything from small independent bookstores (our favourite is Churchgate Books) to chains like Oliver Bonas, Neptune, Primark and Boots.
Everyman is a luxury cinema boasting large comfortable sofas, gourmet snacks and cocktails, wine and beer while you watch.
There`s also Cineworld, Curvemotion (mega soft play and roller disco), and escape rooms.
It`s a 20-minute drive and parking is easy and cheap – it`s well worth a visit.
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“Spring is nature`s way of saying ‘Let`s party!’.”
Robin Williams
Get your party started!
If you’re looking for the perfect place to host a memorable party or family celebration our exclusive-use campsite at Riddlesworth Park means you have the whole site to yourselves.
You can relax, have fun, and make lasting memories in a stunning rural setting.
Whether it’s a milestone birthday, a family reunion, or a special anniversary, we’ve got everything you need to make your event truly unique.
