Group Visits
Holkham is much more than a stately home, and our numerous attractions offer visitors a memorable day out.
A visit to Holkham is a perfect excursion for groups, organisations, societies and coach parties and we are happy to liaise with tour operators, travel companies and social secretaries to create an individual package for a visit.
School parties are always welcome, as we can give children an educational insight into how Coke of Norfolk developed Holkham into an historic agricultural estate. Whilst our informative nature trail and quiz help children learn about natural history. Our Marketing Department would be happy to discuss the various options available to schools and provide a comprehensive educational visits risk assessment.
What does Holkham offer visiting groups?
Pre-booked groups of 20 or more people visiting Holkham are able to benefit from the following:
• A department to deal with your booking on a one-to-one basis.
• 10% discount off the advertised admission prices.
• Free admission to the attraction(s) for the group organiser.
• Free admission to the attraction(s) for the coach driver.
• A voucher for the coach driver for complimentary refreshments in the Stables Café.
• Free coach parking.
On arriving at Holkham, your group package will be waiting for you at our Ticket Office in the Pottery Yard, approximately 100 yards from the coach park. Individual tickets and Holkham leaflets will be issued to the group leader whose responsibility it is to distribute them to each group member. We recommend parties remain together until everyone’s tickets have been distributed.
It will take you approximately one hour to visit the Hall and possibly the same length of time should you wish to visit the Bygones Museum and History of Farming Exhibition.
Guide Books for the Hall are priced at £5.50 and are available to purchase from our Ticket Office or the Gift Shop. The guide is full of background information on the ancestry of the Coke Family, the state rooms in the Hall and also gives a further insight into the rest of the Holkham Estate and its various enterprises. Alternatively there are knowledgeable stewards in the State Rooms to answer visitors' questions.
After your visit to the Hall, you exit via the Old Kitchen out into the Stables Courtyard. Here you can consider a spot of retail therapy in our Gift Shop, with its wide range of tasteful gifts and souvenirs. Alternatively relax and enjoy some refreshments and something to eat from the Stables Café. The self-service Stables Café serves everything from tea and sandwiches, to a variety of hot, delicious cooked meals with a daily special on the menu. Whilst here, don't forget to try our delicious Holkham Ice Cream, made on the estate and available in both traditional and tempting seasonal flavours.
If shopping isn't for you, why not wander in the extensive deer park with its fascinating and educational nature trail and quiz. Or if the weather is fine, enjoy a leisurely boat trip on the lake. Click here for operating information.
How to book a group visit
To contact Holkham and obtain details of our opening times and prices, to receive a brochure, or book your group visit, please use one of the following options:
- Write to Shirley Walsh at the Holkham Marketing Department, Holkham Estate, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk NR23 1AB.
- Telephone our Marketing Department on 01328 713104.
- Email our Marketing Department click here
- Complete our "Group Bookings" online form. Upon receipt we will contact you.
We are happy to accept payment on the day. Cheques should be made payable to Holkham Enterprises. Credit vouchers are accepted from organisations by prior arrangement only.
Please ensure the following details are supplied:
1) Organiser's name, address, telephone number and any email address.
2) Name of your organisation or society.
3) Date of your visit.
4) Total number of people in your group including coach driver.
5) Estimated time of arrival at Holkham.
6) Type(s) of ticket required. We are happy to supply different ticket types within groups, please
-- specify the numbers required for each category of ticket:
-- Combined ticket (Hall & Bygones) - Adult or Child
-- Hall only ticket - Adult or Child
-- Bygones only ticket - Adult or Child
