Events

The Easter Bunny has been spotted hopping through Norton Priory Woodland. Where have they gone?

Join our family friendly storywalk in our beautiful springtime woodland and help the grumpy gardener hunt for the Easter Bunny.

Walk starting times:

• 11.30pm
• 12.30pm
• 2.00pm
• 3.00pm

Please meet in the atrium prior to your chosen time. This event takes place in Norton Priory woodland. Though we will be following the paths, we recommend suitable footwear and weather appropriate clothing.

Book in advance to secure your place, a limited number of tickets may be available on the day on a first come, first served basis. Bring up to 3 children age 0-16 on the bunny hunt for only £2 each with an adult paying general admission. Additional children will need to pay general admission plus £2 for the bunny hunt

Orchard Blossom Day is the annual celebration of fruit trees, orchards, blossom, and food. Celebrated at the end of April/start of May (when orchards look their best), it is a chance to celebrate orchards and the coming harvest.

Did you know? Norton Priory is home to the National Collection of tree quince, as well as dozens of varieties of apple, plus pears, plums, damsons, medlars, and many other varieties of fruit. We've also recently planted the new Oldfield Orchard, filled with local heritage varieties of apple from Cheshire and Lancashire. We have plenty to celebrate about Norton Priory's beautiful orchards!

Join us on Sunday 4th May for family-friendly crafts, tours of Norton Priory's orchards, themed trails, and a blossom-spotters guide!

Included with general admission: crafts such as blossom head band making from 12-3pm, themed trails and our blossom-spotters guide!

Bookable sessions: tours of Norton Priory'sn orchards with our Ranger, Paul Quigley, more details coming soon!

A day to celebrate both Norton Priory's honeybees and wild pollinators!

We love bees at Norton Priory! As well as keeping honeybees, we try to provide a habitat for a range of wild pollinators, including bumblebees and solitary bees.

Learn about the different bees at Norton Priory with activities in the museum and at the Walled Garden. Included with admission will be a range of bee-themed activities and crafts.

More details soon

Seek out new and unusual plants to make your garden stand out in 2025! With a range of specialist nurseries providing a myriad of beautiful plants, this event is one of the most popular in Norton Priory's annual calendar.

It's £1.00 per person to visit the Plant Hunters' Fair, or purchase the special 'Early Bird Ticket' priced at just £8.50 for each adult visitor (up to three 0-16 year olds are admitted with each 'Early Bird' adult). This Early Bird ticket includes access to the stunning 2.5 acre Georgian Walled Garden, the main museum building and medieval undercroft, and acres of woodland walks.

With free car parking and Norton Priory's onsite Brooke Cafe, it makes for the perfect day out.

The following specialist nurseries will be attending on the day (more to be added):

A Love Blossoms Garden accessories, stakes, planters, garden wall decorations and more

ChickenStreet Grasses and herbaceous perennials for naturalistic plantings

Dibleys The Houseplant Specialists: over 150 RHS Gold medals including 33 Chelsea Golds NEW

Eastoft Echeveria Tender Echeveria, Graptopetalum, Pachyphytum, Sedums & Interspecific hybrids Hardy Sedum, Delosperma and various alpine plants NEW

Freddie's Flowers Fresh Flowers Delivered As A One-Off Gift Or Regular Subscription NEW

Hoyland Plant Centre Agapanthus, Amarines, Nerines, Tulbaghia, Dierama , Arisaema and Scadoxus. National Collection Holders,RHS Medalists NEW

Kilned Earth Premium quality Cretan terracotta pots containing herbs and rare plants NEW

Mayfields Plants Wide range of bee and butterfly-friendly cottage garden perennials.

Meadowmakers Wildflower and native tree plants and plugs

Penmere Plants Hardy, half-hardy and species Fuchsia.

Pottertons Nursery Alpines, Dwarf Bulbs and Woodland Plants RHS Gold Medalists

Primrose Bank Wide range of perennial plants RHS Gold Medalists

Priorswood Clematis Clematis. RHS Medalists NEW

Stonyford Cottage Nursery Moist and shade loving plants, some Exotics and Alpines including Sempervivums.

The Gobbett Nursery Shrubs, perennials inc Iris, Cornus, Syringa in season RHS Medalists