Top 22 things to do and attractions in Thetford

Superb Staff are a credit to this Museum, wonderful old building and interesting displays. Visited today 05/06/2025 in the afternoon. Will be coming to Thetford on a regular basis now on the strength of the warm reception here in the main.

What a lovely place! Really friendly and helpful staff with love for what they do. Came with the kids (7&9) and they loved it!

A must visit for anybody who's in or around Thetford and likes history. Some parts of the house are really well preserved dating back to the 1400's, with a large focus on the history of Maharaja Duleep Singh. Probably only takes an hour to see and read everything, think I was there 30-45 minutes.

Beautiful place filled with history right in the heart of Thetford, very friendly and helpful staff.

Fascinating ,lots of sikh/Punjab stuff, Thomas paine an afterthought

Absolutely stunning, ancient house. The staff are super friendly and helpful. The building is beautifully restored and has so much atmosphere, I personally find it very calm and relaxing. Prices are very reasonable for what it is. It's a very important part of history for the local area and, the staff have a passion for the house that is very infectious. Of all the places to visit in Thetford, I would honestly recommend this.

Small but perfectly formed. Some lovely activities for kids.

Worth visiting if you like the history of showman's engines. Staff ( who are volunteers) all friendly and informative. Good cafe upstairs.

Great place to visit in the original Burrell paint shop. 3 full size traction engines and many other exhibits. My grandchildren and me loved it.Great cafe and very friendly volunteers and staff. Free entry but accept donations if you can. They are totally self funded with no grants from anyone (as far as I am aware).

Small museum but still very interesting and well worth a visit , free to enter , please give a donation . Dad's army van on display have a look then visit there separate exhibition at the other end of the town .

Great place to visit living history. Brilliant knowledgeable volunteers! They made it come alive and explained things to my 9 year old son on a way he would understand. Keep up the good work. Free to visit requires a donation of your choice.

Very interesting little steam museum well worth a look and it's free

What an amazing place to stand in so much history. Friendly staff lovely food and cakes.

Fabulous, I think it's all volunteer run. Really knowledgeable volunteers and friendly. Main reason for the visit was to see Jones's van from Dad's Army. Recommend visiting here. Free entry, but donations gratefully accepted. Dog friendly.

We only went for a 2 mile walk.. Came across the River Ouse . Beautiful walk. Full of butterflies, dragonflies and were very lucky to see 10 Swans gracefully gliding up the river. Parked near Santon Downham.

If you want a lovely long walk, this is the place to go to.

Absolutely great place to go for bike rides so many different trails. Great kids areas for them to play.

Thetford Forest is one of the largest man-made forests in the UK, located in Norfolk and Suffolk. It covers approximately 47,000 acres and offers a diverse range of activities and natural attractions. Here's a review of Thetford Forest: **Highlights:** - **Outdoor Activities:** The forest is popular for walking, cycling, mountain biking, and horse riding. The North and South Ponds are great spots for birdwatching and picnics. - **Go Ape Adventure:** Thetford Forest features a popular Go Ape treetop adventure course, suitable for thrill-seekers of various ages. - **Wildlife & Nature:** The forest is home to a variety of wildlife, including deer, birds, and insects. Nature trails provide excellent opportunities for nature observation. - **Visitor Centres:** Thetford Forest has several visitor centres offering information, maps, and amenities. The High Lodge Visitor Centre is a well-known hub for activities and services. - **Events & Festivals:** The forest hosts outdoor events, music festivals, and outdoor cinema screenings during the warmer months. **Pros:** - Extensive area with diverse landscapes - Family-friendly activities and facilities - Well-maintained trails and paths - Rich wildlife and natural beauty - Range of outdoor adventure options **Cons:** - Can be crowded during peak times and weekends - Some areas require a fee for activities like mountain biking - Limited facilities in more remote parts of the forest - Parking can be busy, especially at popular sites **Overall:** Thetford Forest is an excellent destination for outdoor enthusiasts, families, and nature lovers. Its vast size and variety of activities make it a versatile and enjoyable location, though visitors should plan ahead for busy periods.

Thetford Forest – Nature at Its Best! 🌲 Thetford Forest is an absolute gem — peaceful, vast, and full of life. Whether you’re walking, cycling, or just relaxing under the trees, it’s the perfect place to escape and recharge. The mix of pine and broadleaf woodland makes every trail feel a little different, and the air just feels fresher here. There are miles of well-marked paths, great picnic spots, and even adventure areas for kids. We loved wandering off the main trails and finding quiet clearings — Caesar was in his element, nose to the ground, tail wagging the whole time! 🐾 The visitor centre is well set up with maps, clean facilities, and a nice café for a post-walk coffee or snack. If you’re into photography, the light through the trees is stunning in the early morning or late afternoon. A brilliant day out for families, walkers, and anyone who loves the outdoors. Thetford Forest never disappoints — 5 stars all the way! 🌳✨

Great place for nature walks or bike trails, dog walking and forest bathing 😉

Our children had visited for Go Ape but this was our first time on the Halloween trail. As a local resident, we were thrilled to have an event that was close by. The trail was the perfect amount of spooky/scary AND interesting. It also appeared to be very wheelchair accessible. My only gripe would be lack of direction from parking to the trail entry. There were so many people wandering aimlessly around.

Visited today with our 2 children - a delightful visit! Dad’s Army has been a favourite of mine for as long as I can remember, and being able to ‘go back in time’ at the museum was brilliant. The volunteers are so helpful and friendly. Jones’ van happened to be there today, and one of the volunteers told us about the history of the van; really interesting! We stopped at the Marigold Tearoom for some cake afterwards (well recommended!). Will definitely be back, don’t panic!

Found out about the museum recently. As a avid fan I wanted to come over and check it out. It might be small but its packed with anything and everything from cast members to filming information and locations. We definately will be coming back for a longer stay as we have enjoyed Thetford a lot and wish to spend more time here.

I have always wanted to go here for years but finally managed it with friends. Free to enter, there are donation boxes and a gift shop and coffee shop. It was an excellent compact and bijou museum. The staff/volunteers were all very friendly and engaging. We were there for an hour or more but I didn't realise it. I spent quite a bit in the gift shop (thank you mr. Tax rebate). Fantastic day out and all the memories of the show and all the artifacts are well worth the visit. Be warned the statue of Capt. Mainwaring is by the river and the mural of Pvt. Pike is around the corner. The Charles Burrell museum halfway across the town centre has Jones van and there is a lecture/presentation. I tell you this because I asked several people and got several answers. Check opening times online. Absolutely the only reason to set foot in Thetford. Bus tours available for the filming locations. May go again next year.

I took my dad on the coach tour and it was such a wonderful day. We learned a lot about the beautiful local area as well as dad enjoying anecdotes about the show. All from a very cool vintage 50s coach. The tour ended with tea and scones back at the museum cafe and a look at the exhibition. Entirely volunteer run and they were all so lovely. They also kindly sourced vegan cake for me. Wholeheartedly recommend.

Fabulous visit... went on bus tour which was very informative on the production of the show and other interesting landmarks and knowledge of the local area.

Very interesting & lovely enthusiastic staff, we had a great time, would definitely recommend.

Fabulous little museum. Highly recommend the bus tour and the museum itself is lovely. Volunteers here do an amazing job..

Great place, hired bikes at the store on site and the whole family loved it. Great for kids and adults, playground and adventure trails in the beautiful Thetford forest. Didn't have chance to visit the Cafe on site but looked very nice....the parking fair could be reduced a bit for people hiring bikes or visiting GOApe ( we spent over £80 on bike hire and £15 in parking fee ) but the facilities are all well kept so it is just my opinion not a criticism.

What a magical place! There is so much to do! Stations, GO APE, playgrounds, Walks. The small kids and grown kids had a great time! If your looking for an active day out, this is a great and non-expensive option. We did pick up some rubbish... people, please do better! 🚮

We visited High Lodge today for the second time within the last month. It’s a great place, especially for kids, and well worth the cost of parking. It was a busy day, but we were still able to find a table for a simple and small birthday celebration. Although there is plenty to do without paying for the additional Go Ape activities. If you do want to participate in the Go Ape activities then I recommend booking ahead to ensure a spot. The cafe is a little expensive; however, it’s comparable to similar types of places. Also, be warned that cell service is pretty bad (even using their WiFi) and plan ahead.

We stopped here for lunch on a long drive. The play parks were great for all ages and offered a brilliant variety of park paraphernalia. Despite it being a bin free site there was barely any rubbish and both the parks and forest were really well maintained. Ginormous teepee slide (pictured) was a highlight for all my kids!

Very nice Forrest! Great for picnic, birthday parties outside (when warm), cycling and walks. Plenty to do for a family. I believe to have seen bike rentals there too, and BBQ stands.

I took my grandson to the halloween light trail, the staff was friendly and helpful. Parking was easy. He had a great time o the rides, and the trains brilliant.

Nice area for sports (cycling, Go Ape, archery). Lots of play areas for children, zip line, sound garden, walking trails. Cafe and food to go take away. Could do with better maps/marked trails for sound garden, gruffalo etc, you don't know what's there unless you come across it randomly! Parking is expensive, no concession for disability. Cafe as you'd expect. Would love to see more childrens activities/wildlife stuff even only at weekends /holidays.

Free to enter and beautifully peaceful, this an extensive abbey ruin with quite a lot to see. It would be 5 stars but there is a lot of temporary fencing round large sections. Leads straight onto the river walk.

Extensive and atmospheric ruins, partly spoiled by so many metal fences sealing some areas off. The gatehouse is not able to be visited, and the Priors Lodgings is shoeing clear signs of vandalism Why are we so bad at looking after our Heritage? The consecutive government's are not giving English Heritage enough support. People do not visit this country in their millions to look at the government's poorly built new builds As our prime minister is so fond of saying, get a grip and help out Heritage sites out, before they crumble further

Thetford was Founded in the early 12th century. The surviving remains include the lower walls of the church and cloister, and an almost complete 14th century gatehouse. It's ruins are very impressive covering a large area. Entrance is free and open all year round.

Beautiful old ruins, lots of interesting lithophytes growing in the rocks. Park on the opposite side of the road in the shopping area and go under the road via the little tunnel. Free entry.

For me this site of ruins was great to explore. Not much interpretation, just a few boards and labels in some rooms saying cellar etc. Mainly you need your imagination and good weather to enjoy these. They cover an extensive area, There is a free car park, but no other facilities on site. You can walk into Thetford though for such things.

Very nice place to visit, small car park available and the site is well maintained. There are also several notice board to tell you about what your seeing. So for a free place to visit it is well worth a stop. The lost star is for the fact you can't access the old gate house as mentioned on the signs as it's through a private garden and the gate was locked. I did email both the council and English Heritage about this but both ignored me.

Beautiful priory to visit. We had a lovely walk round and got some lovely pictures

Castle Mound in Thetford offers a pleasant walking route, perfect for a casual wander. Castle Mound is essentially just a large hill, it provides a good spot for a walk and offers great views from the top. It might not be the most exciting destination, but it's worth a visit if you're in Thetford and looking to conquer somthing.

Amazing place, lovely park, easy access and wonderful views. Lots of steps but really worth getting to the top

Nice little bit of history, worth a trot up!

It’s a great place for some peace and quiet. 90 steps to get on top of the mound. It was not easy but definitely worth to stand on the top to look at the views.

Steep climb to top not for the faint hearted. Worth getting there for the view

Fantastic walk up top of mound. Really beautiful up there with the snow ❄❄❄❄❄

Interesting historic place - great views

The Challenge Plus experience at Thetford Go Ape is absolutely fantastic! Everything from booking to arrival to completing the course was brilliant and definitely value for money! The team at Go Ape were really friendly, welcoming and helpful with all the aspects of the experience, the course itself lives up to its name with a great variety of obstacles and challenges to overcome - I’d highly recommend a pair of gloves as you’re grabbing onto rope and wires for 3hrs straight. Our instructor was really knowledgable and ensured we knew exactly how to stay safe the whole way round. Overall, I really recommend this activity and will definitely be returning soon!

Aged 69, (fairly fit,) I took my 2 granddaughters aged 9 and 7 on the Treetop Adventure Plus but was not fully confident that I'd cope. I needn't have worried because the session was well-ol planned and the preparation carried out with great clarity and professionalism. We all had a totally awesome day, although I won't deny that it's physically challenging!

Absolutely amazing experience, went with my friend and our 2 daughters aged 10 and 13 on the treetop challenge and had such a fantastic time! Wonderful staff who took their time with the setup and the “training sessions”, we spent about 2.5-3 hours on the course. Great setup and design, it’s quite challenging and high but should be suitable for most “active kids”. We will definitely come again, highly recommended!!

Our instructor Phil, was amazing was patient with the late people in our group then was very informative on how to ensure our safety while doing the Challenge Plus Go Ape course. We had a chuckle at his one liner jokes also which calmed nerves. Thank you Phil for showing us the ropes 😆 we had an amazing day.

We were incredibly lucky to have just the two of us on the Segway experience. Our instructor Evan was really knowledgeable and great fun. The trails were really laid out well and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! Will definitely do it again!

From the minute we got there we were looked after. The safety equipment was put on, checked, and we were given the safety announcements. We were ready to tackle the sundowner After Dark Treetop Adventure 👌🏻 We zip lined, we tree climbed, we traversed wobbly obstacles from extreme height, we got rained on, the course was slippery, but still safe. We got muddy, we navigated Thetford Forest like true bosses in the sky It was so much fun in the dark with all the beautiful lights, Would definitely recommend! 😍 DURATION was nearly 2 hours of craziness. Downside... the parking is pricey here.. almost £10 so do budget that in.

We had a great forest Segway experience with Summer today. We were all newbies but we quickly got the hang of it & loved going around all the trails and along the paths at the end. It was so much fun. We would love to do it again & would highly recommend!

It is lovely space to bring kids under age of 12, or for a little outdoor gym session. Would be nice to have more benches and maybe some picnic tables. Watching grazing sheep is very nice and sunsets from actual castle hill are beautiful.

It's a bit overgrown at the top of the steps, to see in all directions, and the short circular walk around the top couldn't be completed as one side had weeds, nettles and long grass preventing me passing it. Plenty of benches in the park to rest on. Clean toilets and baby change nearby proved useful.

Very nice park. Great for family to play about. Nice children’s play areas. Spacious and lots of space for different activities. That’s my mum with our last child attending fun fair on the other side. Well kept and highly recommended.

The public toilet was unusable because of its unclean state. The play area was very good with lots to keep both little and big children happy.

Great views, well worth the climb. If I'm honest. I climbed it as a kid, many many years before the staircase was installed. But still enjoyable, probably more so. As I'm older and not as agile as I once was. I would say, we both commented, they need 4 or benches or leaning bars, instead of maybe sitting on damp grass.

Lovely place walk and relax! The steps make it much easier to get to the top!🏞️ The park has been done up since I last visited which looks great and they've added fitness equipment💪🏻 the toilets are clean, cleaner than I expected for a public bathroom🚽 the only negative was all the bins were over full, and stupid people were dumping it on the floor next to them (and not taking it home🤦🏻‍♂️)

It's a very attractive place to spend time for your self go there and get space for yourself

They have recently cleared some trees so you can see the river properly. Nice little cafe, plenty of seating

Love walking down nuns bridges and button island. Lovely area and fabulous memorial sculpture. Always loads of wildlife to see.

A nice quiet and relaxing place to sit, walk, picknick. Good for kids too.

I absolutely appreciate the way made statue of MAHARAJA DULEEP SINGH And wrote in punjabi as well as English Very pleasant place 😇😇

Peaceful place to chill out and relax

A Calming place to take a pause.

Just walked past. Lots of youths hanging about

One of the best restaurants in Britain! Super friendly staff who greet you with a complimentary drink and bread with oil while you're waiting for food to arrive. The ambience is very pleasant and relaxing with soft music. The menu is great and is being updated depending on the season. Highly recommend prawn starter with watermelon and feta. Cheesecake was super yummy too. No parking, but it's a 5min walk from free car park - Pike Lane. You definitely need to book a table as the staff care about great service and won't admit walk-ins if they're busy. Garden could do with some TLC, but apart from that, nothing one can possibly complain about. Can't recommend it enough:)

We had a lovely dinner here over the weekend. Well looked after, quick service and amazing food. I had the octopus salad and seafood orecchiette. Menu is seasonal and based on local produce.

Had a fabulous meal. Food was excellent, lovely ambience and great service. We were made to feel really welcome. I wouldn’t hesitate to come back or recommend. Thank you Karen for a wonderful evening!

This lovely venue put on a great service. The staff are kind and courteous, prompt, and professional with their delivery. The food is well presented, high quality and delicious. They will support you through your booking, and will cater for allergies, preferences et al… To ensure your entire party leave well fed, well watered, and happy.

We had a wonderful meal. The food was delicious and tasty. We felt so spoiled with the service. The owner Karen was friendly, kind and informative. The food from her chef was flavorful, and seasoned to perfection . We had a four course meal to include appetizers through dessert. I would highly recommend this wonderful restaurant. The food prices were well priced and matched the outstanding service.

What an experience! Incredible food, amazing atmosphere and the friendliest service I’ve ever had! Karen has created an amazing dining experience. Nathan’s service was outstanding! Hands down the best meal I’ve had in recent memory. Do not visit Thetford without having a meal at The Mulberry!

Another wonderful evening at the Mulberry we always make time to dine while in Thetford. Started with the calamari and the blacken prawns. The calamari were crispy sweet and tender enhanced with the lemon aioli. Prawns nicely seasoned with the perfect level of heat. On to mains, duck confit -soft fork-tender succulent meat, crisp skin and a lovely rich red wine sauce to complement. Superb presentation of rock bass with a lovely butter sauce and beautiful vegetables. All enhanced with a nice bottle Portuguese red and Karen’s attentive service. Highly recommended!

My husband & I recently stayed at the Bell for 1 night. The room was really nice, spacious & very clean. Plenty of space for clothes, hairdryer, & iron/ironing board. Bed very comfortable. Bathroom was always lovely & warm due to the heated towel rail. Plenty of room for toiletries & something I don’t always see - hooks on the back of the door for hanging clothes! Nice view of the river. Breakfast was very good & good choice. Staff friendly & helpful. Wouldn’t hesitate to stay again.

Visited this place over the weekend with family for a wedding. Not only were the rooms damp and had a musky smell my son’s food was forgotten and then when brought out still RAW! 9 people from the wedding have now come down ill. Terrible customer service 2 people between the wedding and the main restaurant/ Bar.

The staff are absolutely lovely. My criticism is to the hotel, not the people who work there. The rooms are a delightful trip back in time to the early (and darker) parts of 1976. Single glazing, tv the size of a postage stamp, old tired curtains, worn carpets, desperately in need of a lick of paint, dated mixer showers, and furniture that belongs on old episodes of the Antiques Roadshow. In fact, I'm sure the value of the furniture probably increased in value while I was there. Lovely building that desperately needs Greene King to spend money on it. That said, the rooms were very clean and well kept. USB sockets, wireless charging pads, flat screen 50", headboards that don't bang around every time you move slightly in bed would be a bloody good start. Again, the staff were lovely, especially Jade. Embodied the service with a smile attitude 😊

Rachel and her team really look after their guests, with constant banter and laughs to make your stay highly enjoyable. Fabulous food was enjoyed on every occasion, and the draft Neck Oil was excellent. I would highly recommend a visit to this gem in Thetford centre.

We went to the restaurant and were served by Meg and Madison. They were helpful, friendly and went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. It was a lovely experience, lovely food and great value. I’d recommend this place to all Dads Army fans (the cast and crew frequented here while filming) and anyone who wants a friendly British pub atmosphere.

Great location . Friendly staff. Great breakfasts. Limited stock control ..2 evenings they had no availablity of our chosen meal. Poor wine stock . Its not shanrilah but its fine for⅚

I can't really rate this venue as I didn't eat or drink here despite it being a baking hot day so I was dying for a drink and starving. The young lady behind the bar barely greeted me before leaving the room and me waiting to be served. I waited long enough before deciding I'd be fed and watered quicker elsewhere so left.

The pizza was delicious! The burgers hit the spot after an afternoon spent at the fair. It did take a bit longer to receive our food than I expected given that there were only 3 other tables of people in the whole restaurant. It took over a half hour.

The food was great, loved the pizza and the fries, the service was great as well. They were open late and let us sit down and eat at10pm, had a lovely time, will be back I ordered the bbq pulled pork flatbread. It was really good

Lovely food, Clean restaurant and good service. What more can you ask for. About time Thetford had somewhere decent to take the kids to eat. Updated. . .ordered a few times from here since and every time the pizza is very under cooked . The cheese isn't melted as if the dough was cooked then ingredients chucked on top after. Put this down to a bad experience once but this has Now happened 3 times. Changing from 5 stars to 3 Potential to be great but shouldn't be letting pizza go out so under cooked . Kids wouldn't eat the last lot we ordered.

This place was wonderful. Very cute interior with friendly and competent staff. Wonderful atmosphere. We started with the garlic bread which was delicious. We then ordered our mains which for me was the BBQ Pulled Pork Flatbread and my partner ordered Very Spicy pizza. The bbq pulled pork was the best thing I’ve eaten in forever. The flavoring was amazing and the pork was cooked perfectly. My partner enjoyed the spicy pizza but it wasn’t as spicy as he was anticipating. We finished the night off with their doughnuts with strawberries which were absolutely delicious. 10/10 would recommend. Definitely will be going there again.

Amazing! The food is delicious!!! The restaurant is very clean and it is such a calm and inviting atmosphere. Staff was very attentive and helpful! Loved every minute! Will definitely be back.

DO NOT USE We called at 5.30 to enquire delivery times and confirm delivery could be made . Order placed at 6.10pm and waited 3 hrs for a delivery of 5 cold pizzas ! 1 was raw , 1 was cremated and inedible and the other three were missing most of the ingredients. We called 3 times whilst waiting and we’re constantly lied to about where our order was . Diabolical

Unfortunately, I didn’t get to try the food so cannot comment on that. Ordering through the website is a mission in itself. Good luck staying patient! Don’t order online!! I had ordered take away and went to collect, upon arrival I was told that the wait would be over an hour (despite my email advising 45 min wait), therefore, an hour and 45 wait in total! A table of 4 were complaining for having to wait for 40 minutes for their drinks! I noticed many tables of customers not actually eating. Whilst standing watching the pizza chef stress out, clearly not able to cope with the orders, I decided to cancel my order but was told by the manager that she will TRY to push the order through. Try being the operative word! Whilst waiting for the manager I noticed she was now taking orders?? Did she not want to tell me if she fast tracked my Pizzas?? Or do I just stand there whilst she bought herself time?? I asked a young lady to cancel the order but was advised that as it was an online order it could not be cancelled. She directed me to another chap.. Steve (i was advised he was the Bury St Edmunds manager who was working in the Thetford branch, who was very understanding and helpful) offered to give me a credit and when I ordered next time, advised that my order of the same value plus two beverages will be given in lieu of not collecting my order today. I am hoping that Dough&Co will honour this agreement when I order next time. Steve left my ticket behind the desk in anticipation of me ordering next time….. let’s see if doesn’t get thrown away by the cleaners!

Very well laid out theater, prices are very good for the shows and the bar is well stocked and very reasonably priced, the staff are welcoming and friendly

Was our first time going there but seemed to be a nice place very welcoming and it's quite spacious and has access for all

Went there for The Dad's Army Radio show. The seats are very uncomfortable and not tiered.

Excellent evening watching the Dad's Army Radio

Took my son to Fight night at the Carnegie with Battle Sabers UK. Great facilities, good sized hall. Can be booked for hire, complete with bar. Highly recommend.

great performer, amazing voice and energy

Legends of Motown. Band was excellent. Everyone enjoyed the music, would have been a lot better if there was space to dance. Unfortunately the tables occupied the dance floor. Although the music was good the evening was cut very short just as it was livening up by the very early finish. The band packed up and the bar shut by 9:45 which is way to early to finish a night out. A lot of money for less than 2 hours entertainment..

Our children attend swimming lessons here and we attend as a family to swim at leisure too. The staff are always polite and helpful! There are 3 pools, the wave/current pool, teaching pool and the lane pool. There is a flume too. A seating area near the wave pool and stairs up to further seating. There is a coffee machine and vending machines with drinks and food. There are lots of lockers 10p and £1 which return your money when you return the key. Plenty of family changing and single changing rooms. There is a accessible changing room with a toilet, bed and sink, I think there is a shower in there too, though I can't remember. There is seating around the lane pool and a spectators area. Communal showers to rinse before and after plus 2 that have a cubicle around them. There is a gym here too, I don't know anything about that 😂 there is also several clubs that take place here and a VR experience.

I took my family to Breckland Leisure Centre & Waterworld this morning, driving an hour to get there for a last bit of fun before school starts. Before setting off, I even tried calling to confirm the flume was open, but nobody answered the phone. When we arrived, we found the flume and jacuzzi closed without any notice. Staff on site couldn’t explain why. It feels misleading to call it “Waterworld” when the main attractions are shut, yet we were still charged full entry price without telling the customer, which isn’t cheap. Very disappointing experience — Not Recommend.

my daughter attends swimming lessons with Jake. Since joining breckland and having Jake as her teacher she has excelled with her techniques. We booked one private 1:1 session with Jake just to finalise her abilities of two strokes and after a 25 minute session she achieved everything we wanted. I cannot recommend Jake enough and Breckland leisure. All the staff are amazingly helpful and the wet side facilities are practical and clean.

Been few times now and starting to look very tired. Changing rooms especially looking dirty and in need of upgrades. Pool area ok just felt like needed maintenance with rusting seats and empty planters and main leisure pool very heavy on chlorine. Great value for money with family ticket £24 and kids love the flume, wave machine and rapids. Would go again but needs investment by council

First time we went everything was open apart from the jacuzzi. Second time we went (10th May 2.30pm) the jacuzzi was closed, fountain was closed and the flumes were closed. Short staffed apparently but we had rung the day before to check things would be open (it's a reasonable drive for us to get there). Wave machine is fun though.

Used this swimming pool on Tuesday 8th July 2025 for a one off lane swim in the early morning before my holiday - had to book a lane and time slot (and pay in advance) staff where welcoming and locals were chatty - great way to start a holiday and before a cooked breakfast - it is a big centre - it was a bout a 10 minute walk from where I was staying

Are first visit, enjoyed the wave machine, but the kids were disappointed when the flume was shut early with no warning or communication. Apparently because of short staff. Duty mamager apologised but we had driven from Kings Lynn especiallyfor slides. No offer of a goodwill gesture! Toilet floors very wet, nobody maintaining the floors.

We went in to pick up trail maps for Thomas Paine trail and the owner was so helpful. Gave us lots of advice and pointers. We will definitely return.

A really great asset for Thetford. Went on to visit the Ancient House after it being recommended by the knowledgeable lady who works here. Good selection of leaflets. Lovely local art in shop.

Great place to keep informed of all happenings in the area and buy tickets for events. They organise themed walks around Thetford, such as Ghost walks, that are brilliant! Their website and email updates are great too. You can also buy souvenirs and handmade gifts. Always helpful and polite service.

Very kind and helpful staff. I have purchased tickets there for local events as well as local honey, crafts, and Thetford-themed products to gift visiting family.

Our charity organisation has used Leaping Hare Box Office three times during the past year to sell tickets for events that we have organised in Norwich. The service provided is excellent, with regular updates given on ticket sales and Corinne went out of her way to be helpful and accommodating to our customers. We will definitely use Leaping Hare Box Office again in the future!

Friendly team, excellent service. We use them as a ticket seller for our event and they are brilliant!

Excellent for information, bus tickets, and excursions. Friendly helpful staff, who endeavour to tackle any query that is put to them.

Worth a visit on a boiling hot day....its cooler underground! Good exhibition and gift shop, friendly staff and well supervised descent to Pit 1. It's a pity the other Pits aren't accessable (underground) as well as the rest of the site is a bit thin on interest!

Really interesting and unique site. You can go down into pit 1 via a ladder and kind of crawl into the tunnels and it's quite fun, very messy with the chalk. If you need flat land/wheelchair accessible, this isn't the place. The terrain is very rough and bumpy and to access pit 1 you need to be able to use a ladder. You would only be able to go into the exhibition room.

The site is fascinating. The staff were welcoming and knowledgeable, and they made the history of the flint mines easy to understand, even for younger visitors. Climbing down into the mine was definitely the highlight, the kids thought it was an adventure, and it gave us all a real sense of how incredible the Neolithic miners’ work must have been. The outdoor space is also great for exploring and running around, which made it a perfect balance of learning and fun.

Plenty of parking, excellent visual display, gift shop. Staff are lovely and when you walk around the field there is some undulating ground to navigate. As well as there are toilets when you first go through the gate.

Flint mines dug around 2650 BC, during the later Neolithic period. Great Displays, Friendly Staff. For best experience walking around site taking in various pits, Requiring secure footwear for uneven ground and For viewing pits, clothes may get little mucky. English Heritage, site so discounts apply to Members.

The pit was really good, fantastic set up bringing to life 4500 years of history. Nice excursion for an hour or so. The exhibition inside the centre was good too.

Staff very polite. Small shop and mini informative room available. Seen coffee on sale some mini snack. British Heritage entry free. Good parking space. Easy to find. Signs on road. Very unusual landscape. Grotto itself small. Very interesting short visual presentation. Actually worth listening to...We enjoyed walking around. Children enjoyed it.

Nice little area with a sandy carpark. The track leading in is pretty rutted and rough. No facilities or visitor centre here, visit the main Thetford Forest carpark up the road for that. The warran lodge is interesting to see and the path links to to the circular walking and cycling routes throughout the forest. You can access the "Fir" walking trail and the "long loop" of the blue graded cycling trail.

Great little place to explore, and lovely long trails can be accessed around it. The Fir Trail leads back to High Lodge (5-6) miles away

Nice to see such a building still standing. It survived the creation of Thetford Forest and was in use until the 1930s. Old Warrener's lodge. Beautiful built.

Came to see James and Shed 7 here. Gorgeous forest, easy to get to and although of course we didn't see much of the forest the staff there were all super friendly and helpful and for a gig it was very clean too

This is quite an extraordinary place, rich in history and surrounded by an incredible forest. A great place to go for a long or short walk. I was here doing some research and a little performance. It is easy to get to and has a car park. The lodge itself is not accessible, though you can still see the inside through black metal bars. There is a legend that a large human size white rabbit guards the entrance of the doorway, with red flaming eyes. Popular with hikers and dog walkers.

This interesting English Heritage lodge was probably built about 1400 by the prior of Our Lady’s Priory, Thetford as the home of the warrener. Free off road parking for about 20 cars and no site entrance fee. Is directly adjacent to the Thetford Golf Club. Access road and parking itself is riddled with potholes so take care. No toilets and no food/tea. Not wheelchair friendly. Great place for dog walkers BUT be aware there is more dog poo around than any other local site I have visited. Also, what's with hanging the dog poo bags on the trees - there is no dog poo fairy that makes them disappear :-( Direct access to Thetford forest. From this point the Beech walking route can accessed which is a 4.5 mile circular route and goes via High Lodge. Numerous smaller walking trails can be accessed from here. Warning: there is a tale told of a HUGE white rabbit with flaming red eyes who guards the doorway to the lodge. It is said to be an omen of death to anyone who lays eyes on it. If this review is helpful please press like.

Warren Lodge located near Thetford Golf club. The access track has a brown sign. There is small free car park on the track. The Lodge is located short walk from the car park. The Lodge is can be viewed only from outside as there is no access to interior. No toilet facilities.

It's worth visiting this place. Memories of Maharaja Duleep Singh

He was placed in power in September 1843, at the age of five, with his mother ruling on his behalf, and after their defeat in the anglo sikh war. He was subsequently deposed by the british and thereafter exiled to Britain at age 15 where he was befriended by queen Victoria, who is reported to have written of the Punjabi Maharaja: "Those eyes and those teeth are too beautiful". The Queen was godmother to several of his children. He died at 55, living most of his final years in the uk His mother had effectively ruled when he was very young and he managed to meet her again on 16 January 1861, in calcutta and return with her to the United Kingdom. During the last two years of her life, his mother told the Maharaja about his Sikh heritage and the Empire which once had been his to rue. (The above taken from wikipedia) Nice to see this monument but also sad, as reminder of the cruelty of the British Empire.(There may be an apology within the next 100 years) Never forget🙏

Lovely place. Lots of Sikh history in Elevden

Being a Sikh this was a very special time and movement for us to see the Statue of Our Maharaja Duleep Singh

Very beautifully situated and it is all pf our pleasure to remember such a wonderful man.

Fantastic majestic statue of the last Maharajah of the Punjab, Duleep Singh. Definitely worth a visit!

I didn't get chance to see museum but i saw the statue. But m little bit upset because there were some teenager who were smoking near our religious symbol and statue. They were disrespected our symbol indirectly. There should be proper management.

Walking around the arboretum is lovely! The dogs love going there and there are lots of different routes to take. Parking is free and you can access the lake on the other side for water sports. Lots of the paths around are accessible, but in other places you would struggle with a wheelchair or pushchair. Great for bird spotting and there is a pair of swans nesting in the pond near the bridge

Beautiful arboretum with a lot of birds to watch and wildlife (if you're quiet). I did a circular walk around the lake. It's an easy route, very peaceful in early January. There's a little hut selling refreshments & bonus a large free car park.

Lovely place to go for a walk, anytime of the year. Short or longer walks available to do as well.

I've been twice recently to Lynford and it's a lovely place - but the first time was a bit rocky... I've not walked down to the lake (left side of the road). I visited with my Mum. She's disabled and a wheelchair user (but does have a scooter on occasions). I decided we would have a little walk and a coffee at the hut on the way back from a trip out. It had disabled spaces, the parking is free and I thought that was a sign it was disabled friendly. No - it's really not. The pathways are ballast stone and are not hardcore making it extremely hard to push someone and very unsettling for the disabled individual. The trees were lovely and the walk we did (small walk to the water tower and back) was pretty. Her scooter may have been better but the arboretum side was not for wheelchair users. I visited last weekend with my children and they loved it. We walked again the same area and further on and around. It was very pretty, lots of trees to tick off in the eye spy book and it wasn't too busy for them to run around. The colours are so nice this time of year. The cafe is good - Gluten free cakes, nice tea, what's not to like!! I think overall it needs maybe a few more signs (trail signs seem to suggest routes/ view points/sculptures that are no longer there) and the pathways should be given some attention for disabled visitors.

Fabulous, so pretty, lovely walks through the trees one side and the lake the other side ( which we will explore more next time) plenty of parking and nice cafe one site. The lost star is because it shows walks on a board but then there are no markers to keep you on track. It's all guess work. Coloured dots on trees or some posts would be a great help.

Great free facility and fantastic to be in touch with nature. Only reason I didn't give 5 stars is that if you go off-piste and leave the path to tread into deep leaf litter, you run the risk of treading in something horrible left by a careless dog!! There's a very very good cafe on-site with luxurious chairs - well worth a visit. There are toilets.

Pleasent wooded area but nothing too special. Having said that, we visited a bit early to get the full display of tree colour.

Great memorial. I believe that you can park up and go for a walk.

For me, it was worth a quick stop when going around the area and my dog could stretch his legs. The is parking on the 1st left as you go past the memorial and trails if you walk further down before the caravan club park. Further down in the entrance road on the left are a couple of WW2 huts as some sort of museum, but it was closed. I had a good walk with the dog and then left. It felt underappreciated considering the history of the place.

We were brought here to Geocache and really thought the memorial and info boards were really interesting. The woodland walks were fun, peaceful and pram friendly.

Great memorial 😊 I've wanted to see this for a long time now so I'm glad I've finally managed to see it

It was closed, very small , just two Nissan huts. , not worth travelling the distance I did. But in a lovely wooded area. With the tank at the entrance I thought it would be outstanding.

Good place to stop for a break in a car or motorcycle..there a smallish walking area which leads to a holiday park ..but for those interested in tanks of the British forces of the second world war .. this is a good example of one..if you visit take a look and take time to remember those who gave there lives for there country.

Good place to stop and read up on the history of Desert Rats, nice trail with signs through small part of forest.

Mesmerising place! The trees are stunning, the open space gives you an overwhelming sense of peace. 10/10!

I've spent my childhood and up until now visiting and enjoying Barham common and including Barnham river where we all swam in 50 years ago. Great memories and a lovely place to walk the dogs

Amazing place!! Great for dogs! Now especially that the arrested teenagers aren't burning the forest down unlike 2019 or so. However, lot's of space for sports and fun. The only problem is that kids from Year 7 or Year 8 sit on a smelly mattress and smoke weed in the thorns and nettles probably from Pine Close because that's where the action comes from.

Band playing rock, food and a bar, and lots of lovely classic bikes and cars. Trucks too. Stalls and fun things for the kids. Great day out.

Great open area for dogs to run around. Also a great area for moles!

A lovely place, considering the town it's part of. There is a large, double paying field and wild commons on both sides of the road, each with a different ecology due to spoil pH. The biggest complaint, and what spoils it, is people who think their dogs are oh so well behaved yet the dogs don't respond, AT ALL, to their master's calls and trip up joggers and small children while ignoring their master's calls to come back. Then they let their dogs mess everywhere, and I mean everywhere, and don't pick it up so community football can no longer be played and you play hopscotch to avoid it.

A lovely local area to walk we like to visit here with the kids as there are path ways and also our pushchair managed the bumpy track pretty well. There's car parking adjacent which is handy and located near a petrol station too. Sometimes there are sheep grazing in the fields which my youngest loves. I have 3 children ranging from 11 to 1 and they all love visiting here. As the love climbing the 'hills ' and running up and down them. The only slight negative is that some dog walkers do not double check that people are ok with unleashed dogs approaching them and I only say this as sometimes this upsets my middle and youngest. But otherwise a really lovely place to visit, especially as we don't too often meet too many people so social distancing is easy to maintain.