Opening Dates 2025

Sunday 27th April

Thursday, 8th May

Friday 9th May

Sunday 11th May

Wednesday 14th May

Thursday 15th May

Friday 16th May

Sunday 18th May

Wednesday 21st May

Thursday 22nd May

Friday 23rd May

Sunday 25th May

Monday 26th May - Bank Holiday

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Special Events 2025

Sunday 4th May: Family Fun Day

Wednesday 7th May: National Garden Scheme Day

Sunday 18th May: Classic Vehicle Day

Sunday 11th May: Bishop and Miller Valuation Day

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Stody Estate

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The sun shone and the gardens were filled with the sound of happy laughter and children playing. We’ll let you know the amount raised by the @holthouthproject in due course but thank you everyone for your donations to this excellent and important local charity, those who manned the treasure hunt, and all those who made it such a fantastic day out for everyone @mary_blue_creates @the_strong_yogini @wycombpastures @dannsicecream @norfolkfacepainting. #gardens, #opengardens #rhododendron #visitnorthnorfolk #norfolk #norfolkgarden #gardenstovisit #norfolkgarden #englishgarden #gardening #dayoutwiththekids #dayout #charityteas #gardensofinstagram #stodylodgegardens #rhodos #rhododendronspeciesbotanicalgarden #norfolkbloggers #northnorfolk #norfolkcoast #dayoutwiththekids #dayoutinnorfolk #bankholidayweekend #familyfunday #freeforkids

Come and have your own teddy bears picnic with us tomorrow at our Stody Family Fun Day 🎉. Kids under 12 free and the sun is set to SHINE ☀️☀️. So much to do, from yoga to art activities, treasure hunt, Fun Dog Show, farmyard animals and bunnies to cuddle. Not to mention face painting and traditional games on the lawn. Teas in aid of the wonderful @holt_youth_project. Delicious burgers and hot dogs too and @dannsicecream. Entrance for adults is £9, payable in advance via Ticketsource or by cash/card at the entrance. #gardens, #opengardens #rhododendron #visitnorthnorfolk #norfolk #norfolkgarden #gardenstovisit #norfolkgarden #englishgarden #gardening #dayoutwiththekids #dayout #charityteas #gardensofinstagram #stodylodgegardens #rhodos #rhododendronspeciesbotanicalgarden #norfolkbloggers #northnorfolk #norfolkcoast #dayoutwiththekids #dayoutinnorfolk #bankholidayweekend #familyfunday #freeforkids

💥extra open day tomorrow💥 We have arranged a last minute opening tomorrow to give everyone a chance to see the flowers in full bloom 🌼. At last we have coordinated one of our open days with lovely weather as the sun is going to shine ☀️ (unlike the freezing winds and showers to date!) It is such a stunning evening so i just took the dogs for a quick walk and grabbed some snaps of lesser known corners of the garden 😊. Hope to see lots of you tomorrow - open from 2pm - 5pm (note slightly later opening time). Entrance is £9, payable in advance via Ticketsource or by cash/card at the entrance. Given last minute opening, we are not offering teas, apologies, but please do bring picnics and enjoy the peace and quiet of this special garden open day. #gardens, #opengardens #rhododendron #visitnorthnorfolk #norfolk #norfolkgarden #gardenstovisit #norfolkgarden #englishgarden #gardening #dayoutwiththekids #dayout #charityteas #gardensofinstagram #stodylodgegardens #rhodos #rhododendronspeciesbotanicalgarden #norfolkbloggers #northnorfolk #norfolkcoast

Thank you to all those wonderful visitors yesterday who braved the wind and rain to enjoy the gardens. Typically it’s glorious sunshine today 🙄. We have decided to make the most of the better weather this week and have a special opening this Thursday 2nd May from 2pm - 5pm (note slightly later opening time.) The gardens are just spectacular at the moment and we wanted to give everyone a chance to see them as they’re flowering early this year. There will be no charity teas as a result of this last minute opening, sorry, but please do bring picnics / flasks and enjoy the gardens in peace and quiet, before our rowdy Family Fun Day on Sunday! #gardens, #opengardens #rhododendron #visitnorthnorfolk #norfolk #norfolkgarden #gardenstovisit #norfolkgarden #englishgarden #gardening #dayoutwiththekids #dayout #charityteas #gardensofinstagram #stodylodgegardens #rhodos #rhododendronspeciesbotanicalgarden #gw2for1

As many of you garden lovers will know, spring is early this year, and our #rhodies and #azaleas have lapped up all this rain and put on a dazzling early display of colour - they are fully out now so do come as soon as you can to see them at their best! Open 1pm - 5pm this Sunday 28th April and every Sunday in May plus selected midweek days. Entrance £9, under 12s free. Tickets available via Ticketsource (link in bio) or by cash / card at the entrance. As always we have @dannsicecream and delicious homemade charity teas to fuel your floral wanderings. Plus a plant stall. Dogs on leads welcome! #gardens, #opengardens #rhododendron #visitnorthnorfolk #norfolk #norfolkgarden #gardenstovisit #norfolkgarden #englishgarden #gardening #dayoutwiththekids #dayout #charityteas #gardensofinstagram #stodylodgegardens #rhodos #rhododendronspeciesbotanicalgarden

Our #azaleas are out! So we picked some blooms for the house and invited some friends round for an impromtu lunch. Tried and tested @melissa.hemsley recipe - slow cooked lamb with anchovies and a delicious kale, mint and parsley salad, foraged from the polytunnel. A lovely pre-lunch drink in the Azalea Water Gardens and a good walk to earn our lunch. Come and enjoy it for yourselves - we open next Sunday 28th and the gardens will be in full bloom just in time 🌸🌼🌸 link to tickets and opening times in bio #opengarden #norfolkgardeners #garden #rhododendrongarden #norfolk #sundaylunch #azaleamollis #watergarden #springgarden #gardening #gardenlife #plants #garden #flowers

Only 3 weeks until our brilliant Stody Family Fun Day on Sunday 5 May 🤩. New for this year is a free ‘animal flow’ kids yoga session with Hannah @the_strong_yogini and a fabulous art activity with local artist @mary_blue_creates which is only £3 per child. We’ve got our excellent Fun Dog Show, lots of farmyard animals, cute and cuddly animals, a treasure hunt, face painting, fete games on the lawn, @dannsicecream and delicious teas by the @holt_youth_project. It’s going to be another busy and joyful day of kiddy fun in the gardens. Free for under 12s, adults £9. Ticketsource links in bio. Hope to see lots of you and your little ones then! #familyfundday #opengarden #treasurehunt #norfolkgarden #rabbits #guineapigs

Our young Prunus ‘Tai Haku’ or Great White Cherry has weathered the recent blustery winds well. It’s beautiful pure white single flowers are clinging on! It’s going to look stunning against the yew hedge when it reaches full maturity in 10-20 years time. You can see the inspiration for choosing this particular cherry for this yew-enclosed spot in the final image - thanks goes to @aralennoxboyd whose book ‘Designing Gardens’ has been instrumental in many of the plant choices that went into the recently designed Dawn Garden at Stody #opengarden #whitegarden #yewhedges #norfolkgarden

A sweet bumble bee enjoying one of our several Enkianthus campanulatus - such an unassuming but truly stunning shrub that comes into its own each spring with its creamy bell shaped flowers. Part of the Ericaceae or heather family, it is very at home in our acid, ericaceous soil. #rhododendrongarden #acidlovingplants #norfolkgarden #opengarden