Museums · East of England
Bressingham Steam and Gardens
In or near Roydon.
Bressingham Steam and Gardens — Museum/various trains and visitor gardens in Norfolk.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Diss · 4.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Bressingham Steam and Gardens is a museum in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Museum/various trains and visitor gardens in Norfolk". Coordinates: 52.3846°, 1.0571°.
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Official information
Bressingham Steam and Gardens features a variety of attractions including four railways, a locomotive shed with steam engines, and historic displays from the TV show Dad's Army. Visitors can also explore a museum with railway exhibits and enjoy the expansive 17-acre gardens.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bressingham Steam & Gardens is a steam museum and gardens located at Bressingham (adjacent to a garden centre), 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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Background
Description
The gardens were established by Alan Bloom MBE at Bressingham Hall. He moved to Bressingham in 1946, after selling his previous 36 acre site at Oakington in Cambridgeshire to raise the capital for the 220 acre in Norfolk, where he hoped to be both a farmer and a nurseryman. He was a plant expert of international renown, particularly in the field of hardy perennials. He laid out the Dell Garden at Bressingham, with its well-known island beds. His son, Adrian Bloom, laid out five additional gardens for year-round interest, starting with Foggy Bottom in 1963. He is still largely in charge of the Bressingham Gardens, which are not part of the charity but are privately owned by the Bloom family…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.3846, 1.0571
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- South Norfolk
- Parish
- Bressingham
- Postcode
- IP22 2AB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Nearest railway station
- Diss — 4.7 km
- Official site
- www.bressingham.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4961884 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bressingham Steam and Gardens (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The German Monster - geograph.org.uk - 1780617.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bressingham Steam and Gardens?
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens is in Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP22 2AB), in the parish of Bressingham.
- What is Bressingham Steam and Gardens?
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens — Museum/various trains and visitor gardens in Norfolk.
- How do I get to Bressingham Steam and Gardens?
- The nearest railway station is Diss, about 4.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode IP22 2AB.
- Is Bressingham Steam and Gardens a protected site?
- Yes — Bressingham Steam and Gardens is part of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Bressingham Steam and Gardens?
- The nearest railway station is Diss, about 4.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IP22 2AB.