Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk

60 years at Oxburgh

The National Trust celebrates 60 years of stewardship at a Norfolk country house

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National Trust celebrate 60 years at Oxburgh

The National Trust are celebrating 60 years of caring for Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk.

They will mark the ocassion by planting a commemorative tree in the grounds of the medieval hall.

Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk Credit: ITV Anglia

Oxburgh was saved from being demolished by a property developer in the 1950s when the National Trust took over the estate.

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Historic site attracts a million visitors

Sutto Hoo
An Anglo-Saxon re-enactor at Sutton Hoo Credit: National Trust

More than a million people have been to the Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon burial site in Suffolk since the National Trust opened a visitor centre a decade ago.

To mark the achievement managers are planning a weekend of celebratins on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th June.

The Sutton Hoo mask
The Sutton Hoo mask Credit: National Trust

The Sutton Hoo Treasure is regarded as Europe's equivalent of Tutankhamen.

Rhododendrons at Sheringham Park attracting visitors

Rhododendrons at Sheringham Park are beginning to flower
Rhododendrons at Sheringham Park are beginning to flower Credit: ITV Anglia

Hundreds of visitors have been enjoying a floral treat at a National Trust estate in Norfolk.

Sheringham Park was designed by Humphry Repton 200 years ago and is famous for its Rhododendrons which are now beginning to flower.

The National Trust will celebrate the 25th anniversary of taking over the park later this month (May 2012)

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