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National Vintage Tractor Road Run 2025: Easter Sunday
Key details
When:
Date:
Time:
20th Apr
08:00 - 16:00
The tractors will be at Rougham Estate
8am – 9.30am
Returning around 3.30pm – 4pm
(Times approximate)
Where:
Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
SatNav: IP30 9HZ
Vintage Tractors at Rougham Estate this Easter
Around 200 fabulous vintage tractors from around the UK will be gathering at Blackthorpe Barn this Easter for the 36th National Vintage Tractor Road Run (NVTRR) on Easter Sunday. It will be a sight not to be missed!
Join us as these magnificent machines congregate at the Barn before setting off on their nostalgic journey through Suffolk’s scenic countryside.
The tractors will be at Blackthorpe Barn from around 8am until 9.30am when they will leave to go Stowmarket and will return to the Barn at around 3.30pm.
The event is raising funds for the local Suffolk Charities:
SARS999 and
St Nicholas Hospice in Bury St Edmunds.
Please donate if you can.
Timings and Route
09:30 – Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham Estate (1)
10:00 – Thurston (2)
10:15 – Pakenham (3)
10:40 – Norton (4)
11:00 – Elmswell (5)
11:15 – Wetherden (6)
11:30 – Haughley (7)
12:00-13:30 – Food Museum, Stowmarket (8)
14:00 – Harleston (9)
14:30 – Woolpit (10)
15:00 – Tostock (11)
15:15 – Beyton (12)
15:30 – Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham Estate (13)
(Times are approximate and subject to change)
If you can’t access the route map from the image above, use this google map link.
You can download a pdf of the route using this link.
The tractors will return to the Barn mid afternoon, to be seen once again before they leave.
It promises to be a wonderful event, with a charming display of beautifully restored tractors and plenty of opportunities to chat with their passionate owners. Come and soak up the nostalgic atmosphere celebrating our rich agricultural heritage.
Click this link for more information about the National Vintage Tractor Road Run event (not organised by Rougham Estate).
There is no entrance fee to come to Blackthorpe Barn, with free parking.
Roots Café will have special opening times on Easter Sunday for the tractors, open from 8am until 5pm.
The Garden Room Shop will be open as usual from 10am – 4pm.
The walks around the Estate are open at all times, but please be aware that the car parks are locked when the café is closed.
Important information
Gallery
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03/03
Where to find us
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
SatNav: IP30 9HZ
There is plenty of free parking available.
Accessible parking is available near the entrance to the Café/Shop area.
Please Note: The car park closes when the Roots Café closes and the entrance gates are locked after this time.
Blackthorpe Barn is situated just south of Junction 45 of the A14, three miles east of Bury St Edmunds, in the village of Rougham.
Look out for the entrance gates to a long tree-lined avenue at the White House junction, with the Barn on the right of the avenue.
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Such a great effort all round. Makes us very proud.
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Roots Café has a great kids` menu, with a tempting range of ice creams from saffronicecreamco, and a sandpit to keep them entertained.
There’s plenty of space to enjoy the Suffolk countryside with our walks which are ideal for all ages and abilities – whether it’s a short distance or something more challenging.
Dogs are more than welcome too but we ask that they are on a lead, with paws on the floor – in both the café and on the trails.
Come for a catch-up, a coffee, a stroll or just a bit of breathing space. Everyone is welcome.
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