Events
Throughout the year there are many different events happening at Rougham Estate; join us for seasonal fun.
Events throughout the year
Pick your own Sunflowers
Date: 15th Aug – 2nd Sep
Free admission, free parking
Open every day 9-5 Come and stroll through the blooms, picking as you go!
Pop-up Plant Stall
Date: 6th Sep – 18th Nov
Free Entry
Next on Sat 6th & Sun 7th September Every other weekend – 10am-4pm Find new plants/get plant advice at Blackthorpe Barn
Botanical Casting Workshop
Date: 13th Sep
Price: £70.00Half-day workshop, 10am-2:30pm
Create your own bas-relief cast using plants/flowers
ArtWorks East Exhibition 2025
Date: 13th Sep – 28th Sep
Free Entry, Open daily 10-5
Come and see the varied exhibition of new & original work by a professional group of contemporary East Anglian artists.
Butchery, BBQ & Beer
Date: 19th Sep
Price: £65.00
An evening with an interactive butchery demonstration, BBQ meal and beer
Pick your own Pumpkins 2025
Free admission, free parking
Opening in October Come along and join in the fabulous Rougham Pumpkin Festival!
Cyndi Speer, Carol Pask and J. McCaughan Art Exhibition
Date: 9th Oct – 15th Oct
Free Entry, Open daily 10-4
Artworks, ceramics, textiles and metalwork combine in this exhibition, all available to buy
Christmas Shop
Date: 20th Oct – 23rd Dec
Free admission and parking
Wild Weave Workshop
Date: 1st Nov
Price: £70.00
Create your own woven wild piece using grasses and flowers Full day workshop 10am-4pm
Pick your own Christmas Tree
Tickets not yet available
Weekend 8 & 9 November Weekend 15 & 16 November Booking essential Choose a tree on the plantation
Magical Fairy Workshops 2025
Date: 14th Nov – 15th Nov
Price: £75.00
Whole-day workshops to make your own fairy: Friday 14 Nov 10:00-15:00 Saturday 15 Nov 10:00-15:00
Arts & Crafts Fair Weekend 1
Date: 15th Nov – 16th Nov
Tickets not yet available
Weekend 1 of Arts & Crafts 10-4 Buy day tickets online: £2.50 Buy day tickets on the door: £3
Summer Sunflowers
In mid-summer the beautiful sunflower field opens where you can immerse yourself in a sea of vibrant gold. The sight of towering sunflowers, swaying gently in the breeze, creates a picturesque landscape.
The air is filled with the sweet fragrance of blooming flowers, and the warm sunlight adds a golden glow. There’s plenty of space for children to run and play, with coffee and food available. Entrance and parking are free.
Autumnal Pumpkins
Just in time for autumn, the huge pumpkin patch opens with thousands upon thousands of coloured pumpkins dotting the field, ready for picking. The crisp air is filled with the scent of earth and the promise of Halloween.
It is wonderful family fun to come and find the perfect pumpkins for carving or decoration. With space to play and delicious food and drink on offer, it has a fabulous festival feel. Entrance and parking are free.
Art and Craft
Throughout the year, the tranquil surroundings of Blackthorpe Barn provide the perfect backdrop for discovering unique works of art or learning new skills. From annual exhibitions and regular craft workshops to the famous Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair over five weekends, talented artisans from around the country gather here.
Whether you’re an enthusiast or a casual visitor, experiencing the creativity of arts and crafts at Rougham Estate promises inspiration, cultural enrichment and fun.
Christmas
From late October, step into the festive magic of Rougham Estate’s Christmas events, held at Blackthorpe Barn. The magical Christmas shop opens first, followed by the fun PYO Christmas Tree weekends. Throughout November and December the inspirational Rougham Art and Crafts Fair is held in the impressive thatched barn and our freshly cut Rougham Estate Christmas trees are available for weeks.
The air is filled with festive joy as the whole Barn area transforms into a winter wonderland. Bring family and friends to create lasting memories and enjoy the seasonal cheer at Rougham Estate’s Christmas celebrations.
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☀️After the rain the sunflowers are open today and every day until Tuesday 2 September 9-5 🌻
🌞It’s glorious here today; these pictures have been taken this Saturday morning.
🥾It is muddy underfoot after yesterday’s rain, so please be careful and wear appropriate shoes and clothing.
Come along for the last 4 days of Rougham Sunflowers 2025. There are lots of sunflowers ready for picking, Roots&Co are serving coffees, strawberries and more, face painting is available and entrance is free. See you soon! 🎉🌻🙌
#roughamestate #roughamsunflowers #burystedmunds #suffolksunflowers #latesummerdays
☀️After the rain the sunflowers are open today and every day until Tuesday 2 September 9-5 🌻
🌞It’s glorious here today; these pictures have been taken this Saturday morning.
🥾It is muddy underfoot after yesterday’s rain, so please be careful and wear appropriate shoes and clothing.
Come along for the last 4 days of Rougham Sunflowers 2025. There are lots of sunflowers ready for picking, Roots&Co are serving coffees, strawberries and more, face painting is available and entrance is free. See you soon! 🎉🌻🙌
#roughamestate #roughamsunflowers #burystedmunds #suffolksunflowers #latesummerdays
⛈️We’re really sorry to say that the downpour we’ve just had here has put paid to the BBQ at the sunflowers this evening ☹️
The event is now cancelled.
We did want to hold the event, but with the recent amount of water, it has become impossible to ask you to come here this evening.
Sorry!!!
The field is still open today until 5pm and as far as we can see will be open again tomorrow. If anything changes, we’ll update our website and let you know here.
Stay safe and dry and many apologies!
⛈️We’re really sorry to say that the downpour we’ve just had here has put paid to the BBQ at the sunflowers this evening ☹️
The event is now cancelled.
We did want to hold the event, but with the recent amount of water, it has become impossible to ask you to come here this evening.
Sorry!!!
The field is still open today until 5pm and as far as we can see will be open again tomorrow. If anything changes, we’ll update our website and let you know here.
Stay safe and dry and many apologies!
We have an excellent opportunity to join our team here at Rougham Estate.
We are recruiting for a full time Barista in our popular Roots Cafe.
If you would like to know more visit roughamestate.com/welcome
#RootsCafé #RoughamEstate #vacancy #job #apply #vacancies #baristavacancy
We have an excellent opportunity to join our team here at Rougham Estate.
We are recruiting for a full time Barista in our popular Roots Cafe.
If you would like to know more visit roughamestate.com/welcome
#RootsCafé #RoughamEstate #vacancy #job #apply #vacancies #baristavacancy
Sharpen up those culinary skills with our Butchery, BBQ and Beer evening with thurstonbutchers
Have some great food and get some skills at the same time🍴
Tickets selling fast and limited spaces available so don’t miss out – book here roughamestate.com/welcome
#RoughamEstate #SuffolkEvents #RootsCafe #FoodLovers #ThurstonButchers #FoodieEvents #ButcheryDemo #MeatLovers #FoodExperience #BBQNight #RootsCafé
Sharpen up those culinary skills with our Butchery, BBQ and Beer evening with thurstonbutchers
Have some great food and get some skills at the same time🍴
Tickets selling fast and limited spaces available so don’t miss out – book here roughamestate.com/welcome
#RoughamEstate #SuffolkEvents #RootsCafe #FoodLovers #ThurstonButchers #FoodieEvents #ButcheryDemo #MeatLovers #FoodExperience #BBQNight #RootsCafé
🌧️NOW CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN 🌧️
🌻The Sundowner Supper at the Sunflowers 2025 is this Friday 29 August. The field will be open right through from 9am to 9pm.
🍔From 6pm there will be a BBQ by Roots serving beef burgers, hot dogs, grilled halloumi and veggie burgers, BBQ pulled pork, BBQ pulled jackfruit and salad boxes.
No booking or tickets are needed, just come along and pay for what you want. First come, first served; when it’s gone, it’s gone.
🍰The wonderful @geegeebakes will be at the field too with her delicious sweet treats, cheesecakes and crumbles.
🥂Coffees, drinks, snacks, beer and prosecco will be on sale from Roots&Co too.
🤞Fingers crossed for a beautiful summer’s evening – these pictures were taken at the glorious sundowner 2024.
🌻Everything else at the field will be as always during the evening; you can still wander through the sunflowers and pick them, the bale pyramids and other games will be available, you can bring your own picnic if you like. Entrance and parking are free.
⚠️Please be aware that between 5pm-6pm we will need to rearrange the picnic area, so you may need to move during this time.
👋See you on Friday evening!
ℹ️All the details from our website.
#roughamestate #roughamsunflowers #sunflowersundowner #sundownersupper #sundowner #summerbbq #latesummer #burystedmunds #suffolkevents
🌧️NOW CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN 🌧️
🌻The Sundowner Supper at the Sunflowers 2025 is this Friday 29 August. The field will be open right through from 9am to 9pm.
🍔From 6pm there will be a BBQ by Roots serving beef burgers, hot dogs, grilled halloumi and veggie burgers, BBQ pulled pork, BBQ pulled jackfruit and salad boxes.
No booking or tickets are needed, just come along and pay for what you want. First come, first served; when it’s gone, it’s gone.
🍰The wonderful @geegeebakes will be at the field too with her delicious sweet treats, cheesecakes and crumbles.
🥂Coffees, drinks, snacks, beer and prosecco will be on sale from Roots&Co too.
🤞Fingers crossed for a beautiful summer’s evening – these pictures were taken at the glorious sundowner 2024.
🌻Everything else at the field will be as always during the evening; you can still wander through the sunflowers and pick them, the bale pyramids and other games will be available, you can bring your own picnic if you like. Entrance and parking are free.
⚠️Please be aware that between 5pm-6pm we will need to rearrange the picnic area, so you may need to move during this time.
👋See you on Friday evening!
ℹ️All the details from our website.
#roughamestate #roughamsunflowers #sunflowersundowner #sundownersupper #sundowner #summerbbq #latesummer #burystedmunds #suffolkevents
A new season of Arts and Crafts is coming to life on Rougham Estate, with inspiring workshops and exhibitions at Blackthorpe Barn, culminating in the renowned Arts&Crafts Fair.
🎨On Saturday 13th September there’s a new, relaxing, Botanical Casting workshop being held in the Meadow Room with Becky Rix-Meo of @hopecottagebotanicalarts , where you can learn how to create your own beautiful lasting impressions of plants and flowers. Booking open now – limited spaces.
🎨On the same day, in the big thatched Barn, is the opening of the fabulous, annual two-week Artworks exhibition. This year is the 25th anniversary of @artworkseast and it promises to be an excellent show, with new artworks for sale and regular demonstrations from artists each day. Free entry, free parking.
Why not book the Botanical Casting workshop and visit the Artworks exhibition at the same time!
🎨From 9th-15th October another wonderful exhibition is taking place, this time in the smaller Meadow Room just behind Roots Café. Artists @CyndiSpeer and @Carol.Pask will be showing and selling their gorgeous artworks, ceramics and textiles. Free entry, free parking.
🎨Then on Saturday 1st November, another new workshop is available where you can learn the fascinating art of Wild Weaving taught by the talented Caroline Hyde-Brown @artistcaz . You’ll leave this full day workshop with your own wild art piece and a new way of seeing the nature around you. Booking open now – limited spaces.
🎨From mid-November the magical Christmas workshops are taking place and are open for booking now: Make Your Own Fairy, Willow Weaving and Wreath-making.
🎨The Christmas Arts&Crafts Fair starts on the 15th November for 5 consecutive weekends in the atmospheric thatched barn. Tickets for the Fair are usually made available during September.
There’s so much here to delight everyone who has an interest in the Arts and Crafts; all the details can be found on our website.
We can’t wait to see you here!
#roughamestate #blackthorpebarn #artsandcrafts #craftworkshops #makeityourself #learnsomethingnew #christmasworkshops #burystedmunds #suffolkarts #suffolkartsandcrafts #suffolkcraftsociety
A new season of Arts and Crafts is coming to life on Rougham Estate, with inspiring workshops and exhibitions at Blackthorpe Barn, culminating in the renowned Arts&Crafts Fair.
🎨On Saturday 13th September there’s a new, relaxing, Botanical Casting workshop being held in the Meadow Room with Becky Rix-Meo of @hopecottagebotanicalarts , where you can learn how to create your own beautiful lasting impressions of plants and flowers. Booking open now – limited spaces.
🎨On the same day, in the big thatched Barn, is the opening of the fabulous, annual two-week Artworks exhibition. This year is the 25th anniversary of @artworkseast and it promises to be an excellent show, with new artworks for sale and regular demonstrations from artists each day. Free entry, free parking.
Why not book the Botanical Casting workshop and visit the Artworks exhibition at the same time!
🎨From 9th-15th October another wonderful exhibition is taking place, this time in the smaller Meadow Room just behind Roots Café. Artists @CyndiSpeer and @Carol.Pask will be showing and selling their gorgeous artworks, ceramics and textiles. Free entry, free parking.
🎨Then on Saturday 1st November, another new workshop is available where you can learn the fascinating art of Wild Weaving taught by the talented Caroline Hyde-Brown @artistcaz . You’ll leave this full day workshop with your own wild art piece and a new way of seeing the nature around you. Booking open now – limited spaces.
🎨From mid-November the magical Christmas workshops are taking place and are open for booking now: Make Your Own Fairy, Willow Weaving and Wreath-making.
🎨The Christmas Arts&Crafts Fair starts on the 15th November for 5 consecutive weekends in the atmospheric thatched barn. Tickets for the Fair are usually made available during September.
There’s so much here to delight everyone who has an interest in the Arts and Crafts; all the details can be found on our website.
We can’t wait to see you here!
#roughamestate #blackthorpebarn #artsandcrafts #craftworkshops #makeityourself #learnsomethingnew #christmasworkshops #burystedmunds #suffolkarts #suffolkartsandcrafts #suffolkcraftsociety
It’s a bank holiday weekend and the sunflower field is in full swing!
With free entrance, face painting by @faceitfaceart and coffees, cakes, strawberries and ice cream available from Roots&Co, as well as wandering through the walkways and picking from the ever-growing number of blooming sunflowers, this is the perfect place to visit over the long weekend. Bring a picnic, let the children play in the sandpits and on the pedal tractors or bring a football for more energetic types and climb the big bale pyramids.
Just 2 minutes away, on the other side of the A14, at Blackthorpe Barn the Plant Stall is in the courtyard until Monday. Come and see the beautiful plants for sale, with Chris from @watsons_plants giving great advice for all your gardening questions. There’s also the Garden Room Shop and Roots Café there and walks of different lengths through the gorgeous Suffolk countryside. Everything is open all weekend.
Rougham Estate makes a perfect bank holiday destination. Just off junction 45 of the A14, the access to both the sunflower field and Blackthorpe Barn from the A14 is not affected by the road closures.
See you soon! 😃👋🌻🌱
#roughamestate #roughamsunflowers #augustbankholiday #burystedmunds #suffolkcountryside #thingstodoinsuffolk #suffolk #eastanglia
It’s a bank holiday weekend and the sunflower field is in full swing!
With free entrance, face painting by @faceitfaceart and coffees, cakes, strawberries and ice cream available from Roots&Co, as well as wandering through the walkways and picking from the ever-growing number of blooming sunflowers, this is the perfect place to visit over the long weekend. Bring a picnic, let the children play in the sandpits and on the pedal tractors or bring a football for more energetic types and climb the big bale pyramids.
Just 2 minutes away, on the other side of the A14, at Blackthorpe Barn the Plant Stall is in the courtyard until Monday. Come and see the beautiful plants for sale, with Chris from @watsons_plants giving great advice for all your gardening questions. There’s also the Garden Room Shop and Roots Café there and walks of different lengths through the gorgeous Suffolk countryside. Everything is open all weekend.
Rougham Estate makes a perfect bank holiday destination. Just off junction 45 of the A14, the access to both the sunflower field and Blackthorpe Barn from the A14 is not affected by the road closures.
See you soon! 😃👋🌻🌱
#roughamestate #roughamsunflowers #augustbankholiday #burystedmunds #suffolkcountryside #thingstodoinsuffolk #suffolk #eastanglia
Well that’s a wrap…
Harvest is complete! Well done to the team who have worked hard day and night to ensure that the crops have been brought into storage safely and in the dry.
In total we’ve harvested a whopping 818 hectares which equates to approximately the same area as 10,225 football pitches!
The hard work doesn’t stop here, preparations have already begun for next year’s harvest with cultivations taking place ready for sowing in late September /early October.
One crop that we have already planted for next year’s harvest is our Oilseed Rape and before we know it the landscape will be glowing yellow again. First we need some rain for the small seed to grow
#HarvestSeason #FarmingLife #RoughamEstate #BuryStEdmunds #teamwork
Well that’s a wrap…
Harvest is complete! Well done to the team who have worked hard day and night to ensure that the crops have been brought into storage safely and in the dry.
In total we’ve harvested a whopping 818 hectares which equates to approximately the same area as 10,225 football pitches!
The hard work doesn’t stop here, preparations have already begun for next year’s harvest with cultivations taking place ready for sowing in late September /early October.
One crop that we have already planted for next year’s harvest is our Oilseed Rape and before we know it the landscape will be glowing yellow again. First we need some rain for the small seed to grow
#HarvestSeason #FarmingLife #RoughamEstate #BuryStEdmunds #teamwork
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