Pick your own Christmas Tree
Key details
When:
Date:
Time:
9th Nov
10:00 - 16:00
10th Nov
10:00 - 16:00
16th Nov
10:00 - 16:00
17th Nov
10:00 - 16:00
Where:
The plantation location will be confirmed closer to opening
See mapPricing:
Tickets to come to the plantation
Per tree: £10
Trees from: approx. £20
Choose your tree on the plantation
Everyone has their own idea of the perfect Christmas tree. What could be better than going onto the plantation and choosing it for yourself, right where it has been growing for years! You can wander through hundreds of trees of different shapes and sizes until you find “the One”.
It’s a wonderful experience for everyone; very exciting for children, and your dog (on a lead) is welcome to come with you too.
We’ll cut your special tree, perfectly fresh, just a day or two before your selected collection date.
Choose from 3 collection weekends when you book; your tree will be at the Barn ready, wrapped and waiting for you and is held until the following Thursday. At a time that suits you (within our opening times), come to Blackthorpe Barn, pay for your tree, take it home and make it look beautiful for the festive season.
Tree Prices
This year’s pricelist for cut trees is available a week or so before the PYO Tree weekends.
Rough price guides from previous years are:
6ft Nordmann/Fraser Firs: approximately £40,
6ft Norway Spruce: approximately £30.
Your tree will be measured and priced according to the current year’s prices.
The PYO Tree service of locating, cutting and preparing your chosen tree for your specific collection date costs £10 in addition to the normal cost of the tree.
Rougham Estate is a proud member of the British Christmas Tree Growers Association.
Important information
Wheelchairs and prams are welcome on the plantation. Please note that the terrain is very uneven and can be muddy if it’s been raining
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HOW IT WORKS
01
Booking your time slot
Book your time slot and pay online in advance for choosing your tree on the plantation (£10).
Let us know when you would like to pick your tree up from the 3 weekends on offer (end of November to mid December); trees are held for you until the following Thursday.
Unfortunately we are unable to change your collection weekend once you have chosen it.
If you would like to choose more than 1 tree, let us know and we will take payment for the extra trees (up to 3 in total) at check in.
02
Arrival
Arrive at Blackthorpe Barn in enough time before your designated timeslot to check in.
Park near the plantation where you will see a banner and the Christmas tree hut.
In the event of poor weather that day, we still go ahead with the timed check-ins on the plantation and cannot rebook your timeslot.
03
Collect your personalised label
Check in at the plantation, confirm your details including your chosen collection weekend and collect your special tree labels at the hut.
If you want to choose more than one tree, pay for the extra trees here, £10/tree (card preferred).
04
Finding your tree
When you have found your tree, tie the special label on the top so we can find it easily at cutting time and get it ready for you.
Why not take a selfie with your tree!
05
Location
Make a note of the numbered area in which your tree is located, to let us know where to find your tree.
06
Tell us where to find your tree
On your way out, stop off at the check-in and let us know which numbered area your tree is in and what type of tree it is, if you know.
07
Get yourself a warming drink
Perhaps go to Blackthorpe Barn’s Roots Café for a warming drink after your adventure, or for a browse around the shop, which is open on both PYO Tree weekends or the Arts and Crafts Fair, open on the second PYO Tree weekend.
08
And relax...
Head home with the knowledge that you are going to get the exact tree that you want to be the centrepiece of your Christmas festivities, freshly cut and prepared for you, ready when you want it.
09
Tree Cutting
Just a day or two before your selected collection days we will go to the plantation, find your tree, cut it and bring it to the Barn where we will prepare and wrap it for collection.
10
Collection
Come to collect your tree on your chosen weekend. It will be waiting for you, ready and netted in the tree sales area, to the side of the big Barn.
If you can’t make it at the weekend, we will hold your tree until the end of the following Thursday.
Pay for your tree, take it home, and enjoy!
See the tips on looking after your cut tree.
11
Tree Delivery
We can offer a tree delivery service within a 30 mile radius of the Barn, if preferred. The delivery cost depends upon the distance.
Please email Simon Eddell (Christmas Tree Manager) on simon@roughamestate.com
Things to bring
- Warm and waterproof clothes: tree branches can be very wet
- Gloves: some trees can be quite prickly
- Sturdy footwear: the plantation be muddy with puddles
- A tape measure to make sure that the tree is the perfect size to fit your house
Predominantly Nordmann Fir
Due to most people wanting Nordmann Fir for the long needle-retention times and softer needles, this is the predominant tree grown. However, there are other types of tree including Norway Spruce and Fraser Fir, but only in small numbers.
Plantation
Due to trees being grown in cycles, the plantation is constantly evolving, with some trees being cut and others becoming bigger. Therefore the area from which customers can choose a tree will alter as years go by.
Information about pre-cut trees here
See other Christmas events
PLEASE NOTE
When trees are cut
For safety reasons, we cannot cut any trees in the plantations on days when the public are there and members of the public cannot cut trees themselves.
Your chosen tree will be cut at least a week (or more) after your visit the plantation.
Cancellations
If you are no longer able to attend do please cancel your ticket, releasing the time slot for someone else.
Refunds can only be given if the booking is cancelled 3 days in advance of the booked time.
Please fill in the cancellation form (link in the ticket email).
TESTIMONIALS
FAQs
Yes, you are welcome to bring well-behaved dogs on a lead to the Christmas Tree plantation when you come to choose your tree.
If the weather is a bit chilly, dress up warmly – the plantation is all outside. If it’s been raining, do wear wellies.
You may like to bring gloves because the trees can be a bit prickly, and bring a camera to take a picture of your beautiful tree and where it has been growing.
Bring the family – it’s a great experience for young children.
You are welcome to bring your well-behaved dog on a short lead too.
Due to most people wanting Nordmann Fir for the long needle-retention times and softer needles, this is the predominant tree grown.
However, there are other types of tree including Norway Spruce and Fraser Fir, but only in small numbers.
To get to the Barn, use this postcode: IP30 9HZ.
Not all events on Rougham Estate happen at Blackthorpe Barn; please check the specific details for the event you wish to attend.
More information on finding us easily can be found on our visitor information page.
We will cut your selected tree a day or two before your chosen collection weekend and will hold the tree for you until closing time on the following Thursday.
You can collect your tree at any point from the Saturday morning until the Thursday evening (during our opening times).
If you haven’t collected your tree by the end of Thursday, your tree will be added to the general cut Christmas trees sales area for anyone else to select and buy.
You are welcome to come as a family to the plantation to choose your Christmas tree(s). The booking you make is for an arrival time, so that we can manage the check in process efficiently, not for a specific number of people.
Once you are checked in, you are welcome to stay at the plantation until you find your perfect tree.
You can choose up to 3 trees from the plantation in one timeslot booking, with a charge of £10 per tree (in addition to the cost of the trees).
You are welcome to have 3 different names on the tags for the 3 trees, just tell us the different names when you make the booking.
We will take payment for the extra trees when you check in at the plantation.
The PYO Christmas tree service is available to you to enhance your Christmas experience, if you would like to.
We open up the plantation for you to visit and find your perfect tree, giving you a personalised weather-proof label with which to tag your tree.
A day or two before your specified collection weekend we then go to the plantation, search for your chosen tree (double-checking it is indeed your tree!), cut it especially for you, measure and net it and set it aside for you.
The cost for this service is £10.
If you don’t wish to pay this £10, you are very welcome to choose from the pre-cut trees available in the Christmas Tree Sales Area.
Unfortunately we can’t change your chosen collection weekend once you have booked your timeslot.
You may be able cancel your PYO Christmas Tree booking if it is still more than 3 days before the day you are coming to the plantation. If there are timeslots free at another time, you could rebook, choosing another collection weekend.
Yes, we offer a Christmas tree delivery service within a radius of about 30 miles from Blackthorpe Barn. Depending on where you live, the delivery cost will vary accordingly.
Please email Simon Eddell, the Christmas Tree Manager, on simon@roughamestate.com for details.
Unfortunately we cannot change your timeslot due to forecast poor weather.
We will go ahead with the check in at the plantation even if the weather is not great.
Yes, we have some lovely dog walks around the Estate, with more being added soon. Please see our Walks page.
Although Rougham Estate is known for its Christmas tree plantations, there’s lots more to do here too, especially at Christmas!
Roots Café is open all year round at Blackthorpe Barn, as is the Christmas shop at Christmas time, and the Garden Room shop at others times.
For the second weekend of PYO Christmas tree, the renowned Arts and Crafts Fair is also taking place in the medieval thatched barn – just the thing to get you into the mood for Christmas, with makers from around the country selling their hand-crafted goods. You’ll find the perfect Christmas present here.
Don’t forget to visit the fabulous Christmas Shop too, open daily from mid October to a few days before Christmas.
There are also walks of different lengths and difficulties that start at the Barn and take you around the Estate.
At different times of the year we hold other events such as the sunflowers in summer and pumpkins in autumn.
Keep your eye on our social media accounts and our website to see what’s happening here.
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