WHAT’S ON
Find out what’s on at Rougham Estate today; join us for a coffee and a spot of shopping, attend a craft workshop or visit one of the seasonal events.
Roots Café
Escape to this comfortable spot and relax in the beautiful Suffolk countryside; it’s the perfect place to enjoy our home-cooked dishes made with locally sourced ingredients, particularly if you’ve just returned from one of our wonderful Estate walks.
Rougham Estate Shop
The award-winning Rougham Estate Lifestyle and Garden Shop is open again with home and outdoor inspiration for you to make your living spaces beautiful. From dried flowers and vases to fragrances, candles, lights, cards and giftwrap, you’ll find gorgeous gifts and treats throughout the year.
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Walks around the Estate
Art and Craft
Blackthorpe Barn, on Rougham Estate, is a beautiful rural hub for artists and makers, with regular craft workshops, varied exhibitions and the inspirational boutique Arts and Crafts Fair at the end of the year.
Come and create at Rougham Estate!
Meadow Room Hire
Behind the large thatched Blackthorpe Barn is a smaller, stand-alone room available for hire, perfect for small groups to meet and network in, for strategy or team-building days, away days or small lectures.
Hidden in the beautiful Suffolk countryside, yet only 2 minutes from the A14, this might just be the location you’ve been looking for.
Christmas on Rougham Estate
The Estate is famous for the awesome Christmas Festival held in the Blackthorpe Barn each year. Starting in the second half of October, and drawing visitors from around the country, the magical Christmas Shop is a sight to behold, complemented by the well-respected Arts and Crafts Fair which runs for 5 weekends from mid-November.
Apart from decorations and gifts, the Rougham Estate Christmas trees, grown right here on the Estate are available from the end of November, with 2 very special weekends early November where you can go and find your perfect tree right on the plantation.
Everything you can dream of for Christmas, right here!
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As part of Rougham in Bloom, Suzy has been working on a beautiful idea that brings the garden right into the heart of the home: an edible wreath made from herbs, flowers and edible plants.
Designed to be hung on a door or used as a natural table centrepiece, it’s a living arrangement that can be picked from and enjoyed over time, blending decoration with everyday use in the kitchen.
This particular wreath combines trailing sugar snap pea plants with the vibrant, peppery blooms of nasturtiums, alongside pansies and violas which bring colour and a gentle, slightly grassy sweetness.
Alongside this, there are plenty of other herbs and edible flowers you can use to create your own versions at home. Herb flowers such as chive, basil and rosemary add subtle flavour, while lavender brings a fragrant note for baking and infusions.
It’s a simple but inspiring way of thinking differently about what we grow, where beauty and flavour sit side by side, and nothing in the garden needs to go to waste.
Part of Rougham Estate in Bloom, celebrating the many ways nature finds its way into everyday life.
For the full tutorial visit our website – link in profile
As always, do check and be sure of what’s edible before using plants in food or drink.
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We’re delighted to share that owner of Rougham Estate, George Agnew has been named a finalist in the 2026 East Anglian Daily Times Business Awards.
The nomination recognises George’s contribution to business, rural enterprise and the local community, as well as the impact he continues to have across Suffolk through his work on the Estate.
You may remember that George was also honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award last year at the Bury Free Press awards. To see his continued commitment and contribution recognised once again is a wonderful achievement.
We look forward to sharing the outcome from the awards night on the 9th July.
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Ramble & Roots reminder!
Get some fresh air and meet new people on our Ramble & Roots walk on Monday 15 June at 10am, starting at Blackthorpe Barn.
It’s free to attend a relaxed and includes a guided route around the Estate and will last approximately 45 minutes.
At the end you can continue to chat over a cuppa that you can purchase in Roots Cafe. You can even treat yourself to a cake or brunch. More information is on our website.
To take part please register your interest by emailing [email protected]
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We have a real treat this week. Not one, but two specials and a drinks special!
We have:
Brunch – roasted new potatoes, garlic peppers and onions coated in bacon jam and topped with halloumi.
Salad – dressed spinach leaves cucumber and tomatoes topped with red beetroot, golden beetroot, burrata and hot honey.
And for our drinks we have blueberry iced matcha with vanilla cold foam.
Only available this week 🍹So don’t miss out!
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It gives us great joy to share that Rougham Primary School has won large gold in the Suffolk Schools Show Garden Competition at last week’s Suffolk Show!
This fantastic achievement showcases the hard work and dedication of the students and their gardening club. We’ve loved supporting their journey over the years with compost, tools and wheelbarrows, and it’s so rewarding to see their efforts bloom!
A big shout-out to the talented young gardeners who made this possible. Your creativity and passion for gardening truly shine!
Congratulations, Rougham Primary! Here’s to many more gardening adventures ahead.
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Photo credit to Suffolk Show.
Farming is a major part of life at the Estate.
While many envisage food crops, we also cultivate wildflower meadows, great for bees and biodiversity and excellent at returning nutrients to the soil.
As part of Rougham Estate in Bloom, we want to acknowledge this often-overlooked side of the farm.
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@watsons_plants are back today and tomorrow.
You’ll find a beautiful range of garden plants to buy and also some advice from Chris himself on how to make your garden wonderful this summer!
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We’re proud to care for 30 miles of hedgerow across the estate that provide living corridors full of history and wildlife.
In this video, George explains how to tell a hedgerow’s age.
Hedgerows have many benefits for the Estate: they provide habitat and food for birds, insects and mammals, support pollinators and biodiversity, stabilise soil and prevent erosion, and store carbon to boost climate resilience.
On our walks you’ll pass many hedgerows – you can find a range of routes on our website suitable for most abilities.
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