Whitlingham by numbers

Whitlingham Country Park is a beautiful park on the outskirts of the city of Norwich which is free at point of entry for anyone to access and enjoy any day of the year. Explore the park with us through numbers.

Creation of the park - it's surprisingly young!

1989 - Whitlingham Charitable Trust was formed to manage the land where the park now stands

1992 - Trowse Wood and Trowse Meadow were leased to the Trust as part of The Country Park

1994 - Whitlingham Wood was transferred to the Trust

1996 - Whitlingham Little Broad was completed and became part of the park 

2004 - Whitlingham Great Broad was completed and opened to the public for recreation

Gravel quarrying created the Great Broad and Little Broad during the 1990s

​2005 - 24 hour public moorings were created on the River Yare​

Management of the natural space

5 - staff run the park - yes, there are just five of us and only one full timer!

20 - amazing regular volunteers who give their time to support maintenance, guided walks and events

280 - acres of paths, woods, meadows, car parks and buildings to manage

Thousands of hours of volunteering time each year, including contributions from corporate volunteering groups from local and national companies

Flint Barn Cafe

​2006 - The 18th century Flint Barn was converted into a cafe and meeting place and opened to the public

26 - Flint Barn Cafe staff

20+ - seats for customers in the newly refurbished mezzanine area - increased from just 12 before! Many more seats downstairs and on the patio too

362 - cafe opening days each year! Just two days closure for Christmas + one day for a deep clean

Visitors

500,000 - visitors to the park every year - approximately!

2.7km - length of the Great Broad circular route - our most popular visitor route

5 - car parks to choose from - thank you for supporting the Trust's work through pay and display

6,000+ - visitors to our website in the past 30 days

7,700 - Whitlingham Facebook followers

720 - the number of visitors subscribed to our quarterly e-newsletter to keep up to date with park news

750 - Free Easter trail sheets went out for families over the school holiday!

2 - yearly family events at the park: Teddy Bears' Picnic & Halloween Family Fun. See you there!

Wildlife and nature

197 - species of birds seen or heard at the park over the last decade

5 - active heron's nests spotted at the Great Broad this spring

16 - active cormorant nests too!

16 - veteran trees around the park and woodlands

Woodland Trust map showing locations of veteran trees within the park. (Ones with no entry signs are outside the park boundary on private land.)

Park features

30 - Norfolk variety apple trees in our community orchard - now two years old

2 - Victorian lime kilns on site - one still intact (pictured)

1 - grade II listed ruin - Trowse Newton Hall dates back to the 1450s (pictured)

1 - 18th century pump house (pictured)

Accessibility

1 - state-of-the-art Changing Places accessible toilet facility with adult changing bed and washing facilities

2 - Tramper mobility scooters to support visitor access - one of these launching soon during 2026

30 - miles (approximately) that an electric Tramper scooter can travel on full charge!

3 - standard accessible toilets on site

Do you want to find out more about the park? Get in touch or keep an eye out for one of our FREE guided walks which provide a great opportunity to find out more as you explore this wonderful space.