* Fairy Fair 2008, Sat July 26th and Sun 27th 10am – 5.30pm, Narborough Hall, Norfolk.
Entrance tickets £5/ person/ day
Workshop tickets £4 each
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Priority booking for Fairyland Trust Founders 15th-21st March
Tickets on general sale from 21st March 2008 onwards
Set in the grounds of the beautiful Narborough Hall the Fairy Fair is a fantastic magical day out for the whole family, delighted visitors have called it "an organic Disneyland."
For the first time you can now book entrance tickets and workshop places in advance. We recommend this as places are limited and tend to sell out quickly.
Entrance tickets allow you to take part in many free activities, such as following the rainbow trail to find the Fairy Queen, making a den, a fairy house or a banquet fit for fairies. A ticket also gives you free entertainment with Cooking For Trolls, Storytelling with Magpie, Widdishins Theatre puppet shows, Maypole dancing and you can join up as crew with Pirates against Pollution. See the programme below for full details. Watch out too for various magical creatures and musicians that will appear throughout the day. There is shopping in the Fairy Market and food and drink stalls.
Children can also book into one of our unique workshops and make something magical to take home. Choose from:
- Fairy Party Crowns
- Magic Wands
- Magic Wings
- Witches Pets
- Wizard Shields
- Fairy Clothes
- Fairy Gardens
- Fairy Jewels
- Magic Lanterns
- Magic Potions
- Fairy Books
Read a full description of our workshops
Spaces are limited to two workshops per child per day and cost £4 / workshop.
Don't forget you can also visit our Pixie Post Office and our Fairy Market to buy beautiful goods safe in the knowledge that everything is either fair trade or hand made in the UK to a high environmental standard. If you are interested in our policy please see {link}. To apply as a stall holder email corrina@fairylandtrust.org
There will be refreshments available on site too (including a Beer tent), but you are welcome to bring your own picnic if you like and take time out to relax on the lawns or by the lake of this lovely house.
Net profits from the Fairy Fair go the Fairyland Trust charity (number 1089771)
Provisional Programme updated [29-02-08]
please check back in case of changes |
| 10.00 | Fair Opens |
| 10.30 - 10.50 | Magpie storytelling |
| 11.00 - 11.20 | Widdishins Theatre present The Three Little Pigs |
| 11.00 - 11.45 | Workshop Session 1 |
| 12.00 - 2.00 | Pirates against Pollution Road Show |
| 12.00 - 12.45 | Workshop Session 2 |
| 1.00 - 1.20 | Widdishins Theatre present Goldilocks |
| 2.00 - 3.00 | Magpie storytelling |
| 2.00 - 2.45 | Workshop Session 2 |
| 3.00 – 3.20 | Widdishins Theatre present Three Billy Goats |
| 3.00 - 3.45 | Workshop Session 3 |
| 4.00 - 5.00 | Cooking for Trolls |
| 4.00 - 4.45 | Workshop Session 5 |
| 4.45 - 5.15 | Magpie storytelling |
| 5.00 – 5.15 | Fairy Float Race |
| 5.15 - 5.30 | Closing ceremony |
| 5.30 | Fair Closes |
Please note workshops are only suitable for children over 3 years old and some are only suitable for children over 6 (indicated by a 6+ mark). Please do not book underage children into these workshops as they will not be allowed in on the day. All children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult. Over 6s can be left at your own discretion but all children remain the responsibility of their adults at all times during the workshops. We cannot run the workshops as a crèche.
Where is Narborough Hall
Narborough Hall is just off the A47 running from Kings Lynn to Swaffham in West Norfolk. The nearest train station is Downham Market but there is a direct bus (X1) from Kings Lynn Station to Narborough. The X1 runs from Peterborough through to Lowestoft and stops at many towns en route. Please check their website for details and see if you and your family can avoid coming by car. See www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/eastanglia/timetables/.
Please call traveline on 0871 200 2233 or www.traveline.org.uk for further travel information.
Camping/ Accommodation
No overnight camping is allowed on site. North Norfolk is a popular tourist destination and there are numerous campsites, hotels and guest houses in the area. The Norfolk coast is only 30 minutes drive from Narborough. For further details please contact the Kings Lynn Tourist Information Centre (TIC) on 0870 225 4827 or Swaffham TIC on 01760 722 255.
Disabled Access
There will be spaces reserved for disabled visitors closest to the Hall. Please display your blue badge clearly on approach so that our car parking crew can direct you. On site paths are mainly mown grass and gravel drives. Some areas in the woods may be difficult to access, but our crew are happy to help, so please ask if necessary.
Dogs
Sorry no dogs except guide dogs allowed at a Fairy Fair either on site or in the car park so please do not bring them or you will be turned away.
Other Fairyland Trust events:
* Sat May 10th
Magic Wands at the Linton Children's Book Festival, Linton Cambridgeshire
www.lintonbookfest.org
* Sat May 17th
Magic Wands and Fairy Crowns at Wild About the Wensum event at Pensthorpe, Fakenham North Norfolk
From 10am - 5pm with FREE entry to the event and nature reserve, but £3 parking. Lots of other activities such as buglife, guided walks, bird watching, nature quizzes, local craft demonstrations, recycling display etc. For more information see www.wildaboutthewensum.org.uk
* Tues May 27th and Weds May 28th
Magic wands or Magic Wings at GreenWood Forest Park, Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, LL56 4QN
Between Bangor and Caernarfon, North Wales. www.greenwoodforestpark.co.uk Tel 01248 671493
* Sun June 8th
Magic Wands at the "Green Fayre", National Wildflower Centre, Court Hey Park Liverpool L16 3NA
Tel 0151 738 1913 info@nwc.org.uk from 10 - 5pm
* Sat June 21s
Fairy Crowns at Islington Sports and Cycling Festival, Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium
see www.islington.gov.uk/Transport/GreenTravel/ for details
* Fri June 27th, Sat June 28th, Sun June 29th
Pirates Against Pollution at Glastonbury Festival
* Tuesday July 1st- Fri July 4th
Various workshops (tbc) at the Three Foot People Festival Chelmsford
* Sat July 12th
Fairy Crowns at Green Fun Day Barnsbury, London
* Thurs 31st July and Fri 1st Aug
Various workshops at Girl Guide camp Dorchester
* Sat 2nd Aug - Mon 4th Aug
Magic Wands at the Summer Fun Week, RHS Garden, Hyde Hall, Rettendon, CM3 8ET (near Chelmsford)
* Fri 22nd Aug - Mon 25th Aug
Fairy Crowns and Magic Wands at Westonbirt Festival of the Tree, Gloucestershire
* Sat 23rd Aug Mon 25th Aug
Wizard Shields (23rd), Fairy Crowns (24th), Fairy Books (25th) at The House of Fairy Tales festival Sudely Castle, Gloucestershire
* Sat 12th - Sun 13th September
Fairy Crowns at Green Build 2008 Felbrigg Hall North Norfolk
