Fritton Lake country park

Distance from Wheatacre Hall Barns − 5 miles

Adventure playground; Viking fort; pony rides; launch boat trips on the lake; rowing boats; 9 hole golf course; 18 hole putting green; cycle trail; wellie walks; course fishing.

Enjoy a day out at Fritton Lake - a wide variety of family attractions and entertainments set in acres of mature woodland along the banks of Fritton Lake - arguably East Anglia's most beautiful stretch of water and our 150 acre 'jewel in the Somerleyton crown'.
The lake is just four miles from historic Somerleyton Hall, whose 5,000 acre estate embraces Fritton Lake .

Directions:
Off the A143 Yarmouth/Diss road


Environmental action at Somerleyton
Somerleyton has always been nurturing the environment and over the past 10 years alone we have planted approximately 10,000 trees, over 8 kilometres of hedgerow as well as restored 6 ponds, a mile of the Fritton Lake water edge habitat and created grazing meadows on former arable land as part of the government’s Countryside Stewardships Schemes. This process continues as we roll the entire estate into a higher tier of stewardship during 2008/2009.

Working with the local community
We renovate our properties using local suppliers and traditional techniques (lime mortar, render, paints) as well as natural materials for insulation and work surfaces. We also restore, where possible, period features such as timber frames, tile floors, fireplaces, doors and windows. We spend a great deal of time working with both Great Yarmouth and Waveney councils clearing up fly-tipped rubbish and litter from the roadsides which is endemic in rural areas close to towns throughout Britain and a serious blight to residents and tourism.

Our committment
Having studied the environmental movement, we are very reticent of ‘green tokenism’ and are committed to the basic principle to take care of the world around us and be as efficient and green as possible where economically practical.