News from the campsite and hostels at Deepdale and the beautiful North Norfolk Coast.
by David Auckland It never fails to astonish me just how many people are prepared to put up with interminable delays, impersonal service and rip-off prices, lugging their camping gear half a mile or more across muddy fields, and just to attend a weekend music festival. On the other hand, I know many who refuse …
On 13th September, very sadly one of our founders, Alister Borthwick, died suddenly. Alister and his wife Verily started the tourism diversification of Deepdale Farm over 30 years ago, with the creation of Deepdale Granary, now the Groups Hostel, and the campsite on two horse paddocks during August. Without Alister, there wouldn’t be the range …
On Monday evening, Chris headed to The Forum in Norwich to join Jack Jay on his radio show on BBC Radio Norfolk. The perfect opportunity for our festival director to get excited about the incredible line-up he’s put together for this year’s Deepdale Festival. The BBC Radio Norfolk team had also invited Lucy Grubb, Mark …
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None of us here at Deepdale can quite believe that the Festival is less than a fortnight away. Infact at this time in 2 weeks (8am on Sunday morning) the last day of the Festival will be beginning, the smell of breakfast will be in the air, Hannah Birtwell will be about to perform the …
The September episode of the Deepdale Podcast is now available for our wonderful listening public to enjoy. Georgie and Jason chat about events in September in and around Deepdale, including the Norfolk Coast Dark Skies Festival. Simon tells us about his favourite place on the beautiful North Norfolk Coast. There’s chat about the more unusual …
We are really excited about our first colaboration with the Oak Circus Centre and Lost In Translation Circus from Norwich, who are sending us various acts throughout the weekend to entertain visitors at Deepdale Festival. On Saturday and Sunday stilt walkers will be joining us throughout the day, a chance for a rather tall selfie. …
During this year’s Deepdale Festival, we have organised two very special concerts in St Mary’s Church, Burnham Deepdale, the lovely round towered church just across the road from Deepdale Backpackers & Camping. On Saturday the Marham Bluebirds, officially the Marham Military Wives Choir, will be performing at 4pm. This large choir will fill the church …
Article by Chris Hill in the EDP – www.edp24.co.uk/business/farming/finalists-announced-for-2019-british-farming-awards-1-6229128 Two innovative Norfolk farms have been shortlisted among the best in the country as finalists for the 2019 British Farming Awards. Nominated in the Dairy Innovator of the Year category are Jonny and Carrie Burridge who run a dairy herd in Fundenhall, near Wymondham. It employs …
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Huge pride in the Deepdale Crew today, as Deepdale Farm has been nominated and shortlisted for a British Farming Award – the Diversification Innovator of the Year (large) Award. We nervously await the final in October, but for the moment we’d like to thank all the crew, the customers who have supported us and continue …
Saturdays at the Deepdale Festival are always special … The greatest number of artists gathered in one place; all four of our stages in full swing; weird and wonderful entertainers wandering around the festival village. So, we need a very special band to round off the evening and send our festival goers home happy, smiling …