The beautiful Holkham Hall, the home of the Earl and Countess of Leicester, sits at the heart of a 25,000 acre estate in North Norfolk that includes parkland, agricultural land, a nature reserve, a holiday park and much more. The rolling parkland includes ancient woodland pasture, waterways, and coastal paths in which a variety of species can be found. 

For those wishing to spend the day at the Hall, or even a few days, there is plenty on offer including access to Hall, a cafe, play area, rope climbing adventure, and much more. 

This expansive estate offers an exceptional place to learn about edible plants and mushrooms growing in the UK. This foraging course walk is easy to reach from Norwich, Fakenham, Sandringham, King's Lynn, Cromer, Swaffham, Thetford and Great Yarmouth.

At Holkham, you will discover how to identify some commonly growing foods to forage for, how to avoid poisonous lookalikes, and hints on where to look.

The course includes: 
- an overview of foraging laws and safety best practice 
- guidance on sustainable practice
- exploration of the venue introduction to a number of edible species 
- instruction on how to tell edible species apart from poisonous lookalikes 
- information on where to find these species again 
- recipe ideas 
- wild food treats to sample 
- digital information sheet sent after the course 

Samples of tasty wild food treats can include soups, pestos, salts, pickles, syrups, cordials, jams, jellies, leathers, vinegars, and preserves. All are either 100% plant/fungi-based or have a 100% plant/fungi-based alternative.

Participants must be aged 18 or over - sorry, no children under 18 or babes in arms on this course.

Unfortunately, dogs are not permitted on the course.

Smoking is not permitted once the course has started.

Exact meet-up location and further information sent two days before the course date.  

Terms and conditions can be found on www.foragingcoursecompany.co.uk/termsandconditions

We cannot guarantee what species will be growing on any given course date - this is the nature of foraging. As a rough guide, springtime and summer courses should be predominantly plant focused, with mushrooms sometimes found. Summer courses may also have fruits and flowers to learn about, with some mushrooms. Autumn courses should be more mushroom-focused than spring or summer courses but this is dependant on weather conditions preceding the course.

We do not harvest on this course. Any picking is for identification purposes only.