Old Buckenham Country Park opening new playground and cafe

The new playground has been added to the south Norfolk country park, which is set over 30 acres in the Norfolk countryside. 

The playground's grand opening is scheduled for Saturday, March 3 until Monday, March 5, with activities for children including face painting and wildlife talks by Alan Archer.

The cafe area at Old Buckenham Park which will be complete with a new menu and Sunday Roasts (Image: Old Buckenham Country Park)

The wildlife talks held by Mr Archer from TalkWildlife will include a walk around the park showing what nature is on offer there with some fun nature facts and a treasure hunt.

There will also be a pop-up doughnut stand open for the public during the playground's opening weekend.

Ben Devlin is excited to launch his new menu and open the playground at the park this year

Owner Ben Devlin said: "We're really excited to add this element to the park, this will take us to the next level for family camping weekends.

"We hope to entertain kids while they camp at the park, we have 150 camping spots at our campsite and we hope to give that back to nature feel.

"It's a really nice element to add to the campsite and we feel like we've missed having this at the park."

The playground will feature swings, big towers with different activities and a large playing area, accommodating children from ages 3 to 14.

Among other changes to the park, there is a new chef onboard who has created a fresh and exciting menu, including Sunday roasts "with a twist".

Old Buckenham Country Park hot air balloon festival (Image: Archant 2021)

Mr Devlin opened the country park in 2019 with a lakeside cafe, a camping and glamping site and a mile-long obstacle course.

This is the first event of the year for the park which has a wide range of exciting things planned including their annual hot air balloon festival which will be held later this summer.