Try or Hire from our Base at Whitlingham Park

ActiveTrails are based at Whitlingham Country Park which has a wide range of facilities on offer, making it the perfect place to explore
the great outdoors. We are offering an All Terrain Mountain Triking experience hire by the hour at the Park.
(Please see our Events & Trails page for more details)
We also offer demonstrations at our alternative location at The Norfolk Coastal Centre for Independent Life in Gorleston.
Please use our contact page to enquire about try or hire.
This is a great opportunity for you to put the All Terrain wheelchair through it's paces, without the need to buy.

Meet the
Active Trails Team

The ActiveTrails team is made up of four key individuals who are all experienced Mountain Trike users, and all share the same passion for Norfolk, it's beautiful countryside, big skies and 93mile long largely unspoilt coastline. Come and share it with us.

The founding team consists of;
John Watt (Chairman)
Ally Clarke (Vice Chairman)
Stuart Smith (Secretary)
​Karl Read (Treasurer)

Fundraising and Volunteering

Fundraising; is important to help us buy more chairs to enable more access to the Countryside and Trails. We are particually interested to work in partnership with local businesses in the immediate area and other organisations who can provide support or facilities for disabled customers.
​If you are considering hosting an event yourselves and would like to consider us; we would love to meet up with you and discuss our project. We can offer mutual help and help promote your own event.

Your Support Really Makes a Difference

Volunteering; we are always interested in able-bodied help. Are you a walker, like the countryside or a biker who could spare a few hours from time to time to help us? A huge thank you to all the dedicated volunteers that are currently undertaking this rewarding work for the project and the disabled community.

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There's Plenty for you to Enjoy...

The Flint Barn Cafe

Visitor Centre

Education Centre
There is a light and airy café with a large outdoor patio area at the barn serving a good range of refreshments:
Opening Times:
April-October; Mon-Sun 10am–4pm
​(5pm in local school summer holidays)
Nov-March; Mon-Sun 11am-4pm
(except Christmas and New Year)

Toilet Facilities

A well serviced toilet block is situated in the barn car park with ramp access to a DDA toilet which does not require a special key for access. Two further DDA toilets are inside the visitor centre.  Upward sloping, but easy access to the barn which has wide doors.
The visitor information centre is conveniently situated close to the car park and is an excellent meeting and starting point, offering help and guidance for first time visitors.
There is a small gift shop, and along with the cafe, excellent access disabled toilet facilities are based here.
You'll discover many other things to do around the country park including moth and bat evenings, pond dipping, quarry safaris and a canoe trail. You will also find miles of paths to follow on wheels or by foot foot with clear signage along the way.
For visitors interested in history the ruins of Trowse Newton Hall are worth seeing.
A bold appealing structure, resembling a large winged bird coming into land, it also provides shelter and base for a number recreational activities.
This is the main hub for the Norwich County Council run outdoor and adventure courses for ages 8 years and upwards. Fully accredited course dependent upon experience and ability.
Sailing and family canoeing and archery are perhaps the activities which would appeal most to chair users, however other family members and friends who are visiting with you may well find these and other courses appealing.
For further information call them direct on: 01603 632307

Also on Offer at Whitlingham Park

The area has many scenic vantage points from the Broad and river Yare, and there is even a campsite!
If the idea of taking to water appeals to you, why not try the Ra which was Britain's first solar-powered passenger boat.
The Ra silently glides amongst the plentiful wildfowl on the Broad powered by light, not heat...
so it doesn't matter even if it's a cloudy day!​  Bring warm, waterproof clothing (for spring and autumn trips especially) -
it's an open boat, so it can be deceptively colder than you expect out on the water.
The Ra has a ramp for wheelchair users and takes up to 12 passengers.  See Whitlingham Park page for further information.
The park also offers a full range of water-based activities, including sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, rafting and canoeing,
​all of which can be undertaken in a safe and fun environment. 

How to Get Here and Parking Information

By Car; 10 mins from Norwich City centre. Sat nav NR14 8TR. Follow signs for Trowse, or the brown tourist signs turning left down into Whitlingham Lane until you see car park on left.
Parking; Blue badge holders are required to pay for parking.
Parking Charges; 30mins 60p. 1hr £1.20. 2hrs £2.40. 3hrs £3.60. 4hrs £4.80.
5hrs £6 (24hrs £6 ​).
There is also a annual permit car park scheme. available (Please enquire at the Flint Barn reception for details and rates as these may vary depending on the time of year you apply).
Whitlingham Country Park operates a strict 'Parking with Ease scheme', with fines if you over stay!  PLEASE TAKE CARE -
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
(Please do not park in Whitlingham Lane)
Buses; 87/88 go to Trowse from Norwich city centre. 25 minute walk along Whitlingham Lane to the park. For details of bus services telephone traveline 0871 200 2233. www.travelinesoutheast.org.uk
Bicycle; National Route 1 runs through the park with bike hire available locally.
Boat; Broads Authority operates 24 hour free moorings from approx 7 moorings.