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Arrival and Security Information for the Blickling Proms
We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Blickling Proms. Please find below some useful advice and information to help make your visit as enjoyable as possible.
Getting to Blickling
The opening times for the Proms weekend are as follows:
The Blickling Proms Concerts are clearly sign posted from all routes. Look out for the yellow AA signs as you get closer to the event which state “The Blickling Concerts”.
There are two entrances into the estate:
Please use postcode NR11 6NF
Please take a look at our FAQs here for further information: | Classic Ibiza | Great British Prom |
If you have a taxi dropping you off or collecting you. Please give the following instruction:
The taxi drop off and collection point will be the National Trust Car Park – located just passed the Buckinghamshire Arms (NR11 6NF) Although this is a short walk along the driveway adjacent to the Buckinghamshire Arms, your taxi will be able to park up easily and will not need to queue in the inevitable traffic leaving the concert site.
There is a golf buggy which operates to and from the car disabled car park. If you require assistance from your car please contact a steward or go to the Event Control (located at the entrance to the concert site) who will be able to help you.
We will open up all of the exits at the end of the concerts and we will do our best to clear the site as quickly as possible. However, with several thousand concert-goers in attendance, this will take up to an hour. Your patience and co-operation are greatly appreciated.
Ticket Verification
Packing Your Picnics
Please can we remind you of prohibited items as follows:
Security Information
The Blickling Prom concerts are considered low risk events. However, your safety is very important to us and we would appreciate your co operation in helping us to make the weekend not only incredibly enjoyable but also safe. In light of recent events there will be additional security measures in place on the day:
We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Blickling Proms. Please find below some useful advice and information to help make your visit as enjoyable as possible.
Getting to Blickling
The opening times for the Proms weekend are as follows:
- Friday 11th August
Car parks open – 4pm
Concert gates – 6pm - Saturday 12th August
Car parks – 4pm
Concert gates – 5pm
The Blickling Proms Concerts are clearly sign posted from all routes. Look out for the yellow AA signs as you get closer to the event which state “The Blickling Concerts”.
There are two entrances into the estate:
- Gate 1 – Park Gates (in between Blickling Hall and The Buckinghamshire Arms)
- Gate 2 – Old School Gates (just passed the National Trust Car Park)
Please use postcode NR11 6NF
Please take a look at our FAQs here for further information: | Classic Ibiza | Great British Prom |
If you have a taxi dropping you off or collecting you. Please give the following instruction:
The taxi drop off and collection point will be the National Trust Car Park – located just passed the Buckinghamshire Arms (NR11 6NF) Although this is a short walk along the driveway adjacent to the Buckinghamshire Arms, your taxi will be able to park up easily and will not need to queue in the inevitable traffic leaving the concert site.
There is a golf buggy which operates to and from the car disabled car park. If you require assistance from your car please contact a steward or go to the Event Control (located at the entrance to the concert site) who will be able to help you.
We will open up all of the exits at the end of the concerts and we will do our best to clear the site as quickly as possible. However, with several thousand concert-goers in attendance, this will take up to an hour. Your patience and co-operation are greatly appreciated.
Ticket Verification
- Your tickets will be checked on foot once you have left your vehicle and on entry to the concert site.
- Please make sure that you have printed your tickets off prior to arrival.
- These have a unique bar code which will be read by our scanners. Please make sure that these are a clear print out (not faded)
- As the internet coverage at Blickling Estate is poor we would recommend that you print your tickets rather than scanning them from the screen of your smart phone or tablet.
- Gazebo tickets. Once you have had your entry ticket checked please take your gazebo ticket to the Information Point where you will be directed to your designated gazebo pitch. Please remember that the ticket for your pitch does not include your gazebo and your gazebo should be no bigger than 3m x 3m.
Packing Your Picnics
Please can we remind you of prohibited items as follows:
- Animals (with the exception of assistance dogs)
- Professional camera equipment
- Naked flames – flaming torches, barbecues or candles (tea lights in enclosed lanterns are fine)
- Fireworks, sparklers or Chinese lanterns
- Domestic knives only will be permitted on the concert site and these will be limited to 5 inches or under and folding knives with a 3 inch blade or under.
- Revival Productions Ltd has a zero tolerance policy towards the use of illegal drugs.
Security Information
The Blickling Prom concerts are considered low risk events. However, your safety is very important to us and we would appreciate your co operation in helping us to make the weekend not only incredibly enjoyable but also safe. In light of recent events there will be additional security measures in place on the day:
- Our door supervisors will be carrying out random bag checks as you enter the concert site which will include pat-downs and metal detection wands and will cause inevitable delays. We encourage you to travel as light as possible.
- There will be random customer checks,
- You may like to consider taking advantage of the excellent street food vendors on the concert site or pre-ordering your hamper from Carluccios. At £45 for 2 people to share (including wine) these are excellent value and take the hassle out of packing your own!
- The concert site is strictly out of bounds for any vehicle. Please, under no circumstance attempt to drive your car onto the concert site after the concert.
