About the Friends of Kett's Heights

Friends of Kett’s Heights is a voluntary group formed in November 2015. Our aims are to make Kett’s Heights:
  • A welcoming space for the local community and visitors to Norwich
  • An attractive space with a wide diversity of plants and wildlife
  • An event space with activities to suit a wide audience
  • An educational space where its long and diverse history can be investigated and interpreted​
​We have worked with Norwich City Council and Norwich Fringe Project teams to :
  • Restore the view from one of Norwich’s strategic viewpoints and repaint the railings
  • Clear all the paths of vegetation and remove ivy that was swamping trees
  • Repair walls
  • Start restoration of the fruit trees
  • Clear litter daily
Improvements that the Friends have already made. 
  • Notice boards at entrance gates
  • A replacement information board at the viewpoint.
  • Repair of the wooden fence by the upper green. ​
  • Painting the railings in the site.
  • Planting thousands of Spring flowering bulbs
  • Planting over 20 additional fruit trees.
  • New information board on lower green.
  • New herb garden adjacent to upper green.
  • New picnic table on lower green.
  • New sensory garden above the viewpoint. 
  • Second picnic table, this one on Upper Green
We run free guided tours of Kett's Heights on the first Sunday of the month from April to October inclusive.  These are small, friendly tours which focus on the history of the site. You must book on-line to attend.   Tour details HERE
If you would like to get more involved with the Friends, please join and let us know you are interested in helping. 
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The Friends have a Publicity and Events Group that organises guided tours and events throughout the year.  Past activities include hosting outdoor theatre groups, acting as tour guides (training given), developing self-guided trails, researching the history of Kett’s Heights, and publicity. We are keen to hear of other ideas. If you would like to help please join the Friends and tell us of your particular interests.
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We also have a Practical Group.  Sessions are currently held on the Heights between 10am and 12 noon on Wednesdays, weather permitting. Tools are provided but please bring your own gloves. The work involves various routine gardening jobs such as planting out bulbs & flowers, weeding, cutting back brambles & ivy and sweeping the paths & steps. All carried out at a pace to suit the individual. It's great to be outdoors!
So why not join us?  Membership costs just £5 per household annually.
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