01/08/2026
200 years of the North Walsham and Dilham Canal π€
In 1826 the canal opened along the River Ant valley, dug entirely by hand by 100 bankers from Bedford. It carried wheat, flour, coal and bone meal down to Great Yarmouth and beyond, until the railways came and the last trading wherry, Ella, made her final journey in 1937.
Two centuries on, the North Walsham and Dilham Canal Trust are throwing it a party.
The 200th Anniversary Canal Festival, organised by and the Trust, takes place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August at Canalside Meadow, Dilham, and we are proud to be hosting it here on the grounds at Dilham Hall Retreats.
Boat and wherry trips πΆ kayaks, canoes and SUP tasters πΆ live music and dancing πΊ licensed bar βοΈ food, coffee and ice cream πͺ΅ wood working, willow weaving and rural crafts, plus the Trust's Fun Boaty Dog Show on the Saturday π
Sat 10 to 6pm, Sun 10 to 4pm. Oak Road, Dilham, NR28 9PW. Parking on site, donations welcome.
Come and celebrate a proper piece of Norfolk history with the Trust β¨
More at nwdct.org/events