Lynford Arboretum

Breckland, Norfolk

Evidence-backed Giant Sequoia Public access

Walk the 1800s Sequoia Avenue, a double row of giant sequoias in Thetford Forest near Mundford, Norfolk. Free, open access.

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Access
Open to the public
Last checked
20 Jun 2026
Access note
Free walk-in, open daily dawn–dusk (Forestry England); pay-and-display car park via RingGo (FE national members park free).

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Redwood species here

Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)

Photos

  • Lynford Arboretum
    Credit: Bob Jones / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Evidence

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About this place

Compiled from the listed sources below — not a first-hand account.

Lynford Arboretum sits within Thetford Forest near Mundford in Norfolk, managed by Forestry England. Its best-known redwood feature is the Sequoia Avenue, a double row of giant sequoias planted in the 1800s, now tall mature trees though the avenue has been thinned by disease over the years. Free to enter (parking charge applies).

Sources

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Last updated: 20 Jun 2026

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