Nancy Oldfield Trust | Visit East of England

Nancy Oldfield Trust offers disabled and disadvantaged people an exciting day out on the Norfolk Broads. You can experience the fun and exhilaration of sailing or canoeing, observe nature close at hand, try your hand at fishing.

We are the only facility in East Anglia providing such a wide range of water activities and opportunities for our visitors. All boats are skippered by trained and experienced instructors, and customers wishing to have a go at sailing or steering motor cruisers are encouraged to do so under their guidance. We also offer courses in sailing under the auspices of the Royal Yachting Association, and we are licensed by Adventure Activities Licensing Authority.
Nancy Oldfield Trust offers disabled and disadvantaged people an exciting day out on the Norfolk Broads. You can experience the fun and exhilaration of sailing or canoeing, observe nature close at hand, try your hand at fishing, or take a leisurely cruise on a motor boat on Barton Broad.
If you want more than a single day out, you can stay in our on-site fully accessible, self-catering bungalow which accommodates up to 10 people or our South Norfolk cottage which sleeps up to 6 people. Both properties are accessible and adapted, to view information and check our live availability calendar (to include prices) please visit our website www.nancyoldfield.org.uk. We offer a bursary fund (not means tested) to anyone who might need help funding an activity or accommodation. Application forms can be found on our website.
We operate every day – motor cruisers go out all year round, sailing, canoeing and pedal launches between April and October. We ask for a suggested donation of £17 per half day activity and carers go free.
“I really love our visits to the Trust … we have a lot of fun, and I get a lot of satisfaction and personal achievement out of it!”
“My son was so excited to be coming canoeing with you that I could hear him laughing all over the house”
“Very friendly, informative staff, willing to listen and compromise on activities when clients wishes or needs change due to personal circumstances. Good effective communications from staff to the service users.”
“The instructors had an excellent approach with the group which included some young people with quite complex autism. The way in which they were spoken to was relaxed and not confrontational”