Diaries at the ready! Here’s our guide to some of the leading cultural events and activities taking place in Norfolk in 2025

Annie Tempest, who has lived in Norfolk for over 30 years, calls herself an ‘artist with three minds’ – she’s a cartoonist, a sculptor and an expressionist/figurative painter. Here, she talks to Harriet Cooper about secret gardens, the best places for seafood and why she’s opening her Stibbard studio to visitors

North Norfolk’s stately homes are pulling out all the stops this summer, from fascinating exhibitions and alfresco theatre to behind-the-scenes garden tours and brilliant trails. Harriet Cooper and Amanda Loose share a few of the highlights

Amanda Loose talks to bestselling Norfolk-based author Emma Healey about her latest novel, giving herself permission and how moving to Norwich changed her life

Back in 2020, Polly Crosby celebrated the publication of her debut novel virtually because she was classed as clinically extremely vulnerable. Four years on, Polly has just published The House of Fever, a novel based, in part, on her experiences during the pandemic and set in Norfolk. Amanda Loose finds out more