Flounders' Folly

What a great day we had at the folly yesterday, our first open day since February. Over 60 people went up the tower and the views and nature on display were wonderful. We’re next due to open on August 30,…

In line with Government advice on dealing with the Covid-19 virus, Flounders’ Folly will not be open to the public at any time in March, April or May 2020. We will update this policy as the situation progresses. Thank you for your understanding. Seabury…

We’re delighted to say that the Folly tower will be open for the first time in 2020 this coming Sunday, January 26, from 11am to 3pm. Come along for a breath of fresh air!

The Folly is due to open on 21, 22 September from 11am to 4pm, under the national Heritage Open Days programme. If you take a good photo at or of the Folly in that period, you may like to enter…

Thanks to everyone who visited the Folly and contributed donations for its maintenance over our recent open days. Our volunteers greeted scores of people on each of Good Friday, Easter Monday, our normal last Sunday of the month (28 April)…

In mixed weather, views from the Folly can often be restricted, but they can also be spectacular at the same time. Thanks to Julian Walker for a perfect illustration of this – a fabulous rainbow as storms sweep all around the top of…

At last we have managed to fix a mechanical problem that has prevented us from flying the flag of St George to show the world that we are open for visitors. That means that on Sunday, 24 February, our flag…

Folly Bugler A few visitors were surprised by an impromptu bugle performance by one of the @Flounders_Folly trustees, Stuart Phillips, when he stewarded the tower on Sunday. We had between 60-70 people make the walk to the Folly, including groups…

12-8-18 A fantastic day at the Folly, with the annual MagnaLonga Walk bringing almost 700 visitors to our grounds, and a good percentage of them choosing to walk up the tower. Not the best of days for views, but we managed to dodge the…