Spend a day in the Fens and visit one of the finest flower festivals in England, but there is also so much more to see and do in Wisbech, especially during Rose Fair. The historic centre of Wisbech has a wide range of shops and a bustling market on Thursday and Saturday.
St Peter & St Paul's Church
The church is open until 8pm most evenings during the festival. Entry is free, but donations are appreciated.
Refreshments are available from the church hall and in the marquee.
You can view the luncheon and afternoon tea menus here:
St Peters Cafe Rose menu
Services: Choral Evensong - Wednesday to Saturday at 4.30pm
Civic Service - Sunday 10am
Preview evening Tuesday 28th June from 7.30 to 9pm with music by the Jazzmin Dixieland Band. Free entry.
The church is set within an acre of stunning gardens which won a Green Flag award for the last three years. From Wednesday to Saturday of Rose Fair the gardens host a wide variety of stalls selling local produce & plants, cakes & preserves, crafts & gifts, bric-a-brac and much more.
There is also entertainment in Museum Square, exhibitions in the museum, an art exhibition in Wisbech Castle and a display of historic vehicles in the car park. Full details of exhibitions, entertainment and other events will be published in the Rose Fair programme nearer the time.
Wisbech Baptist Church
Hill Street - off the Horsefair shopping centre.
Flower Festival theme - "God's Promises and Commands"
Church open - Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm
Tea and coffee. Admission free - all welcome.
Tel: 01945 583967
United Reform Church
Castle Square.
Flower Festival theme - "Biblical"
Organ music by visiting organists daily. Bric-a-brac, books for sale
Church open - Wednesday to Friday 11am to 4pm
Saturday 9.30am to 4pm, followed by Epilogue on Saturday 4.15-4.45pm
Tel: 01945 461782
Trinity Methodist Church
Church Terrace.
Flower Festival theme - "Opposites"
Refreshments available all day, crafts & gifts and tombola stalls. Organ recitals.
Church open - Wednesday to Saturday 9.00am to 5pm.
Bookings tel: 01945 871516 or 01945 581683
All the town centre churches are within a few minutes walk of the main car park.
**New for 2011** - International Market
Run by local voluntary groups in the Market Square on Friday.
The Norfolk Street Saturday Fun Day
offers a variety of stalls, games, face painting, food and drink.
Other attractions include:
* Peckover House and Garden (National Trust)
* Wisbech & Fenland Museum
* Octavia Hill Birthplace House
* Elgood's Brewery & Gardens (Wednesday to Friday)
* Wisbech Castle (a Regency villa), gardens and pump room
* The Angles Theatre
* The Lilian Ream Collection
Lunches and light refreshments are available at Peckover House, Octavia Hill Birthplace House, Wisbech Castle and Elgood's Brewery Visitor Centre.
On the Saturday of Rose Fair the whole town comes alive with a parade of floats at 11am and 2.00pm, organised by the Wisbech Round Table. The theme of the Parade for this year is "Historic Events".
