Dec. 5, 2025

An Enchanting Evening of Music and Dining

Name: An Enchanting Evening of Music and Dining
Start: 2025-12-05T18:30:00
End: 2025-12-05T22:30:00
Location: Wolterton

Wolterton

At Wolterton this December, embark on a musical journey back in time to the hustle and bustle of Christmas Eve in 1844 with a performance of Schumann’s Piano Quartet, premiered in front of a select, private audience almost to the day 180 years ago.

After dinner, return to the Saloon for a performance of Tchaikovsky’s much-loved Nutcracker, without which no musical Christmas is complete - skilfully arranged for this intimate setting.

The Synchronicity Chamber Collective brings together highly acclaimed, world-class musicians under the artistic direction of violinist Hannah Perowne. As individuals and members of chamber ensembles and orchestras, they have performed in some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including The Royal Albert Hall, London, Carnegie Hall, New York, and the Musikverein, Vienna.

For this performance, Hannah is joined by pianist Adam Johnson, viola player Virginia Slater, and cellist Bryony James.

Synchronicity as a concept is attributed to the great psychologist and philosopher Carl Jung, who believed in a deeper underlying connectivity between events and circumstances. This idea lies at the heart of the performance - that music and art have the power to create connections and meaning that are unique to each listener.

We hope you will enjoy discovering your own connections: with the music, with the history of beautiful Wolterton Hall, with your fellow guests, and with the musicians who perform for you.

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Ticketed event FROM £150.00

Ticketed event FROM £150.00

An Enchanting Evening of Music and Dining

Itienrary:

18:45 - Drinks reception in the Marble Hall with canapés (bar open)
19:30 - Act 1, including an introduction by Hannah
20:15 - Dinner served in the Library and an opportunity to meet the musicians
21:30 - Act 2, including an introduction by Hannah
22:15 - Carriages

Dinner Menu:

Canapés

Turkey & cranberry Bon-Bon with a whipped Brie mousse.

Smoked mackerel- beetroot- cream cheese tartlet.

Wild mushrooms, celeriac puree - sourdough.(v)

On the table

Warm bread rolls - herb butter.

To Start

Lightly curried parsnip veloute.(v)

Main

Slow cooked brisket of beef- shallots - bacon- glazed carrot-dauphinois -rich red wine sauce.

Potato- celeriac- spinach tart - tenderstem

red wine sauce.(v)

To Finish

Profiteroles filled with a chestnut praline cream.

MORE ABOUT THIS LOCATION

WOLTERTON

One of the celebrated 'Power Houses' of North Norfolk, and today, with fresh energy brought by the Ellis family, Wolterton remains both deeply historic and entirely alive.

Wolterton

Tucked away in the tranquil countryside of North Norfolk, Wolterton Hall is a rare example of Palladian refinement balanced with personal, lived-in charm. Commissioned in 1722 by Horatio Walpole, younger brother to Sir Robert Walpole, Britain’s first Prime Minister, the house is steeped in political history.

After the original manor was destroyed by fire, Horatio enlisted architect Thomas Ripley to realise his vision: a home of classical elegance and diplomatic discretion. A gifted ambassador and statesman, Horatio built Wolterton not only as a residence, but as a stage for diplomacy - its famously thick interlocking doors, said to have been a gift from Queen Caroline, were designed to muffle sensitive conversation. In return for brokering peace with France, Cardinal Fleury presented Horatio with a series of exquisite tapestries, still on display in the Saloon today — their elaborate needlework offering both artistry and quiet mischief to the trained eye.

Wolterton is one of the four great Whig ‘Power Houses’ of North Norfolk, alongside Houghton, Holkham, and Raynham, and its story continued to evolve through the centuries. The 19th century brought architectural updates from George Repton, son of famed landscape designer Humphry Repton, while the 20th century was defined by family life, vividly documented in the diaries of Lady Nancy Walpole, who described both the charm and rhythm of estate living.

Wolterton also has a history of royal visits — most memorably Queen Mary in 1951, followed by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1952, shortly after a second fire tested the Hall’s resilience. True to form, the family continued hosting in the Servants’ Quarters while repairs took place above.

In recent years, Wolterton has undergone an award-winning restoration under the stewardship of Peter Sheppard and Keith Day, and now enters an exciting new chapter with the arrival of the Ellis family, whose Norfolk roots date back over 300 years. With their deep appreciation for craft, legacy, and landscape, the Ellises are preserving Wolterton not as a relic of the past, but as a living, breathing home — open to new stories and generations to come.