Anna Sewell House

During Heritage Open Days 2024, visitors to Anna Sewell House in Great Yarmouth will be able to explore the building in which Anna Sewell was born and learn about its history. Discover more about the famous book Black Beauty, one of the most-read books of all time, with over 50 million copies sold worldwide; enjoy looking through some vintage copies of the book and view some original hand-painted illustration slides produced for the first edition.

Visitors will also be able to learn about Anna and the book's influence on horse welfare, how Redwings Horse Sanctuary are continuing that today and purchase their own copy of a very special fundraising edition of the book if they wish to that was published in 2023 in partnership with the UEA.

Timings & Tours

Friday 06 September:

1000-1400

Monday 09 September:

1000-1400

Wednesday 11 September:

1000-1400

Friday 13 September:

1000-1400

Location & directions

26 Church Plain, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1NE

Contact on day:

Redwings Horse Sanctuary

Telephone number:

+441508505246

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Anna Sewell House is very small so unfortunately it is not accessible for wheelchair users.

Additional information

The house is very small and narrow with some steep stairs to navigate inside.

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