Group Visits

Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House welcomes large and small groups. Visits can be made by appointment outside the usual opening hours.

Groups are offered a detailed introduction and then given a map for the building with each room set out in order of Octavia’s life. The displays give an in-depth view into Octavia’s life and achievements. Groups can be welcomed with tea and biscuits before touring the rooms if requested.

The maximum size for groups is approximately 30: Larger groups can be accommodated by staggered entry.

Wisbech offers groups visiting for the day many other attractions, including:

  • Peckover House: opposite the Birthplace House across the river on the North Brink. A splendid Georgian house with a magnificent Victorian garden, it is owned by the National Trust.
  • Elgoods Brewery & Garden: open seasonally.
  • Wisbech & Fenland Museum -the home of Dickens’ Great Expectations manuscript and an extraordinary collection of exhibits.

The market town of Wisbech is best known for its North and South Brinks, the Georgian streets that flank the River Nene. The architecture has featured in many films, setting the scene for period dramas such as David Copperfield and Micawber.

 

Please ask if you would like help arranging a tour of other places of interest or the town itself, we will be happy to help. 

 

Paranormal groups

We welcome groups of investigators interested in the building and its previous inhabitants. We cannot guarantee any activity, we offer the building as a fascinating place with a long history. 

 

It’s a building made up of 3 buildings with 5 floors.  We have cellars and attics, public rooms and staff-only areas. So we price accordingly. 

We can do other times, but we know most prefer Saturday evenings, so this is for that time. 
 
£300 6 til 9 or 7 til 10 public rooms only
£400 6 til 10 or 7 til 11 public rooms only, use of cafe for your own refreshments
£500 6 til 10 or 7 til 11 public and staff only (so including library, large spare room and attics) including use of cafe for your own refreshments. 
 
If you look elsewhere on the website you will get some idea of the public rooms, (including 2 in the cellar) with 3 staircases. 
 
We have had groups report activity pretty much everywhere.
 
If you have a team, then you can manage the people you bring and could split into groups. if we were managing you, then 10/12 is a reasonable group size. 
 
We are flexible, so please get in touch – info @ octaviahill.org