The Cromer Hall Estate surrounds the famous 1829 gothic-style mansion believed to have inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in writing his Sherlock Holmes mystery, the Hound of the Baskervilles.

While the house remains a private home, the wider estate has renewed its efforts to engage with the public and capitalise on the tourism potential of its scenic location - a stone's throw from Cromer and the north Norfolk coast.

Hughie Cabbell Manners and his wife Oli Curl at the venue for this summer's concerts at Cromer Hall Estate in north Norfolk (Image: Sonya Duncan)

Hughie Cabbell Manners - whose parents Benjamin and Dido live in the hall - runs the estate alongside his wife Oli Curl.

The family business already includes the neighbouring Amazona Zoo, while a pick-your-own strawberries field was launched six years ago, adding to a campsite established in 2016 and a "football golf" venture set up during the Covid pandemic.

But now the diversification has ramped up a gear, grasping a myriad of new opportunities in an effort to ensure the estate remains viable for future generations.

For the first time this year, on July 18, the couple will be........

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