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Bergh Apton village has been host to five community organized Sculpture Trails. The sixth, in 2011, will allow visitors to meander around the Norfolk countryside from the car park on the eastern side of the village along rural lanes and footpaths and bridle ways. May and June are prime summer months for the hedgerows and wayside flowers.
In 2011, private gardens will again be the key to the Trail. The garden’s owners will help the sculptors decide on the best locations for their works, setting them off to the greatest effect. The gardens will be in peak condition and of widely different characters, spread mainly around the central part of the village,. They will range from open parkland to cottage floral beauty, from wild young woodland to river valley growth. One garden is regularly open to the public, under the National Garden Scheme, known as the Garden in the Orchard. The others are private and only open for the Trails. In many gardens are works of sculptors that owners fell in love with in earlier trails.
As well as the gardens, some public spaces are also used to exhibit sculptures. The Village Hall and the Church will house special exhibits and events and dotted around the village are both temporary and permanent sculptures. Artists, whose works can be seen are, the late Verena Murtagh, Keith Bailey, John Ogden, Lucy Unwin and Teucer Wilson.
Walking the Trail is an experience. Some may need a day to cover the whole length whilst taking in the gardens and works of art. Others may prefer to take more than one bite at this unique cherry. Visitors are encouraged to wear strong shoes, carry plenty of water and listen out for the weather forecast. Completing the Trail is probably not for the faint-hearted
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Sculpture Trail 
