Burst water main forces Sandringham House closure

The King's estate in Norfolk will be closed for a second day after emergency water repairs forced Sandringham to shut to the public.

Anglian Water said a burst water main led to "very low water pressure or no water at all" in Sandringham and surrounding areas, affecting 200 properties.

The company posted an update on Thursday evening to say the estimated fix time was 17:00 (BST) on Friday 2 May and apologised to residents "for any inconvenience".

Sandringham said the main house, gardens and restaurant would be closed on Friday as "there will be no catering or toilet facilities available".

The estate added that the royal parkland and play area would still be open to the public.

"All pre-booked tickets for tomorrow will be automatically refunded", it said.

Flitcham Church Of England Primary Academy was also forced to close due to a lack of running water on what was the hottest day of the year so far.

"We've had to extend our repair time because we need to wait for UK Power Networks and BT to come and remove two electrical poles obstructing the burst," Anglian Water said.

"Once that's done, our team on the ground will work as fast as they can to get things back to normal."

The company arranged for tankers to help bring water to residents and hoped to get some water back online by 21:00 on Thursday.

It said it aimed to complete the full repair by Friday evening.

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