Family: Easter events for a happy school holiday

Be a good egg and get those Easter events booked to keep the little people in good spirits!

Easter Egg Hunt, Chippenham Park

April 6-7

Grab your deer stalker and magnifying glass to set off in search of blue, red and yellow wooden eggs hidden amongst the resplendent spring gardens at Chippenham Park. Take one of each colour to the kitchen garden to collect your chocolate egg prize. Spot one of the three elusive golden bunnies for an egg-stra special reward!

Purchase tickets at eventbrite.co.uk

Easter Adventure Trail, Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill

April 1-16

How many of the 40 varieties of daffodils can you find on the easter trail? Look out for vibrant tulips, fragrant hyacinths and other signs of spring, linked to Anglesey’s Magic of Books 2023 theme. Find adventure at the woodland play area, with its towering treehouse, swings, bird hide and den building zone. Pre-book tickets for the easter egg trail, and receive a chocolate egg for your endeavours. Find further local National Trust trails at Houghton Mill, Wimpole Estate, Wicken Fen and Ickworth House.

Book at nationaltrust.org.uk/anglesey-abbey

Audley End Miniature Railway Easter Special

April 1-16

Hop on the dinky red train and journey deep into the enchanted woods to visit the Easter bunny (and Alice) in Wonderland. As the train chugs along, use your I Spy sheet to tick off cute bunnies, spring chicks, nests laden with colourful egg, and even a flying carrot plane!

Stop at Wonderland, to meet the Easter Bunny and his lop-eared friends, who’ll dish out gifts, then follow the Enchanted Fairy and Elf walk, complete spring crafts and be entertained by the Mad Hatter’s tall tales!

Book at audley-end-railway.co.uk

Dino Spotting and Giant Egg Hunt at Jurassic Arcade, Cambridge

April 1-16

Intrepid adventures can journey back in time as Grand Arcade turns prehistoric with the arrival of a herd of full-size animatronic dinosaurs!

Pick up a Jurassic Trail Map and spot the fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex, spectacular Stegosaurus, Velociraptor, Pteranodon, Carnotaurus and Coelophysis, and their giant hatching eggs (designed by local schools). Read fascinating dino facts, provided by experts from The Sedgwick Museum, and enter a competition to draw a ‘CAMsaurus’ – a dinosaur species that could have roamed Cambridgeshire. The winner’s design will be turned into a unique soft toy. Dino-mite half term fun!

Find out more at grandarcade.co.uk