Arts, crafts, egg hunts, gardens galore… great Easter day trips in the UK
Egg Hunts
The Five RHS Gardens hold giant egg hunts among April flowers, from delicate violets and alpine pear blossoms at Rosemoor in Devon to hellebores and flamboyant camellias at Bridgewater in Salford (garden entry from £12.35 adult, £5.95 child). Daffs bloom in the Derwent Valley, where there is an Easter Egg Trail around the Heights of Abraham. Take a cable car to the wooded clifftop park and explore two underground caverns, nature walks and epic adventure playgrounds (entry from £23.50 adult, £16 child). Arrive by train or bus and get 20% off.
Look for photos of bird eggs and insects at the Winchester Science Center as part of the activities Boom & Bloom holiday (entry £15). Or Dragon Eggs at Gwrych Castle near Rhyl in North Wales, where I Am A Celebrity was filmed during the pandemic. Entry gets you an Easter Puzzle Book, Dragon Keeper Handbook and bonus prizes for dressing up (£10 adult, £12.50 child). Forts, castles, abbeys and stately homes across Scotland host Eggsplorer trails. Find clues to win chocolate as you stroll through the cloisters of Melrose Abbey in the Borders or craggy Urquhart Castle above legend-rich Loch Ness (prices vary).
Pasqueflowers
Easter is the time to look for rich purple pasqueflowers on Therfield Heath near Royston in Hertfordshire.Chalky tracks lead through a small beech woodland known as Fox Covert to the grassy slope covered in thousands of these stunning flowers.At Roysto n the same, you can visit a mysterious cave, covered in sculptures and open from April 1 for guided tours on weekends and public holidays (£8 adult, £2 child). Pasqueflowers also bloom in the Bedfordshire Chilterns and a handful of other sites (see Wildlifetrusts.org)
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The Five RHS Gardens hold giant egg hunts among April flowers, from delicate violets and alpine pear blossoms at Rosemoor in Devon to hellebores and flamboyant camellias at Bridgewater in Salford (garden entry from £12.35 adult, £5.95 child). Daffs bloom in the Derwent Valley, where there is an Easter Egg Trail around the Heights of Abraham. Take a cable car to the wooded clifftop park and explore two underground caverns, nature walks and epic adventure playgrounds (entry from £23.50 adult, £16 child). Arrive by train or bus and get 20% off.
Look for photos of bird eggs and insects at the Winchester Science Center as part of the activities Boom & Bloom holiday (entry £15). Or Dragon Eggs at Gwrych Castle near Rhyl in North Wales, where I Am A Celebrity was filmed during the pandemic. Entry gets you an Easter Puzzle Book, Dragon Keeper Handbook and bonus prizes for dressing up (£10 adult, £12.50 child). Forts, castles, abbeys and stately homes across Scotland host Eggsplorer trails. Find clues to win chocolate as you stroll through the cloisters of Melrose Abbey in the Borders or craggy Urquhart Castle above legend-rich Loch Ness (prices vary).
PasqueflowersEaster is the time to look for rich purple pasqueflowers on Therfield Heath near Royston in Hertfordshire.Chalky tracks lead through a small beech woodland known as Fox Covert to the grassy slope covered in thousands of these stunning flowers.At Roysto n the same, you can visit a mysterious cave, covered in sculptures and open from April 1 for guided tours on weekends and public holidays (£8 adult, £2 child). Pasqueflowers also bloom in the Bedfordshire Chilterns and a handful of other sites (see Wildlifetrusts.org)
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