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Easter ideas & activities

The perfect time to catch up with the family over the Easter holidays with a Sunday roast in a cosy pub, for heading to the country for a farm stay, and exploring some of England's grandest properties...

 


We've plenty of ideas for an Easter break as well as suggestions for Easter events. It's a time for egg hunts in secret gardens with the children or petting new born lambs and adorable ducklings down on the farm. Oh and there's all that egg-shaped chocolate waiting to be eaten too!


Easter ideas...

Easter Bunnies; Wild About Images;

Easter events

Egg trails, spring lambs and chocolate workshops.

Farm stay; VisitBritain Images;

Stay on a farm

Characterful accommodation, home-grown produce and even spa treatments.

Chartwell, Kent; Just1snap;

Historic Houses

Take a peek inside some of England's grandest properties and wander around their lush gardens.

Things to do this Easter

Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, Buckinghamshire; VisitBritain Images;

On a budget

We’ve gathered our top ten lists for both free things to do and cheap days out in England.

National Space Centre, Leicester; Copyright: National Space Centre;

Rainy day ideas

Keep the kids entertained on rainy days. Stare sharks in the face at the Deep or journey back to Viking days.

Seal; Paul Bunyard;

Go wild

Grey seals off Blakeney Point; deer in Tatton Park and Basking sharks off The Lizard.

Inspiring and exciting

Corfe Castle, Dorset; VisitBritain images;

Castles and stately homes

From the contemporary eccentricity of Longleat to medieval palaces and Tudor holiday homes.

Side Farm Camping; Adam Hayes;

Camping parks

Sites to suit all moods - from quiet beaches and Gypsy caravans to secluded woodland havens.

Beamish Museum;

Museums

Discover Captain Cook in Middlesbrough and the step back in time at the Beamish Museum.

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