Easter family fun breaks in the UK

Traditional decorated Easter eggs

Monday, 17, Mar 2008 01:29

Looking for fun family activities to keep the children amused this Easter? There are special Easter-themed fun days out and family holidays all over the UK this Easter, with plenty of eggs and chocolate for all the family.

Easter egg hunts are being held in beautiful parks and gardens all over England, so children and adults can get plenty of fresh-air and exercise before the chocolate indulgence begins.

Waterperry Gardens in Oxfordshire, Devil's Dyke near Brighton and Burghley house in Cambridgeshire are all holding popular Easter egg hunts.

Children and adults can get creative with using icing sugar, marzipan, and food colours to create Easter bunnies, chicks and eggs at the Easter egg decorating sessions at Cardinham Woods in Cornwall, Tullie House museum and art gallery in the Lake District and Ludlow Castle in Shropshire.

Probably the biggest Easter egg hunt in the country will be taking place in Cumbria - the annual Jemima Puddle-Duck Easter Egg Hunt.

Based on the popular children's story by Beatrix Potter about a silly duck who is trying to find somewhere to lay her eggs, the hunt will involve 100 beautifully-painted eggs being hidden at secret locations throughout the county.

Finders of one of the brightly-painted eggs will win a prize such as a holiday, a hamper or a real-life adventure.

The western Lake District has plenty more family holiday activities, like the Easter quiz (with 200 chocolate Easter eggs as prizes) at the lovely 17th century Mirehouse near Keswick.

Combine this with some family walking in the stunning grounds and along the shores of Bassenthwaite lake, as well as letting the children expend some energy in the playgrounds or maze.

How about a chocolate-themed break at Cadbury World in Birmingham, where you can see the chocolate-making process and visit Bournville Village.

Or sample sweets being made on a chocolate tour of York, visiting Terry's, Rowntree and Craven.

Watch the springtime countryside come alive from the Easter Eggspress train from Eastbourne.

It is rumoured that the Easter bunny will be in attendance handing out free chocolate eggs to passengers.

In London there is a hands-on chocolate workshop teaching the basics of how to become a chocolatier run by Chocolate Delight.

Learn to create delicious Belgian truffles from selecting the ingredients through to choosing and adding the toppings

The Science Museum is running a special Easter programme and young visitors can be transported back to ancient Egypt to discover Mummies 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs at the IMAX 3D Cinema.

Throughout the holidays, children can capture their shadows, launch a rocket and control a magnetic cloud in Launchpad, the largest free interactive science gallery in the UK.

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