Easter in the East of England
Enjoy Easter - with our great selection of fun days out and special
events. Egg hunts, bunnies, hand-made chocolates, chicks
and traditional music
Easter Information Sheet 2010
This page brings together a selection of Easter
events and activities. For a full listing, click
here to download our free 8 page Easter
in the East of England information sheet.
Please note: this document is in pdf format, and you
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Egg Hunts
Go hunting for eggs with our fun-packed trails at
stately homes, farmyards and gardens.
Thursday 1 to Friday 9 April (1000-1700) - Holkham
Hall (nr. Wells-next-the-Sea)
Friday 2 to Monday 5 April (1000-1700) - Marsh
Farm Country Park at South Woodham Ferrers
Friday 2 to Monday 5 April (1000-1500) - Chilterns
Gateway Centre (nr. Dunstable)
Friday 2 to Monday 5 April (1030-1700) - Sutton
Hoo (nr. Woodbridge)
Friday 2 to Monday 5 April (1100-1600) - RSPB The Lodge (nr. Sandy)
Friday 2 to Monday 5 April (1030-1630) - Wimpole Hall at Arrington (nr. Royston)
Friday 2 to Monday 5 April (1000-1700) - Fairhaven Woodland and
Water Garden at South Walsham
Saturday 3 April (1030-1430) - Hatfield Forest at Takeley (nr. Bishop's Stortford)
Saturday 3 to Monday 5 April (1100-1600) - Oxburgh Hall at
Oxborough (nr. Swaffham)
Saturday 3 to Monday 5 April (1200-1600) - Ashridge Estate (nr. Berkhamsted)
Sunday 4 April (1100-1500) - Dunwich Heath (nr. Saxmundham)
Sunday 4 April (1100-1700) - Museum of East Anglian Life at Stowmarket
Sunday 4 April (1100-1700) - Burghley House (nr. Stamford)
Sunday 4 April (1100-until eggs run out) - Hylands House at Chelmsford
Sunday 4 and Monday 5 April (1030-1700) - Farmland Museum and Denny
Abbey at Waterbeach (nr. Cambridge)
Sunday 4 and Monday 5 April (1000-1700) - Barleylands Craft Village
and Farm Centre at Billericay
Sunday 4 and Monday 5 April (1100-1600) - Blickling Hall (nr. Aylsham)
Sunday 4 and Monday 5 April (1100-1700) - Layer Marney Tower (nr. Colchester)
Sunday 4 and Monday 5 April (1100-1500) - Ickworth House at
Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds)
Friday 9 April (1300-1600) - Aldenham Country Park (nr. Elstree)
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Chocolate Heaven
Chocolates are a great gift for Easter - but
how about some produced in the region?
Cooks of Swanton at Feltwell (nr. Brandon)
is a family business producing chocolates.
Shop open Monday to Friday, 1000-1600.
Hadleigh Maid Chocolates in Hadleigh has
been making hand-made chocolates for more
than 30 years. Shop open Wednesday to Friday,
1000-1800. Saturday 1000-1500.
Lessiter's at Woolmer Green (nr. Stevenage) has
been creating a better class of chocolate since
1911. Shop open Monday to Saturday, 0900-1700.
Linden Lady Chocolates at Copford (nr. Colchester)
makes their treats using only the best ingredients.
Buy their goodies at the local Hall Farm Shop
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Sounds of Easter
Enjoy the traditional sounds of Easter in our magnificent cathedrals - the
largest collection in the country. All of them will offering special services
for the Easter period.
Chelmsford Cathedral
Ely Cathedral
Peterborough Cathedral
St. Albans Cathedral
Norwich Cathedral
St. Edmundsbury Cathedral
Discover the Easter Festival at King's College Chapel in Cambridge - from
Tuesday 30 March to Monday 5 April (various timings). A range of concerts,
such as Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion' (Wednesday 31 March); the Britten Sinfonia
(Saturday 3 April); and the Sung Eucharist with Procession (Sunday 4 April).
Go hunting for eggs with our fun-packed
trails at stately homes, farmyards
and gardens
Sounds of Easter (continued)
More musical treats with the Aldeburgh Easter
Music Festival - from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 April
(various timings). On Friday 2 April, join ‘The Sixteen'
for a cappella programme celebrating English
sacred music; then on Saturday 3 April, 'Ensemble
Diderot' blend instrument and vocal chamber
music; Sunday 4 April sees the Britten-Pears
Orchestra playing Haydn and Beethoven.
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Bunnies, Chicks and Lambs
It's spring time - so visit our great range of farm
attractions to cuddle a bunny, see newly hatched
chicks and help bottle-feed the lambs.
Places to visit include: Easton Farm Park
(nr. Woodbridge); Junior Farm at Wroxham
Barns; Kentwell Hall at Long Melford
(nr. Sudbury); Layer Marney Tower
(nr. Colchester); Marsh Farm Country Park
at South Woodham Ferrers; Mead Open Farm
at Billington (nr. Leighton Buzzard); Sacrewell Farm
and Country Centre at Thornhaugh (nr. Peterborough); Snettisham Park
(nr. Hunstanton); Standalone Farm at Letchworth Garden City; Thurleigh
Farm Centre (nr. Bedford); Willows Farm Village at London Colney
(nr. St. Albans); Wimpole Home Farm at Arrington (nr. Royston).
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More Easter Treats
Head to Santa Pod Raceway at Podington
(nr. Bedford) for the spectacular Easter Thunderball,
from Friday 2 to Monday 5 April (gates open at
0800). A spectacular weekend of drag racing,
stunt displays and monster trucks.
Jump aboard a punt in the University city of
Cambridge for some Easter fun on the water.
Choose from the Children's Easter Bunny Hunt or the
Easter Challenge for adults - both running from
Friday 2 to Sunday 18 April (0900-1930).
Travel back in time at Hedingham Castle in Castle
Hedingham (nr. Halstead) - with a Medieval Battle on
Sunday 4 and Monday 5 April (1000-1700). See
displays of hand-to-hand combat, plus battle
re-enactments and a living history camp.
Visit the stunning gardens at Myddelton House
(nr. Enfield) - with a special E.A. Bowles Open Day
on Monday 5 April (1200-1600). Learn about how he
created the garden, with experts on hand.
Norwich is holding a French Market on Gentlemen's Walk - from Friday 2 to
Monday 5 April (Friday and Saturday, 0900-1700; Sunday and Monday,
1000-1630). Over 30 stalls of authentic French produce.
Join Swampy at BeWILDerwood (nr. Hoveton/Wroxham) from Friday 2 to
Sunday 11 April (1000-1730). Dare you brave the wobbly walk for an Easter
treat? Take part in the spoon dash challenge and make Easter cards.
Turn back the clock at Kentwell Hall in Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), with their Easter
Re-creation of Tudor Life - running from Friday 2 to Monday 5 April (1100-1700).
See the estate come alive with displays of 16th C. life - Easter dishes being made
in the kitchen, Easter plays, pace-egging and an egg quiz.
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Click here to download our free 8 page Easter in the
East of England information sheet.
