27 family-friendly events in Worcestershire this Easter

1. CROOME COURT Thursday, March 24 to Sunday, April 10 - Croome’s Easter Egg Hunt Trail 10am-4pm. Croome's Cadbury Easter egg hunt trail is back! Follow the clues to help unravel the mystery of the lost eggs, includes a Cadbury prize, one per trail. No booking required. There is a cost for the Children’s Easter egg hunt of £3 01905 370005 - Becky Wilks - Events Officer. Call to check latest times or cancellations.

Friday, March 25 to Monday, March 28 - Croome Easter Activity Days 10am-4pm. Make something crafty to take home with you or have your face painted. There is a charge of £1 per activity and normal admission charges apply.

2. EASTER JUNIOR GOLF Monday, March 28, Wednesday, March 30, Monday, April 4, Wednesday, April 6 and Friday, April 4 1pm-4pm. The Glenister Golf Academy, Ombersley Golf Club, Bishops Wood Lane, Droitwich. £20 per session. Age 4-12 years. All abilities welcome. Equipment available. Booking is required. Fun and exciting games and competitions with PGA professional guidance. 01905 620747.

3. FOOTIEBUGS, WORCESTER Wednesday, March 30 to Friday, April 1 - Easter Holiday Camp 9.30am-3.30pm. Pitmaston Primary School, Malvern Road, Worcester.

Come along for a fun packed day of football games and activities. Every day we focus on learning new skills, playing fun skill related games and of course showing them off in our mini tournament. The camp is for children from 5-11 years. £12 a day when booking on all three days in advance £13 per day when booking individual days in advance (£11 for siblings) £14 per day when paying on the day. 0845 863 0698.

4. THE BRUM, FERNHILL HEATH, WORCESTER Wednesday, March 30 - Bunny on the Brum Easter Family Fun.

1pm-3pm.The Easter Bunny is visiting the Brum and has been busy creating some activities for the children to take part in.

Can you work out our Bunny’s name? Complete the activities to spell his name and win a prize.

£1 per child, all proceeds go to Spinal Muscular Astrophy.

5. THREE COUNTIES SHOWGROUND, MALVERN Thursday, March 31 - Countrytastic 10am-5pm. Look forward to an action packed, hands-on event with food, farming and countryside at its core this Easter holiday. Keep the kids entertained all day long with free activities, entertainment, their favourite countryside creatures and much more. Advance ticket £6, to include priority parking! 3s and under FREE!

Book your tickets by March 25 to be entered in to a prize draw for a chance to win one of 20 places at the CountryTastic picnic hosted by Adam Henson. For more information call the ticket office 01684 584 924.

6. HANBURY HALL AND GARDENS, DROITWICH Friday, March 25 to Tuesday, March 29 - Hanbury Hall and Gardens – Easter Trail 10.30am-4pm. The Cadbury Bunny has hidden lots of chocolate at Hanbury Hall. Join us on a hunt around the gardens and meet bunny's friends who'll help you discover where he's hidden the chocolate. Booking not needed. Children welcome. Assistance dogs only are welcome. £3 per child.

7. ARLEY ARBORETUM AND GARDENS, NEAR BEWDLEY Easter Forestry Adventure Club The Forestry Adventure Club is for children aged 2-12 to learn so much more than just what’s in the classroom with a qualified forestry school teacher! From Bug hunts to Story Telling, campfire songs and cooking, the forestry adventure club has it all!

Morning (10am-Noon) and Afternoon (1pm-3pm) sessions will be run on the following Dates: Wednesday, March 30; Thursday, March 31; Friday, April 1; Wednesday, April 6; Thursday, April 7; Friday, April 8.

Adults must stay with children under 5 during all Forestry sessions. Adults are welcome to leave Over 5s in the care of our Qualified Forestry School teacher if they wish.

£5 for first child, £4.50 per additional sibling per session. Booking is essential - Please book early as places are limited by calling 01299 861368.

8. EASTNOR POTTERY, LEDBURY Wednesday, March 30 - Children’s Holiday Pottery Sessions Themed workshops taking place every school holiday. Sessions designed for 4-8yrs & 9-12yrs and include either a go on the potter’s wheel or work with coloured slips. The Easter Event will be themed “Hard Boiled!“. 1.5 hr sessions start at: 11.30am & 2pm. Cost is £15 per child. (10% discount for x3 or more places booked). Price includes all materials and firing costs. Booking is essential, call Tel 01531 633886.

9. ELGAR MUSEUM, LOWER BROADHEATH, WORCESTER Friday, March 25 to Sunday, April 10 – Animal Eggstravaganza – Farmyard Trail 11am. Find hidden chicks, rabbits and ducks around the Museum. All children must be accompanied at all times by an adult.

Thursday, March 31 - Animal Eggstravaganza 11am. In the Carise Room – Make Easter animal pencil toppers, design your own Easter Bunny ears or design and colour in an Easter egg and hang it in our Cottage garden (or take it home to hang in your own!) All children must be accompanied at all times by an adult.

For further information call 01905 333224.

10. WITLEY COURT AND GARDENS, WORCESTER Friday, March 25 to Monday, March 28 - Easter Adventure Quest 11am-5pm. Young adventurers will have a great time at Witley Court and Gardens over the Easter weekend! They will encounter a character from the past, hear stories of times gone by and then embark on a quest to solve the clues on their way round Witley. On completion they will be rewarded with a chocolate prize! Hands-on history for families. Adults £7.80, children (5-15 year) £4.70. Call for further information 01299 896636.

11. MIDLAND SAFARI PARK, BEWDLEY Saturday, March 19 to Sunday, April 17 - Easter Eggstravaganza Look out for something 'egg'-citing happening over the Easter holidays! The West Midland Safari Park is planning loads of extra Easter family activities and all will be included in the standard admission price. Enjoy a great kid’s day out and take your Eggsplorers to help onsite Explorer character 'Livingstone' track down the missing Easter Eggs by following the Children's Eggsplorers Trail. Search for clues around the Discovery Trail, Adventure Theme Park and African Village to discover the eggs and unscramble the secret Easter Password. You will receive a chocolate prize when you hand over your completed trail. Make your own Easter Bonnet at Easter Eggsplorers Craft Club and get close to stick insects and giant snails in the Discovery Room from 12noon–3pm at Minibeast Meets - if you're brave enough. There will be plenty more encounters, Easter activities, competitions and an opportunity to meet 'Livingstone the Explorer' and 'Stanley the Lemur'. Please see the website to find out more. 01299 402114.

12. SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY, KIDDERMINSTER Friday, March 25 – Sunday, April 10 - Trains, Trams And Easter Fun Join the SVR for a celebration of track-based transport this Easter! The Railway's heritage steam trains will be fired up ready to take passengers for exciting trips along the Severn Valley throughout the school Easter holidays. Don't miss a very special display starring at the Engine House Visitor Centre at Arley - the SVR's 120ft-long miniature tramway features working model trams, complete with sound-effects. Visitors may even be allowed to control one if they are good! Please see www.svr.co.uk for further details or call 01562 757900.

13. AVONCROFT MUSEUM, BROMSGROVE Sunday, March 27 to Monday, March 28 - Easter Family Fun Days Plan a day out with the kids in Worcestershire at Avoncroft Museum over the Easter weekend. There will be living history demonstrations and plenty of traditional Easter fun such as egg and spoon racing and egg rolling. Call 01527 831363 for further information.

14. HARTLEBURY MUSEUM (WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY MUSEUM), KIDDERMINSTER Monday, March 28 to Thursday, April 7 - Explore The First World War At Hartlebury Museum Take the family to learn more about the First World War at Hartlebury Museum this Easter. Visit on Easter Monday, March 28, for the Bank Holiday event offering visitors the chance to talk to convalescing soldiers and nurses in the replica bell tent, find out about Hartlebury's role as a VAD hospital and listen to live music from the era. From 29 to 31 March and 5 to 7 April there will be kid’s games and craft activities designed to encourage youngsters to discover more about the First World War. Please see the website for times, prices and other details. www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk or call 01299 250416.

15. WEBBS, WYCHBOLD Tuesday, March 29 to Sunday, April 3 – Children’s Easter Hunt 11am-4pm. Look for clues hidden around the store and every correct entry wins a chocolate bunny and badge. Free entry.

16. BURFORD HOUSE AND GARDENS, TENBURY WELLS Friday, March 25 – Breakfast with the Easter Bunny Children can enjoy breakfast with the Easter Bunny, play eggciting games, make and decorate two chocolate nests with chicks to take home and have lots of Easter fun!

For little bunnies...

Pork sausage. free-range fried egg, baked beans and potato smiley faces. Vegetarian option also available.

For grown-ups...

Our popular 5 item breakfast: Pork sausage, grilled rasher of bacon, free-range fried egg, mushrooms, baked beans plus white or brown toast.Served with a choice of Lavzza coffee or a pot of tea. Vegetarian option also available. £7.50 per child / adult. Bookings only. To book, please contact the store or pick up a booking form in-store. 01584 810777.

17. DROITWICH ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, DROITWICH Saturday, March 26 – Family fun day and bungee jump Noon-5pm. Sponsorted bungee jump, bouncy castles, face painting, stalls, tombola and much more family fun activities. In aid of Leukaemia Care. For further information, contact Kelly on 07853 238630 or Stacey on 07487 734568.

18. WORCESTER CITY ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM, WORCESTER Saturday, March 26 – Easter Garlands Children’s Workshop 11am-1pm. Come along to create a 3D garland for your door or Easter table from card, fabric and paint. (suitable for 7 years upwards). £4.50 per child. To book please call 01905 25371.

19. WARWICK CASTLE, WARWICK Tuesday, March 29 to Wednesday, March 30 – Easter Camp - Easter Mad Science West Midlands Tuesday, March 29 - Chocolate Welding Our chocolate welding day is full of delicious experiments! Children will make their own chocolate bar! Create a chocolate factory and Build Crazy Chocolate Structures! On this day we will be watching the amazing archery skills of the castle knights and seeing the birds of prey swooping down to catch their Easter feasts! We are also excited to announce that we will be watching the re-launched fireball trebuchet!

Wednesday, March 30 - Eggtastic The EGG-tastic day is full of Easter festivities, not only will you be able to colour your crazy eggs using science chromatography, we will be blowing up eggs, standing on an egg bed plus many more egg related experiments! If you like getting messy and would love to make bubbling potions, this day is for you! On this day we will also be doing our very own exclusive Mad Scientist Easter hunt around the castle!

(Drop off– 9am-9.30am / Pick up- 3pm 3.30pm). Cost = £35 per day. For further information and the form that needs to be completed contact 01926 429875.

20. HOLLYMOUNT PRIMARY SCHOOL, WORCESTER Tuesday, March 29 to Friday, April 8 – Football And Multi Sport Camp Football Fun Camps will be hosting Football and Multi Sports Camps for the Easter Half Term Holidays for all children ages 5-12 year olds. There will be fun Sports including: Football, Tag Rugby, Dodgeball, Cricket, Gaga Ball as well as Exciting Themed Days, Coaches vs Children Challenges and much more… Contact Andy Beeston on 07482 189980 for further information.

21. TOP BARN FARM PARK, HOLT HEATH, WORCESTER Friday, March 25 to Sunday, April 10 – Easter Eggtravaganza Jump aboard the tractor trailer tour and take a trip around the wider farm to track down Harvey the Easter bunny, then play in the under-cover sandpit, have a picnic and join in the led-activity programme which includes holding chicks and bunnies, feeding the goats and pig-racing. Lots of lovely food and drink, including fresh ground coffee, are available from our farm shop deli; you may place a picnic order to avoid the queues if you wish on 01905 621954. Remember to bring extra layers, since it’s a bit blowy on our open farm site.

22. COB HOUSE AND THE MAYFLY CAFÉ, WINCHENFORD, WORCESTER Saturday, March 26 and Monday, March 28 - Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, Booking essential. £5 per child (small treat is received) 9am start, the Easter Bunny arrives about 9.30am.

Monday, March 28– Face Painting from 11am. For further information contact 01886 888517.

23. SPETCHLEY PARK GARDENS, WORCESTER Friday, March 25 – Monday, March 28 - Children’s Easter Egg Hunt Follow the clues hidden around the Garden to find the Golden Easter Egg and claim your prize. Normal admission applies.

24. EASTNOR CASTLE, LEDBURY Friday, March 25 to Monday, March 28 – Easter Treasure Hunt Come along and join in the Easter Treasure Hunt around the castle and grounds. Chocolate for everyone who takes part and a chance to win an enormous Easter Egg! Usual admission prices apply. 01531 633160.

25. BERRINGTON HALL, LEOMINSTER Friday, March 25 to Sunday, April 10 – Cadbury’s Easter Egg Hunt 10am-4pm. Step back to the 18th century and join the hunt for the Georgian boots and bonnets and find them all to collect your Cadbury Chocolate Egghead prize at the end. Trail £2. Normal admission fees apply. 01568 615721.

26. HATTON COUNTY WORLD OF ADVENTURE, WARWICK Saturday, March 19 – Sunday, April 10 – Spring Spectacular 10am-4pm. For Easter there'll be lots more Easter fun for the whole family! There’s lots of Spring arrivals in the new arrivals tent including tiny piglets, little lambs, ducklings, rabbits and miniature donkeys! There will be and Easter bunny and egg hunts where children can search for eggs to exchange for chocolate treats. 01926 843411.

27. SUDELEY CASTLE AND GARDENS, WINCHCOMBE Sunday, March 27 –Mad Hatter’s Easter Fun Day 10am. The Mad Hatter returns to Sudeley with his egg-citing Easter themed Tea Party – and you’re all invited! Complete a fun trail in our gardens to collect a chocolate Easter treat from the Mad Hatter. Have a ‘blooming’ good time making flower crafts with Flowers of Fun.

Get creative and bring your Easter Bonnets to enter our ‘Mad Hatter’s Easter Bonnet Competition’ – the Best Bonnet wins a Family 12-Month Pass! Judging will take place at 2pm. Entrants must be 15 years old or younger. 01242 604357.