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Some egg-citing ideas for Easter

It’s that wonderful time of year
when the sun finally comes out and Fantastic family activities for the Easter break. We’re not ‘yolking!’
you have the kids home from school
to celebrate Easter. Easter Egg-Spress over the Bank • The Great Lydiard Park Easter reptiles, guinea pigs,
And it’s usually the time that you Holiday weekend from Friday 3 to Egg trail takes place on Sunday 5 rabbits, and birds to
also realise that if you do not get Monday 6 April. Each child ticket April, 10am to 4pm (last entry 3pm). see. All this has been
the children out of the house and go for £8 will include a real chocolate It begins at Lydiard House and takes added despite the entry
and do something, you will be driven egg. Call 01793 771615 for details. a route round the lakes, woodlands fee being frozen since
mad by the end of the holidays. • At Roves Farm there’s a chance to and lawns with clues hidden for 2008. Unfortunately
So here’s a little list of activities to witness the Easter Bunny in action children to claim an Easter surprise. prices need to reflect
keep those little blighters amused. from 28 March to 12 April. And Tickets at £4 per child includes trail, the economic climate
• Swindon and Cricklade Railway from 13 to 30 April you can also pencil and Easter prize. and support future
is offering children a trip on The pop along for lambing time. • For an Easter treat, visit Three investment.
Trees Farm Shop and Cafe to From 29 March
purchase lamb and beef reared on admission will be:
the farm. Cakes and sandwiches are adults £5.95, seniors/
prepared on site and certified coffee students £5.45, child
and Fair Trade tea are sold. See the £4.95, family (2 adults,
advert opposite for details. 2 children) £19.50. The
fee is for a day ticket
• Purton House Organics is holding which means visitors
an Easter Car Boot Sale and Farm can come and go as
Open Day on Saturday 11 April, many times as they
10am to 4pm. The fun day for all wish on the day it is
includes an Easter egg hunt, bouncy purchased. Special
castle, free farm shop tasters, re- rates are available for
freshment, free entry and free park- parties.
ing. To book a car boot space or for Access to the craft
further details, call 01793 772287.
village remains free of
• There’s so much more than but- charge.
terflies at Studley Grange. There See more at:
are goats, otters, meerkats, pigs, studleygrange.co.uk

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