10 Things to Do This Easter
Some activites taking place this Easter in Shropshire & North Wales!
1) LUDLOW
EASTER EGGS-TRAVAGANZA
Start Date: 14 April 2017
Venue: Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, School Rd, Craven Arms SY7 9RS
Follow the Easter trail around the meadows, design an Easter bonnet, make a 3-D Easter egg, decorate a blossoming tree and lots more.
2) LUDLOW
EASY GARDEN FLORISTRY
Start Date: 18 April 2017
Venue: The Flower Garden at Stokesay Court, Onibury, Craven Arms SY7 9BD
A relaxed, informal evening learning how to put together flowers from the garden to make pretty, elegant arrangements for the home..
http://www.flowergardenatstokesaycourt.co.uk/
3) SHREWSBURY
BLUEBELL WATCH
Start Date: 12 April 2017
Venue: Attingham Park, Attingham, Atcham SY4 4TP
See the Attingham Park woodlands spring into colour as we look for the first bluebell to raise it's head this April. Will you spot the first one?
4) SHREWSBURY
CADBURY EGG HUNTS IN SHREWSBURY
Start Date: 14 April 2017
Venue: Attingham Park, Attingham, Atcham SY4 4TP
Cadbury Egg Hunts this Easter Weekend at Attingham Park. Explore the grounds and unravel the clues to claim your chocolate-y prize.
5) SHREWSBURY
EASTER MONDAY AT EYTON RACES
Start Date: 17 April 2017
Venue: Eyton Racecourse, Eyton-On-Severn, Wroxeter, Shrewsbury SY5 6PW
Enjoy the excitement of steeplechasing this Easter Monday at one of the UK's leading point-to-point courses, just seven miles outside of Shrewsbury.
6) SHREWSBURY
SHREWSBURY INTERNATIONAL CARTOON FESTIVAL 2017
Start Date: 22 April 2017
Venue: The Square, Shrewsbury SY1 1LA
Around 40 professional cartoonists from around the UK and overseas are set loose around the town to caricature and cartoon for the public. Cartoonists draw giant cartoons, create instant exhibitions, lead workshops and draw free caricatures.
https://shrewsburycartoonfestival.wordpress.com/
7) BRIDGNORTH
ANIMAL THEMED HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
Start Date: 8 April 2017
End Date: 23 April 2017
Venue: Blists Hill Victorian Town, Madeley, Ironbridge, Shropshire, TF8 5DU
Meet sheep, follow a themed trail, have a go at horsetail plaiting and enter your pooch in the daily Dog Show. Watch the unusual Victorian Easter pastime of egg dancing and come wearing your Easter bonnet to join in the traditional parade.
8) BRIDGNORTH
EASTER ACTIVITIES AT SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAYS
Start Date: 17 April 2017
End Date: 21 April 2017
Venue: The Engine House Visitor Centre, Station Road, Highley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire WV16 6NP
Description: Head over to the Engine House over the Easter period and get creative! Make some colourful creations in the card making workshop at the Engine House. An Eggxtremely cool Easter Chick? How about a Big Bashful Bunny?
9) NORTH WALES
‘EGG-TASTIC’ EASTER AT WELSH MOUNTAIN ZOO
Start Date: 1 April 2017
End Date: 23 April 2017
Venue: Welsh Mountain Zoo, Colwyn Bay
The Zoo will be hosting a range of Easter themed activities over the half term, including an Easter Trail, Guess the Egg competition and a fact finding trail. There will also be opportunities for children to get creative and make their own Easter Basket or Easter Bunny mask.
http://www.welshmountainzoo.org
10) NORTH WALES
EASTER WEEKEND ACTIVITIES, PORTMEIRION
Start Date: 14 April 2017
End Date: 17 April 2017
Venue: Portmeirion, Minffordd, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd LL48 6ER
It’s time to tumble down the rabbit hole to a Welsh wonderland and enjoy all the eccentricity of a Mad Hatter's Party in Portmeirion’s picturesque piazza. Dress up, drink magic potions and indulge in a fantasy afternoon tea.
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