Holkham Hall opens its doors over the Easter weekend

Explore a special Easter trail in the Field to Fork Experience and learn how malt is turned into Maltesers. Decorate Easter treats in Holkham's historical Old Kitchen, master Easter Bunny origami and interact with the friendly animals in the Walled Garden

Friday 14 – Monday 17 April 2017

This Easter, visitors to Holkham Hall in Norfolk, from Friday 14 – Monday 17 April, will be welcomed for an egg-stra special four-day long weekend of family friendly Easter themed activities. 

Holkham's Easter Bunny will be on hand to set visitors on a special Easter trail in the Field to Fork Experience; an interactive and engaging experience about food and farming on the Holkham Estate. Here the whole family can learn about the food chain from farm to plate even learning about how malt is turned into delicious Maltesers.  Little visitors can take turns at milling flour, test their foodie knowledge with a quick-fire table-top game and enjoy the perfectly documented short film; 'Holkham Year'. 

Then it's a short hop over to Holkham Hall, which will be decorated for the occasion with a vibrant display of spring flowers. Children can enjoy the Footprint Quiz to learn about the tell-tale signs of the different wildlife that roam the estate and master the art of origami by creating their own special Easter rabbit. Whilst downstairs in the historical 'Old Kitchen', there will be plenty of opportunity to get creative with the Kiddy Cook team who will be on hand to help ice and decorate delicious Easter biscuits with imaginative designs.

After visiting the Hall, the Easter Express will transport visitors to the Walled Garden where the fun continues at Party Animals where visitors will get to interact with furry friends. There will be plenty of Easter games, quizzes and face painting to try and a visit to the storyteller's enchanted yurt where different cultures will be brought to life through amazing stories, music and dance.

Easter is one of the few opportunities throughout the year to visit the Hall on a Friday and Saturday. With a dazzling array of different activities on offer, Holkham is a fun day out for the whole family this April.

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Field to Fork Experience & Walled Garden open 10am-5pm, Holkham Hall opens 12noon-4pm

Admission to Holkham Hall, Field to Fork Experience & Walled Garden:

£15 per adult and £7.50 per child, £41 for a family ticket

Admission to Field to Fork Experience and Walled Garden:

£7 per adult and £3.50 per child or £19 for a family ticket

Admission to Field to Fork Experience only: £5 per adult and £2.50 per child or £13.50 for a family ticket.

For more information visit: www.holkham.co.uk/events/easter-at-holkham

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Holkham is a privately owned innovative 25,000- acre Estate set on one of the most beautiful stretches of the north Norfolk coastline. Built in the mid- 18th century by Thomas Coke, 1st Early of Leicester, the Palladian Hall is considered to be a masterpiece. The Estate comprises the Hall, deer park, the world famous Holkham National Nature Reserve and beach as well as a thriving collection of businesses centred on property, farming and leisure employing more than 250 people. The Estate is moving with the times and recent enterprises include Pinewoods Holiday Park, two cafés, property development and the acclaimed Victoria Inn. In 2016 a permanent, interactive farming exhibition, 'Field to Fork', opened, which chronicles the story of food and farming, in which the Estate has played a pioneering role since the Agricultural Revolution. In 2016 Holkham launched The Lady Elizabeth Wing – formerly a Victorian bowling alley – which has been converted into an impressive, contemporary wedding and events space for up to 400 people.