Ella Suchoruczka
Ella Suchoruczka
2 April, 2025
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Blooming great fun at Hardwick this Easter

Easter Adventures at Hardwick, Derbyshire, is open from now until April 21. With map in hand, race to the 10 activity stations through the gardens and Stableyard.

Visitors enjoying the Easter bunting maze at Hardwick.

Each activity is linked to Elizabethan traditions or the collections inside the mansion and is more fun than the last! 

For the bold and adventurous, new activities await - mount your trusty hobby horse and charge toward victory! Weave your way through the bunting maze and balance your egg in a spoon race, or adorn "Bess," our Flowering Fool, with ribbons and blooms to mark the turning of the seasons.

Spring into action with ribbon dancing at the Maypole.
Spring into action with ribbon dancing at the Maypole. Credit: National Trust Images/ Jon Scrimshaw

 Drop into the East Stables for daily blossom origami for some quiet and focused fun. Or visit on one of the designated  crafting days, to discover potato prints, natural dyeing and other demonstrations throughout the day. 

Challenge a friend to a hobby horse jousting tournament.
Challenge a friend to a hobby horse jousting tournament. Credit: National Trust Images/ Jon Scrimshaw

Hardwick Hall | Easter Adventures 

Adorn the Flowering Fool's cape with 100s of handmade blossom.
Adorn the Flowering Fool's cape with 100s of handmade blossom. Credit: National Trust Images/ Jon Scrimshaw
Build your own egg rolling extravaganza!
Build your own egg rolling extravaganza! Credit: National Trust Images/ Jon Scrimshaw
Visitors enjoy the tic tac toe nest in a battle of wits.
Visitors enjoy the tic tac toe nest in a battle of wits. Credit: National Trust Images/ Jon Scrimshaw