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Alnwick: Northumberland’s Alnwick Garden has hunts, egg rolling and decorating, and comedy eggs on legs running through the grounds; March 21-24; 01665 511350, www.alnwick garden.com.

Arundel: Arundel Castle stages a reenactment of Easter in Norman times – when its keep was built; March 23-24; 01903 882173, www.arundelcastle.org.

Birmingham: Cadbury World will have egg hunts, face painting and storytelling as well as plenty of the chocolatey stuff; March 21-24; 0845 450 3599, www.cadburyworld.co.uk.

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Chester: celebrity chef Simon Rimmer is on hand to give tips at the Chester Food and Drink Festival; March 22-24; 01244 304618, www.chesterfoodanddrink.com.

Chesterfield: the town’s Easter Monday open-air market also features trips up the tower of the Crooked Spire for a bird’s-eye view of the area; March 24; 01246 345777, www.visitchesterfield.info.

Chichester: as the phases of the moon set the date for Easter, South Downs Planetarium offers a closer look at earth’s nearest neighbour with the Easter Full Moon; March 21; 07818 297292, www.southdowns.org.uk/sdpt.

Cumbria: Jemima Puddle-duck celebrates her centenary with a Great Easter Egg Hunt – 100 eggs will be hidden from Hadrian’s Wall to Morecambe Bay; from March 19; 015394 88444, www.hop-skip-jump.com.

Devizes: it’s the 60th anniversary of the Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon. Cheer on competitors in the world’s longest nonstop canoe race; March 21-24; 020 7620 0298, www.dwrace.org.uk.

Liverpool: Croxteth Hall has daily egg hunts and an exhibition of the city’s botanical collection, one of the world’s best; March 21-30; 0151 233 6910, www.croxteth.co.uk.

London: Fulham Palace hosts an Easter-egg trail through its stately rooms and botanic gardens; March 23; 020 7736 3233, www.fulhampalace.org. Clues for an Easter trail are hidden through Epping Forest’s ancient woodlands; March 23-24; 020 8508 0028, www.cityoflondon.gov.uk. Kew Bridge Steam Museum has “learn and earn” egg hunts and steam rides; March 22-24; 020 8568 4757, www.kbsm.org.

Lulworth: the Dorset castle stages giant egg hunts, has lambs in the Animal Farm, and Easter hat-making; March 22-24; 0845 450 1054, www.lulworth.com.

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