Ilam Park: Spring Highlight: Easter Adventures back in time!
To kick off our 200 years of Ilam Hall celebrations, travel back in time to play, create and build on our fun filled Easter trail!
- Booking not needed
Make your way along the trail and find activities for the whole family. The trail takes place between 28th March – 12th April from 10:30 – 14:30, with last entry at 14:00, so come along and explore the beautiful parkland of Ilam Park. Prices are £3.50 per trail which includes an Easter trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy or vegan and Free From* chocolate egg. Both eggs are made using Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa. Find out more at www.rainforest-alliance.org.
This year explore 10 fun filled activity stations around the park and travel back in time to learn about the people of Ilam Park. Find the Watts-Russell's family crest and design your own, create your own historically inspired mud pies, spy Saxon and Viking artifacts along the Battlestone path, be inspired by the landscape to write pebble poetry and much much more!
Our activity stations will be fun for all the family from tiny tots to nearly grown ups! We’ve designed activities for everyone to get involved, run around and get active or take it at a slower pace, there’s fun for everyone. We’re pleased to be running our trail along our brand new accessible path, so there are no steps to have to manoeuvre. There's lots to do at Ilam Park, play in the Hidden Play Garden, pick up a bargain in the Stables Bookshop and a tasty treat in the Manifold Tearoom, it's a full day of fun guaranteed this Easter.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| per trail sheet & egg | £3.50 |
The basics
- Suitability
All families welcome.
- Meeting point
Meet us in the bookshop to pick up your trail.
- What to bring and wear
The trail might be muddy, so wear boots or wellies and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.
- Accessibility
Our trail will run along the accessible step free route. There is an accessible toilet in the stable yard, baby changing facilities in all toilets and a changing place in the YHA courtyard.
- Other
Dogs on leads welcome. There are sheep with lambs grazing across the site. You can start the trail anytime from 10.30am and we advise it takes approximately 1 hour. You can stop for lunch along the way at either the Manifold Tearoom or Coach House kiosk. Last start time for the trail is 2.30pm. Payment by card only please.
Upcoming events
Dovedale: Spring Highlight: Easter Adventures at Dovedale
Celebrate Easter at Dovedale this year with a trail with a giant difference! Hunt down 10 giant eggs along the valley and learn about nature along the way.
Ilam Park: Little Explorers Club
Step into the countryside with your little one at Ilam Park’s free monthly preschool nature club. Each session is set in the Coach House, with gentle adventures into nature, hands‑on seasonal crafts, and cosy story time.
Dovedale Big Litter Pick
Join us for a few hours at Dovedale and get your steps in, picking litter along the valley so the National Nature Reserve remains a great place for nature and people alike.
Ilam Park: Family Guided Walk: Geology, Archaeology and Landscape
Ever wondered about how this magnificent landscape was created? want to learn more about the people who first called it home, and how you can spot their marks on the landscape? This is the walk for your family!