Hunting for Easter eggs in the grounds of Chatsworth House, looking at animals at Matlock Farm Park or cruising down Chesterfield canal...what will your family be doing during the holidays?Hunting for Easter eggs in the grounds of Chatsworth House, looking at animals at Matlock Farm Park or cruising down Chesterfield canal...what will your family be doing during the holidays?
Hunting for Easter eggs in the grounds of Chatsworth House, looking at animals at Matlock Farm Park or cruising down Chesterfield canal...what will your family be doing during the holidays?

Easter school holidays: here are 10 places in Derbyshire for families to have fun

Easter egg hunts, crafts and cruises promise oodles of fun for families during the school holidays.
By Gay Bolton
Published 4th Apr 2022, 16:43 BST

Spend time with all creatures great and small, sing along with The Snow Sisters, meet a dinosaur family or turn back the clock 80 years.

However your family chooses to spend the break from school and the long Easter weekend, there’s no shortage of events to entertain you and sights to see.

Erewash Museum is hosting clay model making workshops on April 11 for £2.50 each child. Youngsters can paint their own Easter pot on April 13 with payment for the pot that they paint. There will be animal handling workshops on April 14 and a Lego-themed Blocks and Bricks week from April 19 to 23.

5. Ilkeston

Erewash Museum is hosting clay model making workshops on April 11 for £2.50 each child. Youngsters can paint their own Easter pot on April 13 with payment for the pot that they paint. There will be animal handling workshops on April 14 and a Lego-themed Blocks and Bricks week from April 19 to 23. Photo: Submitted

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Meet the lambs and watch them being bottle-fed at Matlock Farm Park, look at the alpacas, wallabies and meerkats. Easter weekend fun will include hunting for chocolate eggs, a singalong with the Snow Sisters on Good Friday, a visit by Rita the T-Rex and baby dinosaurs on Easter Sunday and The Great Bubbleman on Easter Monday. Visit https://matlockfarmpark.co.uk

6. Matlock

Meet the lambs and watch them being bottle-fed at Matlock Farm Park, look at the alpacas, wallabies and meerkats. Easter weekend fun will include hunting for chocolate eggs, a singalong with the Snow Sisters on Good Friday, a visit by Rita the T-Rex and baby dinosaurs on Easter Sunday and The Great Bubbleman on Easter Monday. Visit https://matlockfarmpark.co.uk Photo: Matlock Farm Park

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Head to the Heights of Abraham for some Easter weekend family fun from April 15 to 18. Follow the trail and spot the bonkers bunnies hiding across the estate. Some of the bunnies will be holding letters to make a magic word. Work out that word, find the Easter Bunny who will be hopping around the summit, whisper it in his ear and receive a tasty treat! To book visit www.heightsofabraham.com During April and May, history comes to life at the Heights of Abraham as they welcome three historic characters from the past who will be located around the estate, telling their tales and entertaining guests along the way. Meet the extravagant Victorian owner of the Heights, a dainty Georgian lady, and even Lord Byron himself! The characters will be wandering the grounds Monday to Friday during April and May.

7. Matlock Bath

Head to the Heights of Abraham for some Easter weekend family fun from April 15 to 18. Follow the trail and spot the bonkers bunnies hiding across the estate. Some of the bunnies will be holding letters to make a magic word. Work out that word, find the Easter Bunny who will be hopping around the summit, whisper it in his ear and receive a tasty treat! To book visit www.heightsofabraham.com During April and May, history comes to life at the Heights of Abraham as they welcome three historic characters from the past who will be located around the estate, telling their tales and entertaining guests along the way. Meet the extravagant Victorian owner of the Heights, a dainty Georgian lady, and even Lord Byron himself! The characters will be wandering the grounds Monday to Friday during April and May. Photo: Submitted

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Chatsworth House farmyard will be hosting Easter crafts, animal handling and animal feeding sessions daily from April 9 to 24, 2022. Easter egg hunts will be held from April 15 to 18. Visit www.chatsworth.org for further information.

8. Chatsworth

Chatsworth House farmyard will be hosting Easter crafts, animal handling and animal feeding sessions daily from April 9 to 24, 2022. Easter egg hunts will be held from April 15 to 18. Visit www.chatsworth.org for further information. Photo: Submitted

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