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Easter Trail 2024
Key details
When:
Date:
Time:
29th Mar
10:00 - 14:00
30th Mar
10:00 - 14:00
31st Mar
10:00 - 14:00
Where:
Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
SatNav: IP30 9HZ
Pricing:
Per child: £2
No booking required
Children's Easter Trail
This Easter why not bring the family to Rougham Estate for a day out.
There’s a family Easter Trail, starting and finishing at Blackthorpe Barn, that includes a lovely walk through the woods here, including a little reward for all completed questionnaires.
Perfect for the little people in your life.
At the same time, Roots Café is open daily 9.30-16:00 and the Garden Room shop is open Tuesday – Sunday.
If it’s been raining, bring some wellies, and bring a pen to write down your answers.
We’re looking forward to welcoming you!
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How it works
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Come to Blackthorpe Barn and park in one of the free car parks
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Go to Roots Café to pick up your walk instructions and questionnaire
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Follow the trail, through the car parks and into Downs Wood (bring wellies or boots, if it's been raining)
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Answer the questions as you go (bring a pencil or a pen)
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When you have answered all the questions, come back to Roots Café
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Get your reward for doing the trail
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Stay and have a coffee at the Café if you like, or browse around the Garden Room shop
More Info
- The trail follows the path of the Downs Wood Walk, if you want to check it out beforehand.
- If it has been raining, you may prefer to wear boots or wellies in case it’s muddy.
- The questionnaire is aimed at primary school children
- There is a video of the first part of the Easter Trail walk (as a normal walk) on the Downs Wood and Footpath Walk.
WHERE TO FIND US
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
SatNav: IP30 9HZ
There is plenty of free parking available.
Accessible parking is available near the entrance to the Café/Shop area.
Please Note: The car park closes when the Roots Café closes and the entrance gates are locked after this time.
Blackthorpe Barn is situated just south of Junction 45 of the A14, three miles east of Bury St Edmunds, in the village of Rougham.
Look out for the entrance gates to a long tree-lined avenue at the White House junction, with the Barn on the right of the avenue.
Blackthorpe Barn’s black and white signs direct visitors from local roads.
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