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24 Hour Polo Bar - Emu Scotch Egg Challenge - London

Take an egg challenge with a difference this Easter

Looking for something different this Easter? London’s 24 hour Polo Bar on Bishopsgate is inviting diners to take the Emu Scotch Egg Challenge on 19th April…

Bottle-kicking, Hallaton, Leicestershire (photo copyright R Dixon)

Not your usual beer and pie in Hallaton

Every Easter Monday the village of Hallaton in Leicestershire plays host to a unique set of customs involving a hare pie scramble and bottle kicking…

Zachary 13 Shoots at the British and World Marbles Championship

On a roll in West Sussex with the Marbles Championship

The British & World Marbles Championship 2014 will take place on 18th April (Good Friday) at the Greyhound, Tinsley Green in West Sussex…

Brodsworth Hall, South Yorkshire (Photo: English Heritage)

Learn some etiquette this Easter at Butler School

Make sure your shoes are polished, ready for Butler School at Brodsworth Hall this April. Learn the all important etiquette of a country house…

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens (Photo: English Heritage)

Enter a Wonderland this spring at Belsay

Find a whole host of curious characters including Alice, The Mad Hatter and the White Rabbit hiding in the floral delights at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens…

Arts in the Woods - An Creagán - Northern Ireland

If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a wild surprise

Arts in the Woods is a free three-day event taking place during the Easter half term where families are invited to explore the great outdoors using creative arts…

Royal Gunpowder Mills - Mad Lab

Rabbit villages, ferret racing and Mad Hatter’s tea parties in our Easter round-up

Contrary Life brings you a round-up of some colourful and fun things to try over Easter, with events for families, adults and big children…

Blists Hill Victorian Town - Egg dancing - Easter events

Easter Eleven: the UK’s top quirky events for 2014

Spring is here and Easter is fast approaching, so Contrary Life has put together a round-up of the best quirky Easter events taking place this year…

Ed Vere - Pop Up Festival of Stories

Free pop up festival of stories in Ironbridge

A free Pop Up Festival of Stories will be celebrating children’s literature in Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge on 19th April 2014 (Easter Saturday)…

A Passion For Birmingham - The Old Joint Stock Theatre Company

Venture into hidden places with A Passion For Birmingham

A Passion For Birmingham is a promenade production which will lead its audience around both familiar spaces and hidden spaces via passageways and alleyways…

Willows Farm Village – Easter Eggstravaganza

Hop along to Willows Farm this Easter

There is a family-friendly Easter Eggstravaganza taking place at Willows Farm Village near St Albans until 14th April…

Maggie’s 80s themed nightclub in London

Glow in the dark Easter egg hunt at Maggie’s

This Easter weekend, 80s themed nightclub, Maggie’s is hosting an Easter Bunny Blackout Party on Sunday 31st March 2013…

Pendennis Castle - Photo: English Heritage - Contrary Life

On the hunt for some fun this Easter?

This year there will be an eggstravaganza of Easter egg hunts at English Heritage properties across the UK for families to enjoy. Crack the clues on one of their trails to win a prize…

Zachary 13 Shoots at the British and World Marbles Championship

British & World Marbles Championship 2013

Tinsley Green in West Sussex is known as the home of marbles. On 29th March the British & World Marbles Championship takes place at the Greyhound pub…

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Can you destroy the radioactive eggs?

Great Easter themed Battlefield LIVE sessions for both children and adults to enjoy in the New Forest until 14th April 2012…

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Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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