Hop into 復活祭! 割れ目ing family-friendly days out for you and your little lambs

Alton Towers has opened for the season with two new attractions to 誘惑する 訪問者s into the Staffordshire 主題 park. Ice Age: The 4D Experience is based on the third movie in the animated franchise and 連合させるs 3D （映画の）フィート数 with physical 影響s. But the real （人が）群がる pleaser looks 始める，決める to be Nemesis Sub-Terra - which runs 地下組織の, in the dark. It has already grabbed a few headlines. For the first time for a 主題 park, the attraction has been 分類するd a 12 by the British Board of Film 分類, which means it 提起する／ポーズをとるs ‘a 穏健な physical and psychological 脅し’. Eek!

詳細（に述べる）s: 前進する tickets can be 調書をとる／予約するd online at www.altontowers.com (call 0871 222 3330), saving 25 per cent off the 基準 price. An adult ticket costs £31.50, a child’s £25.20 and a family’s £25.20.

Keeping the 魔法 alive: Hogwarts' 広大な／多数の／重要な Hall is one of the 始める，決めるs on 陳列する，発揮する at the Warner Bros. studio 小旅行する

Take a 病弱なd-er with Harry in Hertfordshire

It might have come under 解雇する／砲火／射撃 for 存在 too expensive for the 普通の／平均（する） family but Warner Bros.' Making of Harry Potter studio 小旅行する is ありそうもない to?struggle conjuring up 訪問者s when it opens in time for 復活祭 on March 31. The Hertfordshire-based attraction is 確かな to have guests young and old spellbound as they 乗る，着手する on a three-hour 小旅行する of iconic 始める，決めるs such as Dumbledore’s office, the Gryffindor 寄宿舎, Hogwarts’ 広大な／多数の／重要な Hall and Diagon Alley. The only thing you might want to disappear is the whinging when you won't fork out £500 for a replica of Dumbledore’s 式服s.

詳細（に述べる）s: Tickets must be 調書をとる／予約するd in 前進する at www.wbstudiotour.co.uk (08450 840 900). A child's ticket is 定価つきの at £21, a 選び出す／独身 adult costs £28 and a family ticket (two adults and two children) £83.00. Children under 4 go 解放する／自由な.

十分な steam ahead with Thomas and Friends

After reading about what's on at Alton Towers, the thrill-factor at Gwili Steam 鉄道 in むちの跡s might not seem やめる so high octane. But that doesn't mean a train ride with Thomas the 戦車／タンク Engine around the Carmarthenshire hills isn't fun - 特に for young children. After 会合 the Fat 監査役, there's plenty of time to wear them out on the carousel, trampolines and slide, or take a turn on a vintage bus.

詳細（に述べる）s: Events on from April 6 to 9. A family ticket costs £38 and covers two adults and two children. Individual tickets cost: Adults, £11; child, £9; under 2s go 解放する／自由な. For more （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状）, visit www.gwili-鉄道.co.uk or call 01267 238213.

St Giles in Imber: The village was 避難させるd in 1943 and has remained 砂漠d to this day

Get in-spired by a slice of hidden history

There's nothing やめる like a long 週末 spent wandering around 素晴らしい architecture 始める，決める in the 平等に みごたえのある English countryside. With the Churches 自然保護 信用, you can do both. This 国家の charity has 保存するd over 340 at-危険 churches in the past 40 years and this 復活祭, the public can 見解（をとる） some which are rarely on 見解（をとる）. For example, St Giles in Imber, Wiltshire, sits in a 砂漠d village in the heart of Salisbury Plain. Requisitioned by the army in World War II, the 村人s never （機の）カム 支援する and it is now part of the British Army’s training grounds. Or if you’re a Charles Dickens fan, why not visit St James’ Church in 冷静な／正味のing, Kent, a building that 奮起させるd the 開始 一時期／支部s of epic novel 広大な／多数の／重要な 期待s.???

詳細（に述べる）s: For church 開始 times, go to www.visitchurches.org.uk (020 7213 0660). To find out about special 復活祭 events, 含むing egg 追跡（する）s and concerts, スピードを出す／記録につける on to www.visitchurches.org.uk/Whatson.

Keep an 注目する，もくろむ on the 資本／首都

The London 注目する，もくろむ is hosting arts and （手先の）技術s activities at its rather prime 場所 on the South Bank of the River Thames from April 6 to 9, 解放する／自由な with every child’s ticket. Activities 含む decorating papier mach? eggs and creating animal masks. Or if you're feeling peckish, you can enjoy afternoon tea in one of the 要約する／（宇宙ロケットの）カプセルs while you admire the 見解（をとる）.

詳細（に述べる）s: Adult tickets are 定価つきの from £17.01, children (4-15 years) from £8.91 (under 4s go 解放する／自由な) and a family of four costs £46.08. Afternoon Tea is 定価つきの at £18.50 per person. For more （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状）, visit?www.londoneye.com or call 0871 781 3000.

Blooming marvellous: A tractor ride around the orchards is just one of the gentle 楽しみs you can 推定する／予想する at Healey's Cornish Cyder Farm

The big de-cyder

If you're 利益／興味d in something a little different and want to make hay while the sun 向こうずねs (metaphorically, of course), pop along to Healey’s Cornish Cyder Farm 近づく Truro, in Cornwall. If you're wondering, the 'y' is 明らかに the 'true' Cornish （一定の）期間ing. This 伝統的な family-run farm 申し込む／申し出s tractor rides around the orchards, 小旅行するs of the 瓶／封じ込めるing line and still, 加える there's a museum to find out all the facts about cyder/cider making through history. And then there's the cellars and tastings in the farm shop and restaurant for adults in need of refreshment. For kids, there are animals around the farm to pet, 含むing horses, pigs and peacocks.

詳細（に述べる）s:?Healey’s Cyder Farm is 解放する／自由な to enter. More 詳細（に述べる）s and 開始 times can be 設立する at?www.healeyscyder.co.uk. Call 01872 573356.

復活祭 feast

拡大するing your food groups beyond just chocolate is a good thing, so why not 支払う／賃金 a visit to the Brighton and Hove Food and Drink Festival. This ‘Spring 収穫’ lasts from March 30 until April 9, celebrating not only the splendours of 地元の Sussex produce but 地域の fare from across Europe. Events 含む tastings, markets, cooking demonstrations and 競争s, 含むing the 広大な／多数の／重要な Brighton Cake Bake Off. The centrepiece is the Big Sussex Market and Live Food Show.

詳細（に述べる）s: For more （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状）, visit www.brightonfoodfestival.com or call 01273 77 00 44.

最高の，を越す of the world: Go Ape's 最新の 場所／位置 is in Enfield, north London - perfect to keep kids entertained and active

Make a monkey of yourself

If the 約束 of more good 天候 to come fills you with the uncontrollable 願望（する） to commune with nature, 長，率いる for the new Go Ape! attraction in Trent Park, Enfield. This forest-based activity park 誇るs thrilling zip wires, tree-最高の，を越す walkways, Segway machines and bike 追跡するs.

詳細（に述べる）s: A two-to-three-hour visit costs £20 per person for ten to 17-year-olds and £30 for over-18s. 最小限 age is ten. Visit www.goape.co.uk or call 0845 6439215.

Chocolate eggs, Scot 解放する／自由な

The 国家の 信用 for Scotland has teamed up with Cadbury to lay 復活祭 egg 追跡するs at 44 of their 所有物／資産／財産s. Not only will there be chocolate at the end of it, the 追跡（する）s are a fantastic 適切な時期 to 調査する some of Scotland's prettiest 場所s. There will also be 直面する painters, outdoor games and other entertainment on select days and 所有物／資産／財産s. 国家の 信用 所有物／資産／財産s will also be taking part.

詳細（に述べる）s: Find out where your nearest 追跡する is, at www.eastereggtrails.com.

Quackers: Sending rubber ducks 負かす／撃墜する the River Irwell is an 年次の event in Manchester

最高の，を越す 法案-ing

Manchester’s Spinningfields leisure park is once again hosting its 年次の duck race on April 6. But before you call the animal 福利事業 officers, the ducks are of the yellow rubber variety. You buy a duck for £1 and watch it fight it out with thousands of others 負かす／撃墜する the River Irwell. The race starts at 2pm and all proceeds go to charity. Prizes 含む an 夜通し stay at the city’s Lowry Hotel, 前線 列／漕ぐ／騒動 tickets to Manchester Fashion Week, tickets to 'Monkee 商売／仕事' at the city's オペラ House and Legoland passes. Families can also have a go at duck herding (with real ducks, one 推定するs).

詳細（に述べる）s: Find out more at www.spinningfieldsonline.com.