GET OUTDOORS

AS Spring finally looms, there are some added incentives to get outdoors this March.

England’s ‘finest woodland gardens’ are reopening in West Sussex after an 18-month closure, for a massive restoration of the 200-acre estate at Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens at Horsham

The landscaped Grade I listed gardens were first planted in 1801, with bluebells, magnolias and camellias on display, while visitors can also see a colony of wallabies and the 19th century Italianate Mansion House with its dolls’ house exhibition.

Or head to Norfolk for a new stargazing kayak adventure with Norfolk Outdoor Adventures. The guided tours run once a month from March to October, priced £45 per person, in two-seater kayaks from Hickling Broad through the Norfolk Broads to see the stars far from light pollution.