MARVELLOUS MUSEUMS
Taking Care of Business
Visit the fabulous Migration Museum in South London to discover fascinating stories of migration to and from the UK. Taking Care of Business, a new exhibition about migrant entrepreneurs, runs from 9 April; migrationmuseum.org.
Step back in time
Experience the joys of springtime outdoors at the National Museum of Rural Life in East Kilbride. Learn about traditional ways of working, see Scotland’s biggest collection of tractors and get a taste of countryside life in years gone by; nms.ac.uk/rural.
Revisit the 40s
Take a vintage tram ride through the Derbyshire Dales at the Crich Tramway
Lambing season
Head down to Bocketts Farm Park in Surrey to see newborn lambs, bunnies and chicks. Follow the Spring Trail with chocolate treats or take a tractor to ride around the fields; bockettsfarm.co.uk. Taste of the wild
Bewilderwood is a woodland adventure park with sites in Norfolk and Cheshire. There are tree houses, boat rides, wobbly wires and marsh walks, or settle down for a storytelling session; bewilderwood.co.uk.
Join the egg hunt
E is for Easter and egg hunt! The National Trust’s Acorn Bank in Cumbria offers a kids’ trail for just £3 – and there’s a chocolate surprise at the end; nationaltrust.org.uk/acorn-bank.
Village. There’s a special 1940s weekend on 17-18 April, with period entertainment and re-enactments including a visit from Winston Churchill; tramway.co.uk.
Ticket to ride
Check out Liverpool’s Beatles Museum for a romp through the history of the Fab Four; liverpoolbeatlesmuseum.com.