Easter Saturday we decided to go out and hunt for eggs! The National Trust and Cadbury have been running the great easter egg trail throughout Easter and so we decided to hit one of these at one of our local National Trust properties. We went to the beautiful Lyme Park which is where the BBC filmed a large part of their classic version of Pride and Prejudice with a certain Mr. Darcy *cough*
It is a really beautiful house and there is lots to do for the kids without adding the extra excitement of a easter egg hunt. We set off on our hunt, the kids answering questions and running round to count things, look for flowers, get faces painted and draw their own version of easter egg heads!
We walked around the Lake, you know….that lake…from that scene *fans face* 😉
Im pretty sure just a few 100 yards down from him was the path on which we walked round the lake *sigh*
It has such beautiful gardens, we are planning on coming back in the summer so that we can see the benefit of the gardens without the snow!
heading off round the lake
think this was the point that *he* threw himself in the water! 😉 the beautiful house
one happy hunter outside the orangery
This is the staircase that they were walking up in the first picture just the other way round….
After the house and gardens we headed over to the woodland play area. Which is massive with a big rope walk, slides and tunnels to crawl through. We finished it off with a little stroll through a woodland where one of my daughters discovered that putting your foot in the space between a flooded cattle grid is not a good idea! 😉
Of all the places to hunt, this hasto be THE place. One day I’ll make my pilgrammage 😉
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Fabulous pictures as usual. The children looked like they had a brilliant time, it was a great idea to this. I realised to late that the national trust were doing these, so we did our own in the garden without a hint of the irresistible Mr Darcy.
Lyme Park really does look amazing.
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Gorgeous pics- looks a lovely place for a fab day out 🙂 xoxo
There are even more wonderful National Trust houses out there than I had realized! This one looks amazing, I love all the references to the film, it’s not hard to see why this was the setting. Burrr to that snow on the ground, doesn’t look like it dampened anyone’s spirits there though! Lovely photos as always and a perfect Country Kids link up. Thank you.
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Some great pictures, bet you had a fab time!
Beautiful photos and a stunning location to visit. Your children look like they had an amazing time with face painting and activities.
Popping over from Country Kids linky. x
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wow what fabulous surroundings to embark on an easter egg hunt! it looks so beautiful and just stunning scenery and that house (I remember it and the lake scene *ahem*). the kids have some great painyed faces too – it looks like you all enjoyed your visit x
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Omg I’m so jealous!!! I’ve always wanted to go to mr Darcys house but never ventured! I think we might have to make a trip very soon 🙂
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ha haaa, you made me laugh with your obvious excitement at the thought of Mr Darcy. What Easter Egg Hunt! 😀
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What beautiful photographs, looks like you had a great time
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What an amazing setting for an Easter Egg Hunt, even with the addition of snow! Can’t wait to see pictures in the summer x.
That looks like a beautiful place to do an egg hunt! We have just joined the national trust this is on my list to visit!! X
Such lovely pictures! What a lovely day out!
what a beautiful place, glad you had a fab time x.
what lovely photos such a beautiful setting for a hunt 🙂
Wow, what a stunning setting for an egg hunt – and equally stunning photographs. Looks like you had a fabulous day. #CountryKids
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Lovely photos (not just the ones of Mr Darcy!). The Cadbury egg hunts were really good fun, although shame it was so cold.
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Looks like a great location for Easter. Your photos are truly magnificent as always.
What a beautiful place–easter egg hunt or not!! Your photos are magnificent-wish I could go visit there–