Easter fun kicks off events season for English Heritage in North Yorkshire

The daffodils are finally breaking through the grounds after a hard winter, which means that spring is on its way – and to celebrate, English Heritage is hosting a series of Easter trails at Richmond Castle, Whitby Abbey and Clifford’s Tower.

Younger visitors to the three sites over the Easter weekend (2 -5 April 2010) will be challenged to hunt for the model Easter eggs hidden around the sites, and decode the message left for them by the Easter bunny, with a delicious chocolate treat in store for anyone who finds all the clues!

“The date of Easter holds particular significance for Whitby Abbey, as it was the Abbey’s founder, St Hild, who played host to the Synod of Whitby in 664 when representatives of most of the leading churches gathered to reach a consensus on how the date of Easter would be calculated,” explains Nicola Bexon, regional marketing manager for English Heritage. “Today, Easter represents the start of our main season at most of our sites, when visitors pull their picnic baskets and flasks out of the cupboard and once again start looking for fantastic days out in England’s great outdoors!”

Indeed, the particularly cold February and March mean that visitors to Clifford’s Tower this Easter should have a special treat in store, as the daffodils - which have normally bloomed and faded by the time Easter comes round – should still be in bloom! This will give many more visitors the opportunity to get photographs of one of York’s greatest landmarks at its very finest!

The Easter trails run at each site from 10.00am to 6.00pm from Good Friday (2 April) until Easter Monday (5 April) although all sites remain open every day from 1 April until the end of September.

For more information, including directions and ticket prices, as well as details of other English Heritage sites in North Yorkshire, please visit www.english-heritage.org.uk/yorkshire
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