Local Ideas for the Easter Holidays

Great Local Ideas for the Easter Holidays Spring is in the air and there are loads of family days out to enjoy in Central Scotland!

Blair Drummond Safari Park opens for the new season on 21st March and this year is going to be wilder than ever!

The family favourite is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary and has lots of exciting plans in store to mark the occasion, including a brand new dinosaur attraction which is due to open on 1st April. ‘World of Dinosaurs’ will be home to over 20 moving, roaring and life-size dinosaurs set in 1000 m2 of woodland, making it one of the UK’s best dinosaur experiences. And the best part? Entry is included in the price of a Safari Park ticket and free for members.

Visit during the spring school holidays and there will be lots of free fun indoor activities for children in our cosy safari marquee, plus a chance to go on a dino stomp with a real live explorer, and an Easter bunny hunt with prizes.

Tickets: Adults £16.50, children £13.50 and infants FREE blairdrummond.com

Fresh air & fun for all the family

Baby animals, spring flowers, fresh air after a long, dark winter… the Easter Holidays may just be the perfect time to visit a farm park! Briarlands is now open again for 2020 and it’s always a superb day out, with loads to see and do, indoor and outdoor play, animal feeding, tractor rides, home baking and much more (briarlandsfarm.co.uk); Wellsfield re-opens for the season on 30th March, with acres of space and great fun activities for all ages (wellsfield.co.uk); Almond Valley promises a wonderful day of adventure and play (almondvalley.co.uk/); or pop on your wellies and head to Muiravonside for a free fresh air stroll and a play in the park (falkirkcommunitytrust.org/venues/muiravonside-countrypark/).

The Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway & Museum of Scottish Railways –fun for the kids Make the most of your visit to Central Scotland’s family friendly steam railway and museum when the 2020 season starts on 4 April. Come travel on our steam railway and enjoy Scotland’s largest railway museum. You can show your old-fashioned ticket to the Guard and he may even let you help him clip it on the journey! Watch the engine being coupled up to the carriages … is it really magnets that hold them together? Be Harry Potter in a compartment carriage with its own sliding door. Then enjoy some fun with our brass rubbings on the Visitor Trail to the museum. In the museum, get hands on and discover railway history through fun interactive displays, or have fun sorting letters in the Travelling Post Office!

Come along and have a great day out! Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway, Union Street, Bo’ness EH51 OAQ www.bkrailway.co.uk

Walking with a purpose

More daylight, nicer weather, drier playparks, bluebells, daffodils, picnics, rolling Easter eggs… there are lots of reasons why more people walk in the spring! If the kids need more of an incentive to get out and about though, why not try a Treasure Trail of your local area (treasuretrails. co.uk), Geocaching (geocaching.com) or a family orienteering event (fvo.org.uk)?

There’s also the free Fairy Doors Trail at Zetland Park and the family-friendly Red Squirrel Trail in Devilla Forest – or, for older ones, there’s fun to be had at Scotland’s only dedicated footgolf course (footgolfcumbernauld.co.uk).

Come and join in the Easter fun at KIDZ TOWN, Stirling This Easter there will be something for everyone at KIDZ TOWN. Follow the clues to find Easter eggs hidden in some of our 14 different fun-filled role play locations all around the town! There will also be various Easter craft activities and story sessions on selected dates throughout April. Our popular Breakfast with the Easter bunny event is the perfect start to your Easter weekend, or why not try our Mad Hatter themed high tea with the Easter bunny? Both events include play in KIDZ TOWN before heading up to our lovely “Rooftops” room overlooking the “town”, where you will be served a delicious pancake breakfast or high tea before the Easter bunny arrives with an Easter treat for all the children. To book your Easter holiday play session or event visit kidztownroleplay.com

Don’t forget, you can stay’n’play all day, 10am -3pm - Weekdays Term Time for only £6.95!!

The Falkirk Wheel

Sail through the sky this Easter by taking a trip on the worl d’s only rotating boat lift. Learn about Archimedes’ principle as you venture from the Forth & Clyde Canal onto the Union Canal and back. With a choice of trips and under 5s going free, it’s a great family day out.

Come rain or shine, this feat of engineering has you covered this Easter. For a sunny day out, there are play areas and splash parks, as well as water based activities like zorbing and bumper boats – so be sure to bring a towel with you!

Grab an ice cream or wood-fired pizza in the outdoor food trucks, or head inside for a hearty lunch in the visitor centre before browsing for the perfect souvenir. Up for a bigger adventure? Why not take the #Wheel2Kelpies selfie trail to neigh-bours The Kelpies just four miles away?

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Ice-cream & space to play

Come along to The Milk Barn and enjoy a delicious homemade ice-cream! The Milk Barn is situated on a working dairy farm and the ice-cream is made from their own pedigree herd of Holstein Friesian cows, with 36 different flavours on display every day. There is also soya ice-cream for diabetics, dairy free sorbets and frozen fresh fruit yoghurt. The Milk Barn is very child friendly, with indoor and outdoor play areas, a jumping pillow, and a fibreglass milking cow, Glenda! There are many more delicious treats on offer too, including paninis, sandwiches, baked potatoes and fresh home baking. The ice-cream milkshakes are amazing! Ask staff for any dietary guidelines. Opening hours are 10am to 5pm every day. Glen Farm, Glen Village, Falkirk, FK1 3AA - contact 01324 630 703 or visit themilkbarn.co.uk

Try Tenpin!

The Tenpin centre on Redbrae Road in Falkirk has had a refurbishment programme which has seen around £1 million being spent to create a newer and more stylish entertainment venue in the town.

It now has 18 bowling lanes, which have new screens above the lanes to keep score, new bowling balls and a faster system for resetting the pins to enhance the bowling experience. It has eight new pool tables, new table tennis tables, air hockey and some of the latest arcade games that have been installed in the extended amusement section of the centre.

The centre offers free car parking, with customers required to simply input their car registration details on arrival.

Tenpin at Redbrae Road, Camelon, Falkirk FK1 4HZ is open 11am to midnight Monday to Thursday and Sundays; and 11am to 1am on a Friday and Saturday, opening from 10am daily during the school holidays. Book online at tenpin.co.uk/our-locations/falkirk/