Easter is a lovely time of year with the expectation of warmer weather and lots of things to do. Here’s our local round up of What’s On over the bank holiday weekend in and around Newmarket.

National Horseracing Museum – 12th  to 18th April

Enjoy some traditional family fun at the Museum with their Chick Chase Trail. Explore the museum galleries, find the ten hidden Easter chicks and spell the name of a racecourse to win a prize! Trail included in the admission price and remember children are free!  Click here for more information.

Chippenham Park – Friday 15th April

The Park’s annual Easter Egg Hunt is back, running between 10 am and 4 pm. Explore these beautiful gardens and search high and low to find those eggs which have been carefully hidden. This is a ticketed event with tickets available online or on the day. Click here to purchase tickets.

On the Trail of Dick Francis – Saturday 16th April

Away from the Easter theme, Discover Newmarket is running their literary tour, based on the crime novels by Dick and Francis Felix. Join us on this very special guided tour, via bus and foot, around the historic town. See many of the places that crime novelist and former steeplechase champion, Francis, featured in his realistic plots based in and around Newmarket. Your tour ends with a cream tea at the Bedford Lodge Hotel which as avid fans will know, was a popular place for some of the characters to stay.  Click here to book.

Burwell Museum – Sunday 17th  and Monday 18th  April

After their winter break, this wonderful Museum, portraying Fen life in a series of re-created scenes and exhibitions, re-opens at Easter with a host of activities. Events include an Easter Egg Hunt around the museum grounds, best Easter Bonnet competition with winners being judged via socials as well as Windmill Tours. Find out more here.

Happy Easter everyone from the Discover Newmarket Team.