The daffodils are appearing and sunshine is more frequent…it must mean Easter is on the way.
I love this time of year, not just because it comes with a free license to eat chocolate like there’s no tomorrow, but because everything is changing. You wake up to a chorus of bird songs, daffodils, lambs…the list is endless. During this time, there’s also the rather lovely long Easter weekend and with that here’s some inspiration to make your Easter weekend as fabulous as possible.
Bluebells Dairy, Spondon
I love taking my niece to Bluebells, she loves to feed the animals and, of course, ice cream is always on the menu. On Friday 2nd, Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th April Blubells will be holding special events from Easter Trails to Egg Decorating Workshops. Click here to visit the Bluebells website where you’ll find a full listing of their events.
Chocolate
Why not head out and go on a chocolate themed trip. This could include a visit to I Should Cocoa in Belper for yummy handmade chocs and delicious hot chocolate. They also have a super light lunch menu. Across the road is Fresh Basil who sell a pretty fantastic locally made chocolate cake. Then there’s Bluebells in Spondon for farm made chocolate ice cream and the Bottlekiln in West Hallam for coffee and chocolate cake. I’m sure you’ll find chocolate and chocolate cake in all the cafes and eateries featured on the fabulousplaces.co.uk website during the Easter weekend. Click here to go to the website’s search page.
Easter walks
I love to head out with my dogs and there’s no time quite like Spring to venture outside. Here are a few places to go for a stroll near to some fabulous places.
- Shipley Woods
The woods are beautiful and perfect for spring walk…bluebells, bunnies and daffodils everywhere. Nearby is the Bottlekiln where you can have lunch (amazing homemade pies & quiches) and a shop. A little further towards the city centre is Bluebells where you can feed the farm animals and enjoy an ice cream. Click here to be taken to Google Maps showing the location of the car park near the woods.
- Chatsworth Estate
One of my favourite walks is to start from Baslow and walk over to Chatsworth. We tend to give the main car park a miss at weekends as it can get quite busy and an alternative is to park a little away from the Estate and walk in where you’ll get to enjoy the the Estate as a whole and not just the tourist areas. There’s something for all the family including the farm, a choice of cafes, farm shop, gardens and the great walks around the back of the house. Chatsworth is in a great area for visiting some fabulous places…click here to go to the search page where you can select Matlock, Bakewell and Baslow where you’ll find lots of places to visit.
- Darley Abbey
Close to Derby City there’s the lovely Darley Abbey, which is perfect for a walk with the family. We took the dogs there yesterday and had a great walk…we decided we are definitely heading back there with a picnic nearer Summer. This link takes you to a 3 mile walk taking you around the village and park. Once you’ve completed the walk you can head into the City where there’s Fraiche and Fraiche Boutique for a little shopping and the fabulous Jack Rabbits where you can pick up some yummy homemade goodies (great sausage rolls!) to take home and enjoy.
I hope this gives you a little inspiration.
Debs
