Easter activities in and around Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Stowmarket, Haverhill and Brandon

Easter is fast approaching, so it’s time to start planning a few outings to enjoy.

There’s a feast of seasonal fun to be had at The Food Museum in Stowmarket from March 28 to April 11 as it brings together Easter traditions from around the globe, as well as celebrating spring on the farm. From cooking workshops to local fare, Easter trails, and animal encounters, there's something for the whole family to enjoy.

Each day, you’ll be able to create your own hot cross buns in the outdoor bread oven and embark on a chocolatey adventure on Easter trails across the 84-acre site. Plus, don't miss the opportunity to meet, hold and feed the spring animals on the farm.

Explore the rich tapestry of Easter culinary traditions with its special international cooking workshops on April 2, 5 and 9. Learn to bake Mexican sweet treats, capirotada, Ukrainian plaited bread, paska and Middle Eastern mini-pastries, fatayer, in the wood-fired bread oven using recipes crafted in collaboration with local communities.

On the final Sunday, April 7, there’s a special Easter feast where you can enjoy a menu sourced from the site and local producers.

For more information and to book, visitwww.foodmuseum.org.uk/events

The Anglo-Saxon Village at West Stow has been taken over by the raiders ‘Ulfhednars’ and needs you to become an action hero to save it.

Embark on a L.A.R.P Adventure (Live Action Role Play) with Rattlebox Theatre as you are guided through the village with a series of challenges.

Be trained as warriors and hunters, search and find key components to craft tools and equipment to help on your journey. Once in the village, solve riddles and tasks, ready for a final challenge with the Troll Brothers.

Suitable for eight-14 years, tickets are £12 per child (one accompanying adult goes free).

Booking essential on 01284 758000 or seewww.whatsonwestsuffolk.co.uk/whats-on

Adults will enjoy the Easter Craft Market at Stonham Barns Park on March 30 and 31, when creatives will showcase their talents in drawing, painting, knitting, crocheting, glass, metal or pottery and more.

There will also be live music and a ‘make-your-own-crafts' area with pottery demonstrations, a chance to ‘have-a-go’ on the potter’s wheel, also paint your own pottery and various other crafts for visitors to try.

What is thought to be the world’s first dog-themed Easter trail is taking place at Newmarket’s National Horse Racing Museum on March 30.

The pooch-friendly Easter Paw-ty includes a host doggie-themed events throughout the day with the entertainment starting at 10.30am with a pet blessing in the museum’s King’s Yard, home to the famous statue of Frankel. Then follows an Easter Trail, which has been tailored for families of all ages including their four-legged family members. Participants will follow the Easter Bunny’s tracks from King’s Yard, through Rothschild Yard and across the road to Palace House and the gardens, deciphering clues along the way. There are free creative activities, all doggie-themed, and a chance to meet the museum’s Artist in Residence, Nichola Eddery, renowned for her canine and equine portraiture.

The central focus of the day will be a fun dog show (from 11am) with up to nine classes to enter. Entry to each class is £2 – book on the day.

Admission to the Easter Paw-ty (10am-4pm) is £5 per adult, with under 16s free, including access to the outside areas of the museum.

For more information visitwww.nhrm.co.uk

More family fun is on offer at several venues. The Apex in Bury St Edmunds is offering an Easter Cake Decorating Class on March 30 at 2pm when you will be filling, piping and decorating a delicious vanilla cake to take home and enjoy. You will also make sugar chicks and chocolate nests, and learn to fill and pipe with jam and buttercream.

Children of any age are welcome (under nines must be accompanied by an adult, no ticket required). Tickets cost £25.

Visitwww.theapex.co.uk

If outdoor activity is more your thing, head to Brandon Country Park, March 28-April 14, pick up a trail sheet from the Copper Beech Café for £1.50, between 10am and 3.30pm, follow the trail, solving the clues along the way, to find the special word and then return to the café to collect a small prize.

There’s also an Easter egg hunt at East Town Park in Haverhill on March 30. Visitors can find hidden tokens, with every child getting a chocolate egg and the chance to win lots of special prizes.

The hunt, starting at 2pm (meet at the visitor centre), costs £2 per child.