With Easter a little over a week away, you might be wondering how you can keep yourself and your family busy in Watford this April.

It can be difficult to know what to get up to so if you’re lacking inspiration for the Easter holidays, look no further.

The National Trust has lots of spring activities for all ages and they’re ideal if you’re looking to spend some time as a family in Watford this Easter.

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National Trust Easter activities in Watford for 2022

Here’s a selection of the National Trust’s Easter activities in Watford.

Easter egg hunts

This Easter you can take your family to National Trust sites to search for Easter eggs.

Whilst there are none in Watford itself there are a few that you can still travel to relatively quickly from there.

Osterley Park is the nearest one to Watford itself, and has an Easter egg hunt trail running from April 14-18 from 10am to 5pm, with last entry at 4pm.

The price of the trail is £3 per child and includes a trail map, pencil and a chocolate egg at the end.

Booking is not needed and more information can be found on the Osterley Park website.

Another option is at Ham House and Garden in Ham Common, which is running an Easter egg trail until April 18.

Alternatively, if you wanted to go north of Watford, then the Ashridge Estate in Hertfordshire is also running a trail up until April 18 from 10am to 4pm each day.

National Trust Easter Walks

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If the idea of a family walk sounds like the best way to celebrate Easter, look no further.

National Trust sites such as the previously mentioned Ham House, Osterley Park and Ashridge Estate all offer a number of walks which go through wonderful parts of nature.

Easter craft ideas

If you opt for a day indoors, there’s still fun to be had with the National Trust’s craft tutorials.

Videos on the website show you how to make Easter crafts including Easter baskets and a Bean-bag Easter chick.

You can watch the videos here and find out more about the National Trust’s Easter activities and things to do via its website here. 

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How to buy a National Trust membership

Members of the National Trust can enjoy benefits such as free entry to more than 50 places, free parking at most of its sites and receive the National Trust magazine three times a year plus more.

There’s a variety of memberships available such as Joint, Family, Individual, Senior, Junior and Life membership.

Prices can be found when you choose the membership you’d like, here.

To buy a membership or to find out more about them, you can visit the National Trust website here.