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Easter Egg Trails 2024

Two young girls skip across a grassy lawn, smiling from ear to ear. Each carries a trail sheet and wears Easter egg boppers on their heads. Their family members are in the background, watching them and laughing.
Fun for every-bunny! Easter Egg Trails will take place at 35 Trust places from Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April 2024.

Make this an Easter to remember and share special moments with your loved ones at our charity’s amazing Easter Egg Trails all across Scotland. Combine a walk to take in the spring colour and wildlife with your puzzle-solving skills to earn a delicious Easter treat – we guarantee fun for all the family!

Follow the trail, collect the clues, solve the puzzle and win your chocolate-y reward! The trail at each place is completely different (you are very welcome to try as many as you like!) and will help you and your family explore and learn more about the stories of the property. Each trail sheet costs £4.

You can also keep an eye on our property Facebook pages for more information about each trail.

Our 2024 Easter Egg Trails

(listed regionally)

Aberdeenshire & Angus

Barry Mill: Fri 29–Sun 31 March, 11am–3pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail in advance

Castle Fraser, Garden & Estate: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10.30am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail in advance

Craigievar Castle: Fri 29–Sun 31 March, 10am–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)
Book your trail in advance

Crathes Castle, Garden & Estate: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)Book your trail in advance

Drum Castle, Garden & Estate: Fri 29–Sun 31 March, 10am–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)
Book your trail in advance

Fyvie Castle, Garden & Estate: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail in advance

Haddo House: Fri 29 March, Sat 30 March and Mon 1 April, 10am–3pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail in advance

House of Dun, Garden & Estate: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail in advance

J M Barrie’s Birthplace: Sat 30 & Sun 31 March 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)

Leith Hall, Garden & Estate: Fri 29–Sun 31 March, 10.30am–3.30pm (last entry 3pm)Book your trail in advance

Pitmedden Garden: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail in advance

A little girl uses a pencil to fill in an answer on her trail sheet. She is standing in front of a large model of an Easter egg, which has a number and letter on it.
Exploring at Crathes Castle Estate

Ayrshire & Arran

Brodick Castle, Garden & Country Park: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 4pm)
Usual Garden & Country Park admission prices apply.
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Culzean Castle & Country Park: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)
Usual admission prices apply.

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
Book your trail in advance

Dumfries & Galloway

Threave Garden & Nature Reserve: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10.30am–3.30pm (last entry 3.30pm)
Usual admission prices apply.

A gently sloping hillside leads up to a grand red sandstone house. The hillside is absolutely covered by a carpet of very pale yellow daffodils.
Threave Garden

Edinburgh & the Lothians

House of the Binns, Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
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Newhailes House & Gardens, Musselburgh: Fri 29–Sun 31 March, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail in advance

Scottish Borders

Priorwood Garden: Fri 29 & Sat 30 March, 11am–3pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail for Good Friday
Book your trail for Sat 30 March

Fife

Royal Burgh of Culross: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 4pm)
Usual admission prices apply.
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Hill of Tarvit Mansion & Garden: Fri 29–Sun 31 March, 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)Book your trail in advance

Kellie Castle & Garden: Fri 29–Sun 31 March, 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail in advance

Forth Valley

Alloa Tower: Sat 30 March–Mon 1 April, 12–3pm (last entry 3pm)

Moirlanich Longhouse: Sat 30 & Sun 31 March, 2–4pm
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Two young boys run across a lawn towards the camera.
Completing the trail at Newhailes House & Gardens

Glasgow and Argyll

Ben Lomond: Sun 31 March, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)

Crarae Garden: Sat 30 & Sun 31 March, 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)

Geilston Garden: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 11am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
Usual admission prices apply.
Book your trail in advance

Greenbank Garden: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)
Usual admission prices apply.

The Hill House: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 11am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
Book your trail in advance

Holmwood: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
Book your trail in advance

The Tenement House: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
Usual admission prices apply.
Book your trail in advance

Weaver’s Cottage: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
Usual admission prices apply.
Book your trail in advance

Four children are dressed up in white bunny costumes and walk along a woodland path, following an Easter trail.
Easter bunnies on the loose at Greenbank Garden

Highlands

Brodie Castle & Estate: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)

Glencoe National Nature Reserve: Fri 29–Sun 31 March, 11am–4pm (last entry 4pm)

Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Cottage & Museum: Fri 29–Sun 31 March, 11am–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)

Perthshire

The Hermitage: Fri 29 March–Mon 1 April, 10am–3pm (last entry 2pm)
Book your trail in advance

A view of Brodie Castle seen from the main drive on a sunny spring day. Yellow and cream daffodils line the edge of the drive.

Spend the Easter holidays with us

Whether you want to live like royalty in a castle, cosy up in one of our cottages or stay by the sea, we have your perfect Easter holiday destination. We offer breaks either for the Easter weekend (from Good Friday to Easter Monday) or for a longer stay for the whole family over the school holidays.

Plan your egg-cellent Easter break

Visit our cafés and shops during Easter

Our wonderful range of cafés, restaurants and tearooms will also be open over the Easter weekend – the perfect place to relax and refuel after searching for the trail clues!

Many of our places have National Trust for Scotland shops, filled with unique gifts and souvenirs inspired by our places. They also have a great range of pocket money toys.

Every penny spent in our cafés and shops goes towards helping us protect the places you love, so they can be enjoyed now and for generations to come.

Find out more about our cafés and tearooms

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Enjoy unlimited free access to Scotland’s best family adventures. With over 100 amazing places in our care, membership offers entry to all Trust places ... plus access to some incredible play parks for mini adventurers too! You can also make the most of free parking at Trust car parks, enjoy a subscription to our inspiring members’ magazine (3 times a year) and receive exclusive member e-newsletters, filled with the latest news and special promotions.

When you join us, you become part of something truly special. Your support helps us to protect the places in our care and funds important conservation work, so that Scotland’s irreplaceable heritage can be enjoyed by all and protected for future generations.

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