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Easter Egg Trails 2025

Four young children are dressed in white Easter bunny costumes and stand on the lawn in front of Greenbank House.
Easter at Greenbank Garden, Glasgow
Hop on over to one (or more!) of our Easter Egg Trails, taking place at 40 Trust places from Friday 18 to Monday 21 April 2025.

Share special moments with your loved ones at our charity’s amazing Easter Egg Trails all across Scotland. Combine a lovely spring walk 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 reward. This year, we are offering Maltesers or Moo Free eggs, so that our trails can be enjoyed by as many children as possible.

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 £5.

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

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.

Our 2025 Easter Egg Trails

(listed regionally)

Aberdeenshire & Angus

Barry Mill: Sat 19–Mon 21 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)

Castle Fraser, Garden & Estate: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 10am–3.30pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail in advance (Fri, Sat & Sun)
Book your relaxed trail in advance (Mon)

Craigievar Castle: Fri 18–Sun 20 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)
Book your trail in advance

Crathes Castle, Garden & Estate: Fri 18–Sun 20 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)Book your trail in advance

Drum Castle, Garden & Estate: Fri 18–Sun 20 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)Book your trail in advance

Fyvie Castle, Garden & Estate: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)

Haddo House: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 10am–3pm (last entry 3pm)

House of Dun, Garden & Estate: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail in advance

Leith Hall, Garden & Estate: Fri 18–Sun 20 April, 10.30am–3.30pm (last entry 3pm)Book your trail in advance

Pitmedden Garden: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)

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 18–Mon 21 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 4pm)

Culzean Castle & Country Park: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)
Usual admission prices apply.

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)

Dumfries & Galloway

Threave Garden & Nature Reserve: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 10.30am–3.30pm (last entry 3.30pm)
Usual admission prices apply.

Two young children chase each other across the lawn in front of the Burns Monument. The surrounding flower beds are filled with pink roses.
Playing at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

Edinburgh & the Lothians

House of the Binns, Fri 18–Sun 20 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail in advance

Malleny Garden, Sat 19 & Sun 20 April, 10am–3pm (last entry 3pm)

Newhailes House & Gardens, Fri 18–Sun 20 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail in advance

Preston Mill, Fri 18 & Sat 19 April, 11am–3pm (last entry 3pm)

Scottish Borders

Priorwood Garden: Fri 18–Sun 20 April, 11am–3pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail in advance

Fife

Royal Burgh of Culross: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 4pm)
Usual admission prices apply.

Falkland Palace & Garden: Fri 18–Sun 20 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)Book your trail in advance

Hill of Tarvit Mansion & Garden: Fri 18–Sun 20 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail in advance

Kellie Castle & Garden: Fri 18–Sun 20 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)

Forth Valley

Alloa Tower: Sat 19–Mon 21 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)

Bannockburn: Fri 18–Sun 20 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)

Moirlanich Longhouse: Sun 20 April, 11am–2pm (last entry 2pm)
Book your trail in advance

A lady and a young child kneel by a clump of daffodils, with Newhailes House in the background.
Searching for clues at Newhailes House & Gardens

Glasgow and Argyll

Ben Lomond: Sun 20 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)

Crarae Garden: Sat 19 & Sun 20 April, 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)

Geilston Garden: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 11am–3pm (last entry 3pm)
Usual admission prices apply.
Book your trail in advance

Greenbank Garden: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)
Usual admission prices apply.

The Hill House: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 11am–3pm (last entry 3pm)
Book your trail in advance

Holmwood: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)

The Tenement House: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 10am–5pm (last entry 4.30pm)
Usual admission prices apply.

Weaver’s Cottage: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
Usual admission prices apply.

Four children are dressed up in white bunny costumes and sit at a wooden picnic bench in Greenbank Garden. They are laughing. A trail sheet lies on the table in front of them along with some brightly coloured eggs.
Easter bunnies on the loose at Greenbank Garden

Highlands

Balmacara Estate: Fri 18 April, 12–4pm (last entry 3pm)

Brodie Castle & Estate: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)

Canna: Fri 18–Sun 20 April, 9am–5pm (last entry 4pm)

Glencoe National Nature Reserve: Fri 18–Sun 20 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 4pm)

Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Cottage & Museum: Fri 18–Sun 20 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)

Perthshire

The Hermitage: Fri 18–Mon 21 April, 10am–2pm (tours start at 10, 11, 12, 1 & 2)

A view of the Isle of Canna, with clouds hugging the tops of the steep cliffs on the far side of the bay. A church can be seen on the headland in the foreground.

Egg-cellent treats at our cafés and shops

Our full 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

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 Easter break

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