Fun and falconry

A RANGE of family-friendly activities will be taking place at the Bishop’s Palace in Wells over the school holidays.

The holiday fun kicks off with a “Let’s Bug Out” trail (April 1st–14th) where intrepid explorers can scour the 14 acres of gardens in search of bugs, creepy crawlies and a special prize on completion!

On Tuesday, April 4th and Tuesday, April 11th, storyteller Beth Webb will be asking if creepy crawlies are cute or ugly by telling how a lonely bug with six skinny legs and wiggly things on his head found true love. There’ll be colouring and poetry-writing too.

On Thursday, April 6th and Thursday, April 13th, families are invited to craftie workshops and, for the Easter weekend, (April 8th-10th) a special Easter Egg trail will lead visitors through the gardens looking for hidden Easter eggs.

Raptorcare will be hosting flying falconry displays on Easter Monday at the palace’s popular Medieval Falconry Day. Tony, the master falconer, will be staging displays at 12pm and 3pm which will illustrate how these birds would have been used in medieval times and why.

Family Easter activities are all included in standard admission – pay once for 12 months of return visits on any normal sightseeing day.

Buffet open every Sunday from 10:30 to 15:30

Wickham Rides

Wickham Wednesday trolley rides 5th & 12th

April 10:00 to 15:30