Make-Your-Own-Marathon North Norfolk Style

Well done to all those clients, artists and friends who took part in last weekend's Flora London Marathon, especially Emma Dale, Head of Music at Beeston Hall School, who ran the road race for the first time this year, and completed the course in an amazing 4 hours 44 minutes.

For those who are less keen on crowds or who like their roadside scenery a little more 'scenic' and a lot more local, there is now a very handy tool to 'make your own marathon' route back home.

Norfolk runners (or walkers) can register a User ID at www.buzz.com to gain access to a wealth of pre-defined routes at various distances - complete with maps and way markers. For those with GPS systems, these routes can be downloaded at the click of a button. Users of this system can also plot and publish personal favourite routes, in order to share their own particular tours of the great outdoors with others...

Chocaholic heritage-loving sleuths, read on ...

This Easter weekend offers a rich bounty for North Norfolk's chocaholic heritage lovers, with a myriad calorific treasure hunts on offer...

Easter Eggspress - Join everybody at the Bure Valley Railway, Norfolk’s longest narrow gauge steam railway for some Easter Fun. Free Easter Egg for every child when accompanied by a full fare-paying adult. Friday 10 Apr 09 to Monday 13 Apr 09. Station open from 0930 and trains service start from 10:05. Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham Norfolk NR11 6BW

www.bvrw.co.uk

EASTER TRAIL - Follow the clues around the grounds of Felbrigg Hall and claim your Easter egg prize. Friday 10 Apr 09 to Monday 13 Apr 09 - 11am - 4pm. Child £2. National Trust. Tel:Beverley Cook, 01582 500920 Felbrigg Hall, Garden & Park Norfolk NR11 8PR

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&propertyid=52

Easter Egg Trail - Fun self-guided Easter Trail through Sheringham Park, Friday 10 Apr 09 to Monday 13 Apr 09 - 10.30am - 4pm. Child £1.50 Includes Prize. National Trust. Tel:Visitor Centre, 01263 820550 Sheringham Park Visitor Centre Wood Farm Upper Sheringham Norfolk NR26 8TL

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&propertyid=55

Fairhaven Garden Easter Treasure Hunt - Join the Easter Treasure Hunt at Fairhaven and search the garden for the biggest Easter Egg – free egg for evry child. Admission charges: adult £5, senior citizen £4.50 and child £2.50, under fives free; dogs welcome on leads (25p charge for pooper scooper). Tel 01603 270449/270683. Friday 10 Apr 09 to Monday 13 Apr 09 - 10am to 5pm every day. Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, School Road, South Walsham Norfolk NR13 6DZ

http//:www.fairhavengarden.co.uk

Easter Trail - Complete the Easter Animal trail at Oxburgh Hall and receive a chocolate prize. Egg rolling and special children’s menu in the tearoom. Saturday 11 Apr 09 to Monday 13 Apr 09 - 11am - 4pm. Child £1.50 Trail fee per child. National Trust. Tel:Kay Donachie, 01366 328258, Oxburgh Hall, Garden & Estate Norfolk PE33 9PS

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&propertyid=54

EGG HUNT Easter Sunday - Join the fun on Easter Sunday in the EGG HUNT at The Animal Ark. Enjoy exploring the park while you look for Gold and Silver vouchers. Each voucher wins a child’s chocolate Easter Egg. Egg hunt open to children 3 - 14yrs. FREE bag of mini eggs on arrival! Lots of fun with Keeper talks, Prize competitions and puzzles. Adult £6.50, Child £5.50, Conc £5.50 Sunday 12 Apr 09 - Open 28th March 2009 from 10am to 5pm (last entry at 4pm) The Animal Ark, Fakenham Road, Gt Witchingham, Norwich Norfolk NR9 5QS

www.theanimalark.org

Easter Trail - Bring the family and enjoy a children’s Easter Trail around the Blickling Gardens. Includes chocolate gift. Sunday 12 Apr 09 to Monday 13 Apr 09 - 11am - 4pm. Child £1.50 plus garden entry. Tel: 01223 810080 Blickling Hall, Gardens & Park, Blickling, Norfolk NR11 6NF