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2012 Events ProgrammeWelcome to Harcourt Arboretum’s 2012 events programme. Come along to any of our Family Friendly events during school holidays, participate in “Quest”, which is back for a fourth successive year, or borrow a backpack to help you explore our site, With some brand new offerings running alongside old favourites, we have something for everyone, so come along! February Half Term Trees without leaves – try out our trail and explore the deciduous trees at the Arboretum. 13th February – 17th February, trail leaflets available at the notice board. Easter Family Friendly EventsSpring into Easter 1 Join in our Arboretum Easter Egg Hunt and take part in our fun Easter craft activities. Tuesday 3rd April, 1.00pm to 4.00pm Spring into Easter 2Follow our ‘Signs of Spring’ trail and join in the fun spring-time craft activities. Tuesday 10th April, 1.00pm to 4.00pm Arboretum Explorers’ BackpacksAre you a new visitor to the Harcourt Arboretum, who would like a few suggestions to help you explore our beautiful site with your family? Or perhaps you visit regularly and would like to try something new? Come and borrow one of our family-friendly backpacks from the ticket office, and a world of exploration and investigation will open up to you. Use the activities inside to help focus your walk around our 130 acre site. This year we have two brand new backpacks available: “Looking” and “Measuring”. They contain a selection of activities suitable for a range of ages, and are packed full of ideas to help you get the most from your visit to the Arboretum. So come and borrow a backpack, and let the exploration begin! April – November Available to borrow from the ticket office on a first-come first-served basis QuestOur popular Quest geocaching trails are back for 2012! Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunt style activity for family groups, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to locate boxes or “caches” which are hidden around the Arboretum. The Quest trails will take you on a unique tour of the Arboretum as you locate each cache in turn. The caches contain a range of tree and physics-related activities for you to do along the way. Express Quest is a trail for beginners, suitable for groups with children aged 5 – 10 years, and the activities include decoding a secret message using coloured filters and making a paper helicopter. Puzzle Quest is an intermediate trail, suitable for groups with members aged 11 years upwards, and activities include predicting the weather and finding out how a tree knows which way to grow. Quest will provide both new and regular Arboretum visitors a unique way to explore this beautiful 130 acre site, with its range of trees, woods and meadow. So, come along, collect your trail leaflet and GPS, and off you go! 24th July – 2nd September | ||||||
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