Discover your National Park at free family events over Easter
March 22, 2019
A fun roadshow will be touring towns and cities across the south east over the Easter holidays to showcase the amazing South Downs National Park.
Coinciding with the UK-wide Discover National Parks fortnight from April 6 to 21, the roadshow will be bringing the National Park to towns and cities around the South Downs.
It will be celebrating all that is special and unique about the South Downs with a series of fun-filled family activities, including a giant colouring wall, Virtual Reality experiences, and woodcrafts. Led by the rangers, the events will also give people the opportunity to find out more about wildlife conservation in the National Park.
The free events will be coming to locations across Hampshire, Sussex and Surrey. The full line-up will be:
Tuesday, April 9 – Newhaven, Newhaven Fort, Fort Road, BN9 9DS.
Wednesday, April 10 – Horsham, Market area – Carfax, RH12 1AQ.
Thursday, April 11 – Southsea, Canoe Lake, Clarence Esplanade, PO4 9RG
Thursday, April 11 – Brighton, Jubilee Square, BN1 1EE.
Friday, April 12 – Bordon, Forest Community Centre, Pinehill Road, GU35 0BS.
Tuesday, April 16 – Worthing, Montague Street, BN11 3HG.
Wednesday, April 17 – Crawley, Queens Square, RH10 1HA.
Thursday, April 18 – Guildford, Rotunda, North Street, GU1 4YT.
All the events are 11am to 3pm and no prior booking is required.
Laura Warren, Events and Engagement Officer for the South Downs National Park Authority, said: “The South Downs is such a special landscape and we want to encourage people of all ages to get out and discover it for themselves.
“Our roadshow will have lots of activities for children and we’re hoping it will inspire them to want to find out more about this wonderful place.
“We’ve chosen urban locations on the fringes of the National Park because we’re keen to raise awareness of the opportunities the South Downs offers not only for those living within it, but also those people who might not have been before.
“Our roadshow will have lots of tips and ideas for family days-out over the Easter holidays, including wildlife-related activities.
“We’re looking forward to welcoming visitors and showing people how easy it is to get out and discover their National Park.”