Easter Egg Trails 2026
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 Smarties 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.
Our 2026 Easter Egg Trails
(listed regionally)
Aberdeenshire & Angus
Barry Mill: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Castle Fraser, Garden & Estate: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 10.30am–3pm (last entry 3pm)
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Craigievar Castle: Fri 3–Sun 5 April, 11am–3pm (last entry 3pm)
Crathes Castle, Garden & Estate: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)
Drum Castle, Garden & Estate: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)
Fyvie Castle, Garden & Estate: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Haddo House: Fri 3, Sat 4 & Mon 6 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
House of Dun, Garden & Estate: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
J M Barrie’s Birthplace: Sat 4 & Sun 5 April, 11am–3pm (last entry 3pm)
Leith Hall, Garden & Estate: Fri 3–Sun 5 April, 10.30am–3.30pm (last entry 3pm)
Pitmedden Garden: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Ayrshire & Arran
Brodick Castle, Garden & Country Park: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Culzean Castle & Country Park: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)
Usual admission prices apply.
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
Dumfries & Galloway
Threave Garden & Nature Reserve: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 10.30am–3.30pm (last entry 3.30pm)
Usual admission prices apply.
Edinburgh & the Lothians
House of the Binns, Fri 3–Sun 5 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
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Malleny Garden, Sat 4 & Sun 5 April, 10am–3pm (last entry 3pm)
Newhailes House & Gardens, Fri 3–Sun 5 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
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Preston Mill, Fri 3 & Sat 4 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Scottish Borders
Priorwood Garden: Fri 3–Sun 5 April, 11am–3pm (last entry 3pm)
Fife
Royal Burgh of Culross: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 4pm)
Usual admission prices apply.
Falkland Palace & Garden: Fri 3–Sun 5 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
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Hill of Tarvit Mansion & Garden: Fri 3–Sun 5 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
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Kellie Castle & Garden: Fri 3–Sun 5 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
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Forth Valley
Alloa Tower: Sat 4–Mon 6 April, 12–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Bannockburn: Sat 4 & Sun 5 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Falkland Palace
Glasgow and Argyll
Arduaine Garden: Sat 4 & Sun 5 April, 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
Crarae Garden: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
Geilston Garden: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 11am–3pm (last entry 3pm)
Greenbank Garden: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Usual admission prices apply.
The Hill House: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 11am–3pm (last entry 3pm)
Holmwood: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
The Tenement House: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 10am–5pm (last entry 4.30pm)
Usual admission prices apply.
Weaver’s Cottage: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
Usual admission prices apply.
Highlands
Balmacara Estate: Fri 3 April, 12–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Brodie Castle & Estate: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 10am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Canna: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 9am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
Corrieshalloch Gorge: Fri 3–Mon 6 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Glencoe National Nature Reserve: Fri 3–Sun 5 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 4pm)
Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Cottage & Museum: Fri 3–Sun 5 April, 12–4pm (last entry 3.30pm)
Inverewe: Sat 4–Mon 6 April, 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm)
Perthshire
The Hermitage: Fri 3–Sun 5 April, 10am–2pm (last entry 2pm)
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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.
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.
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