Eastlife Spring 2020

Enjoy Easter weekend (10-13 April) and the spring
bank holidays with our top picks for arts, culture,
family days out and all-round good fun.
Written by Ruby Reed | Instagram @rubymayree
Suffolk
The National Horse Racing Museum
Palace House, Palace Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EP
www.palacehousenewmarket.co.uk
This is one for the whole family and an experience a variety
of ages can appreciate. The National Heritage Centre houses
three main attractions; The National Horseracing Museum in
the Trainer’s House and King’s Yard Galleries, Packard Galleries
of British Sporting Art in Palace House, and meeting former
racehorses on the five-acre site - exciting! With a restaurant
on-site, you can spend a full day exploring! There’s a great gift
shop too.
The Suffolk Punch Trust
Sink Farm, St Davids Lane, IP12 3JR
www.suffolkpunchtrust.org
The Trust is dedicated to preserving the Suffolk Punch breed
and the skills of the people needed to handle these wonderful
horses. Visitors can meet the animals, explore the heritage barn
and gardens and enjoy a range of activities and demos. Guided
tours are available too.
Hatter Street Studio
22b Hatter Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NE
www.hatterstreetstudio.co.uk
A chance to get creative! In the heart of Bury St Edmunds lies
this independent Paint Your Own Pottery Studio - ‘a great place
to relax, unwind and have creative fun with family and friends’. I
remember going many years ago myself (it has been around for
quite some time). I still have my painted and glazed trinket box.
Bring out your inner artist alongside coffee, teas, hot chocolate
and cake. From dates to children’s birthday parties, they
welcome all.
Cambridgeshire
Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RB
www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
For an intellectual outing, The Fitzwilliam Museum houses a
world-renowned collection of over half a million wonderful
works of art, masterpiece paintings and historical artefacts. The
museum is home to a large collection of objects ranging from
Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities to the arts of
the present day. Drop by to visit one of the finest collections
of paintings, drawings and prints in Britain, along with Asian
art, medieval manuscripts, collections of applied arts, pottery,
porcelain and medieval coins. As a UK leader in fine-art
conservation the Fitzwilliam doesn’t disappoint the curious.
Even better it’s free to visit for all. Don’t miss ‘Feast & Fast’, an
exhibition showing the art of food in Europe. It’s available to view
until 26 April.
tep into Spring
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