More than a quarter of a million Cadbury Eggheads are being delivered to National Trust properties ahead of the annual Cadbury Easter Egg Trails . Taking place over 3rd-6th April at National Trust venues across the country , egg hunters will have the opportunity to follow clues and discover chocolate in some of the UK 's most beautiful surroundings . Weighing in at 21.5 tonnes , the eggs in their thousands prove tricky to store with properties having to get creative to perfect the art of egg hiding . Easter eggs at Kingston Lacy , near Wimborne Minster , Dorset , form part of the National Trust hunt . A 100-year-old Cot Boat , a traditional wooden boat for transportation on the Fermanagh Lakelands , Crom Estate , takes Cadbury 's Eggheads from the mainland to the Old Castle Ruins on Gad Island . With temporary locations inside grandfather clocks , pianos , vases , bookcases and even using wheelbarrows to move them around , National Trust staff are poised and ready for one of the busiest weekends in the calendar . There will be trails at over 300 locations across the UK , aiming to introduce both children and adults alike to National Trust properties . Spring woodlands and coastal trails , to historic homes and castles will be opening their doors for the family days out . A man pours a wheelbarrow load of eggs in Kingston Lacy , near Wimborne Minster , Dorset . Eggs are piled high in the 18th-century Georgian country estate , Osterley Park & House , Hounslow . Visits will have the chance to find the eggs . Pictured : Osterley Park & House , Hounslow . Jon Ducker , Visitor Experience Manager at Tyntesfield , Bristol says : 'It 's great to see everyone running around exploring the estate . We get the same families coming back year after year and they spread the word to all their friends . ' Studland Beach in Dorset - situated near Studland village , the inspiration for Toytown in Enid Blyton 's Noddy books - is one of the seaside venues where the egg hunt will take place , and hunters will have the opportunity to follow Easter Bunny prints through the dunes . The Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire is another venue opening its doors . Visitors will be hunting for the Wimpole Goose 's feathers , spelling out a magic word and leading egg hunters to their chocolate prize . In Cumbria Wray Castle will see visitors come to its Lake Windermere location , where they will follow a trail through the castles turrets and quirky rooms . National Trust historic homes , including Osterley Park & House ( pictured ) will be opening their doors . Kingston Lacy , near Wimborne Minster , Dorset , is also taking part in the hunt . Every trail will start at Base Camp where egg hunters will receive their 'Eggsplorer Trail Journal ' Every trail will start at Base Camp where they will receive their 'Eggsplorer Trail Journal ' containing their trail map and clues so they stay on track . After successfully completing the trail , each 'Eggsplorer ' will be rewarded with a Cadbury Egghead . Each and every visit to a National Trust venue helps support the charity 's work caring for special places for future generations . Every penny raised from the Cadbury Easter Egg Trails goes into looking after National Trust properties . For more information and where to find your nearest hunt visit Cadbury Easter Egg Trail . After successfully completing the trail , each 'Eggsplorer ' will be rewarded with a Cadbury Egghead . Every penny raised from the Cadbury Easter Egg Trails goes into looking after National Trust properties .
Over 250,000 eggs are being delivered to National Trust venues in the Cambridgeshire . From 3rd-6th April locations will be open for Easter egg hunters to explore . The Cadbury Easter Egg Trails will be held at over 300 locations .