For the young and young at heartCompletely free, added bonus of lambs in the field next to church (which you can walk through or not) and a small Easter gift at the final point in church. See Easter trail page for more details
Come to Ladbroke Church and discover 200 million year old fossils &/or learn about the stunning stained glass.FOSSILSLadbroke was underwater 200 million years ago, so our fossils are of Jurassic marine life - ammonites, belemnites, brachiopods, crinoids etc. Our guide will introduce you to some of them, then discover more yourself in the walls and buttresses with a free booklet.Fossil tours start at 10.30am and 2pm, the guided part takes 15-20 minutes but stay as long as you like carefully handing samples in the exhibition and seaching for more in the walls outside. Free Jurassic colouring sheets, wordsearch, folding booklets to make too. STAINED GLASSLadbroke Church has beautiful stained glass windows from the 15th to early 20th centuries made by many different studios.Your expert guide will explain some of the symbolism and codes, you can then "read" more of the windows at your own pace using our printed guide.The stained glass tour starts at 11.30am and lasts about 30 minutes, but the guide is happy to continue for longer.NB Traditional church service at 9am, open to visitors 10am - 4pmOn road parking only - please avoid the blind bends and park considerately so tractors can pass.Our recent church repairs were helped by a major grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and this event is happening during National Lottery Open Week. So, as an extra thank you to Lottery players, if you show us your ticket (any date) we'll give you a free booklet about the stones of Ladbroke Church or the Stained glass (or Alice and the Adventurer).
Are you running out of ideas of things to do with children, wondering what to do locally with visitors or just want to explore more by yourself? Here are some ideas:- Explore Ladbroke Church, it's open 10am - 4pm every day and there's lot of printed information whether you just want the highlights or want to delve more into the stained glass or geology.- Come and see the snowdrops in the churchyard and around the village- Discover Jurassic Ladbroke at church using our free leaflet. Too wet to venture out?- Draw a picture, - Create a face from natural materials or - Build something from things in the recycling bin Take a look at the www.ladbrokeheritage.org.uk for lots more ideas and many downloadbable leaflets, including the Ladbroke Village Trail in French, German, Italian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian.
