Northumberland Golden Pumpkin Treasure Hunt

Northumberland County Council and The Alnwick Garden have teamed up to host a golden pumpkin treasure hunt this half term.

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00:00Mark Brassell, Chief Executive at the Anna Garden, said

00:04Spending time away from screens and out in the fresh air is something we strongly advocate at the Anna Garden,

00:09with our Lilydore Play Village designed for this very purpose.

00:13We had a great deal of fun supporting the Council's Ready, Set, Explore campaign

00:17and would encourage everyone to embark on a no-fumbling adventure this October,

00:21whether revisiting an old haunt or discovering something new.

00:25So we're here at George Park this morning as part of the Ready, Set, Explore campaign.

00:30We're with Red Road Primary School, we've been walking around doing the Ghost Trail

00:33and it's been a real social occasion for the school this morning.

00:36The pupils going around, enjoying the scenery, enjoying finding all the clues along the way,

00:42but that's what active travel is all about.

00:45This time of year in particular, with the colours in the trees,

00:50enjoying those late autumnal days, it's a great opportunity to go out and explore.

00:55Today I've come to join a school in starting the scavenger hunt

00:59for the six golden pumpkins that the Anna Garden and Lilydore have hidden

01:03in six different parks and nature trails throughout Northumberland.

01:08Councillor Colin Horncastle, Cabinet Member for Looking After Our Environment

01:12at the Northumberland County Council, said

01:14I would encourage everyone to head out in nature this half term.

01:18We're fortunate to live in such a beautiful county

01:20with a host of outdoor activities right on our doorstep

01:23and you might even find a golden pumpkin or two.

01:35Six golden pumpkins can be claimed from George Bay Country Park,

01:38East Cramlin in Nature Reserve, Plessey Woods, Flagstaff Park,

01:42Tyne Riverside and Bolham Lake from Sunday 20th October.

01:46The Anna Garden has a pumpkin festival going on for all of October

01:51and Lilydore of course has Spookydore going all the way through Halloween.

01:55So get outside, get into nature and look for those golden pumpkins.

01:59Good luck!