FAMILIES had a cracking time in Dorset finding some well secreted eggs.

They flocked to a host of attractions to hunt high and low for Easter eggs and take part in other activities.

The Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester entertained youngsters with a trail leading to a lesser known type of eggs – dinosaur eggs.

Curator Tim Batty said the indoor trail proved popular because of the cold weather.

He said: “As well as local people we’ve been getting tourists coming down from all over the country.

“We’ve had a trail running through the museum with a few things to find and discover on the way. People have been spotting quite a number of dinosaur eggs in the museum. When you finish you get a little prize,” he said.

Mr Batty described the trail as ‘an Easter egg hunt with a twist’.

“It’s a bit different and parents like it because there’s no chocolate involved.

“Most people have plenty at home so we have something slightly different – an egg containing a dinosaur,” he said.

At Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens, under fives got in for free at the Giant Easter Egg Hunt.

The event, sponsored by the Dorset Echo, included a children’s entertainer, a bouncy castle and face painting.

John Houston, general manager of Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, said: “'It's the coldest Giant Easter Egg Hunt ever but also one of the most well attended.

“Children are keeping warm with a barbecue, free bouncy castle & running around to find tokens to exchange in return for a chocolate egg.”

Easter egg hunters were also on the chocolate trail in Dorchester with events at the Borough Gardens on Saturday and Kingston Maurward Agricultural College across the Easter weekend.

Events manager at Kingston Maurward Wendy Cunningham said: “We have been really busy.

“Obviously it’s been a little bit cold but everybody’s had a good time.”