The UK's best upstairs downstairs experience is set to become the nation's best Easter day out as spring has finally sprung at the Shugborough Estate.

The Complete Working Historic Estate, near Stafford, transforms each year into a spring-time spectacle as the 900 acre park leaps to life and the air is filled with a cacophony of birdsong.

The riverside gardens of the stately home are packed with thousands and thousands of daffodils ready to burst into bloom and at the working Georgian farm, the annual baby boom is already underway. Here, visitors can meet newborn goats, lambs, calves, chicks and bunnies and even help out with the bottle-feeding.

But spring certainly doesn't stay outdoors at Shugborough. The stunning mansion house is filled with breath-taking displays of spring flowers while in the working servants' quarters, costumed Victorian servants will be Easter baking in the enormous estate kitchen and brewing up a special Easter ale in the traditional wood-fired brewhouse. In the laundry, visitors can help the maids with the spring cleaning and have a go at dollypegging, scrubbing and ironing.

In the farmhouse dairy, people are encouraged to get elbow deep in curds and whey and help make cheese and butter, while the Easter bread will be made in the scullery bread oven.

For youngsters, there are a host of hunts, trails and quizzes along with face painting, craft activities and storytimes.

Elegant horse and carriage rides will run through the historic parkland on Easter Monday and on the same day, there will also be traditional brass band entertainment and Victorian outdoor toys and games for youngsters to get involved with.

Shugborough is open daily from 11-5pm. In addition to the main entertainment from April 2-5, Easter themed activities will take place right across the school holidays until April 14.

Shugborough also boasts a working walled garden, craft workshops, a tearoom, a play area and a fun land train. The stunning estate sits within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.