When you fancy something sweet, elegant and indulgent, what could be better than afternoon tea at one of the many great tearooms and hotels in East Anglia. But where to go for the ultimate decadent treat? From country houses to chilled-out coffee shops, we list some of the best places across the region to enjoy this delightful repast.

From Tudor mansions to Georgian palaces, East Anglia is blessed with some of the country’s best stately homes. Take a stroll into the past and peek into the lives of those who made thier home in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.

1 Take an ‘Impossible Quiz’ Eastertide is one of the most popular weekends of the year at Kentwell Hall and Gardens. Join around 100 costumed Tudors celebrating Easter Tudor-style, attempt the Impossible Easter Quiz for a chance to win a huge chocolate egg. See spring bulbs and blossom across the gardens, crack the children’s Easter egg trail, join a storybook trail in the gardens and a heffalump hunt on the farm. And alongside the heffalumps there are lambs, chicks, piglets, goats, cows and horses. Kentwell Hall and Gardens, Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk, 11am to 5pm until Monday, April 17.

Want something to do this long Easter weekend? Here are some fun days out ideas.

With its quaint villages, bustling towns, colourful fields and miles of dramatic coastline, East Anglia provides the perfect backdrop for stories of all genres; from romance to crime, chilling thrillers to childhood adventures.

Improving Wroxham have an excellent chance to gain their first victory of the season as they return to Trafford Park, writes Adrian Gowling.

The new era at North Walsham may have got off to a good start but head of rugby James Brooks is not getting carried away.

Two of our area’s sides will have no time to waste when they kickstart their season this afternoon.