Hundreds of families turned out to roll their Easter Eggs down the slopes of the park towards the Ribble.
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There will also be an Easter bonnet parade and coffee and cake from the Avenham Park pavilion.
We’ve put the best tweets and photos into a Storify below to show what happened on the day.
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Easter Egg Rolling in Avenham Park
Hundreds turn out in Avenham Park for the Preston tradition of Easter Egg Rolling. It dates back to Victorian times.
Storified by Blog Preston· Mon, Apr 01 2013 04:08:01
The centuries old tradition of egg-rolling in Avenham Park #Easter pic.twitter.com/XTyEv2pxuMEmma Heslewood
The egg rolling has begun ! #Avenhampark #Tradition #preston instagram.com/p/XjwnajkMT3/Melanie Close
The egg rolling has begun @AvenhamPark @prestoncouncil #Easter pic.twitter.com/lcam5SI0tlDisability Equality
All wrapped up for egg rolling at Avenham Park. #coldesteasterever #hat #scarf #dufflecoat #stillcold instagram.com/p/Xjvo6eEEQR/Amy Victoria Harvey
Easter Egg rolling in Avenham Park: Preston tradition dating back to Victorian times to take place on Easter MondayThe annual Easter Egg rolling returns to Preston’s Avenham Park on Easter Monday. For over 100 years the egg rolling has seen families ta…
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