South East England
Woodland Fairy Walk at Discovery Land, Redhill (3rd – 30th April) Pebble, Timber and Fern are very excited to invite you to meet the most magical members of the Priory Farm family.. they’re woodland fairies! Fairy Trails at Bereleigh House, East Meon (1st – 16th April) Fairy-themed willow trails to inspire little minds, develop little hands and showcase the beautiful landscapes at Bereleigh House. Each trail comes with an accompanying story book, which children can personalise by colouring in the fairies as they discover them. https://fairy-trails.co.ukCanoe Easter Egg Hunt with New Forest Activities, Beaulieu (1st – 10th April) Enjoy an Easter paddle along the along the Beaulieu rivers with New Forest Activities, before hunting down hidden treats along the riverside. https://www.Easter at Exbury at Exbury Gardens, Southampton (7th – 10th April) Pick up a trail sheet from the Visitor Entrance and explore the gardens as your children try to match the different types of birds with their eggs from the clues hidden around the gardens. Also look out for special letters to identify the bird who laid the beautiful blue eggs. When they’ve spotted all the answers and completed the trail sheet, your mini ornothologists can claim a chocolate Easter treat. https://www.exbury.co.uk/newforestactivities.co.uk/ seasonal/canoe-easter-egg- hunt/
Easter Egg-stravaganza at Winchester Science Centre (1 – 16 April) Head to Boom & Bloom at Winchester Science Centre for an oviparity egg picture trail – that means you’ll be looking for eggs that hatch! What birds will you find? Will there be a creepy crawly or two? And will you be surprised to find out a few other species that hatch? Once you’ve found all the eggs, you’ll be in for a delicious Easter treat. https://www.Easter Fun at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth (1st – 16th April) Explore this Victorian fort high above Portsmouth on the hunt for hidden Easter bunnies; a reward awaits for those who find them all! There will also be Easter-themed make and take craft sessions on selected Easter holiday dates – check the website for details and to book. https://royalarmouries.org/winchestersciencecentre.org/ whats-on/easter-hunt
Easter Egg Hunt at Gilbert White’s House & Gardens, Selbourne (1st – 16th April) Follow in the footsteps of ecologist Gilbert White himself, and identify which animals laid the 10 eggs hidden around the gardens. There’s a chocaltey prize in store for the budding naturalist who can spot the odd one out! https://gilbertwhiteshouse.Hop & Hunt with Hazel at Lepe Country Park, Southampton (1st – 16th April) Collect a trail pack from the Visitor Centre and solve clues found on hidden bunny doors to help Hazel the Rabbit to find her lost her friends at Lepe Country Park this Easter. https://www.hants.gov.uk/org.uk/easter-egg-hunt-with-a- difference/?event_date=2023- 04-03
Highclere Castle’s Easter Egg Trail at Highclere, Newbury (15th April) On Easter Saturday, Highclere Castle is hosting its special Easter egg trail in its impressive gardens and woodland with clues to be collected by children taking part and a chocolate Easter egg reward at the end. Easter festivities continue throughout the day with a participatory Easter bonnet parade and the chance to meet some of the estate’s farm animals. https://highclerecastleshop.Easter at Sky Park Deer Farm, West Harting (3rd – 17th April) Hunt down the eight wooden eggs hidden around the deer park in exchange for a prize. Whilst hunting, keep your eyes peeled to spot the ‘casting’ stags, whose ‘buttons’ of new antlers are beginning to show, and the pregnant hinds, whose calves are due from May. On selected dates in the Easter holidays there are also teddy bears picnics and movie mornings to enjoy – see website for details. https://www.skyparkfarm.com/co.uk/categories/easter-egg- trail-2023
Easter at Manor Farm, Burseldon (1st – 16th April) The elusive golden egg is back at Manor Farm and waiting to be found by visitors to the farm this Easter. There will also be friendly farm animals to meet and special story time trail sessions. https://www.hants.gov.uk/Easter Fun at Hurst Castle, Isle of Wight (1st – 16th April) Hop around Henry VIII’s fortress this Easter and complete the Easter maze and spring trail for an Easter treat. There will also be seasonal arts and crafts to enjoy. https://www.hurstcastle.co.uk/thingstodo/countryparks/ manorfarm/plan-your-visit/ events/Easter-at-the-Farm
Easter Family Fun at Hever Caste, Edenbridge (1st – 16th April) Celebrate Spring by helping the Easter Bunny find sweet treats and spell a special word as part of an Easter egg hunt around the grounds. Once you’ve worked out the word, head to the Information Hut to receive a chocolate treat. With a spring in your step, head to a free craft workshop and let your little ones take part in an egg decorating workshop. https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt at Hampton Court Palace, London (1st – 16th April) Use the trail map to explore the palace gardens and find the Lindt Gold Bunny statues that are hiding there. Match up the name of the important palace character on the trail to the red ribbon on the bunny statue at each location. https://www.hrp.org.uk/whats-on/easter-family-fun/
South West England
Easter Eggstravaganza & Aprilcadabra at Over Farm, Gloucester (1st – 10th April & 11th – 16th April) During the first week of the holidays enjoy Easter egg hunts, an Easter Bunny dance-along and chocolate galore at Over Farm. After the Easter weekend continue the fun with live magic and hula hoop shows!Easter at Cotswold Farm Park, Cheltenham (1st – 16th April). Little ones can lead the way on the Easter trail, choose a spring face paint design, get stuck into Easter trivia and earn some chocolate treats, as well as seeing the newborn lambs at Cotswold Farm Park this Easter. https://cotswoldfarmpark.co.Coronation Chicken Easter Treasure Hunt at Eastnor Castle, Ledbury (7th- 10th April) Enjoy the Coronation Chicken Easter Treasure Hunt at Eastnor Castle as we look forward to a new monarch being coronated! Find clues around the castle & grounds and hand in your entry to win a chocolate Malteaser Bunny treat at the end. You’ll also be entered into the prize draw for the chance to win an enormous chocolate treat! Pre-booking essential. https://eastnorcastle.com/uk/easteronthefarm/
North of England
Easter Adventure at Stockeld Park, Wetherby (1st – 16th April) Head to Stocked Park for endless family fun and adventures with lots of special touches adding ‘eggstra’ magic this Easter! Meet the Easter Bunny, explore the popular Enchanted Forest or experience the brand new Playhive. https://stockeldpark.co.uk/Easter Eggstravaganza Trail at Anglers Country Park, Wakefield (1st- 24th April) Head to Anglers Country Park for their Easter Eggstravaganza Trail this Easter! Get your adventure map from the Visitor Centre then follow the Woodland Trail to uncover the secret password left by the Easter Bunny. Hand in your map and the secret password at the Visitor Centre to get your eggcellent prize!Easter Trail at Aston Springs Farm, Sheffield (1st- 16th April) Grab a free Easter trail clue sheet from the ticket office when purchasing your admission wristbands, then start looking for the clues on the farm to the solve the puzzle! Free treat for each paying child that solves it! But that’s not all!… Hidden on the farm trail somewhere is a Golden egg! Find the egg to win a special prize; it could be an alpaca walking experience, an easter egg, a bag of animal feed or small animal handling experience.
Easter Lambing at Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley (1st – 16th April) Spring is an eventful time of year at Cannon Hall Farm; help the farmers welcome their new lambs (and hopefully see a brand new life brought into the world). Their farmers – who have been made famous thanks to their appearances on Channel 5 TV show Springtime on the Farm and The Yorkshire Vet – will be in the roundhouse every day answering your questions. https://www.cannonhallfarm.co.Hoppy Easter at Mother Shipton’s Cave, Knaresborough (1st- 16th April) Hop along to explore the brand new Easter Bunny Tipi Trail where lots of cracking surprises are waiting to be found! Follow the clues to discover a world of whimsical wonders… peep inside miniature bunny houses, look out for giant eggs and see if you can find all the charming Easter scenes and eggceptional photo opportunities along the way. Immerse yourself in delightful Easter Stories with Daisy Maisy the Storyteller and plant your very own seeds of Spring with Tumbleweed the Gardener. If you’re lucky, you might even get to meet the Easter Bunny himself! https://www.mothershipton.co.uk/event/easter-lambing-at- cannon-hall-farm/
Easter Eggstravaganza (4th – 15th April) at Wentworth Woodhouse, Rotherham Head to Wentworth Woodhouse this Easter Holiday for the grand opening of their new Forest of Bewilderment! This exciting new trail has been co-created with community groups and features a range of fully-accessible, natural play stations for children. To celebrate the Forest of Bewilderment opening, there will be an Exotic Egg Trail throughout the holiday and live music over the Bank Holiday Weekend. The Craft Trailer will also be open each day offering a range of Easter-themed activities, which are free of charge. https://wentworthwoodhouse.org.uk/whats-on/easter- holidays/
East Midlands
Easter Eggstravaganza at National Forest Adventure Farm, Burton-Upon-Trent (1st- 14th April) Easter fun on the Farm! Follow the woodland trail to meet the Easter Bunny, and take part in brand new activities, including super sand art, Easter shortbread decorating and eggciting magic shows for all the family!Easter Holiday Fun & Easter Weekend! at Matlock Farm Park, Matlock (1st – 16th and 7th – 10th April) Come on down to meet the donated cade lambs throughout the Easter break at Matlock Farm Park. Get up close, hear all about how the farmers care for them and watch them being bottle fed! There are also the farm’s own lovely sheep with their newborns to see. Join in with daily Easter Treasure trails, sheep racing, alpaca mini-walks, wallaby encounters, ferret racing, small animal petting, meerkat talks and more! Over the Easter weekend itself, join the farmers as the Easter Bunny leads morning and afternoon Easter Egg hunts for the children and there’s their eggciting ‘Find the Golden Egg’ challenge each day, too!Easter Trail at Crasington Water, Wirksworth (1st – 16th April) The Easter Bunny has left a trail of eggs around Stone’s Island at Carsington Water. Follow the route to find the eggs and answer the questions. Once completed return to the cafe/ restaurant/ RSPB shop to receive your prize! (Non-chocolate and non-dairy alternatives will be available). https://www.stwater.co.uk/our-
Spring Festival at Bluebell Dairy, Derby (11th – 16th April) Come and see new life on the farm, enjoy interactive animal activities and lots of exciting play! https://bluebelldairy.co.uk/events/spring-on-the-farm/
West Midlands
Easter Family Fun at Ludlow Castle, Ludlow (1st – 16th April) The Easter Bunny has visited and hidden some eggs. Find the eggs to discover the mystery word and claim your prize. https://www.ludlowcastle.com/Easter Scavenger Hunt & I-Spy Egg Hunt at Trentham Estate & Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent (1st – 16th April) Take a closer look at the pretty spring windows in Trentham Shopping Village to scavenge for wildlife hidden in the displays. Find them all and return the leaflet to the Visitor Centre to be in with a chance of winning a giant chocolate egg from Thoughts. Set out on an fantastic Easter adventure to find 6 giant colourful egg characters nestling in the historic Gardens during the I-Spy Egg Hunt. Follow the map and use the clues to guess who is in front of you before collecting your sweet reward. https://trentham.co.uk/events-at-trentham/
Wales
Egg-cellent Easter Trail at RSPB Conwy, North Wales (1st – 30th April) Lots of animals come from eggs, can you find out what creature will hatch from what egg? Available 10am-3pm every day. £1 per quiz sheet. https://events.rspb.org.uk/Find the Birds at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff (3rd – 16th April) Spring has sprung at Wales Millennium Centre, and ten birds have taken over the building! Explore the Easter trail for the birds who have made new homes in different locations. Once completed, return your sheet and you’ll receive a reward. https://www.wmc.org.uk/en/whats-on/2023/easter-trail
Scotland
Easter Eggcitement at Almond Valley Heritage Trust, Livingstone (1st – 16th April) Throughout the Easter school break, the farm is alive with the cheeps and bleats of baby animals. Grab your clue sheet, sharpen your pencil, and tear around the farm collecting clues on the springtime trail. Keep a lookout for hidden eggs that might win you a prize. In the craft area you can make masks and other springtime decorations. The farm’s famous plastic duck race adds to the fun over the Easter weekend. https://www.almondvalley.co.Golden Egg Hunt at Milngavie, Glasgow (March 26th – April 7th) Free Easter Egg Trail Hunt in Milngavie town centre running from Sunday 26th March to Friday 7th April 2023. Find all 14 golden eggs in the Milngavie town centre shop windows and write down the name of the shop you found the golden egg in. Each person who completes the hunt will receive a creme Egg from the customer services desk at Tesco. https://milngavie.co.uk/event/Golden Egg Hunt and Easter Activities at Dalkeith Country Park, Edinburgh (1st – 16th April) The Easter bunny has been to Dalkeith Country Park and sneakily hidden some prize winning golden eggs throughout The Park. This free fun family event will keep little ones busy during the Easter holidays – where could the Easter bunny have hidden them? Be sure to keep a look out while visiting over the Easter holidays and if you find one, crack it open to reveal which fantastic prize you have won. Will it be a free ice-cream or maybe Go Ape tickets? Keep hunting to find out. You can also enjoy fun runs, craft workshops, and a duck race throughout the Easter break. https://www.milngavie-golden-egg-hunt/
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